EVENT
Hydrogen Conference 2024
6 November - 7 November 2024
Day 1 - 13:00 to 18:00 GMT / Day 2 - 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
City of London, UK
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Early Bird Tickets are £895 GBP + 20% UK VAT per person. Book by 11 October to save £100 off the £995 standard rate.
Exploring industry developments to unlock hydrogen’s role in the energy transition
Gold Sponsor:
Join us on 6-7 November 2024 for the third edition of Wood Mackenzie’s Hydrogen Conference. This is your opportunity to meet hydrogen industry leaders, gain insight into project developments and forge new partnerships. You can engage in powerful conversation with Wood Mackenzie’s hydrogen research analysts as well as industry thought leaders to explore the key drivers and challenges of deploying low-carbon hydrogen.
Key conference themes for 2024 include:
- Exploring the long-term outlook for hydrogen
- Financing and cost pressures of project development: After a tough year for clean energy investment and development, will the next year be better?
- Developing supporting infrastructure to enable low-carbon hydrogen to scale up
- Understanding the carbon intensity of the hydrogen rainbow: is full value-chain carbon intensity trumping the colour of hydrogen?
- The role of policy and regulatory design in enabling the deployment of low-carbon hydrogen
- The growing importance of electrolyser technology and procurement
- Fuelling the future: Developments in synthetic fuels (e-fuels) for transportation
- Insights and challenges into adopting the hydrogen economy: the offtakers’ perspective
Attending organisations include:
ABB | Gira Strategic Finance | Octopus Energy Generation |
ACCIONA NORDEX GREEN HYDROGEN, S.L. | Grain LNG | Peel Hunt LLP |
ACME Group | Green Cat Hydrogen | Petrofac |
Addleshaw Goddard | Green Giraffe | Power2X |
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK | H2Global / Hintco | PRIME |
Air Products | Haldane Energy | PVP NEW ENERGY TRADING SUPPORT LTD |
Altrad | HydrogenOne Capital LLP | Q Hydrogen Companies |
Apollo | Hydrogen Oman - Hydrom | Rolls Royce |
BASF | IMI Process Automation | Saoradh Enterprise Partners |
Bechtel | INEOS Energy | Senapt |
Bouvet Solutions Ltd | INPEX Europe | Shell |
bp | Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) | Siemens Bank |
C2X | IO Consulting | SMBC |
Centrica | JLL | SSE |
Cepsa | K & L Gates LLP | Stadtwerke München GmbH |
CME Group | Koch Technology Solutions | Standard Chartered Bank |
CRA International | KRéVal | Statkraft |
Dept of Energy, Security and Net Zero | Lightsource bp | Synata Bio |
EDF SA | LKAB | TES-H2 |
EDP Renewables | MAN Energy Solutions UK Ltd | TotalEnergies |
Eksfin - Export Finance Norway | Mayer Brown | Truist Securities |
EnBW | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-EMEA | VARO Energy |
Eni | Mizuho | VanEck |
First Ammonia | National Gas | Vattenfall |
First Avenue Partners LLP | National Grid ESO | Vestas |
Fortescue | NIS JSC | Woodside |
Galp | North Sea Transition Authority | Wood Mackenzie |
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Meet and hear from leading experts, helping you make smarter business decisions and develop your long-term strategy. Discover insightful case studies and learn from businesses leaders about current challenges and their solutions, presented by Wood Mackenzie research and guest speakers.
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Early Bird Tickets are £895 GBP + 20% UK VAT per person. Book by 11 October to save £100 off the £995 standard rate.
Group discounts are available
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Agenda
1:00 PM
GMT
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Registration & refreshments
2:00 PM
GMT
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Welcome & opening remarks
Raj Lal
Director, Sales – Europe
Wood Mackenzie
Murray Douglas
Head of Hydrogen Research
Wood Mackenzie
2:10 PM
GMT
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Wood Mackenzie insight: Exploring the long-term outlook for hydrogen
- - Deals reshaping the long-term outlook for low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives
- - Possibilities for policy design to ensure longevity in hydrogen
- - Finding the right balance of risk between developers and offtakers
Murray Douglas
Head of Hydrogen Research
Wood Mackenzie
2:30 PM
GMT
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Keynote interview: Shell
Xizhou Zhou
Executive Vice President, Head of Power and Renewables
Wood Mackenzie
Andrew Beard
President, Hydrogen
Shell
2:50 PM
GMT
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Panel: Financing & cost pressures of project development
- - After a tough year for clean energy investment & development, will the next be better?
- - Getting projects to final investment decision (FID) – how do we cross the threshold?
- - Economies of scale of developing larger plants - why are we not seeing this and what needs to happen?
- - Identifying project finance opportunities – what types of opportunities are investors looking for and how do they seek this out?
- - EPC pricing, contracts and lingering supply chain constraints
Melany Vargas
Vice President, Head of Hydrogen Consulting
Wood Mackenzie
Carmen de Pablo
Chief Financial Officer
Cepsa
Richard Hulf
Managing Partner
HydrogenOne Capital LLP
Timo Bollerhey
Co-Founder / CEO
H2Global / Hintco
3:30 PM
GMT
3:30 PM - 4:10 PM
Networking refreshments
4:10 PM
GMT
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Keynote fireside chat
4:30 PM
GMT
4:30 PM - 5:10 PM
Panel: Developing supporting infrastructure to enable low-carbon hydrogen to scale up
- - Which supporting infrastructure must be in place to enable low-carbon hydrogen to scale up?
- - Recovering costs in infrastructure development – what models will work, and what will come first?
- - The importance of hub development and mechanisms for developing projects outside of hubs
- - How does the future for hydrogen and derivative storage evolve?
Tyler Huckaby
Principal Consultant, Hydrogen Consulting
Wood Mackenzie
William Mezzullo
Head of Hydrogen
Centrica
Jake Tudge
Corporate Affairs Director
National Gas
Ralf Schaaf
Chief Technology Officer
First Ammonia
5:10 PM
GMT
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Fireside chat
5:30 PM
GMT
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM
Closing remarks: Summary of day one & preview of day two
Raj Lal
Director, Sales – Europe
Wood Mackenzie
Murray Douglas
Head of Hydrogen Research
Wood Mackenzie
5:35 PM
GMT
5:35 PM - 6:35 PM
Networking drinks reception
8:30 AM
GMT
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration & refreshments
9:00 AM
GMT
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Welcome & opening remarks
Raj Lal
Director, Sales – Europe
Wood Mackenzie
9:10 AM
GMT
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Wood Mackenzie insight: Hydrogen momentum - factors behind project success
- - An exploration of market dynamics, conditions and project specific drivers taking projects to FID while stalling others
- - Investigation of the role of well-defined strategies in partnerships, offtake agreements and risk management
- - A deep dive into the numbers—showcasing the financial results and commercial viability of key projects
Bridget van Dorsten
Principal Research Analyst, Hydrogen & Derivatives
Wood Mackenzie
9:30 AM
GMT
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Panel: The role of policy & regulatory design in enabling the deployment of low-carbon hydrogen
- - What role must governments play in reconciling supply and demand, creating a market for low-carbon hydrogen?
- - Will policy converge or remain differentiated across Europe, North America, the UK and Asia (CfD; IRA; 45V tax credit; auction process)
- - What happens after the subsidies expire?
- - Policy and regulatory requirements beyond production
Bridget van Dorsten
Principal Research Analyst, Hydrogen & Derivatives
Wood Mackenzie
Paro Konar
Director, Hydrogen and Industrial Carbon Capture
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
Aylan Aliyeva
Hydrogen Policy Lead
Shell
Nicolas Jensen
Director of Regulatory Affairs
TES – H2
Lieuwe Burger
Director of Public Affairs NW Europe
Air Products
10:10 AM
GMT
10:10 AM - 10:45 AM
Networking refreshments
10:45 AM
GMT
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Fireside chat: Synata Bio
Tim Cesarek
CEO
Synata Bio
11:05 AM
GMT
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel: The growing importance of electrolyser technology & procurement
- - Can production scale-up efficiently enough to meet demand/targets?
- - Impact of a globalised market in electrolyser manufacturing and how policies can accelerate or constrain (NZIA; 45V guidance)
- - The growing need for wider load range in meeting rules and can standardisation accelerate market development?
- - Will increased efficiency always represent the financially optimal pathway for minimising the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCoH)
Nicolas Groues
Managing Consultant - Hydrogen, Low-carbon Fuels and Emissions
Wood Mackenzie
Fatemeh Rezazadeh
Group Vice President - Hydrogen and e-Fuels
VARO Energy
André Pina
Associate Director, Hydrogen Strategy & Origination
EDP Renewables
11:45 AM
GMT
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
Fireside chat
12:05 PM
GMT
12:05 PM - 1:25 PM
Networking lunch
1:25 PM
GMT
1:25 PM - 1:55 PM
Wood Mackenzie quickfire insights
- - FuelEU Maritime: strategies to mitigate the penalties
- - ReFuelEU Aviation: tackling the high cost of clean skies
- - Joint Q&A
Murray Douglas
Head of Hydrogen Research
Wood Mackenzie
Tommaso Pelligrinelli
Research Analyst
Wood Mackenzie
Mónica Trilho
Research Analyst - Hydrogen & Derivatives
Wood Mackenzie
1:55 PM
GMT
1:55 PM - 2:35 PM
Panel: Fuelling the future - developments in synthetic fuels (e-fuels) for transportation
- - Current transportation overview (LPG carriers for ammonia, LH2 carriers, etc.)
- - Making e-fuel investments commercially viable for marine and aviation transportation
- - Is there a role for blue hydrogen in e-fuels?
- - Carrot or stick – or both? Can ETS, EU penalties and RFNBO targets deliver upside to demand and price outlook?
Murray Douglas
Head of Hydrogen Research
Wood Mackenzie
Deniese Ramsundarsingh
Development Director HYRO
Octopus Energy Generation
Hervé Morvan
Chief of Future Platforms & Global Chief of Hydrogen Technology, Aviation Futures
Rolls-Royce
Brian Davis
CEO
C2X
2:35 PM
GMT
2:35 PM - 3:10 PM
Networking refreshments
3:10 PM
GMT
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
Panel: Insights & challenges into adopting the hydrogen economy
- - Derisking offtake opportunities
- - Identifying and securing premium offtake prices
- - Will early enthusiasm wane and the size of the green premium shrink as competition from low-carbon hydrogen projects grows?
- - How will offtake pricing evolve?
Hector Arreola
Principal Analyst, Hydrogen & Derivatives
Wood Mackenzie
Ronald Doesburg
Executive Vice-President – Industrial
Galp
Andrea Pisano
Head of Hydrogen Initiatives
Eni
Richard Scott
Executive Vice President – Business Development Green Hydrogen and Ammonia
ACME Group
Kamlesh Parida
Head of Markets and Strategic Partnerships Europe
Fortescue
3:50 PM
GMT
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing remarks: Summary & key takeaways
Raj Lal
Director, Sales – Europe
Wood Mackenzie
Murray Douglas
Head of Hydrogen Research
Wood Mackenzie
Speakers
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Sponsors
Gold Sponsor - Synata Bio
Synata Bio uses a single-step, feedstock-flexible fermentation process to convert synthesis gas from low-cost feedstocks into high-value products in the most economical and scalable manner. Synata Bio is engaged in licensing a proprietary biocatalyst, media, process, and technology that converts waste gases, hydrogen and on purpose syngas into ethanol. In addition, to licensing, Synata Bio provides engineering, operational, and technical services in support of its licensed technology. Further, Synata Bio also works with additional technology providers upstream and downstream to the extent agreed upon by the Parties to optimize delivery of a lower carbon footprint or product optionality. Examples of our application(s) are utilization of biogenic carbon dioxide emissions from various processing industries, utilization of carbon emissions from hard to abate industrial sectors such as chemicals, petrochemicals, steel and power plants.
Speaking and branding opportunities are available. Contact Ro Pleasant on events@woodmac.com to set up an exploratory call.
The third annual Wood Mackenzie Hydrogen Conference 2024 is expected to be one of the most significant industry gatherings. Your organisation will be mixing with industry decision-makers and influencers seeking investment, partnerships, and the latest business enhancing-technologies.
Be part of the forward thinking discussion at an event not to be missed. All speaking slots are in one main auditorium meaning exclusive engagement with 250+ attendees. Options include:
- Panel discussions on topical conversations with Wood Mackenzie and industry experts
- Fireside chats which give you an exclusive one to one conversation on the stage with a senior Wood Mackenzie analyst
You can also utilise your branding presence by hosting one of our networking functions with a hospitality sponsorship package.
Participation as Wood Mackenzie event sponsor also means a comprehensive digital marketing strategy to reach a wider audience beyond the physical event. Your company will receive dedicated exposure on our event website, email marketing campaigns, social media platforms to ensure maximum visibility and engagement.
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Contact Ro Pleasant, Head of Event & Creative Sponsorships on events@woodmac.com
Why attend the Hydrogen conference?
It’s shaping up to be a critical year in determining the future for low-carbon hydrogen. With net zero targets and the pressure to decarbonise taking sharper focus, there is no better time to unlock hydrogen’s potential as part of the energy transition.
With the low-carbon hydrogen economy struggling to move at pace, a boost is needed in creating the market, in order to reconcile the supply and demand challenges. As the market looks to break the pattern of announcing capacity whilst demand remains relatively small-scale, questions remain around government policy and support, funding and costs, project delivery, hydrogen’s carbon intensity and end market requirements. All these challenges and more, need to be addressed to scale up the low-carbon hydrogen sector allowing it to play a critical role in delivering as part of the energy transition.
Attending organisations include:
ABB | Gira Strategic Finance | Octopus Energy Generation |
ACCIONA NORDEX GREEN HYDROGEN, S.L. | Grain LNG | Peel Hunt LLP |
ACME Group | Green Cat Hydrogen | Petrofac |
Addleshaw Goddard | Green Giraffe | Power2X |
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK | H2Global / Hintco | PRIME |
Air Products | Haldane Energy | PVP NEW ENERGY TRADING SUPPORT LTD |
Altrad | HydrogenOne Capital LLP | Q Hydrogen Companies |
Apollo | Hydrogen Oman - Hydrom | Rolls Royce |
BASF | IMI Process Automation | Saoradh Enterprise Partners |
Bechtel | INEOS Energy | Senapt |
Bouvet Solutions Ltd | INPEX Europe | Shell |
bp | Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) | Siemens Bank |
C2X | IO Consulting | SMBC |
Centrica | JLL | SSE |
Cepsa | K & L Gates LLP | Stadtwerke München GmbH |
CME Group | Koch Technology Solutions | Standard Chartered Bank |
CRA International | KRéVal | Statkraft |
Dept of Energy, Security and Net Zero | Lightsource bp | Synata Bio |
EDF SA | LKAB | TES-H2 |
EDP Renewables | MAN Energy Solutions UK Ltd | TotalEnergies |
Eksfin - Export Finance Norway | Mayer Brown | Truist Securities |
EnBW | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-EMEA | VARO Energy |
Eni | Mizuho | VanEck |
First Ammonia | National Gas | Vattenfall |
First Avenue Partners LLP | National Grid ESO | Vestas |
Fortescue | NIS JSC | Woodside |
Galp | North Sea Transition Authority | Wood Mackenzie |
Join us to unlock hydrogen’s potential as part of the energy transition.
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 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.
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
Head of Hydrogen 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
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.
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.
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.