Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week - Green Hydrogen Summit

Welcome Remarks

18 Jan, 2023 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM GST

SPEAKER

Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham

TV Anchor & Event Host

Opening Address - The Path to Net Zero. UAE's Vision on Becoming a Global Hub in the Green Hydrogen Economy.

18 Jan, 2023 10:05 AM - 10:15 AM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Sharif Salim Alolama

Undersecretary for Energy & Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates

High-level panel

18 Jan, 2023 10:15 AM - 10:55 AM GST

High-level panel - The Promise and Potential of Hydrogen

MODERATOR

Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham

TV Anchor & Event Host

SPEAKER

Catherine Stewart

Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada

SPEAKER

Gauri Singh

Deputy Director-General, IRENA

SPEAKER

Nigel Topping

UN Climate Change High Level Climate Champion, COP26

SPEAKER

Hong-Thuy Paterson

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operation Officer, Green Climate Fund

SPEAKER

Jean-Baptiste Djebbari

Chairman of Hopium & Former French Minister for Transport

Address: 2023: A Year for Hydrogen Acceleration

SPEAKER

Kadri Simson

European Commissioner for Energy, European Commission

Panel - Making the Green Hydrogen Industry a Reality

18 Jan, 2023 10:55 AM - 11:30 AM GST

MODERATOR

Nienke Homan

Chief Executive Officer, Impact Hydrogen

SPEAKER

H.E. Yousif Al Ali

Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity, Water and Future Energy, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE

SPEAKER

Mohammad Abdelqader El Ramahi

Executive Director of Green Hydrogen, Masdar

SPEAKER

Felipe Arbelaez

SVP Hydrogen and Carbon Capture & Storage, bp

SPEAKER

Nathalie Oosterlinck

Global Head, Offshore Wind Power Business, JERA

SPEAKER

Gert-Jan Nieuwenhuizen

Managing Director, Port of Amsterdam International

Address: Why is building the green hydrogen economy important?

18 Jan, 2023 11:30 AM - 11:35 AM GST

SPEAKER

H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Al Mheiri

Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates

Ministerial Panel - The Role of Government: Creating a Green Hydrogen Ecosystem in the MENA Region.

18 Jan, 2023 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM GST

MODERATOR

Cornelius Matthes

Chief Executive Officer, Dii Desert Energy

SPEAKER

H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates

SPEAKER

H.E. Parviz Shahbazov

Minister of Energy, The Republic of Azerbaijan

SPEAKER

H.E. Neila Nouira Ghongi

Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, The Republic of Tunisia

SPEAKER

Dr. Eng. Ahmed Mohamed Mohina

First Undersecretary for Strategic Planning, Performance Follow-up
and International Cooperation, Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt

Panel - Green Hydrogen Innovation Stocktake

18 Jan, 2023 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM GST

MODERATOR

Sharon Becker

Director of Hydrogen Valleys, Impact Hydrogen

SPEAKER

Dr. Steven Griffiths

Senior Vice President, Research and Development and Professor of Practice, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

SPEAKER

Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling

Director Division Hydrogen Technologies,
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

SPEAKER

Marco Alverà

Chief Executive Officer, TES Hydrogen for Life

SPEAKER

Daniel Gross

Director, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund

Panel - Developing Hydrogen Value Chain Through Innovation

18 Jan, 2023 12:45 PM - 01:15 PM GST

MODERATOR

Adnan Fazil

Partner, Deloitte

SPEAKER

Manuel Kuehn

VP Sustainable Energy Systems, Siemens Energy

SPEAKER

Dr Fatemeh Rezazadeh

Vice President, Hydrogen, Varo Energy

SPEAKER

Rick Beuttel

Vice President, Hydrogen Business, Bloom Energy

SPEAKER

Arne Ballantine

CEO and Co-Founder, Ohmium International

Lunch Break

18 Jan, 2023 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM GST

Panel - Financing the Hydrogen Economy Sustainably

18 Jan, 2023 02:15 PM - 02:55 PM GST

MODERATOR

Yusuf Macun

Managing Partner, Cranmore Partners

SPEAKER

Aida Sitdikova

Director Energy Eurasia, Middle East & Africa,
Sustainable Infrastructure Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

SPEAKER

Atsushi Suzuki

Chief Executive Officer, Marubeni Middle East & Africa Power Limited

SPEAKER

Florian Merz

Director - UAE Industries, Mubadala

SPEAKER

Wale Shonibare

Director, Energy Financial Solutions,
Policy & Regulations, African Development Bank

SPEAKER

Dr. Christian Storost

Head of Division 'Funding Instruments and Hydrogen Initiatives', German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Panel - Hydrogen and the Global South: Focus on Africa

18 Jan, 2023 02:55 PM - 03:35 PM GST

MODERATOR

Bernd Heid

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

SPEAKER

Dr. Faye Al Hersh

Head of Business Development - UAE, Green Hydrogen Masdar

SPEAKER

Amr Allam

Chief Executive Officer, Hassan Allam Holding

SPEAKER

Ahmed Mulla

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Infinity Power

SPEAKER

Ahmed El-Hoshy

Chief Executive Officer, Fertiglobe Plc & OCI N.V.

SPEAKER

Eng. Karim Badr

CEO of Infrastructure & Utilities Subfund,
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt

Panel - Global Regulations and Mandates for Green Hydrogen

18 Jan, 2023 03:35 PM - 04:15 PM GST

MODERATOR

Daria Nochevnik

Director for Policy and Partnerships, Hydrogen Council

SPEAKER

Carlos Gasco Travesedo

Energy Policy Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE)

SPEAKER

Kenneth Vareide

CEO Digital Solutions, DNV

SPEAKER

Markus Exenberger

Executive Director, H2Global Stiftung

SPEAKER

Tsuyoshi Nakai

Chief Executive Officer, Japan Cooperation Center for Petroleum and Sustainable Energy (JCCP)

Panel - Enabling the Hydrogen Economy. Cost-effective Ways of Hydrogen Production, Storage, Transportation, and Distribution.

18 Jan, 2023 04:15 PM - 04:55 PM GST

MODERATOR

Frank Wouters

Senior Vice President, Reliance Industries Limited

SPEAKER

Hamead Ahrary

Director Hydrogen, Verbund

SPEAKER

Dr Andreas Lehmann

Chief Strategy Officer, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies

SPEAKER

Dr. Nikunj Gupta

Vice President, Hydrogen Studies, ADNOC

SPEAKER

Olivier Dhez

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Hydrogen Refueling Solutions

SPEAKER

Prof. Nigel Brandon

OBE FREng FRS, Dean of Engineering, Imperial College London