Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Leadership Summit

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

Summit Speakers

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

Clean Fuel Standard Technical Lead, Washington Department of Ecology

Senior Advisor, SkyNRG

Angela Rosenwood

SAF & Sustainability Program Manager, Alaska Airlines

Ashwin Jadhav

Vice President Business Development, Twelve

Beau Hoffman

Owner/Principal, Bobolink Sustainability Group

Bruce Fleming

Chief Executive Officer, Montana Renewables

Chris Cassidy

Renewable Energy Advisor, USDA

Christopher Efird

CEO & Chairperson of the Board, NXTClean Fuels

Corinne Fuller

Consultant/ Senior Advisor, Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator

Courtney Unruh

Vice President of SAF, Qantas

Dale Smith

Consultant/ Senior Advisor, Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator

CEO, Alder Renewables

Fred Felleman

Commissioner, Port of Seattle

Geoff Tauvette

Executive Director, C-SAF

Harrison Petit

Chief Development Officer, PacificAg

Jade Patterson

Energy Specialist, Bloomberg

Executive Director, Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator

Joe Nguyen

President & CEO, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

John Plaza

Chief Investment Officer, SkyNRG

Senior Vice President, Renewables, Par Pacific

General Vice President, IAM Union

Josh Heyne

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

Manager of Alternative Fuels, AvFuels

Managing Director, BioCarbon Strategies

Maritime and Aviation Policy Director, Climate Solutions

Consultant, Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator

Washington State Senator

President, Energy Vision

Vice President of Commercial, Montana Renewables

Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy

Nahelani Parsons

Executive Director, Hawaiʻi Renewable Fuels Coalition

Patrick Gjelstrup Rosenquist

Director, EIFO

Paula Wagner

Head of SAF Sales - Americas, Neste

Director, Regulatory Compliance, Renewable Fuels, Phillips 66

Founder and Executive Vice President, Earth Finance

Richard Corey

Partner, AJW

U.S. Representative

Commissioner, Port of Seattle

Vice President of Sustainability Partnerships, Boeing

Ryan Spies

Managing Director, Sustainability, Alaska Airlines

Interim Energy Policy Director, Washington State Department of Commerce

Stephanie Meyn

Climate Program Manager, Port of Seattle

Executive Director, CAAFI

Senior Director of Aviation & Sustainable Fuel Sales, Phillips 66

Managing Director, Earth Finance

Executive Director, Economic Alliance of Lewis County

Todd Woodard

Marketing & Public Affairs Director, Spokane Airport

Vin Valentino

Energy Economy Lead, Washington State Department of Commerce

Earth Scientist, PNNL