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Investable Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Tue, 7 March, 2023 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Please join the Environmental and Energy Law program for a conference on the status and future of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) for military and civilian use. This program will explore the current development status and future of sustainable aviation fuels; and the challenges to accelerating their use for both military and civilian purposes, including the need for attracting investment capital.

This program is intended to reach and educate audiences, including students, that might not have previously considered the importance of aviation fuels in managing greenhouse gas emissions as well as more seasoned audiences, and to stimulate cross-disciplinary consideration of the tough issues needed to advance their adoption and use.

The program is open to students and the public. Registration is required, but there is no registration fee. The program will be accessible both in-person and remotely. For in-person attendees, a networking reception will immediately follow the discussion. 

GW Law students can receive Upper-Level Professional Development credit for Foundations of Practice for this event. 

Agenda

Noon | Doors Open

12:15 pm | Welcome and Housekeeping

12:20 - 1 pm | Keynote Address

  • Kevin Welsh, Executive Director of the Office of Environment and Energy and the U.S. Member to the committee in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Federal Aviation Administration

1 - 2:15 pm | Panel 1: Where are we now?

Moderator: Joanne Ivancic, JD '87, Executive Director, Advanced Biofuels USA

  • James Hileman, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation Administration
  • Nancy N. Young, Aviation, Environment & Sustainability Attorney, formerly Chief Sustainability Officer at Alder Fuels
  • Daniels J. Baniszewski, Chief, Product Technology & Standardization, Defense Logistics Agency Energy

2:15 - 2:25 pm | Break

2:25 - 2:45 pm | Discussion: What are investors looking for?

Moderator: Donna Attanasio, Assistant Dean for Energy Law, GW Law

  • Eve Hanson, Vice President, Research & Innovation, Energy Impact Partners

2:45 - 4 pm | Panel 2: Trajectories for advancement

Moderator: David Woodworth, JD '98, LLM '22, Professorial Lecturer in Aviation Law, GW Law

  • Steve Csonka, President, Csonka Aviation Consultancy, LLC and Executive Director, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI)
  • Alex Menotti, JD '07, VP, Corporate and Government Affairs, LanzaJet
  • Christopher Hessler, Founding Partner, AJW

4 - 5:30 pm | Reception in the Dee Kelly Lounge

Co-Sponsors
  • GW Law Environmental & Energy Law Program
  • GW Law National Security Law Association (NSLA)
  • GW Law National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program
  • GW Law Sustainable Energy Initiative
  • GW Law Journal of Energy & Environmental Law
  • GW Law Environmental & Energy Law Association
  • GW Environmental & Energy Management Institute
  • SustainableGW
  • GW Climate & Health Institute

 

Where
Law School Complex 20th Street, NW between G & H Streets, NW Washington DC 20052
Room: Jacob Burns Moot Court
Admission
Open to everyone.
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