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STRATEGIC SUMMIT AT IH2025

DAY2

2025 STRATEGIC SUMMIT AGENDA

Day 2 Morning – Strategic Summit

08:00 - 09:00 

(60 mins)

Welcome Morning Coffee & Registration

09:00 - 09:40

(40 mins)

[Panel] Realizing Long-term Offtake Agreements and Scaling up demand for Hydrogen to decarbonize Hard to Abate Sectors

  • Strategies for securing long-term hydrogen offtake agreements to support industrial decarbonization

  • Demand growth for hydrogen in hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, chemicals, and aviation

  • ​Role of policy and market mechanisms in boosting demand for clean hydrogen

Moderator: 

Murray Douglas
Vice President, Hydrogen Research
Wood Mackenzie

Panelists:

Dr. Hans Dieter Hermes
Executive Vice President Hydrogen & Clean Energies
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH

Carolina Romero
Head of eFuel Partnerships
HDF Energy

Barry Lavery
Global Head | Green Fuels BD
ReNew Power

09:40 - 10:00

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Finding the Sweet Spot to Unlock the Power-to-X Market

Richard Temple
Chief Commercial Officer
Rely

Coffee Break & Networking

10:30 - 11:20

(50 mins)

[Panel] Bringing Hydrogen Projects to Final Investment Decision

  • Key factors influencing final investment decisions for large-scale hydrogen projects

  • Addressing financial, technical, and regulatory barriers to investment readiness

  • Insights from successful projects reaching final investment milestones

Moderator: 

Tore Sylvester Jeppesen
Associate Partner
McKinsey & Company

Panelists:

Will Lochhead
Deputy Director, Hydrogen Production and Storage Business Models
UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Tim Calver
Vice President Commercial
ITM Power 

Diogo Almeida
Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels - Head of Business Development 
Galp

Stefan Walter 
Managing Director
Augusta & Co

Joe Seifert
Chief Executive Officer
EET Hydrogen

11:20 - 11:40

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Welcome to H2.0: How Solid Oxide is Redefining the Future of Electrolysis and Fuel Cells

Stuart Paynter
Chief Financial Officer
Ceres

11:40 - 12:30 

(50 mins)

[Spotlight] Hydrogen in Aviation: Building a Robust Aviation Hydrogen Supply Chain 

  • What are the immediate and long-term strategies for ramping up green hydrogen output to meet the specific demands of the aviation sector?

  • The essential on-site airport infrastructure requirements (storage, liquefaction, refueling) and the safest, most efficient methods for delivering hydrogen to the airport gate.

  • The innovative collaborative models between energy producers, logistics companies, airport operators, and airlines are critical to de-risk and accelerate supply chain development.

  • The policy and regulatory frameworks best incentivize and harmonize global investment into this new value chain.

Moderator: 

Dominic Weeks
Head of External Affairs & Marketing
ZeroAvia

Panelists:

Sabri Mercimek
Project Manager Zero Emission Aviation
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Koen Pouw 
Sustainability Advisor
Rotterdam The Hague Airport

Helen Leadbetter
Technical Strategy Lead, Zero Emissions Flight
UK Civil Aviation Authority 

David Eccles CBE
Director 
Hydrogen South West

Andy Reynolds
VP ZEROe Hydrogen Storage and Distribution Systems
Airbus

Luncheon & Networking

Day 2 Afternoon – Strategic Summit

14:00 - 15:00 

(60 mins)

[Panel] Hydrogen derivatives for deep decarbonization: methanol, ammonia, e-fuels

  • Role of hydrogen derivatives like methanol, ammonia, and e-fuels in achieving deep decarbonization

  • Industrial and transport applications of hydrogen-based derivatives

  • Challenges and opportunities in scaling production and use of hydrogen derivatives globally

Moderator: 

Stefan Krümpelmann 
Editor, Hydrogen and Future Fuels
Argus Media

Panelists:

Oleksandr Siromakha
Head of Sustainable Fuels
MB Energy Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Konstantinos Chatzifotis
EU Affairs Manager
Motor Oil Group

Izebe Egwaikhide
Head of Hydrogen & CCUS
Department for Business and Trade UK

Diego Fettweis
Chief Commercial Officer 
HIF Global

Stephen Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Ammonia Europe

15:00 - 15:20

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Process Economics in Green Hydrogen Production—attractive options making green hydrogen more competitive

Walter Mayr
Director International Business Development
Shuangliang Group

15:20 - 16:00

(40 mins)

[Innovation Spotlight] Scaling Up Clean Hydrogen: The Critical Technologies for Deployment 

  • Electrolysis Breakthroughs: Advancements for cost-effective, large-scale green hydrogen production.

  • Scalable Storage & Transport: Innovations in high-density hydrogen logistics.

  • Efficient End-Use Integration: Key tech for heavy-duty and industrial applications at scale.

Moderator: 

Gökhan Candan
Department Manager, Hydrogen
ILF Consulting Engineers in Germany 

Panelists:

Lukas Pusterhofer
Product Manager, Solid Oxide
FuelCell Energy

Philipp Walter
Executive Vice President Business Line Hydrogen Systems
Heraeus Precious Metals

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Matthias Schlegel
Projects Director Hydrogen
Fichtner

16:00 - 16:40

(40 mins)

[Panel] From production to distribution: Advancements in Storage, Transportation & Distribution

  • Innovations in hydrogen storage, transportation, and distribution technologies

  • Overcoming challenges in building infrastructure for hydrogen supply chains

  • Enhancing the efficiency and safety of hydrogen logistics from production to end-use

Moderator: 

Seán Dunleavy
Policy Advisor
Eurogas

Panelists:

Osamu Ikeda
Managing Director
Chiyoda Corporation Netherlands B.V.

Dr. Niko Bosnjak
Head of Policy and Communications
OGE Open Grid Europe GmbH

Peter Schmidt
Head of Busines Unit Large Scale Storage and Hydrogen
EWE GASSPEICHER GmbH 

Alain Caracatzanis 
Managing Director
Storengy SAS

Anton Geers
Climate Transition Developer CO2 and H2
Port of Antwerp-Bruges

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