CEO of Wastefront. Wastefront is a producer of Sustainable Fuels from waste. We address the major cause of pollution linked to waste tyres. Our goal is to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Sustainable Chemicals with exceptional circularity. We work with world-class partners who want to participate in the Energy Transition at a meaningful scale. Founded Devaltec, a leading service provider in the Energy Transition, providing due diligence, consultancy and project development services. Previously CEO of multiple start-up companies in Sustainable Energy, and a top executive in the Oil & Gas industry.
Matt Ridley is the Director for Sustainability and Innovation at the oneworld Alliance where he works alongside the member airlines to promote initiatives that can decarbonise travel. Prior to joining oneworld in 2024, Matt established IAG’s Hangar 51 Ventures Fund, one of the airline industry’s first CVCs. In his seven years at IAG he deployed capital into new airline technologies, which most recently included sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen propulsion and operational efficiency systems. Before this, Matt led a CVC for a London based Hedge Fund making investments into start-ups developing Cleantech, AI and Cyber security businesses. He holds degrees in History (UCL) and Global Governance (Exeter).
Brian joined Fathom Consulting in 2016, initially as the firm’s US economist. He now leads Fathom’s energy and climate-related research and consultancy work, and in January 2021 he became a Junior Partner. Brian’s responsibilities include building datasets, models and tools, managing large projects and engaging with clients from both the public and private sector, to ensure delivery of world-class products and services. His current focus areas include aviation and the geopolitics of the energy transition. Brian is currently leading a major consultancy project on the economics of decarbonising European aviation for the European Climate Foundation. This pioneering research is being previewed at the Sustainable Skies World Summit 2025, ahead of the report launch in June 2025.
Adam Morton is the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Head of Technology – Sustainability and Strategy. In this role, he leads ATI technical workstreams on decarbonisation, aircraft non-CO2 effects, low carbon fuels and is also their main technical authority on wider aviation sustainability. Over the last two years he has led delivery of the world’s first non-CO2 roadmap, pulling together inputs from across the sector. The Non-CO2 Technologies Roadmap sets out priority areas to reduce current uncertainty and help accelerate relevant technology solutions. As such it underpins the ATI Non-CO2 Programme itself which includes circa £20 m of ATI funding for applied technology in this area. Adam is also a recent Chair of Sustainable Aviation, a coalition of UK airports, airlines, OEMs, fuel companies and service providers. Prior experience includes senior roles with Rolls-Royce including Group Head of Environmental Technology, Head of Innovation and Chief of Low Carbon Technology. He is also a former partner at consultancy firm Mott MacDonald where he ran their Renewable Energy practice.
Marc Stettler is a Professor in Transport and Environment at Imperial College London. He’s also the Science Director at Contrails.org. His research is developing our understanding of how aircraft engine emissions lead to contrails, their climate impacts and strategies to reduce their impact via operational and fuel-based approaches.
Kevin Melfi is a cybersecurity expert at Airbus Protect, where he supports organisations in securing their critical activities. Specialising in cyber risk management and financial quantification of cyber risk exposure, Kevin supports industry on end-to-end supply chain projects. With several years of experience in security consulting across a variety of economic sectors, such as manufacturing, logistics, banking, etc, Kevin brings a wealth of experience to the workshop “Building Resilience in Aerospace Supply Chains – Mitigating Risks for Sustainability”.
Prior to his cybersecurity career, Kevin was an Open Innovation Project Manager and Supplier Relationship Programme Manager. During the Sustainable Skies World Summit, Kevin will share his insights on supply chain cybersecurity and best practices for enhancing cyber resilience.
Alina Viehweber is a manager on ICF’s Sustainable Aviation Team, where she supports aviation and airport clients in advancing decarbonization and sustainability goals. With a background in environmental engineering, she focuses on sustainable aviation fuels, low-carbon technologies, and strategy development to help clients navigate the transition to a more sustainable future.
Noaman Al Adhami is the Head of Alfanar Project’s UK division, where he leads the development of the largest and most advanced Waste-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project in the UK, known as Lighthouse Green Fuels. With a proven track record in establishing global operations and active participation in major energy sector transitions over the past decades, Noaman now directs his expertise towards the transition from fossil to renewable fuels. Widely recognized as a thought leader in the decarbonization of the aviation sector, he provides valuable insights, having been at the forefront of the UK’s SAF development from the beginning.
Noaman holds an MBA from Sheffield Business School and a B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Jordan.
Alastair Blanshard leads the sustainable aviation team at ICF, supporting companies and governments across the global industry to reduce the environmental impact from aviation. In recent projects, Alastair has worked with several airlines in the US and Europe to understand and purchase sustainable fuel (SAF), supported ACI world to establish a net zero carbon target for their ~2,000 airport membership by 2050, and worked with ATAG to assess the technical, economic and environmental requirements to deploy sufficient SAF to achieve net zero carbon airline emissions by 2050. Alastair combines this practical experience with a technical and financial understanding as a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Financial Analyst.
Jane is Deputy Chair of the British Aviation Group, the leading UK trade association for companies working across the aviation infrastructure supply chain; and Director of ICF’s Aviation, Travel and Tourism Division. ICF is a global strategic and technical advisory consulting firm, with a mission to create a more resilient and prosperous world. Herself a veteran of the aviation industry, starting out as a graduate trainee with BAA, and with 35 subsequent years in the sector, Jane is passionate about the need to balance growth with a sustainable and resilient future for aviation, travel and tourism.