Since February 2021, Tobias Bühnen has been working within GIE, focusing on the current and future role of gas infrastructure operators in contributing to the REPower EU and EU Green Deal targets. 

He works on topics related to hydrogen, Sector-Coupling and CCUS, as well as general EU energy policy developments.

Before joining GIE, he worked on European affairs within the Regulatory & Public Affairs Department of the German Gas Transmission System Operator ONTRAS.

Tobias holds a master's degree in European studies from Maastricht University and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Cologne.

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

Osamu has more than 25 years of experience in the energy industry as an engineer, consultant, business development, and recent 10＋ years is focused on technology and business development of hydrogen carrier technology.

Osamu has planned and developed the world's first global hydrogen supply chain demonstration project by LOHC-MCH technology between Brunei Darussalam and Japan in 2020, and shifted his role to the commercial projects development since 2019 in Asia and Europe. Now in charge of hydrogen and Power to X, Digital business development focused on European market since 2022 towards commercialization of carbon neutral technology

Chief Strategy Officer of FNM SpA and project leader of hydrogen projects of the FNM Group
MBA, PhD, 20+ years of international experience as manager for transport companies and as strategy, management and transport consultant for top tier transport companies. Member of the board of directors of several transport companies. Strong understanding of transport and mobility industry and of its functioning across different modes (rail, bus, road, aviation, maritime, logistics).

Benjamin Dennhardt is an experienced professional leading efforts to accelerate the energy transition and the development of low-carbon and green molecules business. Currently at EnBW, a major German utility, and with previous experience at Siemens Energy, he has a track record of integrating cutting-edge technologies into the market. His expertise includes the successful realization of pioneering projects that pave the way for broader adoption, particularly in the fields of decarbonization, digitalization, and automation. With a strong focus on the process industries, Benjamin has been instrumental in driving innovation, including the early implementation of hydrogen derivative projects. On top he is engaged with the University of Duisburg Essen in the research on energy economics.

Niko Bosnjak is head of communications and policy at OGE in Essen - Germany's largest gas grid operator. OGE have their eyes firmly set on the future, getting ready to transport hydrogen as well as CO2. Prior to OGE, Niko was head of regulatory and public affairs at fellow gas grid operator ONTRAS in Leipzig. Before working in the gas industry, he was a staffer for two members of the federal parliament in Berlin. Niko holds a Ph.D. in European climate change law.

Daria Vladikova is head of the Department of Hydrogen Technologies at the Institute of Sustainable Transition and Development towards Trakia University – Stara Zagora. She is also a professor in Electrochemistry at the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems towards the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Prof. Vladikova has a PhD in Solid State Chemistry and a D.Sc. in Electrochemistry. She is working in the field of fuel cells and batteries testing and diagnostics and deployment of hydrogen technologies. She is the author of more than 150 scientific publications with over 1000 citations. She has been awarded the Herman Gӧhr Award by the European Fuel Cell Forum.
Prof. Vladikova is President of the Bulgarian Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Energy Storage Association, Member of the Governing Board of the European Innovation Digital Hub Zagore, Member of the Clean Hydrogen Alliance Round Table for Green Hydrogen Production, member of the Working group for implementation of the National Hydrogen Roadmap

Experienced reservoir engineer with a bachelor’s degree in chemical science, completed with a Master of Science from the Colorado School of Mines, backed by over 20 years of experience in the O&G industry.

She began her career in 1999 at Cepsa Oil & Gas, working in the Ourhoud oil field in Algeria— one of North Africa’s most significant oil discoveries.

During her tenure at Naturgy Energy Group (formerly Gas Natural) from 2005 to 2022, she engaged in global exploration and production projects. Her responsibilities ranged from operating Marismas UGS to evaluating new ventures.

In recent years, she transitioned toward sustainable energy projects, focusing on hydrogen initiatives. Currently, as Underground Hydrogen Storage Project Leader at Trinity Energy Storage, she looks after the validation of depleted gas fields in the Aljarafe area, Southwestern Spain, as the first Spanish underground green hydrogen storage.

At present, Trinity Energy Storage is developing four projects all based on the potential of the Aljarafe area, funded by the European Union through NEXT GENERATION EU funds.

Jan Neuhaus is 31 years old and passionate about developing and promoting sustainable solutions in the energy sector.

Education: Jan studied Mechanical Engineering at Ruhr University Bochum. During his studies, he placed great importance on practical experiences and engaged in various projects focused on renewable energy and sustainable technology. These experiences sparked his interest in innovative approaches to energy supply.

Work Experience: After completing his studies, Jan joined Uniper Energy Storage, where he began his career in hydrogen technology. From the outset, his focus has been on the challenges and opportunities associated with transitioning the existing natural gas infrastructure to hydrogen. In his role as Project Manager for H2 Readiness, Jan is responsible for planning and implementing projects that facilitate the integration of hydrogen into existing systems.

Goals: Jan aims to actively contribute to achieving climate goals and advancing the energy transition. He wants to help make Net Zero possible and sees hydrogen as a key technology for creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

Martin is 39 years old and passionately committed to a sustainable energy future.

Education: He studied mechanical engineering at Ruhr University Bochum, with a focus on energy and process engineering. During his studies, Martin gained early experience with hydrogen through internships in the chemical industry.

Professional Experience: After graduation, he began his career in plant engineering at ThyssenKrupp Uhde, working as an equipment engineer on international projects. A transition to the operator side at Lanxess gave him the opportunity to start as a project manager. In both roles, hydrogen was always a significant focus. With his move to Uniper, he linked hydrogen with sustainability to drive the energy transition toward a greener future.

Goals: Martin aims to make the world a little greener in the future, leveraging hydrogen as a key technology to achieve this.

Lars is Founding Partner at Brinckmann. He co-founded Brinckmann in 2018 after having spent 8 years in the wind energy business. He is a commercial energy infrastructure specialist with more than 10+ years of experience with deep industry insights in the Wind and Power-to-X sector. Lars is heading up Brinckmann’s Hydrogen/PtX chapter and has been engaged with Hydrogen in a Renewables context since 2019, advising on both product, integration and project level. He is specialised in the Commercial and Regulatory areas of the hydrogen economy. Lars has built up his experience by working with and advising a wide range of companies, such as Asset Owners, Developers, Institutional Investors, PE Funds and Supply Chain Players. His work has been anchored within new market entry, valuation and modelling, acquisition and contracting and commercial optimisation.

Prior to founding Brinckmann, Lars has been working in corporate, Siemens Wind Power, as well as consulting, K2 Management. Lars holds an M.Sc. in Strategy, Organization and Management from the Dept. of Business and Social Sciences at Aarhus University. In addition, Lars has spent four years in academia as a Doctoral Researcher in the field of International Business and Marketing.

John Williams, Director/Head of Hydrogen – AFRY Management Consulting

John Williams leads the development of AFRY Management Consulting’s global hydrogen and ammonia advisory services. He has over 25 years’ experience in competitive energy markets and over 20 years’ consultancy experience. He has recently advised government departments, global technology companies, investors, project developers and industrial clients on opportunities along the hydrogen value chain. AFRY has delivered over 80 hydrogen and ammonia projects in more than 30 countries since the start of 2001 and provides a one-stop-shop to meet client’s needs.

David is an Executive Director and Head of Energy Transition at the market intelligence provider Westwood Global Energy Group, with a specific focus on Offshore Wind, Hydrogen and Carbon markets. He has more than 16 years’ commercial experience across the global energy value chain, and has held key Commercial and Regulatory roles at Corus, BP, Mott MacDonald and Wood Mackenzie. David also hosts the Energy Transition Now podcast.

Jun is a Senior Analyst at Westwood Global Energy Group where his focus lies in market research and analysis on the low-carbon hydrogen market. He has previously worked in leading market research and consulting firms. He has spent over 5 years working in the energy sector in both consulting and research roles, initially having wide coverage across the sector, with a later focus on the energy transition and hydrogen. Jun holds a Masters in Petroleum Geoscience from Royal Holloway University of London.

Substantial experience in Energy and Telecommunication sectors (28 years of which 26 on managerial positions) in innovation and R&D areas, working with vertically integrated corporations. Focused on R&D&I project management, high-technologies implementation, new services development and SPVs.

Projecting and implementing R&D&I processes at the level of Capital Groups from the Energy sector (electro-energy, oil& gas). Directly engaged in undertakings on electro-mobility (mainly infrastructure) and hydrogen industry (eg. Power to Gas). Involved in collaboration both on strategic and operational levels with international partners eg Hydrogen Europe or Stanford University.

Currently for 4 years responsible for Research & Innovation with focus on hydrogen, decarbonized gases and digitalization in oil and gas Capital Group.

Dr.-Ing Geert Tjarks has joined EWE GASSPEICHER GmbH in October 2020 as Head of Business Development Hydrogen within the business unit Hydrogen. He is in charge of the business strategy for hydrogen as well as political and economic networks for the implementation of the strategy at EWE AG. Before joining EWE, he was with the National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology – NOW GmbH in Berlin for four years. At NOW he was responsible for international cooperation and represented the federal German government in various international multilateral bodies for hydrogen technologies. In 2019 and 202 he supported the federal government for the development of the national hydrogen strategy. In January 2017 he finalized a PhD at RWTH Aachen with a focus on water electrolysis systems.

Kay leads the low-carbon hydrogen sector in Europe, focusing on accelerating growth, standardization, and digitalization within hydrogen plants. He is responsible for developing modularized delivery models that reduce the levelized cost of hydrogen (H2) through collaboration with industry-leading partners. With a comprehensive approach to the entire H2 supply and value chain, he integrates smart operations and full digitalization of H2 assets. Since joining Worley in 2018, Kay has held various leadership roles, including Global Head of Chemicals & Biorefining at Pöyry and Managing Director at Aker Solutions Germany. Kay holds a Master of Science in Process Engineering.

Werna Udding is manager of business development hydrogen offshore at Gasunie.
Werna Udding studied organizational psychology at the University of Groningen.

With an interest in sustainability, societally relevant topics and a preference for dynamic and complex work environments, Werna spent most of her career contributing to the energy transition.

The first 16 years she did so from a governmental perspective after which she made the step towards Gasunia. Again a dynamic and complex environment.

The North Sea is where the root of the future energy system lies for many countries around the North Sea, including the Netherlands.

This asks for a shared view on the integrated energy system, the role of energy hubs and the joint planning and realization of all relevant infrastructure.

Being responsible for the offshore hydrogen developments she and her team contribute to these developments and the realization of an offshore hydrogen transport system.

Tracy Scott is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and Fellow of the IET. Tracy has worked for RES for 25 years firstly in an engineering role then in Project Management roles in onshore wind and battery storage. Tracy is now Development Direct for Green Hydrogen and has overall accountability for the Green Hydrogen business within the UK & Ireland for RES. Together with Octopus Energy Generation, RES have formed the joint venture company HYRO Energy to develop and deliver green hydrogen projects across the UK including the HAR1 project, Northfleet.

Marko Janhunen is currently Vice President Public Affairs at Gasgrid Finland, the transmission system operator responsible for gas transmission, the transmission system in Finland, and the builder of the national hydrogen infrastructure.

Marko is an expert in public policy issues related to environment and energy, climate change and green transformation issues with over 25 years of experience in European Union affairs.

Marko is in the steering committee of Hydrogen Cluster Finland, a coalition of over 105 companies to promote hydrogen economy.

He also chairs the regulatory affairs committee of the Hydrogen Cluster Finland. Marko is frequent speaker at various events, seminars and conferences on sustainable development and the hydrogen economy.

Marko holds a master’s degree in political history issued by the University of Helsinki, a Masters in European Affairs from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, and an Executive MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics. He speaks Finnish, English, Swedish, German and French.

Kevin Schalk is responsible for and heading the operation of the Hydrogen Lab Bremerhaven (HLB).

The HLB is a publicly funded research and testing infrastructure built by Fraunhofer IWES from 2020 – 2024 as part of the EFRE-project "Hydrogen - Green Gas for Bremerhaven" and has recently started its operation.

Fraunhofer IWES secures investments in technological developments through validation, shortens innovation cycles, accelerates certification procedures, and increases planning accuracy by means of innovative measurement methods in the wind energy and hydrogen technology sectors.

Kevin’s main responsibilities are the coordination of the research and validation activities in the testing facility as well as the efficient operation of the test field.

One of the main research questions is how to integrate hydrogen into existing and new systems in the course of the energy transition. Key operational offerings are the independent validation and optimization of the dynamic performance of hydrogen technology units and their safe and reliable integration into existing and upcoming forms of energy systems.

Especially for the purposes of validation, he and his group are involved in several international activities for standardization of hydrogen technology units.

This includes memberships in the steering committee of the DNV-led Joint Industry Project “Certification for Hydrogen Production Systems by Electrolysis”, the Ad-Hoc Group Hydrogen of the German Strategy Forum for Standardisation and the steering committee of the Normungsroadmap Wasserstoff.

Kevin Schalk is deputy chairman of the Bremerhaven local hydrogen network "H2BX - Wasserstoff für die Region Bremerhaven e.V.". The main emphasis here lies on networking activities especially regarding the technological and scientific players of the region as well as communication and transfer of knowledge for the general public. He has been active in the network since 2017.

Malte Siemen is a seasoned professional specializing in electrolysis, hydrogen production, and renewable fuels.

He holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on business models for electrolysis projects. His career began as a research assistant at the University of Hanover.

At NOW GmbH, a federal government organization, he contributed to the development of support measures for renewable fuel production and monitored regulatory measures.

Currently, Malte leads the renewable fuels team at NOW GmbH, where he is recognized as an expert in regulatory affairs, advising various federal ministries on the hydrogen market ramp-up and renewable fuels across different mobility sectors.

Contributor to Statkraft's hydrogen strategy, As senior advisor hydrogen regulation Kristof May plays a pivotal role in developing, maintaining, and promoting the company's position on hydrogen.

With a keen eye on regulatory developments within the EU and globally, he helps identify new business opportunities and potential risks in the hydrogen sector. Additionally, supports Statkraft's applications for international support schemes, ensuring the company remains at the forefront of the hydrogen industry.

Previously, Kristof May served as the Energy & Regulatory Affairs Manager at Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council) from 2019 to December 2023, where they managed the Euro Chlor Climate Change & Energy Committee and the Hydrogen Task Force.

Prior to this, he was an Advisor at the Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation at the Belgian Energy Regulator (CREG) in Belgium from 2016 to 2018. Also have a strong research background, having worked as a Researcher at ESAT,KU Leuven

Ville Nikkanen is a Business Development Manager at Andritz. He is helping Andritz achieve its vision of becoming a leading global P2X solution provider for green hydrogen and renewable fuel production.

He builds business relationships and offers Andritz services and products ranging from consulting services and EPC delivery to life cycle services.
 

He is focusing on developing environmentally friendly and economically viable value chains. He has a broad understanding of areas such as P2X, green hydrogen, industrial hydrogen use, carbon capture, gasification, and synthetic fuel production.

Prior to Andritz, he worked in leading technological research institutes at Fraunhofer in Germany and VTT in Finland.

He graduated from Aalto University in 2013 with a Master's degree in Chemical Process Technology

Cyril Dufau-Sansot / Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder / Hy2gen AG / (Germany) Cyril Dufau-Sansot has been CEO and co-founder of the Hy2gen Group since 2017.

Under his leadership, Hy2gen is a global leader in the development, financing, construction, and operation of 100% carbon-free plants to produce green hydrogen and derivatives.

Prior to founding Hy2gen, Cyril served as President and CEO of AREVA H2GEN, where he successfully transformed the company into a leading manufacturer of PEM electrolysers. His tenure at AREVA H2GEN was marked by significant advances in the production of CO2-free hydrogen.

Before his role at AREVA H2GEN, Cyril was the Managing Director at Viessmann Industrie France. At Viessmann, he was instrumental in developing the industrial branch globally and initiating the first Power-to-X projects, focusing on the integration of technology with coherent business models for energy production, storage, and usage, particularly in hydrogen, biofuels, grid flexibility, and mobility applications.

Cyril began his career as a technical expert with the French engineering group FIVES, where he gained valuable experience in the energy sector, managing several industrial companies, including a French biomass boiler manufacturer.

Cyril holds an Engineering degree in Energy Systems and Fluid Mechanics from Polytech Marseille. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdufausansot/

Liesbeth co-leads the Clifford Chance energy and infrastructure practice in Amsterdam and has a particular focus on the energy transition.

Liesbeth has worked on a number of significant projects involving the acquisition, financing, disposal and collaboration structures in respect of SAF, hydrogen, heat distribution networks, biofuels, large scale batteries and (offshore) wind projects.

This includes the negotiating, drafting and advising on, tolling and offtake agreements, and regulatory issues. Recent transactions include: Advising a sponsor in relation to one of the first full cross-border hydrogen supply chain projects in the world, which covers electrolysis in southern Europe, conversion to a LOHC, transportation, reconversion and offtake in the Netherlands and Germany.

Vattenfall on its joint venture with CIP in relation to the 2GW IJmuiden Ver Beta offshore wind farm with connected co-development of a 1GW onshore green hydrogen electrolyser project – which will be one of the largest green hydrogen electrolyser projects in the world..

TotalEnergies on its landmark acquisition of a stake in the OranjeWind offshore wind farm, in view of supplying green hydrogen to its European refineries and lowering their emissions. https://www.linkedin.com/in/liesbeth-buiter-7674806/

Pim Reuderink has a senior managerial role in the Nordic and BENELUX region at Bureau Veritas for over 10 years.

He has an automotive engineering and quality management background. He has a track record working globally.

 He has been also an entrepreneur working in international testing and inspection market, but also involved in European accreditation of inspection bodies (ISO 17020) and Testing Laboratories (ISO 17025). Before that he was in homologation of motor vehicles on the world. He did interim work as Fire Prevention Officer at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for 65 of the buildings and hangars at Schiphol Airport.

Currently as regional technical manager, he is the ambassador of energy transition. With his regional role he has a focus on system integration of the energy systems.

He is an academic lecturer at a Master of Science for pipeline technology for field of “quality management and inspection methods “. For Bureau Veritas, Pim has been contributing on accelerating the sustainable growth of the local entities of Bureau Veritas by leading or sponsoring to create new services, creating license to operate, acquisition of a certification body and business development resulting in major client contracts.

He is known for the innovative, pragmatic, and technical sound, proactive market approach with a high focused on the client needs. He is doing academic research on the following CCUS, Offshore Hydrogen and Offshore wind generation.

He does this in the following academic programs: North Sea Energy https://north-sea-energy.eu/ HyTROS, (Hydrogen Transport, Offshore and Storage) In the field of standardization on European, Danish and Dutch country, he is very active in writing standards on CCUS and Subsea Pipelines. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pim-reuderink/

* Working in the Renewable & Wind Industry since 2004

* First as Acciona Energia Head of International Asset Manager

* By 2007 leading Technical R&D for Wind Technology within Acciona Energia

* Working on Offshore Wind Technical and Business development, with special focus on Floating

* Supporting Acciona Group activities in Offshore O&G

* By 2014 moving to Acciona Windpower as O&M and After Sales Director

* Being part of the Key group driving the Merge process with Nordex during 2015 and post integration

* Once Nordex and Acciona Windpower holding several parallel positions

* Global Head of Service Key Accounts plus Head of Services for Med, Africa and LATAM

* Since 2017 Nordex Service Director for International Division (Americas, Africa, Spain and Asia-Pacific)

* Since July 2023 Development Director at ACCIONA NORDEX GREEN HYDROGEN

Nguyen is the Head of Hydrogen at OWC - a leading independent global renewable energy consultancy and a company of the ABL Group with offices in more than 40 countries. He is leading OWC global hydrogen expert teams and consultancy services including Market studies, Technology advisory, Technical Due Diligence, Economic optimization and analysis, Concept design / Feasibility of Power-to-X plants, Hydrogen underground storage, and Ports for hydrogen and derivatives. Nguyen and his teams have gained experience across the hydrogen value chain and from completing more than 50 project in Asia - Pacific, Europe, North and South Americas. Nguyen is a member of the Renewable UK’s Green Hydrogen Working Group and Wind Energy Ireland’s Hydrogen Committee. He was the Hydrogen Energy Specialist for the Asian Development Bank representing ABL Group in a two-year project supporting identification of investment for green hydrogen projects in in the Pacific. Nguyen has more than 20 years’ experience. The outcome of his Ph.D. won the Mitsui-Sumitomo Research Award in 2009.

HyCC actively drives opportunities in green hydrogen and circular chemistry, resulting in a strong international project business development portfolio.

Joost has over 17 years of experience in the energy sector, in the field of strategy, M&A, business development and renewable energy sourcing, including at RWE, AkzoNobel, Nouryon, and Nobian.

Joost has a Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis and Management from the Delft University of Technology.

He joined VERBUND in October 2023. Beforehand, he was employed within the IT sector, where he was responsible for the contract and claim management of ATMS programmes for four years in NL and UK. Prior to that, he was working for over ten years within the construction sector within various commercial project management roles for international infrastructure projects abroad in Ireland, England, the Netherlands.

Urbano Troncoso is chemical engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the energy industry. He joined Santander’s Structured Finance team in February 2022, in order to lead its hydrogen activity globally.

Currently, he is focused on supporting the development of the first lowcarbon hydrogen and derivatives projects around the world, ensuring that they set the right foundations to access non-recourse financing.

He started his career in an integrated Oil and Gas company, holding different technical and commercial position in Europe, Asia and Africa between 2011 and 2019.

Prior to joining Santander, Urbano spent three years leading and executing energy transition strategic projects at Boston Consulting Group, having the opportunity to work with some of the first movers in the low-carbon hydrogen industry

Yusuf Kilic, has over 15 years’ experience in the renewable energy sector and is currently a Hydrogen project developer at Statkraft.

Kilic is a strong advocate for green hydrogen and believes in its role within hard-to-abate sectors.

He is involved in the Zephyros project in the port of Den Helder, which focuses on the production and distribution of green hydrogen.

Kilic sees green hydrogen as a crucial clean fuel that can contribute to the decarbonization of ports and the maritime industry.

Zephyros is an important step in developing the hydrogen value chain, starting with a small 6-megawatt electrolyzer, with plans to scale up to 150 megawatts at a later stage.

Kilic believes that green hydrogen can make a substantial contribution to the energy transition, provided the right infrastructure and support are in place.

Alan Ripa Ngkaion joined Acciona Energía in 2006 holding different management positions until 2009, when he was appointed President and CEO Office Director, being responsible of the creation and development of the Department.

In 2012, he moved to South Africa as CEO of Acciona Enegia’s subsidiary in the country, as the company was awarded by the South African Government with two renewable energy projects.

His responsibilities included the financial close, construction and operation of both project, company representation, and identifying new business opportunities in the country.

Upon his return to Spain in 2014, he continues his career as Chief Executive Supervisor at Acciona Energía Internacional until December 2021, when he is appointed CEO of AccionaPlug, leading the Joint Venture between Acciona Energia and Plug Power, to deliver competitive Hydrogen to Spanish and Portuguese market.

He is also part of the company's Investment Committee, advising shareholders on project approval decisions.

Mr. Ripa holds a Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Navarra, as well as several Global Executive Programs at IESE, IE and Columbia Business School.

Mr. Ripa began his professional life as an analyst at Accenture, and later continued as a consultant at Arthur Andersen-Deloitte-Management Solutions, prior to joining Acciona Energía.

Matthieu is Managing Director at CertifHy, a pure player in the field of hydrogen and e-fuels certification.

He is a computer science engineer specialized in energy markets and energy attribute tracking systems with 12+ years of experience in the energy sector.

He worked 5 years at EEX setting up the French Issuing Body for electricity guarantees of origin and participating in the development of the European Gas Trading Platform PEGAS.

He is strongly driven by the desire to take part in the development of new uses that will facilitate the energy transition.

Dr Daniel Chade is a scientist with over 15 years of experience in the hydrogen, electrolysers and fuel cells sector.

His main interest focuses on the solid oxide cell technology development.

Currently he holds a position of Chief Technology Officer in Kerionics SL During his career he worked for industrial companies such as: Elcogen Oy, PGE SA and HydrogenTech sp. oo where he was involved in solid oxide technology commercialization projects.

He holds a technical doctorate from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK, a master of science in renewable energy science from the University of Iceland, a master of science in electrical engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology and a post-graduate degree in innovative projects management from the Cracow University of Economics.

He is co-author of a number of scientific publications and also acted as an expert advisor to the European Commission in hydrogen subject matter.

Fabian Nagtegaal is Head of Dutch Energy Market Consulting in the Netherlands at AFRY.

Based in the Rotterdam office, he supports clients in the Dutch energy and mobility sector with market analysis, strategic consulting and transaction advisory.

Within AFRY he brings together market, commercial and technical expertise to advise investors, project developers, utilities, infrastructure providers and public sector clients.

Fabian has over 15 years of experience gained in both the energy industry and strategy consulting.

Luc Graré is the Head of Central and Eastern Europe at Lhyfe, where he also steers the company's strategic direction.

Lhyfe, headquartered in Nantes, France, is a pioneering producer of green hydrogen. Before joining Lhyfe, Luc was the Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Nel, a world leader in electrolysis technology and hydrogen fueling stations. With over 12 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, he has been instrumental in driving growth and innovation.

Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing at REC, a Norwegian solar panel manufacturer, where he also led the company's EMEA operations as Managing Director in Munich. Prior to that, he spent seven years as Commercial Director at LG Electronics.

Luc was a board member of SolarPower Europe, the European solar association, until March 2017. He remains deeply involved in the renewable energy ecosystem, serving as a coach and selection panel member at TechTour and frequently speaking at conferences on decarbonization and clean tech startups.

Furthermore, he was appointed as a mentor for the European Innovation Council (EIC), where he supports a group of 120 companies operating across the key deep-tech markets.

Collectively, these companies have raised over €3.4 billion to date.

Additionally, Luc actively contributes to regulatory discussions on decarbonization in Europe, collaborating with industry associations to shape policies for a more sustainable future.

María Sicilia is Director of the Investment Office of Enagás and co-Chair of the European Hydrogen Backbone initiative.

Prior to that, she was Deputy Director General for Energy Planning of the Government of Spain, Head of Prospective at Iberdrola, Senior Electricity Markets Expert at the International Energy Agency and Regulatory Economist at Ofgem.

As a career senior civil servant, she was an Energy Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Economy and Energy Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU.

She holds a double degree in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Complutense – CEU, an MPA in Public and Economic Policy from LSE, and executive training from Harvard Business School and INSEAD

Claudio Barocchiere is a project director at Fluor with a 25+ years both in the energy and the infrastructure industries.

Throughout his career he has managed projects of medium to large brownfield and greenfield refineries, gas plants, chemical plants, traditional and green steel mills and data centres, as well as of power plants, roads, and railways. His experience ranges from proposal management to project management of FEED and EPC projects, including lump sum execution and site construction management.

He exhibits broad know-how of a variety of subjects including site project management, risk and change management, technical and commercial proposal management, open book estimate process management, besides the required leadership to manage and coordinate a cost-effective execution of EPC projects throughout all phases.

Claudio was also the Fluor Amsterdam office Operations lead to coordinate Business Development activities relevant to Energy Transition markets, including Carbon Capture, Liquefaction and Utilisation, Green Hydrogen and Ammonia, Biofuels and Synthetic fuels and Plastic Recycling.

Frank has been with Green Giraffe since 2012. Frank has been involved in many energy generation (various offshore wind projects and won tenders, energy neutral tenders combining wind, solar, BESS) as wel as other transition technologies (EV, biomethane).

He is boosting a strong combination of technical and commercial skills and is one of the company’s leads in the hydrogen workgroup.

He is supporting various Powerto-X clients with debt and M&A support, offtake tendering, and incl. more specialised advisory services linked to development and contracting.

Chief Investment Officer at AccionaPlug,

• +10 years of experience in frontier markets, financing and donor support.
• Investment Officer at the European Investment Bank (EIB) managing over EUR 1 billion in Non-Recourse and Corporate Finance operations
• ​Appointed in 2018 to the European Financing Partners and Interact Climate Change Facility Investment Committees. He has led landmark operations such as the establishment of the first API Manufacturing Facility in Africa or the Nachtigal HPP in Cameroon.
• ​Double degree in Law and Business Administration from University Carlos III.

Marco Mele, born in Grottaglie (TA) in 1980, is Associate Professor of Economic Policy qualified as Full Professor for SSD 13 A2.

On 1 January 2023 he was appointed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance as Sole Director (CEO) of Servizi Fondo Bombole Metano - SFBM SpA, GSE group.

He is a member of the Editorial Board of numerous international scientific journals on economics, energy and the environment.

He is the author of over 70 international publications and studies (Impact Factor Scopus 25) in the fields of economics, energy and the environment, studies that represent the result of econometric and statistical models as well as Machine Learning experiments.

From 2020 to 2022, Marco Mele held the role of Economic Advisor to the Undersecretary of State for Publishing at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

He was a member of the table of experts on industrial policy at the Ministry of Economic Development. He has also received awards and recognitions for his scientific activity, and has organized and participated in numerous international conferences.