Jill Blickstein is Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at American. She leads the airline’s sustainability strategy, with a focus on increasing its use of sustainable aviation fuel and assessing new technologies and partnerships to help American achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Jill also leads the company’s disclosure strategy with respect to environmental and social metrics. Under her leadership, American became the U.S. airline to be added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.
With over 15 years’ experience in the sustainable aviation field, Paul has held leadership positions with Emirates Airline, Airservices Australia and Boeing. This has allowed him to develop a unique perspective on sustainability across the industry – from airlines to air navigation service providers, and regulators to manufacturers. Paul has been involved at the leading edge of industry developments in this field, including operational efficiency initiatives, climate impact forecasting and reporting, policy development and advocacy campaigns. In his current role at SkyTeam, he leads the implementation of the alliance’s new sustainability strategy, working closely with member airlines and industry stakeholders on key priorities such as The Aviation Challenge, SAF adoption, ESG rating and social responsibility. Originally from Sydney, he’s now based in Amsterdam.
Dr. Lynnette Dray is a Principal Research Fellow at UCL’s Air Transportation Systems Lab and lead developer of the AIM2015 aviation systems model, which has been used for aviation sector modelling and analysis by the UK DfT, EC DG CLIMA and IEA, amongst others. She is an author on over 30 peer-reviewed papers covering a range of areas including transportation demand, emissions, technology, competition, policy assessment, and pathways to net zero.
Sabrina Alam currently leads the KPMG EU Space Practice and is a Director in the Sustainability Advisory Practice at KPMG Luxembourg, where she works with clients across numerous industries on various sustainability matters ranging from Space Sustainability, Integration of space technology for Financial Services, ESG strategy, ESG reporting, Net Zero roadmap to Sustainable Finance and Diversity & Inclusion, amongst many others.
Fiona Smith is Sustainability Director for AGS Airports group, responsible for development of the ESG strategy and delivery of the net zero roadmap. With experience gained across airports internationally and also for the UK CAA she is viewed as a leading figure in the sector. She is Co-chair of the ZEF Infrastructure Group and was a founding figure of the oversight framework on Airspace Modernisation. Fiona passionately supports initiatives driving a sustainable future for aviation, social inclusion and ED&I and led the award winning CAELUS drones initiative with NHS for 4 years.
Jenny Kavanagh is a Chartered Engineer and aviation consultant with 20 years of experience in the aerospace sector. She co-chairs the Zero Emissions Flight Infrastructure Group, a cross-industry initiative focussing on the enablement of airport readiness for hydrogen-powered aircraft. Formerly Chief Strategy Officer at Cranfield Aerospace, she led the commercial strategy for hydrogen fuel cell propulsion and helped transition the company from an engineering services company into a VC-backed zero-emissions technology leader. Jenny brings deep expertise in aviation decarbonisation and has held influential roles in both industry and government working groups, including contributions to the UK’s Jet Zero strategy.
Education in aeronautical engineering (HTL Flugtechnik). 30 years of airline pilot experience (Austrian Airlines, DC9 – A340). Flight accident investigation experience, Cost-index flight operations pioneer, developed one of the first computer-based flight planning solutions in the 1980s. Co-founder and CEO of Flugwerkzeuge Aviation Software GmbH (f:wz). Consulting work in various SESAR and H2020 projects. Co-founder of FLIGHTKEYS. Active touring motor glider pilot.