Argus Biofuels Europe Conference

Alfonso has extensive experience working in the oil trading industry, particularly in physical trading. Before joining Argus he traded bitumen for GP Global in Europe. He is currently based in London, with bitumen and speciality products as his main focus. Read less

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Neville is responsible for Velocys’ waste-to-fuels business, including the commercial, financial and corporate development of the Altalto waste-to-jet-fuel project in the UK. Neville has more than 30 years’ experience in the oil, renewable energy and consulting industries, including 12 years with Exxon, where he led technical and commercial teams, and four years with Bain & Company. He has also led two small businesses and launched a successful innovation programme for the UK government. He has a master’s degree in chemistry from Cambridge University, a PhD from University College London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Read less

SENASA provides specialised technical assistance to public entities in the Spanish aeronautical sector. Daniel is a specialist in sustainable aviation fuel, with several years’ experience in the field. He also assists in the organisation of technical discussions at ICAO, and promoting engagement with other international and national organisations. Since 2022, he has been co-rapporteur for the fuel task group that reports to ICAO’s aviation environmental protection committee. Read less

Rachel is KPMG’s lead expert on low-carbon fuels, advising a range of clients on strategies and investments at UK and global levels. Until February 2022, she was deputy director for low-carbon fuels at the UK Department for Transport, where she helped drive a major increase in supply of sustainable fuels, and laid the foundations for growth in UK production. Rachel’s career has spanned a range of energy and environment policy areas, including solar feed-in tariffs and the climate change act. Read less

Giulia produces weekly assessments for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), after having focused on the coverage of the European biodiesel market for two years, producing prices for benchmark and non-benchmark grades. As part of her role, she works on the analysis of the European biofuels market, including regulatory changes and data management. Prior to joining Argus, Giulia worked with international organisations in Geneva for a year and completed a master’s degree in International Affairs at Middle Tennessee State University. Read less

Henry’s career has taken in stints as an environmental consultant, researcher and policy advisor. He worked for international non-profit organisation Climate Group on US energy efficiency policy, as an Energy Department policy adviser on smart energy technology innovation and strategy, and as a policy advisor on the UK government’s contracts for difference (CfD) renewable electricity support scheme. He was responsible for designing a streamlined energy and carbon reporting policy for the UK, the third CfD allocation round, and more recently the new green gas levy in Great Britain that funds the green gas support scheme. Henry has master’s degrees in sustainable energy futures from Imperial College London and in energy demand reduction from University College London and Loughborough University. Read less

Prior to joining Argus, Josefine spent nine years with Shell Downstream in the strategy, marketing and sales departments. She has a master’s degree in economics from Lund University, Sweden, and is now Vice-President at Argus leading Business Development in Europe. Read less

Angel Alvarez Alberdi has been Secretary General of European waste-to-advanced biofuels association EWABA since its creation in 2013. EWABA is a Brussels-based trade association defending the interests of waste-based biofuel producers using feedstocks such as used cooking oil (UCO), tallow and other wastes to produce sustainable biofuels with greenhouse gas savings ranking among the highest available on the market. Angel has been working in EU government and institutional affairs in Brussels for the past decade, with a particular focus on energy matters and on EU legislative procedures. He started his career in Brussels with a stint at the European Commission’s Secretariat General, then worked for an international public affairs consultancy, the trade association European Biodiesel Board and a global law firm. A lawyer by training, Angel has an MA in European interdisciplinary studies with a major in EU governance from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Read less

Sophie joined the Argus Biofuels team in 2020 and is responsible for the daily coverage of European biofuel feedstock markets. Within her role, Sophie analyses relevant legislative and regulatory changes, follows trends in demand & supply, international trade and produces daily price assessments. Furthermore, she has specialised in the main European biofuel ticket markets – Germany, the Netherlands and the UK – by assessing the cost of compliance to national blending targets. She has been with Argus since 2018, reporting on downstream oil markets for some of the company’s flagship products. Prior to joining Argus, Sophie completed a master’s degree in EU Politics at the London School of Economics. Read less

Alfonso has extensive experience working in the oil trading industry, particularly in physical trading. Before joining Argus he traded bitumen for GP Global in Europe. He is currently based in London, with bitumen and speciality products as his main focus. Read less

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Tomas is one of Sweden’s foremost experts in biorefineries and biofuels production. As chief officer and program director for the Swedish Bioenergy Association he is working on promoting increased use of bio-oils and biofuels. He has more than 20 years of industry experience in business and project development of biofuels. Since 2016 he has been the National Team Leader for Sweden in IEA Bioenergy TCP Task 39 on Biofuels to Decarbonize Transport, and since 2022 the Task Leader. He is currently a member of the Swedish Energy Agency’s user advice group on sustainability criteria. Tomas has an MSc in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute. Read less

David has more than 30 years’ experience of working in energy markets. Prior to joining Argus, David was most recently chief economist at commodity trading company Gunvor. Before this, he managed the oil industry and markets division of the International Energy Agency and edited its influential monthly Oil Market Report. David has a master’s degree in energy policy and economics from Imperial College London. Read less

John Houghton-Brown is an editor at independent media organisation Argus Media, writing about global biofuels market trading and the wider theme of renewables in transport. He is responsible for the daily publication of the Argus Biofuels report. Read less

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Dan Mackay works on the Argus Media Biofuels desk in London and is in charge of covering the European waste and advanced feedstocks, ethanol and UK RTFC markets for the daily publication. Before working at Argus he was an editor at the start-up Global Shakers and a writer/researcher at the esteemed legal publication Chambers and partners. Dan holds a Masters with Merit from the University of Glasgow in Media, Communications and International Journalism as well as a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from the London School of Journalism and an undergraduate degree in Politics and Economics from the University of Glasgow. Read less

Emanuel started his career at consultancy The Boston Consulting Group, moving through Lisbon, Paris, London, and then Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro between 2007 and 2014. In 2014, he was hired by Iberian venture capital firm ES Ventures. The following year, he became CEO of the Piedade Group, where he initiated a merger with French group Oeneo. In 2016, he became a director of the Prio Group. In 2020, he co-founded the Advanced Bioenergy Association, which he chairs. Today he is CEO of Prio Bio and Prio Supply, and responsible for the bottled gas business and some support areas of the group. Emanuel has a degree in Engineering and Industrial Management from Instituto Superior Tecnico, and in 2011, he took his MBA at INSEAD, with stints at the Singapore and Fontainebleau campuses, and at Wharton Business School. Read less

Giulia produces weekly assessments for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), after having focused on the coverage of the European biodiesel market for two years, producing prices for benchmark and non-benchmark grades. As part of her role, she works on the analysis of the European biofuels market, including regulatory changes and data management. Prior to joining Argus, Giulia worked with international organisations in Geneva for a year and completed a master’s degree in International Affairs at Middle Tennessee State University. Read less

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