Preliminary agenda released for 2024 North American SAF Conference & Expo with extra day of content and second program track
June 19, 2024
BY BBI International
SAF Magazine and the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative announced the preliminary agenda for the North American SAF Conference and Expo, being held Sept. 11-13 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota. The North American SAF Conference & Expo is designed specifically for companies and organizations advancing technologies that support the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF.)
Now in its second year, the North American SAF Conference & Expo has extended into a three-day event featuring more than double the content from 2023. The first day, Wednesday, Sept. 11, will focus entirely on the U.S. SAF Grand Challenge. An extra track room has been added to the event to provide attendees with more content. Concurrent sessions will run throughout Thursday, Sept. 12, and Friday, Sept. 13.
“After a successful 2023 event, we are thrilled to expand our collaboration with CAAFI for the North American SAF Conference & Expo and add an extra day of content,” said John Nelson, vice president of operations, sales, and marketing at BBI International. “Our shared vision of uniting the industry to advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel development is at the heart of this event. With the added content and sessions this year, we are committed to providing a comprehensive platform for innovation and progress in the SAF sector.”
The program contains content across multiple different industry topics, including:
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- Crafting State and Federal Policies that Spur Innovation, Catalyze Projects and Propel Investment in SAF Production
- Surveying the Novel Feedstocks Making their Case as Conversion Ready Inputs for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
- An Exploration of the Impact of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentives on Farm Practices and Feedstock Production
- Risk Management Strategies Being Deployed to Drive Surety into Early SAF Project Development and Production
The conference begins Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 8:00 am (CDT) and will be open to all registered attendees.
To view the online agenda for the North American SAF Conference & Expo, click here.
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