​17 OCTOBER 2024

 

19:00

Welcome reception

Speakers:

• Alex Hewitt, Co-Founder CWP Global and GH2 Board Member

 

 

 

​DAY 1: FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2024

 

08:00

Registration

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09:00

Forum Opening

Speakers:

• Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Italy

Introduced by:

• Prof. Renato Brunetta, President, Venice Sustainability Foundation

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09:15

 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE 

Bridging Continents: Green Hydrogen Projects Linking Europe
and the Middle East Across the Mediterranean

Speakers:

• Mohamed Khaled, Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mauritania

• Piero Ercoli, Executive Director Decarbonization Unit, Snam

• Andrew Forrest, Executive Chairman, Fortescue

• Franceso La Camera, Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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10:15

 PLENARY PANEL SESSION 

Latest Market Outlook for Hydrogen in the Mediterranean

Speakers:

• Martin Tengler, Head of Hydrogen Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)

• Lord Adair Turner, Chair, Energy Transitions Commission

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10:40

Coffee break

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11:00

 FIRESIDE CHAT 

Building the Future: Does the EU’s Hydrogen Strategy Stack Up?

Speakers:

• Polly Martin, Senior Reporter, Hydrogen Insight

 

11:15

 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE 

Financing the Hydrogen Value Chain: Strategies and Solutions

Speakers:

• Alessandra Pasini, Co-founder & President, Zhero

• Timo Bollerhey, H2Global

• Nicole Vermeulen, Chief Industrial Officer, Hy24

• Gianpiero Nacci, Director for Sustainable Business and Infrastructure, Climate Group, EBRD

• Caroline Biotteau, Policy Manager, Green Hydrogen Organisation

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12:00

 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION 

The Offtaker perspective: Green Fertiliser

Speakers:

• Frannie Léautier, CEO of Southbridge Investments

• Tarek Hosny, Head of Investment and Projects, Fertiglobe

• Anoaur Jamali, CEO, OCP Africa

• Marc Van Doorn, Head of Green Fertiliser Development, Fertiberia

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12:50

KEYNOTE SPEECH 

How finance industry supports the PtX hydrogen market across sectors. Insight glance of an eSAF project in Denmark and a green ammonia plant in Egypt

Speakers:

• Thomas Engelmann, Head of Energy Transition, KGAL GmbH & Co. KG

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13:10

Lunch

 

13:45 | PARALLEL SESSIONS

 COUNTRY DEEP DIVE 

Morocco

Speakers:

• H.E. Leila Benali, Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Morocco

• Fatima Hamdouch, Executive Director Strategy and Monitoring, MASEN

• Morad Hajjaji, Director General, Green Hydrogen Cluster

• Younes Farouk, Director Strategic Planning & Business Performance, InnovX

 

 COUNTRY DEEP DIVE 

Algeria

Speakers:

• H.E. Mohamed Arkab, Minister of Energy and Mining, Algeria

• Li Zhenguo, Chairman, Longi

• Ferhat Ounoughi, VP Business Development and Marketing, Sonatrach

• Franz Helm, Managing Director, VERBUND

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14:30 | PARALLEL SESSIONS

 COUNTRY DEEP DIVE 

Egypt

Speakers:

• H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt  

• Dr. Randa Al-Minshawi, First Assistant to the Prime Minister and Head of the Technical Secretariat of the National Green Hydrogen Council, Egypt

• Waleid Gamal El-Dien, Chairman, Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE)

• Cristian Carraretto, Head of Energy Transition CSD/SBI, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

• Tarek Hosny, Head of Investment and Projects at Fertiglobe

 

 COUNTRY DEEP DIVE 

Namibia

Speakers:

• H.E. Tom Alweendo, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Republic of Namibia

• Paddy Padmanathan, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Zhero

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15:15 | PARALLEL SESSIONS

 COUNTRY DEEP DIVE 

Tunisia

Speakers:

• H.E. Fatma Tabet Chiboub, Minister of Industry Mining and Energy, Tunisia

• Houda Ben Jannet Allal, OMEC

• Alessandra Pasini, Co-founder & President, Zhero

• Samir Majoul, President, UTICA

• Taieb Ketari, Board Member, Lead- Renewable and Hydrogen UTICA

• Faycel Tarifa, President, STEG

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 COUNTRY DEEP DIVE 

Mauritania

Speakers:

• H.E. Mohamed Khaled, Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mauritania

• Mohamed Vall Mohamed Telmidy, CEO, SNIM

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16:00

Coffee break

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16:15

 FIRESIDE CHAT 

Will climate finance and the development banks fund renewables and green hydrogen projects in North Africa?

Speakers:

• Frannie Leautier, Senior Partner and CEO SouthBridge Investments

 

16:30

 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE 

SouthH2 Alliance: Strengthening Green Hydrogen Collaboration Across Germany, Italy, Austria, Algeria and Tunisia

Partner: BMWK, German Energy Agency

Speakers:

• Government officials from Tunisia. Austria, Germany

• Sarah Neumann, Policy Advisor for Energy and Hydrogen, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action and Energy

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17:00​

 PLENARY PANEL SESSION 

Venice and the hydrogen hub concept 

Partner: Venice Sustainability Foundation

The speakers will represent key infrastructure authorities (such as port and airport), institutions, and stakeholders in the Venice area actively involved in developing the local hydrogen economy.

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19:00

Reception

Sponsored by: CWP

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21:00

Nightcap hosted by TES

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DAY 2: SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2024

 

09:00

Breakfast session on women in green hydrogen

Remarks from:

• German Energy Agency

• GiZ

• ThyssenKrupp

• BMWK / Women in Green Hydrogen

 

09:00

 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE 

Energy security in the Mediterranean: the role of hydrogen

Speakers:

• Marco Alvera, CEO, TES

• Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO, Hydrogen Europe

• Houda Ben Jannet Allal, OMEC

• MENA/Europe Energy Gateway – BMWK (H2 and EL)

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09:45

 FIRESIDE CHAT 

Building Partnerships for Hydrogen Development in the Mediterranean

Speakers:

• Maarten Wetselaar, CEO, CEPSA

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10:00

 PLENARY PANEL SESSION 

Advancing Low-Carbon Hydrogen: Economic Pathways, Environmental Impacts, and Harmonized Standards for the Mediterranean 

Sponsored by: ENI

Speakers:

• Ruud Kempener, Member of Cabinet of Kadri Simson, EU Energy Commissioner

• Martin Tengler, Head of Hydrogen Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) (TBC)

• Agora Representative TBC

• Deloitte Representative TBC

• UniCredit Representative TBC

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10:45

 FIRESIDE CHAT 

Will Adani really produce 1 million tonnes of green ammonia by 2027?

Speakers:

• Arun Sharma, Advisor to the Chairman, Adani Group

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11:00

Coffee break

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11:15

 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION 

The Offtaker Perspective: What role for the “three pillars” in the globe trade of green iron and green steel?

Speakers:

• Henrik Henriksson, CEO, Stegra

• Representative from CWP, TBC

• Representative from Fortescue, TBC

• Representative from the European Climate Foundation, TBC

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12:00

 FIRESIDE CHAT 

Law, Regulations

Speakers:

• Clement N. Fondufe, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP  

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12:20

 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE 

Connecting Europe: Update on the European Network of Network Operators of Hydrogen (ENNOH)​

Speakers:

• Pieter Van Aartsen, Moderator, ENNOH

• Raphael Hanoteaux, Senior Policy Advisor – Gas Politics E3G [VM1] [VM2] 

• Monica Swanson, Program Manager International Hydrogen, Port of Rotterdam

• Paolo Gallo, Chief Executive Officer, Italgas

• ENTSOG​

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13:00

 FIRESIDE CHAT 

Electrons and Molecules crossing the Mediterranean

Speakers:

• Paddy Padmanathan, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Zhero[VM1] 

• Thierry Lepercq, President, HyDeal

• Elmet interconnector / MENA Links

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13:30

Lunch

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14:00

 PLENARY PANEL SESSION 

Achieving Realistic Goals: What Can We Accomplish by 2030?

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15:00

End

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