SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Day 1 – Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (AIRLINES ONLY) – El Embajador Royal Hideaway SANTO DOMINGO, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA – DIPLOMATIC – Sponsored by IDAC & ASCA (AIRLINES ONLY)
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| 07:30 – 19:00 | Registration open at hotel Sponsored by Argus Media |
| 08:30 – 08:50 | ASCA Welcome & Presentation |
| 08:50 – 10:10 | Airlines Fuel Committee (airlines only) |
| 10:10 – 10:20 | Official Event Photo |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee Break |
| 10:40 – 12:00 | Airlines Sustainability Committee (airlines only) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Roadmap update: Assessing the feasibility of regional emission reduction pathways.(airlines only) |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Coffee Break |
| 14:20 – 15:20 | SAF Procurement – IATA (airlines only) |
| 19:00 | Private Dinner (By invitation only) Sponsored by TERPEL |
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Day 2 – Wednesday, March 26, 2025 El Embajador Royal Hideaway SANTO DOMINGO, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. GRAN EMBAJADOR BALLROOM – Sponsored by Exolum
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| 08:00 – 17:30 | Registration open at hotel Sponsored by Argus Media |
| 08:30 – 09:20 | Official Opening Ceremony
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| 09:20 – 09:25 | ASCA Agreement Renewal – Video |
| 09:25 – 09:30 | Introduction and Anti-Trust and Competition Law Guidelines
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| 09:30 – 10:30 | Climate change grounded: the operational challenges facing aviation. Recognizing the impacts of climate change on aviation operations is crucial. It seeks to examine threats such as flooding, rising temperatures, alterations in wind patterns and storms, exploring their consequences for infrastructure, flight planning, and aircraft performance. Aimed at generating awareness and promoting adaptation and mitigation strategies with respect to climate change.
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| 10:30 – 11:30 | Refreshment Break Official Event Photo Sponsored by ALTA |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | From runway to recycling: circular economy solutions for the aviation industry. To present concrete solutions and success stories in circular economy applicable to the aviation industry, from onboard waste management to materials recovery, with the aim of catalyzing the adoption of circular practices and fostering the transition to a sustainable aviation model.
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| 12:00 – 12:45 | Overcoming barriers: advances in SAF regulation and production. Review of regulatory developments in Latin America and the Caribbean, facilitating the adoption and growth of SAF. In addition, crucial information will be provided on financing options available to producers, seeking to boost production and make SAF a tangible reality in the aviation industry in the region.
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| 12:45 – 14:15 | Lunch – Diplomatic Sponsored by ALTA |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Flexibility for growth: Benefits of having flexible fuel quality policies that allow the use of Jet A or Jet A-1 Addressing the opportunities to use Jet A or Jet A-1, depending on what is logistically most efficient in a specific country. The logistical challenges involved in the transition of fuel quality and strategies to ensure a smooth transition.
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Political winds of change: navigating the future and perspectives of the regional jet market. Update on the JET fuel market in the Latin America and Caribbean region. The current state of the market will be analyzed, including demand trends, prices and factors that influence its dynamics, providing a strategic vision for decision making in the industry.
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Refreshment Break Sponsored by ALTA |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Fueling the future: sustainable and responsible supply chain management in aviation. Understanding responsible management, from the refinery to the aircraft, where we see not only a dramatic reduction in Scope 3 emissions, which covers all indirect emissions occurring in a supplier’s value chain but also opens up new opportunities for innovation and efficiency on traceability, and the strategic collaboration needed to drive a more profitable future committed to a sustainable future.
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| 16:45 – 17:15 | Strategic insights on feedstocks and SAF market growth in Latin America, driven by EU mandates. Understand the current feedstock landscape for SAF, especially considering the updates in European mandates. The implications of these regulations for the region will be analyzed, identifying best practices that can be capitalized on to boost the production and adoption of SAF in Latin America.
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| 17:15 | Session ends. |
| 17:30 – 18:30 | Cocktail – All Participants
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| 19:00 | Private Dinner (By invitation only)
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Thursday, March 27, 2025
Day 3 – Thursday, March 27, 2025 El Embajador Royal Hideaway SANTO DOMINGO, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. GRAN EMBAJADOR BALLROOM – Sponsored by Exolum
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| 08:00 – 16:15 | Registration open at hotel Sponsored by Argus Media |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Regional roadmap in Latin America and the Caribbean to reduce emissions in a sustainable way A robust regional roadmap for emissions reduction aviation in Latin America and the Caribbean is needed. Such a roadmap requires quantifiable targets, and a concrete implementation plan, all developed with the active support and engagement of regional governments. This effort will establish a clear pathway towards a sustainable aviation sector in the region.
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Refreshment Break Sponsored by ALTA |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Exploring Aviation fuel Logistics: Challenges and opportunities in the Jet Fuel Supply Chain in Latin America and the Caribbean Analyse the jet fuel supply challenges in the region while highlighting how each country’s policies can contribute to optimizing the supply chain and share the industry’s best practices.
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| 11:30 – 12:15 | Sustainable aviation for all: driving innovation and inclusion. Sponsored by avianca Recognizing that sustainability is a holistic concept encompassing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, including inclusion, equity, and diversity. This panel will examine the progress made and the remaining challenges in developing a truly sustainable aviation industry, focusing on the inclusion of women and persons with disabilities as key building blocks.
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| 12:15 – 14:00 | Lunch – Diplomatic Sponsored by ALTA |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Fuel efficiency & Green Operations Exploration of key strategies and best practices to optimize operational efficiency and fuel consumption, driving sustainability in the industry.
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Difficulty in waste management due to customs clearance taxes. Customs import taxes are a significant challenge for the efficient management of waste, so it is important to analyze in detail how these taxes hinder the final disposal and recycling of these materials with their additional costs to explore alternatives and possible solutions to optimize their management.
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | ESG maturity analysis of airlines in Latin America Including ESG aspects in corporate strategy leads to improved financial performance and long-term risk management for companies. ESG issues, such as climate change, human rights and board diversity, have become increasingly important to investors and stakeholders. For the aviation industry, it is essential to know what our outlook is in this matter through the results of this diagnosis carried out with ALTA’s member airlines.
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| 16:00 – 16:15 | Closing Remarks. |
| 16:15 | Session ends. |
NOTES TO ALL ATTENDEES:
The event will be conducted mostly in Spanish; simultaneous translation services to English will be available – Sponsored by SITA
Dress code: business casual for meetings and social events. Given the combination of heat, humidity and the possibility of rain in Santo Domingo in March, business attire made of light and breathable fabrics is recommended, and a sweater as air conditioning is provided, prioritizing comfort of the attendees.
