Agenda de la Conferencia

Day 1 – Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (AIRLINES ONLY) – El Embajador Royal Hideaway SANTO DOMINGO, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA - DIPLOMATIC - Sponsored by IDAC & ASCA (AIRLINES ONLY)
  • Host Airline: Arajet S.A
  • Conference Badge Sponsored by SITA
  • Conference Lanyard Sponsored by AEG Fuels
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
  • Host Airline: Arajet S.A
  • Conference Badge Sponsored by SITA
  • Conference Lanyard Sponsored by AEG Fuels
08:00 - 17:30 Registration open at hotel Sponsored by Argus Media
08:30 - 09:20 Official Opening Ceremony
  • Igor Rodríguez Durán, Director of IDAC
  • Paola Plá, Deputy Director of IDAC
  • Héctor Porcella, President JAC
Opening remarks
  • Jose Ricardo Botelho (On behalf of Executive Director & CEO)
09:20 - 09:25 ASCA Agreement Renewal - Video
09:25 - 09:30 Introduction and Anti-Trust and Competition Law Guidelines
  • Call to Attention, ALTA
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.
  • Melina Santos, VINCI Concessions
  • Marco Larson, SKY
  • Carlos Simbaqueba, Wingo
  • Luis Sánchez, OACI NACC
  • Landon Loomis, Boeing
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.
  • Johanna Cabrera, LATAM Airlines
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.
  • Pedro de la Fuente, IATA
  • Manuel García Perez, WSU
  • Judit de León, IDAC
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.
  • Alexandra Calvo, IATA
  • Miguel Solano, DGAC Costa Rica
  • Stephano Gachet, LATAM Airlines
  • Luis Osegueda, Chevron
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.
  • Debnil Chowdhury, S&P Global
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.
  • Alejandro Pinzón, avianca
  • Liliana Tovar, Terpel
  • Edmundo Jimenez, GPD Aviation
  • Mariano Gutierrez, Repsol Perú
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.
  • Louise Burke, Argus Media
17:15 Session ends.
17:30 - 18:30 Cocktail - All Participants
  • Sponsored by World Fuel Services
19:00 Private Dinner (By invitation only)
  • Sponsored by World Fuel Services
Day 3 – Thursday, March 27, 2025 El Embajador Royal Hideaway SANTO DOMINGO, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. GRAN EMBAJADOR BALLROOM - Sponsored by Exolum
  • Host Airline: Arajet S.A
  • Conference Badge Sponsored by SITA
  • Conference Lanyard Sponsored by AEG Fuels
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.
  • Jaime Binder, CLAC
  • Inmaculada Gómez, ICF
  • Igor Rodríguez Durán, IDAC
  • Adriana Abrão, CA’ARBOM
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.
  • Alexandra Calvo, IATA
  • Andrés Roqué, WFS
  • Iván Saco, Exolum
  • Benjamin Nazar, LATAM Airlines
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.
  • Jaime Escobar, ALTA
  • Cristina González, Arajet S.A
  • Paola Plá, IDAC
  • Mónica Uribe, avianca
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.
  • Marcus Vinicius Bertato, GOL
  • Cesar Pereira, Embraer
  • Carlos Vianna, SITA
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.
  • Rosa Nordfeldt, Air Europa
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.
  • Eliseo Llamazares, KPMG
16:00 - 16:15 Closing Remarks.
16:15 Session ends.

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