Hydrogen Conference 2024

Nicolas Groues

Managing Consultant - Hydrogen, Low-carbon Fuels and Emissions

Wood Mackenzie

Nicolas is part of our emissions and low-carbon fuels consulting practice based in Dubai. His expertise lies in providing comprehensive support to clients in navigating the realm of low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, encompassing ammonia, methanol and E-fuels. His role involves conducting due diligence, crafting strategic initiatives for energy transition and conducting market studies. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Nicolas played a pivotal role at McPhy, a leading French provider of green hydrogen equipment for both industry and mobility sectors. Earlier at GE Renewables, he held roles in the Middle East and Africa wind energy initiatives.

Richard Hulf

Managing Partner

HydrogenOne Capital LLP

Richard is a Managing Partner at HydrogenOne Capital. Richard has experience of over 30 years in the energy industry, fund management, corporate finance and engineering. Previously held Senior roles at Babcock Power, Exxon, Henderson Crosthwaite, Ernst & Young and Artemis Investment Management. He has an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College and is a Chartered Engineer.

Hector Arreola

Principal Analyst, Hydrogen & Derivatives

Wood Mackenzie

Hector is a hydrogen-focused senior research analyst within Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition Practice. Hector is responsible for building asset valuation models, interpreting policies, developing long-term demand and supply outlooks, and conducting price analyses to enable the adoption of low-carbon technologies across different sectors and markets. Before his current role, Hector participated in and led numerous consulting projects across the energy spectrum with an extensive focus on Energy Transition and decarbonization strategies and initiatives. His project experience includes commercial due diligence for hydrogen production and infrastructure, energy transition scenarios and risk analysis, market studies and competitiveness analysis under different energy transition scenarios, and facilitating corporate strategies related to carbon emissions. Hector holds an MS in Energy Finance and Economics from The University of Texas at Austin and obtained his BS as Chemical Engineer from Tec de Monterrey (ITESM). He is based in Wood Mackenzie's Houston office and is fluent in both Spanish and English.

Bridget van Dorsten

Principal Research Analyst, Hydrogen & Derivatives

Wood Mackenzie

As a hydrogen-focused senior research analyst within Wood Mackenzie's Energy Transition Practice, Bridget leads the production, transportation and storage cost modelling for hydrogen research and plays a key role in global supply and demand forecasting. They have expertise in complex, top-down Excel models specific to green hydrogen technologies as well as development of bottom-up market forecasts for emerging hydrogen technologies. Prior to this role, Bridget consulted at Power Advocate specializing in hydrogen asset modelling, strategic sourcing and category management for energy utilities in North America. Their additional client experience has involved market research to determine savings potential, along with RFP sourcing, negotiation and execution, all within the energy industry. Before PowerAdvocate, Bridget worked within the H2Europe division of AirLiquide in Grenoble, France, overseeing optimization of H2 refueling processes. Bridget graduated from Brown University with an A.B.E.T. accredited B.S. in Environmental Engineering, pursuing the Renewable Energy track. Throughout their college education, Bridget worked on several initiatives with FirstElement Fuel, the largest H2 refueling station retail business in the US.

Tim Calver

VP Commerical

ITM Power

Having earned an MA in Materials Sciences at the University of Cambridge, Tim Calver began his career in the power industry, working on large-scale energy storage and getting involved in financial analysis, economic modelling, market design and regulation. From there, he spent almost a decade with RWE npower, where he rose through the ranks to hold a number of senior roles in commercial strategy, energy project development, asset optimisation and business transformation. After 2 years in Germany at RWE Generation SE, where Tim led corporate and business development for a 50GW energy portfolio across German, UK and Dutch markets he joined EY, where he became an Associate Partner. In this role, he worked with a wide range of energy and utility companies, focusing on decarbonisation and leading EY’s UK Hydrogen Consulting Team. Tim joined ITM Power as VP Commercial in September 2022.

Tim Cesarek

CEO

Synata Bio

Tim Cesarek, CEO of Synata Bio, has over 30 years of business development and private equity experience, with over 20 years in leadership roles in renewable fuels, chemicals, and energy. He was Chief Commercial Officer at Gevo, leading commercial development and project origination. At Enerkem, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Business Development. As Managing Director at Waste Management, he focused on waste conversion into biofuels and renewable chemicals. Tim also led Koch Genesis Company LLC, specializing in early-stage investments. He has served on over 20 boards and holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.

Timo Bollerhey

Co-Founder / CEO

H2Global / Hintco

Timo Bollerhey is the Chief Executive Officer of H2Global Holding and Hintco, Creator of the H2Global mechanism and Co-Founder of H2Global Foundation. in addition Timo has also been apointed co-chair of the CertifHy Steering Committee, one of the leading European voluntary certification schemes. He is an investment and financial markets expert with more than 20 years of experience. Before initiating and designing H2Global, he worked as director for the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Brazil, focusing on blended finance approaches and the mobilization of institutional investors towards alternative assets. Prior to this, he served as Division Manager at the AfDB (African Development Bank) to foster the collaboration and co-financing with strategic private and public-sector partners. Between 2011 and 2016, Timo was director of business development at Allianz Global Investors where he oversaw the client coverage and advisory for African institutional investors. Prior to this he was head of financial institutions and sovereigns for Africa and the Middle East at Raiffeisen Bank International in Vienna and served as Chief Representative Officer Sub-Sahara Africa for UniCredit Group in Johannesburg.

Melany Vargas

Vice President, Head of Hydrogen Consulting

Wood Mackenzie

Melany leads the Global Hydrogen Consulting Practice at Wood Mackenzie. She has supported a number of established energy companies and new developers as they grow their footprint in or enter low-carbon H2 markets, including developing market entry strategies, screening for regions and opportunities, developing analysis and reports for policy and regulatory advocacy, and performing commercial due diligence and capital raise efforts across the hydrogen value chain. She has also supported the development of Wood Mackenzie’s proprietary hydrogen modelling capabilities across low-carbon hydrogen supply, demand and technoeconomic analysis. Melany has extensive experience solving strategic problems for clients across the energy value chain, including oilfield service companies, E&Ps, IOCs, gas and NGL infrastructure and logistics, chemicals, utilities and mining. Since 2015, she has focused her career on applying her deep expertise in fossil fuel value chains to solving Energy Transition issues, and supporting clients as they evaluate the technologies needed to achieve decarbonization targets. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie Melany worked in Accenture’s Energy Strategy practice in Houston. In 2016, she was selected to serve as the project manager and lead author for the World Energy Council’s World Energy Scenarios 2060 (published in 2016), a process that involved engagement with senior executives and policy stakeholders across all regions and parts of the energy value chain and evaluated a broad spectrum of potentially disruptive technologies. She is also currently working on a hydrogen study for the DOE on behalf of the National Petroleum Council, leading the Task Group on Integrative Economics and partnering with MIT on the modeling efforts required for all chapters of the study. Melany holds a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs with a specialty in Energy Management and Policy. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Maryland.

Tommaso Pelligrinelli

Research Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

Tommaso is a research analyst at Wood Mackenzie, specializing in the ammonia market within the Power and Renewables segment. His responsibilities include providing long-term demand and supply outlooks, price forecasts, policy analysis, and market tracking for both low-carbon and conventional ammonia. He has expertise in traditional ammonia sectors such as fertilizers as well as new applications, including the shipping sector. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Tommaso worked as an R&D process engineer at Nuada in the UK. In this role, he focused on developing novel CCUS technologies for the biogas and cement sectors, from concept to pilot plants. Tommaso holds a PhD in chemical engineering from Queen’s University Belfast (UK), earned for his research on automotive emission control conducted in collaboration with Ford Motor Company.

Richard Scott

Executive Vice President – Business Development Green Hydrogen and Ammonia

ACME Group

Richard Scott has worked in the clean-tech and low-carbon energy space for 28 years in commercial, marketing and business development roles globally. He’s the Executive Vice President for Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Development at ACME Group, delivering innovative solutions for a sustainable future. Prior to joining ACME, he was Vice President of Global Market Development for World Kinect Corporation, a US-based Fortune 100 company investing in low-carbon molecule supply. Previously, as a Non-Executive Director of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Development and as a Green Commissioner for the City of Sheffield he sought to leverage business solutions for environmental challenges. He has worked for Siemens, E.ON and GE. He holds a Business Finance degree from Sheffield Hallam University, a post-graduate degree in Management and an MBA.

Prakash Sharma

Vice President, Head of Scenarios and Technologies

Wood Mackenzie

Prakash has over 20 years’ experience in energy, metals and mining, cleantech and climate change policy developments. He leads a team of analysts designing research for the energy transition. He joined Wood Mackenzie in 2009 and is currently based in London. He is responsible for global net zero scenario modeling, and leads discussions on hydrogen, ammonia, CCUS, next-gen nuclear and geothermal technologies. Previously, Prakash spent two years in Beijing as head of Wood Mackenzie’s China research, guiding a team of analysts on China’s energy and economic trends, including supply-side reforms, inter-fuel competition and commodity prices. He has also led global coal markets analysis for five years, delivering research on decarbonisation policies, the impact of renewables, alternative scenarios and evolving patterns of supply, demand and prices.

Kamlesh Parida

Head of Markets and Strategic Partnerships Europe

Fortescue

Kamlesh Parida heads Fortescue’s Marketing and Strategic Partnerships team in Europe. Leads a global team responsible for offtake origination and portfolio development for Fortescue’s flagship projects across Europe, Latam and Middle East. Prior to Fortescue, Kamlesh has held senior executive roles specializing in ammonia and ammonia derivatives management, commercial and supply chain management gained across stints in EMEA, Asia and North America. He is passionate about working on projects related to energy transition that make a meaningful impact to the global climate targets. Kamlesh holds an MBA (Strategy and Finance) from Nanyang Business School (Singapore) and University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. He also has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical Engineering.

Murray Douglas

Vice President, Hydrogen and Ammonia Research

Wood Mackenzie

Murray is responsible for Wood Mackenzie’s Global coverage across the hydrogen value chain. Murray brings more than 17 years of experience working in a variety of roles across the energy industry. Prior to his current role, Murray led Gas and LNG Research for the EMEA region at Wood Mackenzie. In this role he was regularly sought out to speak at industry-leading events for his expertise in European gas markets. Murray has also held positions leading Wood Mackenzie’s Global Supply and Modelling Research team and the Energy Markets Research team. These teams were responsible for developing the company’s long-term oil and gas supply outlooks, and global inter-fuel analysis. Prior to joining the Energy Markets team, Murray spent over five years covering the LNG industry where he relocated to Houston to establish Wood Mackenzie’s LNG practice in North America. Across his roles at Wood Mackenzie, Murray has provided expertise to a variety of consultancy projects advising on corporate strategy, resource monetisation, market fundamentals, project financing, asset valuations, opportunity screening and competitor intelligence.

Carmen de Pablo

Chief Financial Officer

Cepsa

Carmen de Pablo has 25 years of experience in corporate executive management and investment banking. In 2022, Carmen joined Cepsa as Chief Financial Officer and she is a member of the Management Committee. Her responsibilities include all finance related functions as well as ESG, Strategy, M&A and IT. Carmen began her career at EY in 1995 and subsequently worked at JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers and McKinsey. She also worked at Morgan Stanley for more than a decade as Executive Director of Investment Banking and responsible for the energy and renewables sectors in Spain and Portugal, where she accumulated significant corporate finance, M&A and capital markets transaction experience. In 2013, she joined Gestamp, holding several positions such as Head of Investor Relations, M&A, and Corporate Development. She led the IPO of Gestamp and latterly was appointed CFO and member of the Management Committee. Carmen served as independent Director at the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Viscofan until December 2023. She holds a degree in Business Administration from CUNEF and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

William Mezzullo

Head of Hydrogen

Centrica

William Mezzullo is Head of Hydrogen at Centrica Energy and Vice President of Hydrogen UK, one the leading trade associations in the UK. At Centrica, William is responsible for driving and overseeing the Group’s hydrogen aspirations. Centrica is active across the whole hydrogen value chain including production, distribution, storage and end-use; and is a strong promotor and thought-leader in a hydrogen whole-system approach. Prior to joining Centrica, he was a Fund Lead at JLEN, a FTSE 250 renewable energy fund. William has worked in the renewable energy industry since 2010, developing and building commercial-scale green gas anaerobic digestion plants, where he was Head of Projects at Future Biogas, one of the largest anaerobic digestion companies in the UK. He holds a PhD from the University of Bath in bioenergy.

Raj Lal

Director, Sales – Europe

Wood Mackenzie

Dan Jordan

Director of Strategic Planning – Europe, Africa, Turkey and Central Asia (EATCA)

Honeywell

Dan works for Honeywell UOP as Director of Strategic Planning for the Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey and Central Asia (EATCA) region, having joined 3 years ago. He has an MBA and an MEng in Chemical Engineering (both from Surrey University) and has 20+ years prior experience in the industrial gases sector, having worked in various roles for Air Products in proposal development, project management, business development and regional business management. Dan also supports two local schools as a co-opted governor.

Hervé Morvan

Chief of Future Platforms & Global Chief of Hydrogen Technology, Aviation Futures

Rolls-Royce

Prof. Hervé Morvan leads the company advanced concepts team at Rolls-Royce, working for the Group Engineering, Technology & Safety (ETS) directorate and reporting to the Group Director for R&T, on issues in the ‘beyond business as usual’. He also feeds into activities led by the Group Chief Strategy Officer, on topics pertaining to the future such as energy transition and future markets. Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, Hervé spent 15 years at the University of Nottingham where he led the Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT), receiving a personal chair in 2014 and being elected a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) back in 2016.

Andrea Pisano

Head of Hydrogen Initiatives

Eni

Andrea Pisano is Head of hydrogen initiatives within Eni's Energy Evolution department, dealing with the identification and development of decarbonised hydrogen projects. Graduated in chemical engineering, he started his career path in the Eni group in 2010, working in Versalis (a chemical company) first as an R&D engineer and then as head of pilot plants in the Mantua Research Center. In 2018 he joined the Office of the Chief Executive Officer of Eni and subsequently he worked on the implementation of Eni's first medium-long term plan which defined the evolution path of the Company towards decarbonisation.

Andrew Beard

President, Hydrogen

Shell

Andrew Beard was appointed as President of Shell Hydrogen in August 2023 to look after all aspects of the hydrogen value chain, including production, storage, transport via pipelines, shipping of hydrogen and end-customer solutions. Shell is part of several key projects, in varying stages of development, aimed at scaling up production of hydrogen and showcasing the viability of hydrogen for industry and mobility, including the construction of Holland Hydrogen 1, one of Europe’s largest renewable Hydrogen plants. Prior to taking this role, Andrew served as the Head of Shells Aviation’s HSSE, Operations & Technical activities globally. Responsible for one of the most extensive refueling networks in the world, serving customers in more than 60 countries, with customers ranging from; the world’s largest airlines, to the military, to private pilots. Andrew has 17 years’ experience in the Energy industry, covering; Finance, Trading, Supply, Aviation, Digital Transformation and Alternative Energies. He is also a qualified accountant, has a Master’s degree in Logistics, Trade and Finance and a Master’s degree in International Strategy & Diplomacy.

Lieuwe Burger

Director of Public Affairs NW Europe

Air Products

Lieuwe Burger works as Director for Public Affairs in Northwest Europe at Air Products. Mr. Burger is responsible for supporting a shift to a decarbonized economy that enables secure and resilient energy systems. Leading efforts are price incentives for UK green and blue hydrogen production and drivers for a hydrogen off-take market in industry and mobility in the UK. Additionally, Mr. Burger is working on similar topics in the Netherlands and Brussels.

Jonathan Sultoon

VP, Power & Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

Jonathan has over 20 years of experience leading analysis for global energy markets, including power, coal, gas, LNG, renewables, hydrogen and CCUS. He joined Wood Mackenzie in 2006 and leads a team of analysts designing research for the energy transition. The team extends across all segments, all markets and all fuels and technologies.

Rumaitha Al Busaidi

Business Development Manager

Hydrogen Oman – Hydrom **

Rumaitha Al Busaidi is an Omani scientist and environmental advocate working on sustainable solutions to climate change. Her 2021 TED talk examining women as the key to our climate future has garnered over a million views. Rumaitha currently serves as Business Development Manager at Hydrom, the orchestrator of green hydrogen development in Oman. She is also an executive board director of the only environmental NGO in the country, Environment Society of Oman. She actively works with the Omani government on sustainable diversification and energy transition strategies. Internationally, she has advised the Biden administration on developing a climate resilience standard for US foreign aid focusing on empowering women as a form of climate mitigation, the government of Greenland on creating a framework for sustainable tourism in Greenland, and the Arab League on empowering Arab youth in climate change negotiations spaces. Her work on climate change has been recognized by the United Nations, the EU, and NATO, to name a few. Rumaitha is named in Reuters’s climate hot list and subsequently was recognized in their ‘Top 25 Women in Climate Change’ list, was named on the BBC 100 Women list, and most recently as one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. Hailing from Muscat, Rumaitha is the founder of WomeX; a platform teaching negotiation skills to Arab women, a member of the first-ever Arab Youth Council on Climate Change, and co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Davos Lab, where she co-authored the youth recovery plan featuring policy recommendations from over 2 million young people across the globe. Rumaitha holds degrees from Harvard and Oxford, and is coined as the first female soccer analyst in the Arab World and the youngest Omani to step foot on the South Pole.

Aylan Aliyeva

Hydrogen Policy Lead

Shell

Xizhou Zhou

Executive Vice President, Head of Power and Renewables

Wood Mackenzie

Xizhou Zhou oversees Wood Mackenzie’s Power and Renewables’ function. He's responsible for the content development and commercial growth of the business line, ranging from new product development to regional expansion.  His expertise is in electric power and clean energy market analysis and forecasting, power market design and policy analysis, renewable energy business models, and company strategies. Prior to Xizhou joining Wood Mackenzie in 2024, he was vice president leading S&P Global Commodity Insight’s power and renewables practice globally. In his capacity as Head of the Power, Gas, Coal, and Renewables division in the Asia Pacific region for IHS Markit before its merger with S&P Global, Xizhou played a pivotal role in the substantial expansion of the firm's reach by establishing new research and consulting teams in key locations including Beijing, Singapore, Penang, Delhi, Seoul, Tokyo, and Brisbane, fostering the growth of the company's energy business in the region. Before starting his career at S&P Global through one of its predecessor companies, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), he worked as a consultant on regulatory economics for Industrial Economics, Inc. in Boston and as a research analyst at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. Xizhou holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Environmental Management, both from Yale University. He is based in Washington, D.C.

Esteban Angel

Managing Consultant

Wood Mackenzie

Esteban is a Managing Consultant at Wood Mackenzie for the Americas, where he helps private companies and governments navigate the energy transition, with a particular focus on expanding their presence in low-carbon hydrogen markets. With over ten years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, and real-sector companies in the U.S. and Latin America, Esteban has worked across industries such as energy, media, fintech, and consumer goods. Notable projects include structuring an EV business for a global ride-hailing app in Latin America, evaluating regasification opportunities for a LATAM NOC, managing the project finance process for a wind farm in the Caribbean, and identifying and prioritizing strategic growth opportunities for an Indian oil company. Esteban holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration focusing on Global Energy Policy from Columbia University in New York City and a dual degree in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia.

Ronald Doesburg

Executive Vice-President – Industrial

Galp

Ronald Doesburg was born in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on 21 March 1978. He is currently a member of Galp’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee since 3 May 2023. Before joining Galp, Ronald Doesburg worked at Shell Chemicals between 2011 and 2023, having been the Site General Manager of a large chemicals complex in Singapore between 2021 and 2023. Before that, Ronald was working at Shell Downstream Oil Products between 2003 and 2011. He holds a Master of Science Industrial Engineering from the Technical University of Eindhoven and a Master of Science Economics from the University of Tilburg. Additionally, he participated in a leadership program to prepare participants for executive and non-executive board roles in the University of Nyenrode named “The New Board Program”. Ronald did not hold any position in other entities with reference to 3 May 2023.

Tyler Huckaby

Principal Consultant, Hydrogen Consulting

Wood Mackenzie

Tyler Huckaby is Principal Consultant for Wood Mackenzie’s Global Hydrogen Consulting practice, joining the team in 2023, bringing over 13 years of energy experience. In his time with Wood Mackenzie, he has supported and advised clients in market entry and commercial strategies, due diligence efforts, and developer loan application reports for private lenders and the U.S. Department of Energy. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Tyler was with private equity backed Humble Midstream leading Business Development efforts, and spearheading Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance efforts. During his tenure, he led BD efforts for Humble Midstream’s world-scale hydrogen/ammonia facility on the United States Gulf Coast. This facility was sited with access to marine transport for global export of ammonia to Europe and Asia, for a nascent but rapidly developing ammonia and hydrogen power market. Further experience at Humble included working with stakeholders, regulatory and policy makers, and commercial counterparties around the world. Before this, Tyler spent over 8 years with privately held Anschutz Exploration Corporation in Land, performing A&D, greenfield leasing programs, and business development efforts across North America. This involved work across Federal, State, and Local governments. Tyler carries a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Denver, in Colorado, U.S.A.

Mónica Trilho

Research Analyst - Hydrogen & Derivatives

Wood Mackenzie

Mónica is a hydrogen-focused research analyst for Wood Mackenzie’s Power & Renewables department. She works on the long-term supply and demand outlook, tracking project deployments, policy, and technology trends and analysing hydrogen midstream costs. Before joining Wood Mackenzie, Mónica worked as a cost estimator for industrial projects at Galp, in Portugal, including green hydrogen and hydrotreated vegetable oil. Prior to this role, she held analyst positions at Air Liquide, handling CO2 European Trading Scheme and energy management topics in the Benelux markets before switching to pricing and business analysis in Iberia. Mónica holds a MSc. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from the Nova University of Lisbon (FCT-NOVA).

Paro Konar

Director, Hydrogen and Industrial Carbon Capture

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

The Hydrogen and Industrial Carbon Capture Directorate leads on the hydrogen economy programme for the UK government. The directorate is responsible for policies on low carbon hydrogen production and demand as well as transport and storage to deliver on the hydrogen ambitions in the British Energy Security Strategy. The directorate is also jointly responsible for the delivery of the CCUS programme, leading on CCUS enabled Hydrogen and Industrial Carbon Capture. Paro spent most of her career in the civil service working on Energy Policy. An analyst by background, Paro has worked on electricity and gas markets, leading analytical teams to develop the evidence base for the Electricity Market Reform, Capacity Market, Low Carbon Auctions as well as developing the evidence base for large infrastructure policies such as new nuclear investment in the UK, and received an OBE in recognition for her contribution to energy analysis. More recently was director for Industrial Energy responsible for standing up and delivering the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and the Industrial decarbonisation strategy.

André Pina

Associate Director, Hydrogen Strategy & Origination

EDP Renewables

André is currently the Associated Director for H2 strategy and origination at EDP, supporting the definition of key markets, geographies and opportunities. Previously he was at the Energy Planning Department of EDP, focusing on assessing the implications on EDP’s business of the long-term evolution of energy systems, energy policies and innovative technologies such as new storage systems and hydrogen. He has a M.Sc. in Physics Engineering and a Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems from Instituto Superior Técnico, within the MIT Portugal Program.

Fatemeh Rezazadeh

Group Vice President - Hydrogen and e-Fuels

VARO Energy

Dr Fatemeh Rezazadeh is the Group Vice President of Hydrogen and e-Fuels at VARO Energy. With over 20 years of experience in the energy industry, she is an experienced commercial leader with a track record in P&L management, sales and marketing, business development, strategic planning, and commercialization. Based in Zug, Switzerland, Fatemeh is dedicated to building and expanding VARO Energy's hydrogen business across Europe and beyond. A thought leader in the global Hydrogen and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) community, her focus is on the optimal development of the hydrogen economy and the applications of CCS in the energy industry to achieve net-zero targets.

Nicolas Jensen

Director of Regulatory Affairs

TES – H2

Nicolas is Director of Regulatory Affairs for TES-H2 which he joined in March 2023. Previous experiences include heading Bosch Thermotechnology’s EU Affairs office in Brussels, leading the gas industry federation - Eurogas’ - work on infrastructure, sustainable finance, renewable gas and methane emissions and co-founded and was the first chair to the European Net Zero Alliance working group. He was previously an analyst for GRDF. Nicolas holds a BA in international relations from Queen Mary University London, an Msc in Political Economy of Europe from the LSE and an MA in EU interdisciplinary studies from the College of Europe.

Jake Tudge

Corporate Affairs Director

National Gas

Jake is the Corporate Affairs Director at National Gas, responsible for the organisation’s political engagement, media relations, and external affairs. Prior to joining National Gas, Jake worked in management consulting advising private sector clients and senior government officials on energy strategy and policy design, including on the important role of hydrogen in a future net zero economy. National Gas own and operate the almost 5,000-mile gas National Transmission System (NTS), transporting gas across Great Britain to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, interconnectors, businesses, and homes. National Gas formed in February 2023 following the majority sale of National Grid Gas by National Grid to a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management.

Ralf Schaaf

Chief Technology Officer

First Ammonia

- 1979 PhD in Physical Chemistry University of Düsseldorf, Germany - 1979 – 1985 German Federal Environmenta Protection Agency - 1985 – 1996 KTI Hamburg (EPC supplier for refinery plants), Managing Director of the German branch, Hamburg - 1996 – 2022 Ensacon GmbH, Cologne (Consulting in Permitting, Process Safety and Project Development), Managing Director - 2022 First Ammonia LLC, New York, Chief Technology Officer

Deniese Ramsundarsingh

Development Director HYRO

Octopus Energy Generation

Deniese has more than 23 years experience in the Energy sector in programme and asset development, new markets, project finance, programme management and strategy with a strong emphasis on relationship and stakeholder management in an uncertain and complex Global context. She started her career of as a Chemical Engineer working on Ammonia, Urea, Hydrogen production, Carbon capture &Utilisation. After completing her MBA she worked in EDF Energy, SSE, Orsted, Fortescue Energy and now Development Director for HYRO at Octopus Energy. She is globally skilled with a strong systems engineering mindset that incorporates complex people, commercial, financial and technical issues to think strategically about risks and opportunities.

Brian Davis

CEO

C2X

Brian Davis is the Chief Executive Officer of C2X and has 35 years of global experience spanning the entire energy value chain, encompassing oil and gas, chemicals and electricity sectors and a track record of driving growth within complex business environments. C2X is aiming to make a significant contribution to a fossil-free future by accelerating the availability of green methanol in large quantities. C2X will develop, own and operate green methanol production facilities in strategic locations, which in turn will serve to de-fossilise the chemicals, aviation and shipping sectors. Prior to joining C2X, Mr Davis enjoyed a 32-year international career at Shell, as SVP of Global Energy Solutions, Head of Corporate Strategy for the Shell Group and SVP of Shell Chemicals. After leaving Shell he served as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer for Marathon Petroleum Corporation based in San Antonio, Texas. Brian has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia. He has lived and worked in in Australia, the UK, the USA, Turkey, The Netherlands and Barbados.