STRATEGIC SUMMIT AT IH2025
2025 STRATEGIC SUMMIT AGENDA
Day 2 Morning – Strategic Summit
08:00 - 09:00
(60 mins)
Welcome Morning Coffee & Registration
09:00 - 09:50
(50 mins)
[Panel] Realizing Long-term Offtake Agreements and Scaling up demand for Hydrogen to decarbonize Hard to Abate Sectors
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Strategies for securing long-term hydrogen offtake agreements to support industrial decarbonization
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Demand growth for hydrogen in hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, chemicals, and aviation
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Role of policy and market mechanisms in boosting demand for clean hydrogen
Lars Kissau
President Net Zero Accelerator
BASF
Kensuke Uehara
General Manager of Hydrogen & Ammonia Project Development Team-I
Marubeni Corporation
Prabhat Mishra
Chief Business Development Officer - International
ReNew Power
09:50 - 10:10
(20 mins)
Keynote address reserved for Rely
Coffee Break & Networking
10:30 - 11:10
(40 mins)
[Panel] Bringing Hydrogen Projects to Final Investment Decision
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Key factors influencing final investment decisions for large-scale hydrogen projects
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Addressing financial, technical, and regulatory barriers to investment readiness
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Insights from successful projects reaching final investment milestones
Will Lochhead
Deputy Director, Hydrogen Production and Storage Business Models
UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Diogo Almeida
Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels - Head of Business Development
Galp
Tim Calver
Vice President Commercial
ITM Power
Mark Griffin
Hydrogen Head of Market Development
ScottishPower
Joe Seifert
Chief Executive Officer
EET Hydrogen
11:10 - 11:30
(20 mins)
Keynote address reserved for Ceres
11:30 - 12:00
(30 mins)
[Spotlight] Accelerating Hydrogen ramp-up with generative artificial intelligence
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How generative AI is enhancing efficiency and innovation in hydrogen production and distribution
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AI-driven solutions for optimizing hydrogen supply chains and scaling deployment
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Role of AI in accelerating decision-making and reducing costs in hydrogen projects
12:00 - 12:20
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Call for paper
Luncheon & Networking
Day 2 Afternoon – Strategic Summit
14:00 - 14:50
(50 mins)
[Panel] Hydrogen derivatives for deep decarbonization: methanol, ammonia, e-fuels
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Role of hydrogen derivatives like methanol, ammonia, and e-fuels in achieving deep decarbonization
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Industrial and transport applications of hydrogen-based derivatives
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Challenges and opportunities in scaling production and use of hydrogen derivatives globally
Anil Kumar Taparia
COO – Green Hydrogen & Ammonia
ACME
Oleksandr Siromakha
Head of Sustainable Fuels
Mabanaft
Izebe Egwaikhide
Head of Hydrogen & CCUS
Department for Business and Trade UK
Diego Fettweis
Chief Commercial Officer
HIF Global
14:50 - 15:10
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Address Reserved for Shuangliang Group
15:10 - 15:50
(40 mins)
[Innovation Spotlight] Scaling Up Clean Hydrogen: The Critical Technologies for Deployment
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Electrolysis Breakthroughs: Advancements for cost-effective, large-scale green hydrogen production.
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Scalable Storage & Transport: Innovations in high-density hydrogen logistics.
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Efficient End-Use Integration: Key tech for heavy-duty and industrial applications at scale.
Lukas Pusterhofer
Product Manager, Solid Oxide
FuelCell Energy
15:50 - 16:30
(40 mins)
[Panel] From production to distribution: Advancements in Storage, Transportation & Distribution
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Innovations in hydrogen storage, transportation, and distribution technologies
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Overcoming challenges in building infrastructure for hydrogen supply chains
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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
Richard Colwill
Head of Engineering & Innovation
InterContinental Energy
Peter Schmidt
Head of Busines Unit Large Scale Storage and Hydrogen
EWE GASSPEICHER GmbH
