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2025 SPEAKERS
IH2025 Early Confirmed Strategic Speakers


Katie Ostheimer
Deputy Director for Hydrogen Economy
UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero


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


Bernhard Kluttig
Director General
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany


Jean Barroca
Secretary of State for Energy
Portugal Government (*Virtual)


Judith Neyer
Head of Unit, Department V – Energy, Unit V/2 – Energy Strategy
Federal Ministry Economy, Energy and Tourism Austria


Dr. Sopna Sury
Chief Operating Officer Hydrogen
RWE


Charlotte Roule
CEO at Storengy
Group Hydrogen VP at ENGIE


Hans Olav Raen
Chief Executive Officer
Yara Clean Ammonia


Hiroshi Matsuda
Chief Regional Officer, EMEA
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries


Hamead Ahrary
Chief Sales Officer
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH


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


Markus Exenberger
Executive Director and Chairman
H2Global Foundation


Franz Helm
Managing Director
VERBUND Green Hydrogen GmbH


Amir Sharifi
Chief Investment Officer
Hy24


Gene Gebolys
Founder and CEO
World Energy


Alex Hewitt
Co-founder and Board Director
CWP Global


Jeffrey Pollack
Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer
Port of Corpus Christi Authority


Joe Seifert
Chief Executive Officer
EET Hydrogen


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


Osamu Ikeda
Managing Director
Chiyoda Corporation Netherlands B.V.


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


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


Cristian Carraretto
Head of Energy Transition, Sustainable Business and Infrastructure
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development


Judson Whiteside
Chief Executive Officer
StormFisher Hydrogen


Taia Kronborg
Chief Business Officer
Lhyfe


Diego Fettweis
Chief Commercial Officer
HIF Global


Mark McHugh
Project Director
Casa dos Ventos S.A.


Reham Al Maimani
Director, Strategy and Markets
Hydrom



