Hydrogen Strategic Conference

The ADIPEC 2024 Hydrogen Strategic Conference will gather the most influential leaders in the energy ecosystem to discuss the role of hydrogen in global economies and the actions required to scale the hydrogen economies of the future. The Hydrogen Strategic Conference programme for 2024 is currently in progress and will be available to view soon. To stay up-to-date and be notified when the programme is live please click here.

ADIPEC 2023 Hydrogen Strategic Conference overview

Hydrogen has the potential to be a pivotal tool in achieving global net-zero emissions by 2050. Complementing renewable power, biofuels, and other emerging and existing technologies, hydrogen can play an important role in decarbonising heavy emitting industries including steel, petrochemicals, fertilisers, heavy-duty mobility, maritime shipping, aviation, and flexible power generation. It is estimated that by 2050, hydrogen could account for up to 18 per cent of annual worldwide emissions reductions.

A versatile energy carrier, the market momentum for low-carbon hydrogen is building fast with an expanding pipeline of projects. The development of hydrogen demand centres in key areas, including industrial applications, transportation, energy storage, and power generation, is imperative for the further growth and adoption of hydrogen as an accelerant of the transition to a low-carbon energy system.

Responding to these opportunities and challenges, the ADIPEC Hydrogen Strategic Conference gathered the most influential leaders in the energy ecosystem to discuss the role of hydrogen in global economies, the latest technological breakthroughs, near-term and long-term strategies, and the actions required to scale the hydrogen economies of the future. Delivering strategic, technical, and operational insights, the conference helped to shape and accelerate the continued growth of the hydrogen value chain.

ADIPEC 2023 Hydrogen Strategic Conference Speakers included:

Honourable
Matt Jones

Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade

Government of Alberta, Canada

Michele Fiorentino

EVP Low-Carbon Solutions & Business Development

ADNOC

Mohammad Abdelqader El Ramahi

Chief Green Hydrogen Officer

Masdar

Ahmed El-Hoshy

CEO

Fertiglobe and OCI Global

Eng Anas Aljuaidi

CEO and Partner

MMEC Mannesmann LLC

Paddy Padmanathan

Co-Founder & Vice Chair

Zhero

Gautam Reddy

COO – New Energy

Greenko

Vineet Mittal

Chairman

Avaada Group

Franck Neel

Executive Board Member Gas & Power

OMV Petrom

John Kent

Chief Energy Transition Officer

Kent

Arne Ballantine

CEO and Co-Founder

Ohmium International

Amir Sharifi

Chief Investment Officer

Hy24

Rasha Hasaneen

Chief Sustainability Officer

Aspentech

Haroon Rahmathulla

COO

Fertiglobe

Yves Vercammen

Chief Corporate Officer

TES-H2

Brandon Spencer

President, Energy Industries

ABB

Astrid Poupart-Lafarge

Global Segment President Energies and Chemicals

Schneider Electric

Ashwani Dudeja

President & Director (Green Hydrogen and Ammonia)

ACME Group

Piero Ercoli

SVP Decarbonisation Projects Unit

SNAM

Hanan Balalaa

SVP New Energies & CCUS

ADNOC

Stephan Gobert

SVP, Hydrogen – AMEA

Engie

Toshiaki Takimoto

SVP, Hydrogen & CCUS Development

INPEX CORPORATION

Youssef Merjaneh

SVP - EMEA

Black & Veatch

Manuel Kuehn

SVP for Sustainable Energy Systems

Siemens Energy

Alessandro Bresciani

SVP, Climate Technology Solutions

Baker Hughes

Frederik Majkut

SVP – Carbon Solutions

SLB

Evgeny Fedotov

SVP, Europe, Middle East and Africa

AVEVA

Patrick Ryan

SVP, Global Engineering and Technology and CTO

ABS

Ulrika Wising

SVP Energy Transition and Member of Executive Committee

Vallourec

Marc de Saint Gerand

Executive Director, Dep. Head of Industry and Advisory, Energy Sector Group

SMBC Bank International plc

Dr. Yamamoto Koji

VP, Energy Business Unit

JOGMEC

Yako J. Wijnands

VP - Operations

NEOM Green Hydrogen Company

Dr. Nikunj Gupta

VP New Energies – Technical & Projects

ADNOC

Francois Dao

VP, Middle East & Africa

EDF Renewables

Alberto Litta Modignani

VP – Hydrogen

MAIRE

Justine Roure

Deputy VP Strategy & Policy

OGCI

Uwe Zwiefelhofer

Managing Director Head of Region MENA

Linde Engineering Middle East. LLC

Isabelle Capaldi-Lureau

Global Lead Originator - H2 and Derivatives

TotalEnergies

Amanda Leland

Executive Director

Environmental Defense Fund

Daria Nochevnik

Director for Policy and Partnerships

Hydrogen Council

Takeo AKAMATSU

General Manager, Green Innovation Business Unit

ITOCHU Corporation

Andrea Pisano

Head of Hydrogen Initiatives, Energy Evolution

Eni

Margaux Moore

Head of the Energy Transition Group and Venture Capital Investments

Trafigura

Damien Buie

Global Head of Energy Transition

AWS

Robert Campbell

Head of Energy Transition Research

Energy Aspects

Simon Flowers

Chairman, Energy and Chief Analyst

Wood Mackenzie

Vatche Kourkejian

Sr Partner & Head of Middle East Energy

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

Mogens Holm

Partner and Associate Director

Boston Consulting Group

Azad Hessamodini

Executive President, Consulting

Wood Group

Mohammed Nayeem Quraishi

CEO

BEEAH Energy

Dr. Mohamed Ghonima

Associate Partner

McKinsey

Uwe Weichenhain

Senior Partner & Global Hydrogen lead

Roland Berger

Wa’el Almazeedi

CEO

Avance Labs

Paddy Lowe

Founder & CEO

Zero

Gonzalo Cabrera

Co-Lead Hydrogen Taskforce

Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)

John Defterios

Professor of Business

New York University Abu Dhabi

Lazar Krstić

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Company

Eithne Treanor

Founder & CEO

ETreanor Media

Triharyo Indrawan Soesilo

Special Advisor to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for acceleration of Infrastructure and Investment

Government of Indonesia

His Excellency
Dr. Saleh Al Kharabsheh

Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources

Jordan

Gustaw Szarek

Partner

McKinsey & Company

HEAR FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Hydrogen is going to play a key role in the energy transition and the journey towards net-zero. This year's Hydrogen Strategic conference at ADIPEC will bring together energy industry leaders from around the world to discuss and reinforce strategies towards decarbonisation.