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2026 Strategic Summit Agenda
Day2 Morning — Hydrogen at Scale: From Electrolysis to Mobility
08:30 - 09:20
50mins
Registration & Coffee
09:20 - 09:30
10 mins
Conference Chair's Welcome Remarks
09:30 - 09:40
10 mins
[Opening Keynote] Driving a National Hydrogen Economy: Spain's Vision for Regional Hubs and European Collaboration
Santiago González Herraiz
Head of Renewable Hydrogen Department
IDAE
09:40 - 10:00
20 mins
[Keynote] From Strategy to Scale: Building Southern Europe's Hydrogen & Clean Molecules Hub
Joaquin Rodriguez Jadraque
Director Hydrogen & Clean Power
Moeve
10:00 - 10:50
50 mins
[Panel] Scaling Hydrogen with Electrolyzer: Pathways to Cost-competitiveness and Market Growth
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Comparison of PEM, alkaline, and solid oxide electrolyzers; efficiency improvements and technological breakthroughs
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Scaling production, supply chain optimization, and innovation to drive down CAPEX and LCOH
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Export potential, cross-border supply chains, and harmonization of standards to grow international hydrogen trade
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Infrastructure gaps, scaling risks, and lessons from pilot and early-stage projects
Moderator:
Annemette Hindhede Jensen
Senior Business Development Manager
Quest One
Panelists:
Nikolaj Knudsen
Head of Business Development PtX
Topsoe
Devon Hyver
Director Sales and Market Development EMEAI, BU Electrolyzer
Plug Power
Christian Dijkstra
Technical Sales Director
Hystar
José Miguel Macho
Business Development Director for H2 and PtX Applications SW Europe
Siemens Energy
Carlo Terragni
Managing Director
Neuman & Esser Italia
Dr. Sören Dresp
Director of Advanced Technology Institute
Sungrow
10:50 - 11:10
20 mins
[Keynote] The Relevance of Gas Quality in the New H2 Economy
Felix Höfling
Head of Technical Sales
ReiCat
Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11:40 - 12:30
50 mins
[Panel] Accelerating Hydrogen Mobility: Fuel Cells as a Cornerstone of Clean Transportation
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Why hydrogen fuel cells are particularly suited for long-haul trucking and other hard-to-electrify transport segments
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Building hydrogen refueling networks and integrating them with existing transport corridors
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Advances in fuel cell durability, efficiency, and cost reduction
Moderator:
Cansu Doganay
Analyst
Lux Research
Panelists:
Karl Samuelsson
SVP Application Development
PowerCell Group
Joachim Ladra
Head of Sales, Marketing & Communication
cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG
Javier Arboleda
Director General
SHYNE
Senior Representative
HDF Energy
Nuno Lago de Carvalho
Chief Commercial Officer
CaetanoBus
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Dr. Feng-Yuan Zhang
Professor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)
12:30 - 12:50
20 mins
[Keynote] Cooling Solutions for Hydrogen Production
Rubén Rius Vicente
Key Account Manager Hydrogen EMEA
BAC
Shabarish Nunna
Application Manager at BAC EMEA
BAC
Lunch & Networking Break
Day2 Afternoon — Hydrogen Finance & Derivatives
14:30 - 15:20
50 mins
[Panel] Unlocking Hydrogen Investment: De-risking Projects through Offtake and Financing Models
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Role of multilateral banks, development finance institutions, and green investment funds
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Insurance and guarantees to mitigate political, construction, and off-take risks
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How long-term offtake agreements reduce revenue risk and attract project financing
Moderator:
Miguel Ángel Fernandez
Manager
CNH2
Panelists:
Miriam Bardolet
Managing Director, Energy Transition Funds
CIP
Hyung-Ja de Zeeuw
Senior Energy Transition Specialist, Executive Director
Rabobank
Henry Rushton
Director, Energy Sector Coverage, Hydrogen EMEA Lead
ING Bank
15:20 - 15:40
20 mins
[Keynote] Reserved for Silver Sponsor
15:40 - 16:30
50 mins
[Panel] Hydrogen Derivatives: Unlocking the Potential of Ammonia, Methanol and Synthetic Fuels
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Current and projected global demand for hydrogen derivatives in shipping, aviation, and industry
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Integrating hydrogen derivatives to achieve low-carbon steel, chemicals and cement production
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Exploring advances in synthesizing ammonia, methanol, E-fuels and other synthetic fuels from hydrogen and their pathways to commercial scale
Moderator:
María Jaén Caparrós
European Hydrogen Research Leader
EPRI
Panelists:
Tobias Block
Chief Strategy Officer
eFuel Alliance
Stefano Murace
Policy Advisor
Eurogas
Sjoerd Jenneskens
Director Ammonia Distribution
Agrofert
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Johan Dekeyser
Science Executive Safety, Refining Technology & Pipelines
Concawe (part of the European Fuels Manufacturing Association)
