Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Leadership Summit

September 29 - 30, 2026 | Bell Harbor International Conference Center | Seattle, Washington

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Summit Speakers

Meet the speakers joining us at the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Leadership Summit. More speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

 
Abbey Brown

Clean Fuel Standard Technical Lead, Washington Department of Ecology

Anders Thorsen

Director, EIFO

Angela Rosenwood

SAF & Sustainability Program Manager, Alaska Airlines

Binaipal Gill

Director of Implementation, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, BC Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions

Christopher Efird

CEO & Chairperson of the Board, NXTClean Fuels

Jade Patterson

Energy Specialist, Bloomberg

Jadhav Ashwin

Vice President Business Development, Twelve

Jake Gentry

Executive Director, Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator

John Plaza

Chief Investment Officer, SkyNRG

Jon Holden

General Vice President, IAM Union

Josh Heyne

Director of Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Lab, Washington State University

Keith Sawyer

Manager of Alternative Fuels, AvFuels

Kurt Ellison

Maritime and Aviation Policy Director, Climate Solutions

Liat Carlyle

Consultant, Earth Finance

Marko Liias

Washington State Senator

Matt Tomich

President, Energy Vision

Michael Freels

Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy

Richard Corey

Partner, AJW

Ryan Calkins

Commissioner, Port of Seattle

Ryan Faucett

Vice President of Sustainability Partnerships, Boeing

Ryan Spies

Managing Director, Sustainability, Alaska Airlines

Stephanie Meyn

Climate Program Manager, Port of Seattle

Steve Csonka

Executive Director, CAAFI

Tim Zenk

Managing Director, Earth Finance

Todd Woodard

Marketing & Public Affairs Director, Spokane Airport

Wendy Avis

Director, Climate and Environment, Vancouver Airport Authority