September 2026 · Hong Kong
Conference Agenda
& Programme
Two days of market-led content, structured 1-2-1 networking, and curated sessions across SAF, eFuels, feedstocks and cross-border trade.
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10+
Hours of
Networking
Networking
50+
Expert
Speakers
Speakers
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Full Programme
Conference Agenda
21–22 September 2026 · Hong Kong · One focused stream across two days
7:30 AM
Registration & Coffee — Networking Zone opens
Keynotes
8:30 AM
Opening
Welcome Address & Opening Remarks
Organisers and Chair
- Welcome to Sustainable Aviation Futures China 2026
- Setting the scene for two days of focused discussion on China's role in global SAF, eFuels and feedstock scale-up
8:40 AM
Power Panel
Hong Kong, Mainland China & the Greater Bay Area
Mapping the region's emerging SAF, eFuels and feedstock opportunity
- Exploring where the region's competitive advantage will actually sit across production, feedstocks, refining, logistics, and finance
- Which projects, platforms, and industrial clusters are most likely to shape the China/Hong Kong SAF market over the next five years?
- What must happen for the Greater Bay Area to move from strategic potential to a credible future-fuels ecosystem?
9:25 AM
Power Panel
China's National Vision for SAF Strategy, Production and Offtake
- What must the next policy cycle deliver to convert China's capacity build-out into domestic demand, offtake certainty, and long-term market confidence?
- Uncovering how China's decarbonisation, energy-security, and industrial-policy goals could shape SAF, eMethanol and green hydrogen
- Plotting China's winning policy model: mandate-led, pilot-led, export-led, or built around a more hybrid market architecture
10:10 AM
Presentation
Industry Insight Presentation
Reserved
- Gain market intelligence and hear about new technologies from global leaders in the SAF and aviation decarbonisation space
10:30 AM
Extended Structured Meetings & Dedicated 1-2-1 Networking Activities
12:00 PM
Power Panel
International Policy Landscape
Unpacking global mandates, incentives and levies, and their impact on the China SAF market
- How ReFuelEU, emerging APAC policies, and international compliance frameworks are already shaping production strategies in Hong Kong and Mainland China
- As mandates tighten globally, how will competition for UCO and other strategic feedstocks reshape export strategy, domestic availability, and margin capture?
- Discussing whether Mainland China and Hong Kong should position themselves first as compliance-market suppliers, regional aviation hubs, or long-term market-makers
12:45 PM
Power Panel
From Green Premium to Bankable Market
Financing China's SAF and eFuels scale-up
- What separates bankable SAF and eFuel projects from stranded announcements in today's market
- Unpacking what lenders and investors need to see before projects move toward FID: policy durability, feedstock confidence, offtake quality, and certification clarity
- How project developers can structure risk-sharing across airlines, producers, traders, technology licensors and government-backed institutions
1:30 PM
Extended Networking Lunch, Technology Showcase & 1-2-1 Meetings
Afternoon Sessions
3:00 PM
Power Panel
Trust, Traceability and Market Access
Certification, chain of custody and system integrity for global standards
- How producers can meet both local requirements and international buyer expectations across ISCC, RSB, CORSIA-linked requirements and airworthiness pathways
- The role of digital traceability, mass balance, and registry-based systems in making claims auditable and scalable
3:40 PM
Presentation
Building a SAF Market
Pricing, tradability and the path to commoditisation
- What needs to happen for SAF to move beyond bespoke offtake agreements toward more standardised, liquid, and financeable market structures?
- How pricing, certification, book-and-claim systems, and contract design shape SAF's potential to function more like a traded product
- What role Mainland China and Hong Kong could play in building transparent SAF trade flows, market confidence, and regional pricing signals
4:00 PM
Power Panel
Scaling SAF Trade
Establishing trade corridors between China and the rest of the world
- How recent export-policy developments and licensing arrangements are changing China's role in global SAF flows
- Exploring whether Hong Kong can evolve into a commercial, financing and contracting hub for SAF trade
4:40 PM
Fireside Chat
Making SAF Deliverable
Airport readiness, blending capacity and fuel logistics in China and Hong Kong
- Where the biggest operational gaps sit today: blending capacity, segregated storage, fuel quality assurance, and airport distribution systems
- Evolving infrastructure planning alongside demand signals, mandates, and book-and-claim systems
5:00 PM
End of Main Conference Day 1
7:30 AM
Registration & Coffee — Networking Zone opens
Keynotes
8:35 AM
Opening
Welcome Address & Opening Remarks
Chair
- Opening Day 2 and setting the agenda for next-generation pathways, demand creation and implementation
8:40 AM
Power Panel
China's Next Wave of Aviation Fuels
eSAF, PtL, methanol-to-jet and hydrogen scale-up
- Exploring how China's scale in renewables, hydrogen and methanol is creating a strategic advantage in next-generation aviation fuels
- Which pathways look most credible pre-2030 versus post-2030, and where the biggest technology and cost gaps remain
- How producers and policymakers should think about pathway diversity to ensure future supply volumes
9:25 AM
Power Panel
Technology Deep Dive: What Will Actually Scale?
Readiness, certification and commercial reality across breakthrough pathways
- Unpacking the maturity gap between HEFA, ATJ, gasification-FT, MtJ, PtL, and hydrogen-enabled routes
- Which bottlenecks are technical, which are certification-related, and which are really about capex and market pull
- Separating pathways that are strategically important from those that are commercially investable in the near term
10:10 AM
Extended Structured Meetings & Dedicated 1-2-1 Networking Activities
12:00 PM
Power Panel
Airline Sustainability Focus
SAF, cost and sustainability strategies
- How airlines in China, Hong Kong and the wider region are balancing sustainability goals with cost, supply and airport access realities
- What kinds of offtake structures, partnerships and registry-based mechanisms are most likely to enable airlines in supporting SAF scale-up
- How airline strategies connect with cargo customers, corporate buyers and Scope 3 pressure
12:45 PM
Power Panel
Feedstock Stock Take: UCO, HEFA and Biomass
- How UCO policy, export changes and tightening global waste-oil competition are reshaping economics, and the impact on SAF
- Which non-lipid pathways deserve attention next: alcohol routes, lignocellulosics, municipal waste, biomethane and PtL hybrids
1:30 PM
Extended Networking Lunch, Technology Showcase & 1-2-1 Meetings
Afternoon Sessions
3:00 PM
Power Panel
Driving Cost Down
Process innovation, integration and the next efficiency gains in SAF production
- Examples of how lower-cost renewable power, hydrogen and carbon sources could shift the economics of eSAF and PtL pathways
- Exploring the impact of additional cost for next-gen routes in logistics, certification, contracting and market access
3:40 PM
Presentation
Industry Insight Presentation
Reserved
- Gain market intelligence and hear about new technologies from global leaders in the SAF and aviation decarbonisation space
4:00 PM
Power Panel
Book & Claim, Scope 3 and SAF Registries
Building a demand system that works for Mainland China and Hong Kong
- How book and claim can support industry scale-up when physical blending and airport infrastructure remain constrained
- Exploring what still needs to be resolved around interoperability, buyer requirements and practical implementation in Asian markets
4:40 PM
End of Sustainable Aviation Futures China Congress 2026
The Platform for China's SAF Scale-Up
Why Attend SAF China Congress
First-Class Networking
10+ hours of curated networking, structured 1-2-1s and open breaks, so you can meet the partners you actually need to move projects forward.
Gain Market Access and Credibility
Understand the standards, sustainability expectations and contracting models that unlock international recognition and long-term deals.
Expert Speakers and Strategic Insights
Hear directly from industry leaders and innovators on the real requirements for scale: policy direction, feedstocks, certification, logistics and bankable offtake.
Cross-Border Partnership Opportunities
Connect China's supply strength with global demand — meet international buyers, traders, financiers, certification bodies and corporate customers in one room.