Agenda de la Conferencia
| 08:00 - 18:00 | Registration open at hotel |
| 09:00 - 09:00 | Introduction and Anti-Trust and Competition Law Guidelines. |
| 09:05 - 10:45 | Airlines Fuel Committee |
| 10:45 - 11:05 | Coffee Break |
| 11:05 - 12:45 | Airlines Sustainability Committee |
| 12:45 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Net Zero Aviation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Pathways and Trade-Offs - Results Presentation of the outcomes from the regional study, highlighting recommendations, and next steps. The impact of cross-border collaboration among industry stakeholders will be analyzed. |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Seminar: Fueling the Skies Smarter: Digital Transformation in Jet Fuel Lifecycle |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | Airlines Private Dinner |
| 09:00 - 09:25 | Official Opening Ceremony - Opening Remarks |
| 09:25 - 09:30 | Introduction and Anti-Trust and Competition Law Guidelines. |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Aviation and Climate Futures: Criteria, Local Opportunities, and Policy Perspectives Opening panel exploring the future of aviation in the context of climate change. The session will analyze sustainability criteria, local production opportunities for alternative fuels, and the impact of public policy on sector decarbonization. Cesar Pereira · EMBRAER S.A. Karen Walker · ATW Air Transport World Francisco Medela · ACI LAC José Chamorro · Comunidad Andina Carlos Aya · ABRA Group |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Refreshment Break Official Event Photo |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Jet Fuel 360: Building a Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chain This panel will deliver a comprehensive strategic view of jet fuel challenges and opportunities across Latin America and the Caribbean. It will address critical issues such as availability, cost pressures, and logistics, while analyzing bottlenecks from refining to intoplane operations. Experts will share regional collaboration experiences and best practices to overcome logistical, technological, and regulatory hurdles. Claudia Tovar · Word Fuel Services Heriberto Castro · Copa Airlines |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Net Zero Aviation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Pathways and Trade-Offs This presentation will unveil the strategic scenarios from the regional study aligned with ICAO’s Long-Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG), showcasing how Latin America and the Caribbean can advance aviation decarbonization without compromising connectivity or competitiveness. Through a forward-looking lens, the presentation will explore technical, economic, and policy pathways, emphasizing the critical role of operational efficiencies as an immediate lever to reduce emissions, optimize costs, and build sector resilience. |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Operational Efficiency: The Key Role of Governments in Latin American and Caribbean Aviation This panel will explore how operational efficiency can transform aviation across the region, emphasizing the essential role of governments in enabling investments, modernizing airspace, and promoting regulations that drive emissions reduction and economic growth. Panelists will discuss collaborative strategies and concrete examples of public policies that maximize environmental and competitive benefits, encouraging states to take an active leadership role in the transition toward more sustainable aviation. Carlos Simbaqueba · Wingo Jorge Armoa · OACI SAM Yonathan Perelmuter · Sky Airline |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | SAF Market Mapping: Opportunities Across The Regions A comprehensive mapping of opportunities for the development and adoption of SAF in Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions. The session will present fiscal incentives, market entry barriers, and strategies to scale SAF production and consumption across the regions. Louise Burke · Argus Media Emilia Rivadeneira · LATAM AIRLINES GROUP |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Regional SAF Investment Horizons: Economic and Fiscal Opportunities Analysis of the economic and fiscal opportunities for SAF investment in the region. The discussion will cover incentives, financing models, and the roles of government and private sector in building a robust sustainable fuels market. Pedro de la Fuente · IATA Paula Daroca · AIRBUS Rafael Pástor · PBP Abogados Renata Fonseca · GOL Linhas Aéreas Elise Fox · Word Fuel Services |
| 16:15 - 17:30 | Networking Session |
| 17:30 - 20:00 | Cocktail - All Participants |
| 20:00 - 20:00 | Airlines Private Dinner – (By Invitation Only) |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Introduction and Anti-Trust and Competition Law Guidelines |
| 09:05 - 09:25 | Carbon Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Regional Potential to Real Impact This keynote sets the context for the panel by examining how the design of carbon markets in Latin America and the Caribbean shapes costs, efficiency, and real‑world outcomes. It frames carbon markets as a potential game changer, when aligned with regional realities, before opening the discussion on aviation sustainability. German Romero Otálora · Diorama. |
| 09:25 - 10:25 | Carbon Markets as a Game Changer: Shaping the Future of Aviation Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean This panel spotlights carbon markets and offsets as powerful tools for emissions reduction in Latin American and Caribbean aviation. Discover how the region’s natural assets and evolving policies can position it as a global leader in high-quality carbon credits. Experts will share real cases, address the challenges of scaling supply and ensuring credit integrity, and reveal how airlines and governments can leverage carbon markets and offsets to meet compliance, unlock investment, and accelerate both climate and economic progress. Simone Pereira de Souza · Boeing German Romero Otálora · Diorama. Juan Pablo Franco · DGAC Ecuador Ludovino Lopes · Ludovino Lopes Sociedade de Advogados Marco Larson · Sky Airline |
| 10:25 - 11:05 | Jet Fuel Outlook: What’s Next for Latin America & Caribbean? A strategic outlook on the jet fuel market, analyzing its future amid shifting oil dynamics and regional aviation growth. Expert will assess production forecasts, pricing trends, and supply chain resilience, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. The presentation will explore whether jet fuel is on a path of decline or transformation, and what this means for long-term planning. James Simpson · S&P Global Energy Felipe Villegas Gómez · Navitas Consultores |
| 11:05 - 11:55 | Jet Fuel in Focus: Refining Economics, Forecasts & Supply Chain Logistics in Latin America Jet Fuel in Focus brings together refiners, regulators, and logistics providers to examine how refining economics, market fundamentals, and supply chain logistics interact to shape jet fuel pricing, reliability, and competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean. The panel explores the combined impact of refinery margins, crude differentials, infrastructure constraints, and shipping costs on long‑term fuel supply resilience for airlines in the region. Alexandra Calvo · IATA Iván Saco · Exolum Aviation Christian Puente · Agencia de Regulación y Control de Hidrocarburos - Ecuador Julio Herrera · Ecopetrol Juliana Gene · Organización Terpel |
| 11:55 - 12:15 | Refreshment Break |
| 12:05 - 12:35 | CORSIA Pathways: Compliance, Innovation, and Impact Present the latest updates to the scheme, strategies for effective implementation, and how technological and market-based solutions—such as sustainable aviation fuels, carbon markets, and digital MRV systems—can support long-term decarbonization goals. The presentation will also highlight opportunities for regional collaboration and policy alignment to ensure a just and efficient transition for the aviation sector. Jorge Armoa · OACI SAM |
| 12:45 - 13:30 | Driving Airport Transformation: Advancing Sustainable Airport Ecosystems This panel will explore how airports are driving sustainability through integrated strategies that combine sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, low‑emission operations, and intelligent management systems. The panel will highlight cross‑sector collaboration to reduce Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions and strengthen the resilience of the airport ecosystem. |
| 13:30 - 13:40 | Closing Remarks |
| 13:40 - 16:30 | Open Networking Session |
NOTAS PARA TODOS LOS ASISTENTES:
El evento se llevará a cabo mayormente en español; habrá servicios de traducción simultánea al inglés.
Código de vestimenta: casual de negocios para reuniones y eventos sociales.
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 - 18:00 | 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 |
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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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. |
Cesar Pereira · EMBRAER S.A.
Karen Walker · ATW Air Transport World
Francisco Medela · ACI LAC
José Chamorro · Comunidad Andina
Carlos Aya · ABRA Group
Claudia Tovar · Word Fuel Services
Heriberto Castro · Copa Airlines
Carlos Simbaqueba · Wingo
Jorge Armoa · OACI SAM
Yonathan Perelmuter · Sky Airline
Louise Burke · Argus Media
Emilia Rivadeneira · LATAM AIRLINES GROUP
Pedro de la Fuente · IATA
Paula Daroca · AIRBUS
Rafael Pástor · PBP Abogados
Renata Fonseca · GOL Linhas Aéreas
Elise Fox · Word Fuel Services
German Romero Otálora · Diorama.
Simone Pereira de Souza · Boeing
Juan Pablo Franco · DGAC Ecuador
Ludovino Lopes · Ludovino Lopes Sociedade de Advogados
Marco Larson · Sky Airline
James Simpson · S&P Global Energy
Felipe Villegas Gómez · Navitas Consultores
Alexandra Calvo · IATA
Iván Saco · Exolum Aviation
Christian Puente · Agencia de Regulación y Control de Hidrocarburos - Ecuador
Julio Herrera · Ecopetrol
Juliana Gene · Organización Terpel