WA | The Role of New Entrants in the Australian SAF Market

Clare is a partner in the energy and infrastructure practice group at Gilbert + Tobin, specialising in energy and energy transition projects and M&A.

Clare has more than 20 years’ experience advising clients on a range of energy and resources transactions, and major project development across mining, traditional energies, and energy transition including renewable energy (wind, solar, BESS), CCUS projects, green ammonia/hydrogen, and DAC projects. Clare has provided advice to clients in more than 50 countries, and regularly presents at conferences on issues arising in energy transition and the role of government and the private sector in achieving Net Zero. Clare also sits on the board of the Australia Korea Business Council, and on the clean energy subcommittee of the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Council.

Jonathon is a Senior Manager at Qantas responsible for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Strategy and Investment from the Qantas Climate Fund.

Jonathon has a background in energy economics and engineering having worked across Oil and Gas, renewables, energy transition strategy and financial advisory.

Richard is a senior sales manager at Honeywell UOP, responsible for Australia, New Zealand and PNG with a focus on sustainable & renewable fuels, carbon capture and clean hydrogen within UOP’s Sustainable Technology Solutions portfolio.

Richard has more than 15 years of experience in the energy and resources industry having supported projects in areas such as LNG, refining, alumina, clean hydrogen, energy storage, carbon capture and sustainable aviation fuel. Richard has experience in engineering design, construction, project management, contract negotiation and commercial matters related to the development of projects in the traditional resources and energy transition sectors.

Ed is CEO and Founder of Jet Zero Australia, a biofuel energy company established in 2021 with plans progressing to develop Australia’s first LanzaJet Alcohol to Jet Fuel facility, taking surplus ethanol production from agricultural by-products on the east coast of Australia and converting it to Sustainable Aviation Fuel via a plant to be built in Townsville, Queensland.

He was previously Managing Director at HSBC, Renaissance Capital, Bank of America and Royal Bank of Canada and has a Bachelor of Engineering & Computing (Hons) from Monash University and is a Graduate in Corporate Finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.

Gareth is the Managing Director for Technip Energies operations in Australia and New Zealand.

Gareth has over 25 years’ experience in the energy and construction industry, spending the most recent 17 years within Technip. He has held various project management roles throughout different phases of project delivery including front end, detail design and EPC delivery. In addition, he has held various corporate management roles and has strong international experience including Asia Pacific, UK, Africa and France.