1st Philippine SAF Policy Development Roundtable Discussion

Organized by: Island Skies Alliance (ISA), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) & Subic-Clark Alliance for Development (SCAD)

Date: June 24, 2025

Time: 08:50 AM – 12:00 PM (Registration opens at 08:00 AM)

Venue:

• Onsite:  Rm 115 Assembly Hall, Civil Aviation Training Center, Pasay City

• Online: Google Meet

  
  

  

Overview & Objectives

This roundtable seeks to bring together public and private stakeholders to initiate the development of a national SAF policy framework. The key objectives are:

1. Foster appreciation for a SAF policy development framework, emphasizing the need to establish dedicated workstreams for policy and regulation.

2. Enhance awareness of global best practices in SAF policy and regulatory development.

3. Surface private sector perspectives to help guide policy agenda setting in a way that is both enabling and forward-looking.

Program Outline

Time	Agenda	Speaker / Organization
08:00–08:45	Start of Registration	ISA
08:50–09:00	Pambansang Awit & Prayer	Moderator
09:00–09:10	Opening Remarks	ISA – Ilya Gutlin
09:10–09:20	Welcome Message	CAAP – Sofia Fulmaran
09:20–09:30	Pictorials (10 mins)
09:30–09:50	Presentation: Possible Policy Development Framework	Prof. Michael Eric Castillo
09:50–10:10	Discussion: Based on Pre-Work Shared
10:10–10:25	Presentation: Global Policy Best Practices	TOPSOE – Sylvain Verdier
10:25–10:35	Coffee Break (10 mins)
10:35–10:45	Presentation: Stakeholder Needs	EY – Kasia Klaczynska Lewis
10:45–11:15	Discussion
11:15–11:25	Insight: How Similar Jurisdictions Are Doing	University of Hawaii – Dr. Scott Turn
11:25–11:35	Reactions
11:35–11:50	Recap & Conclusion	ISA – Junard J. Cruz
11:50–11:59	Closing Remarks	SCAD – Atty. Carminda Fabros
12:00 onwards	Lunch will be served

	Key Persons
CAAP Head of Strategic Planning / NBB SAF Committee Chair	Sofia Fulmaran
Public Administration Consultant	Prof. Michael Eric Castillo
TOPOSE Senior Strategy Manager	Sylvain Verdier
SCAD Executive Director	Atty. Carminda Fabros
Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute Researcher, Integrated Bioenergy Systems & Gasification	Dr. Scott Turn
ISA CEO	Junard J Cruz
ISA Chairman	Ilya Gutlin

Resource Persons Also Present

Department of Transportation (DOTr)

Department of Energy (DOE)

Board of Investments (BOI)

Department of Finance (DOF)

Department of Science & Technology (DOST)

Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR)

Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)

Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP)

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Earthfinance (US)

SAFasia Inc.

Petron Corporation

Your expertise and participation in this important dialogue would be highly valued as we collectively explore the opportunities and challenges in advancing SAF development in the Philippines.

For media inquiries, to receive post-event recaps, and for further information, please email us at isa@islandskiesalliance.org.