Africa Forum Speakers

All Interest Areas

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  Hon. Sihle ZikalalaMinister of Public Works and InfrastructureGovernment of South Africa
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  H.E. Abdessalam Mohamed SalehMinister of Petroleum, Mines and EnergyGovernment of Mauritania
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  H.E. Liesje SchreinemacherMinister for Foreign Trade and Development CooperationGovernment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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  Honourable Obeth Mbuipaha KandjozeDirector GeneralNational Planning CommissionChairpersonGreen Hydrogen Council, Government of the Republic of Namibia
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  James MnyupePresidential Economic AdvisorGovernment of The Republic of Namibia
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  Dr. Miloud MedjelledDirector General of Economic Studies and ForesightMinistry of Energy and Mines, Government of Algeria
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  Dr. Yassaa NoureddineCommissioner for Renewable Energy and Energy EfficiencyCEREFE
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  Till Mansmann MPInnovation Commissioner for Green HydrogenGerman Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
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  Marcel RaatsManager Global Public Goods, Energy and Climate Team, Department for International Development, Netherlands Enterprise and Development Agency (RVO.nl)
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  Franz LehnerHead of Division International CooperationNational Organisation Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology, Germany
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  Monica SwansonProgram Manager International HydrogenPort of Rotterdam
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  Mark-Simon BenjaminsBusiness ManagerPort of Rotterdam
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  Siggi HuegemannSecretary GeneralAfrican Hydrogen Partnership
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  Prof Bamidele AdebisiDirector/ Board Member African Hydrogen PartnershipHead of Smart Infrastructure and Industry Research (SIIR) Group Manchester Metropolitan University
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  Mr. Junaid Belo-OsagieExecutive Director and Head Business Management at Global Investment Banking (GIB) Mizuho International plc,ChairAHP Financial Advisory Group
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  Joost OorthuizenChief Executive OfficerInvest International, The Netherlands
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  Axel DombrowskiDirector of Innovation and DigitalisationDNV
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  Eugene McKennaCommercial and Strategy Director, Hydrogen TechnologiesJohnson Matthey
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  Carolina Mesa IvernVP Hydrogen, Spain and New Marketsbp
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  Nadja HaakanssonManaging Director of AfricaSiemens Energy
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  Alex HewittCEOCWP Global
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  Stefan KrümpelmannEditor HydrogenArgus Media
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  Dumisani NkalaSenior Vice President: Low Carbon Energy Solutions Sasol
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  Tarik HamaneActing CEOMasen
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  Marie BadianeLegal AdvisoriH2-Ivoire Hydrogène
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  Bruh Ayele TerfiePresident (Africa) Fortescue Future Industries
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  Jorgo ChatzimarkakisCEOHydrogen EuropeSEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Khaled NageibCEOHydrogen Egypt
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  Hans VrijenhoefEVP President ElectAmmonia Energy Association
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  Sally PrickettDirector, Hydrogen Advisory, Arup
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  Asma DialloStrategy & Development DirectorHydroma
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  Bart BiebuyckExecutive DirectorClean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (Clean Hydrogen JU)
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  Ipeleng SeleleGroup CEORRS Trade and Investment
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  Akin AndeFounder of Tekinologi ltd and CEO of Chert GroupTekinologi Solutions
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  Farhanja WahabzadaHead of the Business Alliance on Green HydrogenGIZ
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  Kelly-Marie TuthillGovernment Relations & Speaker ManagerSustainable Energy Council
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  Rob ArthurDirector of PartnershipsSustainable Energy Council
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  Master of Ceremonies: Simone van TrierModerator and Presentation CoachDat Spreekt

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All Interest Areas

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  Frans TimmermansExecutive Vice-PresidentEuropean Commission
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  H.E. Micky AdriaansensMinister of Economic Affairs and Climate PolicyGovernment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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  H.E. Liesje SchreinemacherMinister for Foreign Trade and Development CooperationGovernment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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  His Royal Highne​ss Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-SaudMinister of EnergyKingdom of Saudi Arabia
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  Hon. Peter MalinauskasPremierGovernment of South Australia
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  H.E. Salim Al AufiMinister of Energy and MineralsSultanate of Oman
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  H.E. Jeannette BaljeuRegional MinisterProvince of Zuid-Holland
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  Hermineke van BockxmeerGeneral Director Urban DevelopmentCity of Rotterdam
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  Mayor Ahmed AboutalebMayor of RotterdamCity of Rotterdam
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  H.E. Robert SimonsVice Mayor Port, Economy, Hospitality and GovernanceCity of Rotterdam
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  Lord CallananMinister for Energy Efficiency and Green FinanceDepartment for Energy Security & Net Zero, UK Government
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  Alison ConboyDeputy Director, Hydrogen Production and Sector DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK Government
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  David CraneDirector of the Office of Clean Energy DemonstrationsU.S. Department of Energy
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  Dr Sunita SatyapalDirector - Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies OfficeU.S. Department of Energy
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  Ruud KempenerCabinet Member, Cabinet of the Commissioner for Energy (Kadri Simson)European Commission
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  Nicola McFarlaneDirector of Hydrogen and New Energies DivisionDepartment of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Government of Western Australia
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  Dr. Christine Falken-GrosserDirector, Hydrogen CoordinationFederal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany
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  Dr. Falk Rouven BömekeHead of Divison VB1: General issues of bilateral climate and energy cooperation; cooperation in North America, East Asia, Oceania and TurkeyFederal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany
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  Allard CasteleinChief Executive OfficerPort of Rotterdam AuthoritySEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Martijn CoopmanProgram Manager International Hydrogen Supply ChainsPort of Rotterdam
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  Randolf WeteringsProgramme Manager, HydrogenPort of Rotterdam
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  Nico van DoorenHead of Business DevelopmentPort of Rotterdam
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  Christian Pho DucChief Technology Officer Smartenergy SEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Matthias ZiebellVice President Sales & Business Development Electrolysis Technology & ServicesRobert Bosch GmbH
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  Ivo BolsPresident, Europe and AfricaAir Products
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  Caroline StancellGeneral Manager, Hydrogen for Mobility - Europe & AfricaAir Products
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  Felipe ArbelaezSenior Vice President Hydrogen & CCSbp
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  James PattersonVP Hydrogen North West Europebp
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  Narainsamy DorasamyExecutive Director of Bio and Chemical Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research CenterTechnology Innovation Institute
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  Simon HerbertVice President, EAMEExxonMobil I Low Carbon Solutions
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  Yelda GuvenVice President Policy, EAMEExxonMobil I Low Carbon Solutions
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  Paul BogersVice President – Hydrogen ShellSEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Dr. Nikunj GuptaVice President, Hydrogen StudiesADNOC
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  Dr Alexander RitschelHead of Technology, MasdarAbu Dhabi Future Energy Company
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  Laurel BrotenCEOInvest in Canada
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  Maarten WetselaarChief Executive OfficerCEPSA
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  Najla Al JamaliChief Executive Alternative Energy OQSEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Dr. Axel WietfeldCEOUniper Hydrogen GmbH
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  Dr. Werner PonikwarCEO thyssenkrupp nucera
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  Marcel GaljeeManaging DirectorHyCC
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  Olivia BreeseSenior Vice President, Head of Power to XØrsted
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  Eric VennixPartner Consulting, Managing Partner Energy & Resources Deloitte
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  Tarek HelmiPartner ConsultingDeloitte
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  Geoff TuffUS Hydrogen LeadDeloitte
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  David BurnsVice President Clean Energy LindeSEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Sean StrawbridgeChief Executive OfficerPort of Corpus Christi Authority
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  Matthew HodgkinsonAnalyst, HydrogenS&P Global Commodity Insights
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  Dominique RougeVice President, Sales & TechnologyAir Liquide Engineering & Construction
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  Massimo ScopellitiProduct and Marketing ManagerNidec Industrial Solutions
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  Tomas MalangoRenewable Fuels and Circular Economy DirectorRepsolPresident SHYNE (Spanish Hydrogen Network)
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  Henrik LarsenVice President, Clean Ammonia & HydrogenKBR
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  Nikunj PanchalGlobal Director - Sustainability & Strategic AdvisoryFrazer-Nash Advisory/ KBR
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  Alicia EastmanPresidentInterContinental EnergySEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Lucien RobroekChief Executive OfficerNuvera Fuel Cells, LLC
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  Occo RoelofsenFounderPower2X
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  John GunnGlobal Manager of Operations, Energy Transition Bechtel
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  Mattijs SleeCEOBattolyser Systems
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  Nicolas MartiBusiness Development Manager EMEA - Alternative FuelEmerson
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  Dr Fiona SimonCEOAustralian Hydrogen Council (AHC)SEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Alex McIntoshDirector of Business Development and TransactionsAustralian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
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  John ColeChief ExecutiveEdify Energy
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  Garry TriglavcaninChief Development Officer Provaris Energy Ltd
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  Ian ThompsonChief Technology OfficerH2X Global
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  Matthew BlieskeCEOLIFTE H2
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  Daryl WilsonExecutive DirectorHydrogen Council
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  Lars-Marthin KnophHydrogen Safety Specialist – Senior EngineerGexcon
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  Juancho EekhoutVice President – Business Development Sempra Infrastructure
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  Piyush KatakwarGlobal Hydrogen LeadRoyal HaskoningDHV
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  Dr. Nima PegemanyfarHead of Hydrogen Business EuropeSiemens Energy
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  Tamme MekkesBusiness Development DirectorKoole Terminals
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  Hans van ZutphenSenior Project ManagerMcDermott
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  Henry RushtonDirector, EMEA Hydrogen LeadING Bank
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  Dr. Peter PodesserCEOSFC Energy AG
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  Perry HoutepenVice President Product Group Recip. Compressors Howden, a Chart Industries Company
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  Sally PrickettDirector, Hydrogen Advisory, Arup
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  Dr. Dean BialekChief Officer External Affairs & Government RelationsCWP Global
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  Andrea PisanoHead of Hydrogen Initiativeseni
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  Wouter van der BijlExecutive Director, Business DevelopmentFluor
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  Jorge Palomar HerreroGlobal Hydrogen Development DirectorIberdrola
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  Eystein LerenMarket Development DirectorYara Clean Ammonia
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  Jacky de LetterDirector Business DevelopmentYara Clean Ammonia
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  Peter HartlAssociate PartnerHorváth & Partner GmbH
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  Keith CaseyCEOPin Oak Group, LLC
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  Damien EyriesVP Green Hydrogen and Rely CEO ElectTechnip Energies
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  Murat AydemirManaging DirectorFaurecia Hydrogen Solutions Germany GmbH
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  John BarryVice President Hydrogen Development and TechnologyStatkraft
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  Morgan RoteDirector, U.S. ClimateEnvironmental Defense Fund
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  Shaun GregoryExecutive Vice President of New EnergyWoodside
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  Eric StrayerVice President, International and Partner Sales, Fuel Cell Energy
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  Matias SaettoneGeneral Manager, Hydrogen Products, Chevron New EnergiesChevron
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  Annant ShahDirector of Strategy and Route to MarketSSE Renewables
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  Tim HardSVP Energy TransitionArgus Media
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  Jaedo MoonChairmanH2KOREAChairGlobal Hydrogen Industrial Association Alliance(GHIAA)
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  Dongkyu KimDirector at Investment Promotion DepartmentUlsan Free Economic Zone Authority
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  Clare JacksonChief Executive OfficerHydrogen UK
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  Hugo FigueirêdoCEOPecém Complex
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  Jonas RechrecheBusiness AnalystProton Ventures
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  Dr. Laurent AntoniExecutive DirectorIPHE
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  Jonas MobergChief Executive OfficerGH₂
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  Emmanuel RodriguezHead of Decarbonization PartnershipsArcelor Mittal
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  Demetrios PapathanasiouGlobal Director, Energy and Extractives Global PracticeThe World Bank
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  Daria NochevnikDirector for Policy and PartnershipsHydrogen Council
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  Prof. Dr. Christopher HeblingDirector Division Hydrogen TechnologiesFraunhofer ISE
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  Rob ArthurDirector of PartnershipsSustainable Energy Council
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  Master of Ceremonies: Simone van TrierModerator and Presentation CoachDat Spreekt

All Interest Areas

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  Karen De LathouderCEObp Netherlands
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  Richard DennyBusiness Developerbp
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  The Honourable Blaine HiggsPremierGovernment of New Brunswick
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  The Honourable Andrew Parsons, KCMinister of Industry, Energy and Technology, Member for Burgeo – La PoileNewfoundland and Labrador
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  Matthew ManningAdvisorOffice of International Market Development, Department of Energy
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  Dr. René CottingChief Financial Officer Smartenergy
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  Erwan BruneauH2fM Product Manager EuropeAir Products
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  Dr. Alaa Mohd Director of Sales - Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) ProgramRobert Bosch GmbH
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  Dr. Marco ScholzSenior Manager Asset DevelopmentUniper Hydrogen GmbH
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  Marie Khuny KhyElectrolysis Product Line Director, Engineering & ConstructionAir Liquide
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  Diederick LuijtenVice President Hydrogen Energy, North-West Europe & CISAir Liquide
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  Michiel NijboerSenior Investment ConsultantRoyal HaskoningDHV
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  Markus KöstersHead of Commercial Development EuropeLIFTE H2
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  Chris SimuroCEOBoMax Hydrogen, LLC
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  Dr. Deborah MaxwellChief Science OfficerBoMax Hydrogen, LLC
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  Dr. Gökçe MeteSenior Manager, Hydrogen & Industry DecarbonizationSouth Pole
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  Laurence BoisraméGlobal Sales Director HydrogenBureau Veritas
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  Orna BarashVP of ProductNanoScent
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  Diogo QuintãoChief Operating Officer UTIS
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  Petra de GroeneDirector Economic Affairs and SustainabilityCity of Rotterdam
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  Maaike ZwartAlderman for Sustainability, Work & Income and EconomyMunicipality of Delft
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  Cosima SagmeisterCo-Lead EventsWomen in Green Hydrogen
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  Petra SchwagerChief, Climate & Technology Partnerships (CTP) DivisionUNIDO
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  Elizabeth MinchewResearch Officer Climate Innovation and Business DevelopmentInternational Finance Corporation (IFC)
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  Irina GorbounovaVice President M&A and Head of XCarb Innovation FundArcelorMittal
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  Itske LulofSector Head, Energy & ClimateInvest International
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  Matt MurdockFounder & CEORaven SR
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  Martin van ‘t HoffSales ManagerTechnip Energies
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  Stella ChatzisakoulaProcess EngineerTechnip Energies
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  Dr. Karina Almeida LeñeroTechnical Lead – Energy TransitionGexcon
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  Devon HyverDirector Sales and Market DevelopmentPlug Power
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  Bert PoortBusiness Development ManagerSchneider Electric
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  Nick HerbertSales & Marketing DirectorLuxfer Gas Cylinders Europe
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  Arthur SchefferCOO/CCO/OwnerAdsensys
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  Robin Le CorreHydrogen Leader – Group & Energy | CryogenicsFives Group
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  Sven GoethalsBusiness Development Director EnergyTRACTEBEL
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  Anna FreemanPolicy Director, DecarbonisationClean Energy Council
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  Harry HiraokaSales & Technical Service ManagerSanRex Corporation
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  Alex ShanoskyVP Business DevelopmentTransform Materials
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  Christopher BoyleCo-Founder and ChairmanFabrum.
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  Dionisio VisintinCommercial Excellence and Hydrogen Manager EuropeVeolia Water Technologies
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  Guido KönigHead of Focus Industries Management | Segment Manager for Sustainable IndustriesSAMSON AG
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  Jens WulffManaging DirectorNEUMAN & ESSER Deutschland
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  Michael PerschkeCEOQuantron AG
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  Jonas WahlDirector Product ManagementH-TEC SYSTEMS
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  Marcel HennemanManaging Director - Refining Business EMEABunge Food Solutions
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  Sandor SchrameyerSenior Project Manager HydrogenØrsted
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  Michel DubuissonFunctional EngineerBOSAL
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  Mathieu RobbeVice President SalesBurckhardt Compression AG
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  Bente BauknightHead of Asset and Business DevelopmentHydro Havrand
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  Mark CannonCTOHydrogen In Motion Inc. (H2M)
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  Roland BonathBusiness Development ManagerVEGA Grieshaber KG
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  Helge Vandel JensenGlobal Business Development Director, Power-to-XDanfoss
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  Hassan ModarresiHead of SectionCOWI
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  Marco GraafSenior Sales Manager Netherlands & BelgiumINNIO Jenbacher GmbH & Co OG
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  Petrus PostmaFounder and Co-owner&FluxInterim DirectorH2Makers
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  Meindert StolkRegional Minister for Economy & InnovationProvincie Zuid-Holland
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  Mehdi FerhanCOOHYVIA
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  Mathieu Da GraçaEngine Control Manager H2 and GasolineBorgWarner
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  Iris KlingemanCampus ManagerPlatform Zero
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  Grace QuanBoard Member of CHFCACanadian Hydrogen Fuel Cell AssociationSEC Hydrogen Advisory Board Member
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  Naveen AhlawatHead - Green Hydrogen, Gasification and CCSUJindal Steel & Power Ltd.
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  YE YongVice President of SalesGreen Power Co., Ltd.
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  Marjon CastelijnsProject Leader Condor H2Darel Consultancy
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  David BosticVice President of Business DevelopmentMolecular Products
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  Mark DuppenTechnical Director Capacity Development - EUSkyNRG
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  Inga SoellnerProject ManagerNRW.Energy4Climate
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  Peter StuttafordCEOThomassen Energy B.V.
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  Bart de VriesBusiness Development & Sales ManagerVONK
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  Mark HoolwerfDeputy DirectorPort of Amsterdam
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  Bas van den BeemtCountry Manager Sales - NetherlandsLhyfe
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  Paul VonkHydrogen LeadTata Steel
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  Madadh MacLaineSecretary GeneralZero Emissions Ship Technology Association
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  Sjoerd JenneskensDirector Sustainability EuropeOCI Global
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  James TaylorResearch and Development ManagerChesterfield Special Cylinders
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  Osamu IkedaManaging DirectorChiyoda Corporation Netherlands B.V.
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  Sébastien LecarpentierHydrogen ManagerAxens
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  Dr. Kai-Chin ChangTechnical Sales ManagerHeraeus Precious Metals
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  Anouk PoelmannCountry DirectorRenault Group Nederland
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  Peter ConwayCommercial Director Energy Estate Pty Ltd
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  Mark RheinlanderFounder & CEOCarbon280
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  Glenn CorrieCEO & MDHazer Group Limited
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  Daniel PatrickHydrogen and CCUS Application ManagerAtlas Copco Gas and Process
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  Leanne HallidayTerritory Manager and Global Hydrogen SME LRQA
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  Dr. Helmut LademannManaging Director R2
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  Dr Eva Ravn NielsenChief Adviser, Power-to-XRambøll
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  Bart BiebuyckExecutive DirectorClean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (Clean Hydrogen JU)
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  Wouter van GennipCommercial DirectorProdrive Technologies
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  Cayetano HernandezHead of FRV-XFRV
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  Felipe HernándezChief Innovation OfficerFRV
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  Claudio FecarottaBusiness Development Manager - New Energies Fixed Gas & Flame DetectionMSA The Safety Company

All Interest Areas

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  Ad van WijkProfessor Future Energy Systems TU Delft
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  David VermaasAssociate professorTU Delft
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  Hadi HajibeygiAssociate ProfessorTU Delft
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  Arvind Gangoli RaoFull ProfessorTU Delft