SAF North America Congress 2026

SAF North America Congress 2026 is a three-day sustainable aviation fuel and aviation energy event taking place from 4 to 6 November 2026 at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Houston, Texas, United States. The event brings together 800+ senior leaders from across the SAF and aviation value chain, including airlines, refiners, SAF producers, feedstock suppliers, investors, policymakers, technology providers, airports, and OEMs. The 2026 programme is focused on accelerating SAF deployment and strengthening aviation energy resilience across North America. SAF North America Congress

Purpose and Objectives

The primary purpose of the congress is to connect the full SAF value chain around the commercial, policy, financial, and technical requirements for scaling sustainable aviation fuel. The event focuses on project development, offtake, investment, feedstocks, infrastructure, regulation, and emerging fuel technologies while creating opportunities for the stakeholders needed to move SAF projects toward deployment. SAF North America Congress

Key Activities

The event runs across three days, with 4 November dedicated to SAF intelligence, masterclasses, workshops, expert Q&A, and advance networking. The main conference takes place on 5 and 6 November, featuring panels, presentations, networking, and structured one-to-one meetings. The programme also includes an AI-powered matchmaking platform designed to connect delegates based on their commercial objectives. SAF North America Congress

You’ll explore

• SAF project development and final investment decisions
• Feedstocks and sustainable fuel production
• Policy, regulation and certification
• SAF finance, investment and offtake
• Logistics and aviation fuel infrastructure
• eSAF, future fuels and aviation decarbonisation SAF North America Congress

Speakers

• Bruce Fleming - CEO, Montana Renewables
• Marie LaRiviere - Head of Low Carbon Fuel Strategy, Amazon
• Reema Bari - Head of Aviation Americas, Shell
• Charlotte Lollar - Director of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Delta SAF North America Congress

Significance

The congress is significant because it brings the entire SAF ecosystem together in Houston, a major North American energy hub. Its focus extends beyond technical innovation to the commercial conditions required for SAF scale-up, including financing, offtake agreements, feedstock supply, infrastructure, policy, and market development. SAF North America Congress

Expected Outcomes

Participants can expect stronger connections with airlines, producers, investors, policymakers, technology providers, and other SAF stakeholders. The event is designed to support project partnerships, offtake discussions, financing relationships, technology collaboration, and practical progress toward aviation decarbonisation.