Rachel Gardner-Poole
Director
Aviascia
Rachel Gardner-Poole OBE is a senior aviation leader with extensive experience across sustainability, innovation and transformation. She has held leadership roles at the UK Civil Aviation Authority, the UK Space Agency and Connected Places Catapult, and previously chaired the UK Jet Zero Council Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group. As Director of Aviascia, Rachel works with major organisations to shape strategy, chair stakeholder groups and lead collaborative programmes that deliver meaningful change. She is also a Board member of the British Aviation Group, Board Advisor to Astroscale and Chief Sustainability & Growth Officer at EmPower Flight.
Rachel co-founded and is now the Chair of Aviation for Good, a charity focused on harnessing the power of aviation for humanitarian impact. As a Chartered Mathematician and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, she previously held a commercial pilot licence and was awarded an OBE in 2025 for services to aviation.
Aviascia
Aviascia provides consultancy and delivery services in the areas of strategy & delivery, organisational transformation, change leadership, stakeholder management, innovation and sustainable aviation.
Hydrogen Aviation: Resetting Expectations & Reinforcing Commitment
A status update on hydrogen development, certification, airport infrastructure, and national trial programmes. Discussing where hydrogen fits in the overall decarbonisation portfolio and how investment should be prioritised through
