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Morning Sessions
08:30
Registration & Networking
09:00
Introductory Remarks
Dr Emma Guthrie, CEO, HEA
09:10
Keynote Address
Minister Michael Shanks, Minister of State (Minister for Energy)
09:25
Plenary
Platinum sponsors:
Mitch Brunt, Commercial Director – Clean Energy, Northern Valve & Fitting Company Ltd
Nick Walker, Chief Strategy Officer, AFC Energy
UK-HyRES
Chair: Dr Emma Guthrie, CEO, UK HEA
Guest Contributors:
Werner Lieberherr, CEO – MorGen Energy
10:45
Break
11:15
H2 For Industry
Gold Sponsor:
Chris Jackson, CEO and Founder, Protium
Silver Sponsor:
Ross Howells, Senior Associate, Burgess Salmon
Chair: Dr Nigel Holmes, CEO, Hydrogen Scotland
Guest Contributors:
Elliot Wellbelove, Innovation Manager, Heidelberg Materials
Oriol Margo, Sustainability Leader, Kimberly Clark
Rob Ireson, Head of Innovation, Glass Futures
12:10
H2 For Mobility & To Power (Part 1)
Gold Sponsor: Available opportunity
Silver Sponsor:
Anaëlle Deschamps, Commercial Manager, Inocel
Chair: Chris Steele, Partner, Hydrogen South West
Guest Contributors:
Neesha Pandya, Head of Carbon Delivery, Lower Thames Crossing
Andrea Engelen, Head of External Affairs, Cellcentric
Aviation guest contributor to be announced soon
13:10
LUNCH
Afternoon Sessions
14:10
H2 To Power & For Mobility (Part 2)
Gold sponsor:
Greg Altria, Project Director, SLR Consulting
Silver sponsor:
Professor Meysam Qadrdan, Energy Networks and Systems, HI-ACT
Chair: Paul McCormack, CEO, Hydrogen Ireland
Guest Contributors:
Richard Griffiths, Innovation Project Manager, Ministry of Defence
Frank Van Aalsum, Regional Lead EMEA, Sustainability, ESG, Equinix
15:05
Boosting Supply Chains
Gold sponsor:
Dr Talal Fateh, General Manager & Saadia Jebnoun, Atex Projects & Investigations Director, Efectis
Silver sponsor:
Chris Walters, CEO, Chesterfield Cylinders
Chair: Prof. Joe Howe, Academic Lead, Humber Industrial Cluster
Guest Contributors:
Rob Gilbert, Director of Supply Chain, GB Energy
James Collins, Head of Corporate Affairs, ITM Power
16:00
Break
16:20
In Discussion With.....
Chair: Amanda Lyne, UK HEA / ULEMCo
Guest Contributors:
Joseph Bailey, Head of Projects, Progressive Energy
Widya Wahyuni Siswanto, Hydrogen Market Development Manager, N-Gen
Pete Fear, Business Development, Hynamics
16.55
Closing Remarks
17:00
Conference Close
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