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STRATEGIC SUMMIT AT IGH2023

DAY1

2023 STRATEGIC SUMMIT AGENDA

Day 1 Morning – Strategic Summit

09:00 - 09:10 (10 mins)

[Welcome Address] Global Collaborative Framework - Accelerating Green Hydrogen Economy

Gauri Singh
Deputy Director General
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

09:10 - 10:30 (80 mins)

[Global Ministerial Plenary] Government Initiatives to Green Hydrogen Revolution

09:10-09:30  [UK Address] To Net Zero - Boosting UK Hydrogen Economy

Reserved for Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero UK

09:30-09:40 [US Address] Powering the Energy Transition - The US Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Vision

Reserved for The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm. Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

09:40-10:00 [UAE Address] Boosting the UAE Hydrogen Economy on the Road to Net Zero

Reserved for H.E. Mariam Bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates

10:00-10:20 [German Address] Speeding up the Roll-out of Green Hydrogen

Reserved for Dr. Christine Falken-Grosser, Director, Hydrogen Coordination, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

10:20-10:40 [Authority Address] Pathway to Decarbonization

Reserved for Ministry

Coffee Break  (40mins)

11:10 - 12:00

(50 mins)

[Opening Roundtable] Unlocking Clean Hydrogen Economy
  • The importance of international cooperation and collaboration among governments, businesses, and stakeholders

  • The role of policy frameworks and regulatory incentives in promoting the development and deployment of clean hydrogen technologies"

Sanjiv Lamba
Chief Executive Officer
Linde

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Didier Holleaux
Executive Vice President
ENGIE

Dr. Sopna Sury
Chair, 
Hydrogen Europe
COO Hydrogen, RWE Generation SE

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Marco Arcelli
Chief Executive Officer
ACWA Power

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Ahmed El-Hoshy
Chief Executive Officer
OCI Global

11:50 - 12:10

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Reserved for Uniper

Dr. Axel Wietfeld
Chief Executive Officer

Uniper Hydrogen

Luncheon

Day 1 Afternoon – Strategic Summit

14:00 - 15:00 (60 mins)

[Panel] Linking Producers and Offtakers: Building Global Hydrogen Trade Networks
  • The need for standardized quality and safety protocols to enable global trade and ensure consistent quality across different hydrogen production and transportation systems.

  • building robust and reliable hydrogen supply chains to support the growth of global hydrogen markets.

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Felipe Arbelaez
Senior Vice President Hydrogen & CCS
bp

Grete Tveit
Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions
Equinor

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Gabriël Clemens
Chief Executive Officer, Green Gas

E.ON SE

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Jürgen Tzschoppe
Executive Vice President New Energy Solutions

Statkraft

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Valérie Ruiz-Domingo
Group Hydrogen Vice President

ENGIE

Benjamin Haycraft
Executive Vice President, EMEA Region
Plug Power

Markus Bangen
Chief Executive Officer
Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport)

 
Senior Representative
uniper

15:00 - 15:40 (40 mins)

[Innovation Box] Cutting-Edge Hydrogen Solutions

15:00-15:20 [Innovation Box A] Green Hydrogen Projects Case

15:20-15:40 [Innovation Box B] Hydrogen Transport Opportunity

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Werner Ponikwar
Chief Executive Officer
thyssenkrupp nucera

Coffee Break (30 mins)

16:10 - 17:00

(50 mins)

[Panel] From Supply to Demand: Maximizing Europe Hydrogen Supply Chain
  • The importance of developing a comprehensive hydrogen strategy that covers the entire value chain, from production to end-use

  • leveraging the existing infrastructure, such as natural gas pipelines, to transport hydrogen 

Tom Hautekiet
Chief Commercial Officer
Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Osamu Ikeda
Managing Director
Chiyoda Corporation Netherlands B.V.

Ryo Kogure
VP Hydrogen Supply Chain & Infrastructure, European Markets
Mitsubishi Nederland B.V.

17:00 - 17:50

(50 mins)

[Panel] Scaling Up 100 million tonnes Green Hydrogen Production by 2030
  • Building large-scale green hydrogen production facilities in regions with abundant renewable energy resources

  • Developing and scaling up cost-effective green hydrogen production technologies

Israel Hurtado
President
H2 Mexico

Alicia Eastman
President
InterContinental Energy

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Andrea Lovato
EVP, Global Head of Hydrogen
ACWA Power

Ana Quelhas
Managing Director for Hydrogen
EDP Renewables

Alex Hewitt
Co-founder & CEO
CWP Global

David R. Edmondson
CEO
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company

18:30 - 20:00

(90 mins)

IMPACT Awards Ceremony & Cocktail Party
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