Argus Biofuels Europe Conference & Exhibition

André Paula Santos

Head of EU Policy, Bioenergy, Nufarm

André is an experienced Brussels lobbyist who has worked in European affairs for a decade. Having represented the EBB since 2016, he works on EU climate and energy, trade and sustainability policies. Before this, André worked for several years as a consultant and public affairs adviser for EU associations, focusing on the challenges facing the energy sector. He is a qualified lawyer who holds a law degree and a master’s degree in administrative law and procurement. Besides his native Portuguese, André speaks fluent English and Spanish, as well as some French.

Carl Nyberg

Senior Vice President Commercial, Renewable Products, Neste

Clarissa Atlee

Head of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate Policy, Department for Transport

Clarissa leads the policy team overseeing development of the UK's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate. With experience across six UK Government Departments and the third sector, Clarissa's career has focused on utilising international collaboration and tackling environmental problems.

Carlos Suarez Cubillo

B2B Mobility Director, REPSOL

Carlos Suarez is mining engineer from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. He started his career in Repsol in 1998 and during these more than 25 years in the company has worked in different countries (Spain, Perú, México…), business (Gas, Refining, supply & logistics, mobility…) and positions.
Since 2023 is the Repsol B2B Mobility Director, and in 2024 the aviation business has been incorporated into his management, trying to align with a global vision the Repsol commitment: help to decarbonize the transport sector activity.

Eirik Pitkethly

VP of Regulatory Affairs Bioenergy, BP

Eirik has been Vice President, of regulatory affairs, and bioenergy at BP since 2023. His role oversees the development of the company’s approach to bioenergy regulation and advocacy.
Prior roles at BP include developing country strategies and leading BP’s approach to transport energy policy. Before joining BP Eirik was a senior civil servant with the
UK government, dealing with aviation and climate change policy and developing the programme of analysis undertaken by the UK’s Airports Commission.
As a diplomat at the UK’s Representation to the EU in Brussels, he represented the UK in the various European institutions, negotiating legislation such as Aviation
Emissions Trading and other climate-related dossiers. Many careers ago he was once a journalist.

Grazvydas Bajoras

Director, iFuel

Grazvydas is a senior business development and sales professional with high level negotiations and financial risk management experience at global Renewable, Energy and Aviation companies. He has established from zero and was elected Chairman and CEO of Management Boards of oil products supply and trading organization for the Oil Refinery group of companies in USA and Europe with revenues of USD 10 billion per annum. The implementation of successful strategy of oil product sales and supply has resulted in total value added of USD 150 million annually. Also, he was part of the founding management team of FL Technics, the Global Aviation Maintenance Repair Organization established on the foundations of National airline flag carrier. The successful implementation of commercial strategy focused on Third party Aviation leasing and engineering services for the Western Europe clients resulted in value added of USD 90 million annually.
After more than 25 years of Global commercial and venture building experience for major Aviation and Energy companies, Grazvydas has what it takes to contribute towards teams in achieving challenging goals. Besides his strong sales and business development background, Grazvydas is
fluent in English, Lithuanian, Russian and conversant in Polish and German.
He is passionate with helping Sustainable Aviation projects scale to their fullest potential and creating innovative business teams and models. When he is not working, he enjoys jogging and playing tennis with friends.

Gregoire Le Comte

Aviation Policy Officer, European Commission

As Aviation Policy Officer at the European Commission, Gregoire J. Le Comte's work focuses on the implementation of the "ReFuelEU Aviation" mandate for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). He is also involved in preparing the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), scheduled for adoption in the third quarter of 2025. With a decade of experience in aviation policy, Gregoire was instrumental in preparing and negotiating the EU's SAF mandate. He also contributed his expertise to the ICAO's work on a SAF regulatory framework under CORSIA and supported the development of the ACT-SAF program during his time at the ICAO Office of Environment from 2022 to 2025.

Jim Davies

Program Director - Sustainable Flight, International Airlines Group

Jim graduated with a First in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Southampton University, UK, and subsequently joined British Airways on their Engineering Graduate scheme. Starting off his career as a flight test engineer, Jim then moved on to hold a number of senior technical positions within Engineering and Flight Operations, mainly related to the safe and fuel-efficient performance of BA’s aircraft.

Jim then switched to the fuel supply side of the business with responsibilities for fuel operations, procurement, supply risk, bulk supply chain development, strategy and enabling the introduction of more sustainable aviation fuels before becoming BA’s Head of Fuel in 2012.

In 2014, following the formation of IAG, Jim became Head of Fuel at IAG and led the transformation of its supply chain business in the UK, Spain and Ireland. More recently, Jim moved to a new role of IAG Programme Director – Sustainable Flight to lead and give greater focus to the realisation of sustainable aviation fuels to underpin the delivery of the Group’s ambition to achieve Net Zero by 2050 – the first airline group in the world to give such a commitment. Jim is also IAG’s shareholder Director of Lanzajet Inc and Nova Pangaea Plc.

Jonathan Wood

Chief Commercial Officer, Nova Pangaea Technologies

Katharina Kort

Managing Director, Bank of America

Menzo Reinders

Director Energy Sector Coverage, ING

Monika Rybakowska

Policy Director, Airlines for Europe

Monika has been working in aviation for 8 years, with her most recent role in the Single European Sky Unit of the European Commission’s DG MOVE, where she is dealing with the performance and charging scheme of air navigation service providers. Her aviation career began at Ryanair, where she played a key role in establishing the Brussels public affairs office, working on critical issues such as sustainability, passenger rights, and the impact of Brexit on traffic rights between the UK and the EU. During the Brexit negotiations, she was instrumental in securing an Air Operator Certificate and setting up Ryanair UK.

Prior to that, Monika also worked at DG COMP, a Warsaw law firm, and the Polish Civil Aviation Authority.

Monika holds an LL.M. in European Law from the College of Europe, a Master’s in International and European Business Law from Université Paris-Dauphine, and a Master’s in Law from the University of Wrocław. In 2023, she completed a course in Sustainable Business and Net Zero at the University of Oxford. In addition to her native Polish, she is fluent in English and French, with a good command of Spanish and Portuguese. Currently, she is also learning Dutch, having lived in Belgium for 9 years.

Peter Lynch

Deputy Head - Renewables & Transition, UK Export Finance

Ramon Álvarez Blázquez

International Business Development Director, Resiway

Ramon Alvarez Blazquez is a seasoned professional in the biofuels industry, specializing as a Raw Materials Originator with extensive international experience. Educated across the USA and Europe, he has built a career connecting global supply chains, fostering sustainable sourcing, and driving growth in renewable energy markets. His cross-cultural expertise and strategic approach have positioned him as a trusted voice in advancing biofuel innovation worldwide.

Sarah Wilkin

Founder & CEO, Fly Green Alliance- FGA

Sergio Nuñez

Founder and Senior Commercial Advisor, 8020 EDGE

Sergio Nuñez is a seasoned energy executive with expertise in commercial strategy, deal execution, and sustainability. As Head of Sustainability, Marketing, Pricing & Digital at Shell Aviation, he scaled the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) business to a significant global market share. He also positioned Avelia, an in-house venture, as the industry leader in environmental attributes. Throughout his career, Sergio has delivered major commercial deals on both the buy and sell side across sectors central to the energy transition. His previous roles include Commercial Director for jet and SAF in Europe and Africa, along with senior positions in supply chain, procurement, and strategy. Today, he advises businesses through 8020 EDGE, his own commercial strategy consultancy. An MBA graduate of London Business School and experienced board member, Sergio thrives helping companies grow while navigating the challenges of an evolving energy landscape.

Sophie Zienkiewicz

Co-Founder, Carbon Neutral Fuels

Tamme Mekkes

Business Development Director, Chane Terminals

Theye Veen

CCO and Co-founder, SkyNRG

Theye Veen is one of the founders of SkyNRG. Since 2009, SkyNRG has been a global leader in Sustainable Aviation Fuels. The company is dedicated to increase SAF demand and production capacity for the industry to meet its 2050 net zero commitment. SkyNRG has supplied SAF to over 40+ airlines and 70+ corporates across the world and is now developing dedicated SAF production facilities to support the transition from fossil jet fuel to sustainable aviation fuel. SkyNRG does not compromise when it comes to sustainability; we are a globally recognized Certified B Corp™, our operations are certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), and we are advised by an independent Sustainability Board, as well as a worldwide NGO network to ensure we make the right sustainability decisions across all of our operations.

Urbano Troncoso Perez

Executive Director - Structured Finance (Global Hydrogen Lead), Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

Giulia Squadrin

Business Development Manager, Argus

Giulia Squadrin is a business development manager at Argus Media in London, contributing to strategy and business development for European biofuels, with a focus on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Giulia previously produced daily assessments for hydrotreated biofuels as part of Argus Media’s editorial team, where she worked 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.

Alex Kauffmann

Manager, Analytics & Consulting, Argus

Alex works on Argus' short- and long-term market analysis and forecasts covering global biofuels and feedstock demand, supply, trade and prices, with a focus on European markets. He is the editor of the Argus Biofuels Analytics publication, covering a 10-year outlook for global biofuels markets.

Aidan Lea

Associate Editor, Argus Media

Energy and commodities journalist covering sustainable aviation and biofuels for Argus Media.

James Evans

Senior Manager, Analytics & Consulting,, Argus

Izzana Salleh

Secretary General , Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries

Olan Ryan

VP SAF, UK & Ireland, IAG

Olan Ryan is VP Sustainable Aviation Fuel UK & Ireland at International Airlines Group (IAG), responsible for securing prompt and term sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply to help meet the Group’s decarbonization targets. Prior to joining IAG in Jan 2025, he established the SAF function at Q8Aviation, developing origination capabilities, voluntary sustainability certification processes, mandate compliance and commercialisation strategies. Olan’s extensive background in aviation fuel includes roles at Total and Kuwait Petroleum International, where he worked in a technical capacity as a Joint Inspection Group (JIG) inspector responsible for the quality assurance of international aviation fuel supply chains.

Anabela Antunes

COO, PRIO Bio

Anabela began his journey in R&D in the area of Pulp and Paper, with a desire to pursue an academic career, having completed a Master's Degree in Chemistry in 1999. From 2000-2006 worked as Quality Manager in different industries related to packing sector. In 2007 she embraced the challenge of being part of the PRIO biodiesel plant construction team, in the Port of Aveiro, Portugal. The last 16 years have been dedicated to PRIO and the biofuels industry, working in different areas: production, quality/research and management. She led the transition process from the unit, designed to process vegetal virgin oils, to a production unit based on wastes and residues. During this professional path, she completed his training with several specializations: Black Belt Certification, Sustainable Management and the AMEG program – Advanced Energy Management. She is currently COO at PRIO Bio, with the responsibility for the Biodiesel Production Unit, Raw Material Supply and the QSA area of the entire PRIO Group. Represents the company in several national and international forums related to the field of biofuels. She is also on the board of EWABA, European Waste-Based & Advanced Biofuels Association. Sustainable development represents an area of daily work, with a constant search for new approaches, maintaining the company's competitiveness and contributing to a low-carbon economy. She likes to connect people from different areas to get the best performance from the team, technology and available resources. To calm the mind, she practices sports and counts on family and friends to have fun and relax.

Akman Ozel

Renewable Fuels Market Analyst, STX Group

Akman Özel is the lead analyst for biofuel and ticket markets within STX Research and Trade Analytics team. He is an expert on European ticket markets such as THG, HBE and RTFC, and is responsible for establishing an analytics-driven market view on tickets and biofuels based on regulatory developments, supply and demand dynamics and trade activity. As a cross-commodity analyst, Akman provides multiple internal stakeholders with market insights including biofuel, feedstock, ticket and renewable gas trading desks. He has 7 years of experience in the energy industry. Before joining STX Commodities, he worked as Principal Biofuels Analyst at S&P Global Commodity Insights, covering European biofuel markets. Akman holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Toronto, and a master's degree in International Energy from Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA).

Caroline Braun

Director Sales & New Business,, Anew Climate Europe GmbH

Caroline Braun is the Director of Sales and New Business at Anew Climate, where she advances bio-LNG as a renewable fuel and develops national and international carbon reduction and removal projects. Braun is a popular speaker at industry conferences in Germany, Europe and North America. Braun previously led the Business Development and Carbon Removal team at Landwärme, where she implemented innovative green gas solutions. Before that, she worked at PGNiG Supply and Trading, starting in business development before becoming a natural gas trader. In these roles, she gained insights into the market. Braun started working at German transmission system operator 50hertz during her studies. Braun holds a master's degree in Industrial and Network Economics from the Technical University in Berlin.

Christos Chryssakis

Head of New Energy, Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Christos Chryssakis is Head of New Energy at Wallenius Wilhelmsen since 2023. Prior to this, he worked for 12 years for DNV in R&D and commercial roles related to decarbonization of shipping and marine fuels. Before joining DNV he worked as a researcher at the National Technical University of Athens, and at the Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP), in Paris, France. He has more than 10 years of R&D experience in internal combustion engines for marine, automotive and off-road applications, with particular focus on emissions reduction. He has a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and a MSc and PhD degree from the University of Michigan.

Daniel Barcarolo

Head of Regulatory Affairs, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Daniel Barcarolo is a Naval Architect who graduated from Rio de Janeiro Federal University in Brazil with a Ph.D. from Ecole Centrale de Nantes in France. Over the past 15 years, he has worked with various classification societies, including Bureau Veritas, Lloyd’s Register, and the American Bureau of Shipping. In these roles, he has collaborated extensively with stakeholders in the maritime industry to implement regulations formulated by IMO and other policymakers. Currently, he is the Head of Regulatory Affairs at the Mærsk McKinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, where he leads a team focused on developing frameworks to assist the industry and policymakers in facilitating the Shipping Industry Transition. For the past 5 years he has been deeply involved in the regulatory process at IMO and EU contribution to the development of regulations aiming at decarbonising the shipping industry.

Dáša Mamrillová

Government Affairs Director, EWABA (European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association)

Daša is the Government Affairs Director of the European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association – EWABA since March 2022. She has long years experience working in the EU affairs in the field of renewable energy and low carbon fuels after leading the Brussels office of the biggest Central and Eastern European biofuel holding Envien Group for over 5 years. Daša has been following the EU energy and climate agenda concentrated recently in the Fit for 55 package with special focus on transport sector from the very beginning and analysing the impact of individual legislative proposals on the future of European transport sector. At EWABA, we believe that renewable and low carbon fuels are essential and will work alongside electrification not only on the energy transition but for the long-term decarbonising targets of the European Union’s transport.

Edwin Dominicus van den Berg

Commercial Manager, Chane Terminals

Emanuele Fratantuono

Business Development Manager, Adamant Group

Started trading biofuels (paper and physical) with Nidera, a dutch-based trading house in 2009. In 2012 moved to Asia (Hong Kong) trading biomass and bioenergy in the region. Got back to Europe in 2019 to work as waste-biodiesel trader for REG in the NL, then joined Element Alpha, a swiss-trading house as Head of Renewables. Then, between 2021-2024 worked as Head of Renewables for Crossbridge Energy Partners, an American PE fund engaged in oil refining that in 2021 took over the Fredericia Refinery, Denmark from Shell. in early 2024 have joined Adamant as Business Development Manager and as Coordinator of the Trading team.

George Deslandes

Certification Lead, Roundtables of Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

George Deslandes (M.Sc.) is RSB’s Certification Lead and works to support companies through their audit process, engage with regulators, including ICAO, on certification-related workstreams, and represent the RSB at meetings on technical certification-related topics. He has experience across a wide range of standards-setting organizations through his time at the Responsible Jewelry Council and Responsible Steel. George has a master’s degree in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability from the University of London.

Ian Butler

Head of Energy Transition – Shipping, Vitol

Masanori Nagashima

Senior Manager, Business Planning and Sustainability Department, UECC

Jani Arala

Maritime Commercial Manager, Gasum Oy

Jani Arala is currently in charge of Maritime products and services in Gasum. He has over 15 years of experience in the gas and oil industries and with a focus on sustainability, Jani helps companies to reduce emissions in the maritime logistics chains by steering customers towards eco-friendly logistics solutions.

Jimmy Matheussen

Technical Manager Feedstocks & Renewable Fuels, Bureau Veritas

Jimmy Matheussen has been with Bureau Veritas since 2010, beginning his career as a Chemist and steadily progressing through roles as Senior Chemist, R&D and Chromatography Supervisor, and ultimately Centre of Expertise Lead in Belgium. In 2025, he relocated to Singapore to assume the role of Technical Manager, Feedstock and Renewable Fuels – APAC Region, where he oversees technical development and laboratory operations across the region.
With a strong foundation in petrochemical analysis early in his career, Jimmy has spent the last eight years focused on renewable energy and circular economy initiatives. This has included examples such as setting up laboratories in Europe and Singapore for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) analysis, advancing plastics recycling processes and analyses, and supporting the biobased blending of marine fuels.

Jorgen S Vedsted

Principal Promotion Manage, Everllence

Jørgen has a technical background as sailing marine engineer, and a economical degree.



Since the start of his career Jørgen has been involved in the maritime industry. Hi joined Everllence, then known as MAN in 2002, and in 2013 he change to the promotion department supporting clients in their New Building programs.



Jørgen supports customer geographically located in South East Asia and Turkey. One of his technical interest areas is Bio fule for the maritime industry and supporting custoerms in how to handle Biofuels onboard.

Michael Green

Senior Quality Manager, World Fuel Services

Michael joined World Fuel Services, as Senior Quality Manager for Marine Technical, in December 2019 following 15 years in the fuel testing industry with Lintec Testing Services / Intertek ShipCare. As a member of the marine technical team his focus is delivering added value to WFS customers. The technical team also offers support for the WFS physical delivery locations, support in relation to continued progression of legislative reform, sustainability initiatives, development of new fuels and technologies, and quality / quantity disputes.
Michael is heavily involved with a range of established industry technical committees and working groups as well as industry associations within the marine fuel sector. He currently represents the UK on the BSI PTI /002 working group as well as number of ISO working groups including the ISO 8217 working group ISO/TC 28/SC 4/WG 6, and the ISO Alternative Marine Fuels group ISO /TC28/SC4/WG18. He is also an active member in a number of different working groups and sub-committees at The Energy Institute as well as having previously spent 9 years as a member of the CIMAC Working Group 7 for Fuels.
Michael is a past Chairman of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), a position he held for two years. He joined the IBIA Board of Directors in April 2014 taking an active role in the development and progression of the association. During his time at IBIA he acted as the chairman of the working group for Training and Education and was elected to the position of Vice Chair of the IBIA board of directors in April 2016. Michael took on the role as the Chairman of the IBIA Board of Directors in April 2018 working closely with the Director of IBIA to ensure progression and recognition of the contribution the association provides to its members and the bunkering industry as a whole.

Nicolas Degorce

Sustainability Project Manager, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

Nicolas is Bureau Veritas M&O's expert in sustainable marine fuel with over a decade of experience in supporting the development of low emissions vessels.

Oleksandr Siromakha

Head of Sustainable Fuels, MB Energy

Rachel Hoyland

Of Counsel – Maritime Decarbonisation, Stephenson Harwood LLP

Rachel is a lawyer and maritime decarbonisation expert, guiding clients through fast-paced regulatory change and the commercial challenges and opportunities of the energy transition.

An early mover in the legal sector, Rachel has been at the forefront of maritime decarbonisation developments and is a leading expert in the field. Her work includes navigating complex and rapidly changing emissions regulations (EU ETS, UK ETS, FuelEU, CII and IMO NZF) designing contractual architecture for commercial projects (including insetting, pooling and retrofitting schemes) and advising on sustainable fuel regulations.

Rachel was formerly in-house with one of the largest shipowners in the world and, with more than a decade of experience handling maritime disputes, has a keen eye for operational, legal and litigation risks. Her ability to anticipate and guard against those make her an invaluable asset to her clients, who rely on her to provide pragmatic advice balancing commercial opportunity with legal risk.

A member of working groups and drafting committees of the International Maritime Organisation, UK Department for Transport, UK Chamber of Shipping and BIMCO, Rachel is proud to contribute to the development of the maritime decarbonisation landscape as well as support her clients’ response to it.

Russell Fernandes

Emissions Manager, ST Shipping and Transport Pte Ltd / Glencore UK Ltd

Russell Fernandes leads emissions management for ST Shipping and Transport Pte Ltd, the shipping arm of Glencore Oil. With over 30 years of experience in commercial management, risk, and shipping operations, he now focuses on integrating emissions data, shaping strategy, and supporting compliance under evolving climate regulations. Russell plays an active role in Glencore Oil’s ESG group and has helped implement systems for emissions trading and operational reporting. His career includes senior roles at Unipec, Teekay, and Solai Holdings, where he worked across commercial strategy, freight risk, and marine logistics. He holds an MSc in Energy, Trade & Finance from Cass Business School and is a qualified Master Mariner.

Stefan Fahrnholz

Manager R&D - Decarbonisation, Carnival Maritime

Urszula Uszko

Head of Green Fuels Portfolio, Maersk

Willem Kalter

Bio-LNG Trading and Business Development, Cargill

Hussein Al-Khalisy

Associate Editor - Alternative Marine Fuels, Argus

Hussein is the Associate Editor for Alternative Marine Fuels at Argus Media covering bunker fuels across Europe and Africa and specialising in alternative marine fuel markets. He is responsible for the development of European marine biodiesel spot price assessments and contributes to price assessments, news and analysis.

Jack Merriott

Senior Manager - Consulting , Argus

Jack Merriott leads Argus Media’s bespoke consulting projects practice in low-carbon fuels in Europe. He has delivered lender due diligence for some of the largest and most advanced green and blue ammonia projects in the world, as well as green fertilizer projects. He also leads the consulting practice in alternative marine fuels, advising shipowners, storage companies, prospective fuel producers and financial institutions.

Alex Younevitch

Vice-President, Freight, Argus

Alex Younevitch is Vice-President, Freight at Argus Media, leading strategy and business development across the company’s global freight portfolio. Since joining Argus in February 2020, Alex has driven growth and innovation in tanker, dry bulk, gas, and specialised freight services. Previously, he headed EMEA shipping at S&P Global Commodity Insights, where he oversaw three flagship publications and was instrumental in rapidly expanding Platts’ freight offering across tankers, dry bulk, and container markets. Alex began his career as a tanker broker at Gibson Shipbrokers and holds a First-Class BA Honours degree in International Supply Chain and Shipping Management from the University of Plymouth.

Charles Jans

Vice President, Consulting, Argus

Charles is Vice President of Argus Media’s consulting practice in London. Charles specialises in providing market due diligence analysis in the bio and fossil fuel industries, helping clients to plan investment, acquisition and market entry strategy. Over the past five years, Argus has advised oil majors, national oil companies, fuels wholesalers, feedstock providers and national governments, on the development and outlook for the biofuels industry globally. Beginning in the energy strategy practice at Accenture, Charles spent seven years managing client engagements in biofuels and bio-based specialty chemicals. Prior to joining Argus Media, he worked for the UK government as Head of Foresight, on long-term policy making in the energy and transportation sectors.

Evelina Lungu

Senior Reporter, Oil Products, Argus Media

Evelina joined Argus in 2023 and produces daily assessments for benchmark hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) prices and other hydrotreated products. She previously covered the European ethanol market as well as renewable fuel tickets. As part of her role, Evelina focuses on biofuels analysis, particularly regulatory developments and supply-demand dynamics. Before joining Argus, she worked in the legal field and holds a degree in Law from the University of Surrey.

Leonard Fisher-Matthews

Senior Reporter, Freight, Argus Media

Aleksy Fichot

Government Affairs Manager, ePURE

ePURE is a Brussels-based association representing the unified voice of the European renewable ethanol industry, produced from agricultural raw materials as well as from waste and residues. Aleksy has worked in EU public and institutional affairs in Brussels since 2019, with a particular focus on agriculture and energy. Before joining ePURE, he was Manager for European Parliament relations at a French farmers’ union and later a Senior Consultant at a Brussels-based public affairs consultancy. He holds a master’s degree in European Affairs from the Institut d’études politiques de Lille.

Amparo Arellano Gil

Standard and Certifications Director, RSB

Amparo Arellano is Senior Expert Sustainability Certification at Sustainable Resources Verification Scheme (SURE), a non for profit certification scheme promoting the use of sustainable biomass for the production of bioenergy recognized by the European Commission for the certification of compliance with the EU Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001 (RED II). Over the past 10 years Amparo has been involved in various roles focusing on stakeholder engagement, mainly with regards to the development of sustainable forest management (FSC) certification, as well as in the implementation of projects about cooperation for international development.

Angel Alvarez Alberdi

Secretary General, EWABA

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.

Arezki Djelouadji

Partner, Greenea

Arezki joined the biofuel ecosystem six years ago. His work has encompassed projects ranging from defining a long-term growth vision to commercial due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, for multinational client companies across the petroleum and biofuels value chain. He holds a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, graduated from ISAE-SUPAERO, the French Ecole Polytechnique and the University of Berkeley in California.

Bjoern Scheid

VP Biofuels Trading, freepoint Commodities

Carl Nyberg

Senior Vice President Commercial, Renewable Products, Neste

Colin Cowan

Head of HVO Feedstock Supply & Trading, st1

Dan Lieberman

Global Sustainability Strategy & Engagement Lead, Nufarm

Dan Lieberman joined the Nufarm Carinata global team May 2023 in the role of Sustainability Strategy & Engagement Lead. Dan brings over two decades’ experience at the climate-energy nexus across the public and private sectors in both consulting and industry. At Nufarm, Dan is advancing the Carinata program’s sustainability strategy and engagement with external stakeholders globally. His work is focused on unlocking opportunities to remove atmospheric carbon, regenerate soil, and grow non-food sustainable energy sources that can replace fossil oils.

Prior to joining Nuseed, Dan spent 16 years at Chevron, where he held various roles that spanned corporate strategy and sustainability, communications, and government relations, serving most recently as Senior Advisor for Climate Policy for global legislative and regulatory affairs.

Dan has previously held roles in corporate strategy and as a managing consultant for the consulting firm ICF International. There he helped public and private sector clients develop and navigate nascent carbon markets and approaches to greenhouse gas management and accounting. In the standards space in particular, Dan led or contributed to numerous publications on the estimation, modeling and forecasting of GHG emissions and markets and contributed to the development of methodologies and tools under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, the WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol, IPCC Good Practice Guidelines, US EPA Inventory of GHG Emissions and Sinks, and others.

In addition to his extensive sector experience Dan also earned an M.B.A. in Strategic Environmental Management from the George Washington University School of Business, and a B.S. in Economics and Environmental Science from Brandeis University.
Dan and his family reside in Livermore, California.

Didier de Beaumont

Commercial Manager Energy Cluster, Port of Amsterdam

Didier de Beaumont heads the Energy cluster at Port of Amsterdam. Together with his team he is responsible for the commercial and business development of all energy related business in the port. This includes the transition of the liquid bulk terminals towards more sustainable business models and attracting production facilities of renewable fuels including Hydrogen.
Previously Didier held several commercial positions at Vopak and VTTI in both the Netherlands and the Middle East.

Edwin Dominicus van den Berg

Commercial Manager, Chane Terminals

Emanuele Fratantuono

Business Development Manager, Adamant Group

Started trading biofuels (paper and physical) with Nidera, a dutch-based trading house in 2009. In 2012 moved to Asia (Hong Kong) trading biomass and bioenergy in the region. Got back to Europe in 2019 to work as waste-biodiesel trader for REG in the NL, then joined Element Alpha, a swiss-trading house as Head of Renewables. Then, between 2021-2024 worked as Head of Renewables for Crossbridge Energy Partners, an American PE fund engaged in oil refining that in 2021 took over the Fredericia Refinery, Denmark from Shell. in early 2024 have joined Adamant as Business Development Manager and as Coordinator of the Trading team.

Fernando Candia

VP Carbon Solutions, Bunge

Galin Gentchev

Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate General for Energy (ENER)

Glauco Bertoldo

Agricultural Attache, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Mission of Brazil to the European Union

Henrik Brodin

Head of Energy Transition, Sodra

Henrik Rådberg

Head of New Opportunities, Preem

Leonidas Kanonis

Director for Communications and Analysis, EWABA

Leonidas has been the Director for Communications and Analysis at EWABA since January 2021. He has acquired extensive experience in the biofuels industry after his stint at Argus Media for three and a half years, where he became deputy editor for the biofuels desk after covering the crop and waste feedstocks market as a senior reporter.

Leo Mathieu

Senior Broker, Olyx

Luciano Salvatierra

Senior Vice President - Renewable Fuels, Bunge

Luciano Salvatierra has served as Senior Vice President of Renewable Fuels for Bunge since January 2021. He leads Bunge’s global strategy on renewable fuels feedstocks and oversees the company’s relationships with energy companies. He also serves on the board of Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables, Bunge’s joint venture with Chevron that is building assets, supply chains and products to support the production of renewable energy.

Mr. Salvatierra joined Bunge in 2004 as a strategic and business planning manager, risk manager for Bunge's Brazilian fertilizer business. Over the past 20 years, he has served in various leadership and board roles including, Chief Financial Officer for Bunge North America and Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis.
He graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro with a degree in chemical engineering and holds a master’s degree in corporate finance from the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets.
Mr. Salvatierra has also served on the board of the St. Louis Area Foodbank from 2019 to 2022.

Matteo Vaglio

Director of Biofuels, Moeve

Ollie Bradshaw

Head of Biofuel Commercial & Sustainability, Certas Energy UK Limited

Patrick Lynch

Co-founder, Bioledger

Bioledger is co-founded by Patrick Lynch (former Head of Sustainability & Trader at Greenergy, Project Manager at EBB). At Greenergy, Patrick managed the first EU Commission approved RED biofuel sustainability standard and the industry’s first audit protocol for used cooking oil biodiesel in 2010. In support of sustainable feedstock and fuel diversification, Patrick has been heavily involved in the continuous development of sustainability certification standards and policy. Bioledger has been supported by ISEAL Alliance, RSB, 2BS, Cambridge University, MIT, Techstars VC and the Irish National Digital Research Centre and won UK Rising Star award for tech companies in 2023.

Solape Godswill Jegede

Commercial Director, Grupo Reis Lda

Solape Jegede brings a diverse range of professional experience spanning Banking & Finance in Europe and International Trade across Africa. As Commercial Director at Grupo Reis, he has played a key role in unlocking international trade finance products and structuring innovative commercial solutions across the firm’s agricultural and energy supply chain operations.

At Grupo Reis, Angola’s leading exporter of agricultural by-products and the country;s first ISCC-certified biofuel feedstock supplier, Solape leads commercial strategy across projects involving UCO aggregation, oilseed origination, and cross-border trade initiatives.

Of Nigerian-British descent, he has long been committed to leveraging his global expertise and networks to make a lasting impact across the African continent. Academically, he holds a BSc (Hons) in Law and Accounting from Anglia Ruskin University. He also plays a pivotal role in advancing UK–Africa trade relations through his leadership position on the Fiscal Council of the UK–Angola Chamber of Commerce.

Stephen Walsh

Manager, Energy Transition Components, SCB Group

Timo Huhtisaari

Sustainability and Regulatory, Low-Carbon Fuels Lead, Glencore

Vincent Desfossez

International Market Advisor, Fediol

Vincent Desfossez is the founder of Oléalogie 3.0, a consultancy focused on biofuels market analysis and trading strategy. He currently serves as International Market Advisor to FEDIOL, offering expert guidance on global market trends and trading practices.

His career in biofuels took off at ExxonMobil in 2018, where he initiated biofuels trading, launched a bio-blend hub in Rotterdam in 2022, and optimized compliance across European jurisdictions—strategically leveraging the oil major’s infrastructure as a trading asset.

Vincent’s expertise is rooted in his earlier experience as a biodiesel producer. As Head of the Biodiesel Business Unit at Saipol, he was a key figure in the evolution of Europe’s first-generation biofuel industry from the 1990s onward. His contributions span advocacy for fair international trade through EBB, the implementation of sustainability frameworks under RED I, II, and soon III, and the development of bio-derivatives and risk management tools.

Xavier Noyon

Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board (EBB)

Brussels-based EBB is the association for companies producing biodiesel (HVO and FAME) in the EU and represents producers using all feedstocks — food/feed crops, waste, residues and other biogenic materials. Xavier has experience from previous roles at PEFC International, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation, Logos Public Affairs and Orgalime. He holds a master’s degree in European public policy from Institut d’études politiques de Strasbourg.

Yuri Yambanis

Director, Camelina Company

Giulia Squadrin

Business Development Manager, Argus

Giulia Squadrin is a business development manager at Argus Media in London, contributing to strategy and business development for European biofuels, with a focus on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Giulia previously produced daily assessments for hydrotreated biofuels as part of Argus Media’s editorial team, where she worked 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.

Lauren Moffitt

Editor, Asia Biofuels, Argus

Lauren joined the Argus Biofuels desk in Singapore in March 2020 and is now Deputy Editor for Asia Biofuels & Net Zero. She has assessed daily biofuels and feedstock prices for the southeast Asian and Chinese markets, and covered related news and analysis from across the region on many exciting industry and policy developments. She has spoken at conferences including the East Malaysia POC and MPOB International Palm Oil Congress & Exhibition. Prior to Argus, Lauren graduated from Edinburgh University with a masters in Geography and environmental science and studied Mandarin at Taiwan’s Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages.

Josefine Ahlström

SVP, Global Biofuels, Argus

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.

Fabricio Cardoso

Principal, Consulting, Argus

Tom Searle

Principle, Consulting Services, Argus

Tom is a senior manager in the consulting practice at the price reporting agency Argus Media in London. Having joined the team in 2012, he oversees the delivery of bespoke studies in the bioenergy sector, including biofuels and biomass, in Europe and Africa. Tom’s work involves assessment of the European legislative environment and the impact of proposed changes considering the trends seen in the vehicle parc, production technology and wider energy markets. While the focus remains on road transport, he also monitors developments in alternative markets, such as the aviation and marine sectors.

Louis Springate

Senior Analyst, Consulting & Analytics, Argus

Maxence Devillers

Senior Analyst, Argus

Jamuna Gautam

Associate Editor - Americas Biofuels , Argus

James Evans

Senior Manager, Analytics & Consulting,, Argus

John Houghton-Brown

Senior Editor, Oil Products, Argus

Eleanor Franklin

, Stena

Eleanor Franklin is Stena Teknik’s Regulatory Advisor and Maritime Sustainability Expert. She has a diverse background in biochemistry (BSc Hons), energy systems, and environmental law (LL.M. (Masters of Law)). She has previous experience working at an international energy company, where she gained deep expertise in energy systems, working on projects to integrate environmental considerations into energy operations, focussing on refinery operations in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Today, Eleanor is based in Sweden, sitting within Stena Teknik’s Energy Transition team. Here, she guides Stena’s shipping business units through the rapidly evolving energy and environmental regulatory landscape of both the EU and IMO. Her work focuses predominantly on the maritime energy transition, ensuring compliance with tightening regulations.

Luis Poch Rodrigo

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, UCO Trading

Joe Bettles

Climate Policy and Analysis Manager, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Joe Bettles is Climate Policy and Analysis Manager at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping where he leads a project on the IMO Net-Zero Framework and the Countdown newsletter. Joe has a background in renewable energy and a Master’s in Public Policy; he recently chaired a workstream on FuelEU for the European Sustainable Shipping Forum under the European Commission.