(AGENPARL) – gio 17 ottobre 2024 18 – 19 OCTOBER
Venice Hydrogen Forum 2024
The Mediterranean Forum on Hydrogen: infrastructure,
offtake, finance, and energy security
The Forum is a two-day international gathering of Minister, CEOs, and senior executives, focusing on strategiesfor
the transport and trade of hydrogen and its derivatives by pipeline and other means, aimed at fostering
discussion among Mediterranean stakeholders to create a conducive environment for future agreements and
joint actions.
We will have 5 different engaging session formats:
ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION
STRATEGIC
DIALOGUE
COUNTRY
ROUNDTABLES
? FIRESIDE
CHATS
Session
17 OCTOBER 2024
20:00
Welcome reception
Alex Hewitt, Co-Founder CWP Global and GH2 Board Member
Welcome reception, where we will set the stage for our discussions on innovative strategies for the
transport, storage, and trade of hydrogen and its derivatives across the Mediterranean.
DAY 1: FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2024
08:00
Registration
09:00
OPENING SESSION
Opening New Frontiers: The Mediterranean Forum on Hydrogen – Infrastructure,
Offtake, Finance, and Energy Security
Opening remarks by:
Prof. Renato Brunetta, President, Venice Sustainability Foundation
Keynote:
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Italy
MC: Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
09:30
? ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Bridging Continents: Green Hydrogen Projects Linking Europe
and the Middle East Across the Mediterranean
Speakers including:
Francesco La Camera, Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
HE Mourad Bourahla, the Ambassador of Tunisia in Italy
Piero Ercoli, Executive Director, Decarbonisation Unit, Snam
Michael Hilmer, Vice President Gas Supply and Origination, Uniper
Chair: Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
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10:15
STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
Latest Market Outlook for Hydrogen in the Mediterranean
How realistic is Europe’s 10 MT import target?
Speakers including:
Martin Tengler, Head of Hydrogen Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)
Lord Adair Turner, Chair, Energy Transitions Commission
Chair: Joe Williams, Deputy CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
10:40
11:00
Coffee break
STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
Financing the Hydrogen Value Chain: Strategies and Solutions
Exploring financing methods and investments required to achieve Europe’s hydrogen goals
Speakers including:
Timo Bollerhey, H2Global
Alessandra Pasini, Co-founder & President, Zhero
Andrew Johnstone, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Fund Managers
Michelle Hallack, Senior Specialist, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World
Ghada Darwish, Nominee Director – Africa FMO, Globeleq
Cristian Carraretto, Head of Energy Transition CSD/SBI, European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (EBRD)
Chair: Caroline Biotteau, Policy Manager, Green Hydrogen Organisation
11:50
? FIRESIDE CHAT
The Geopolitics of Hydrogen in the Mediterranean
Speaker:
Leila Pourarkin, Partner, Kaya Partners
Chair: Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
12:05
? ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Energy Security in the Mediterranean: The Role of Hydrogen
Speakers including:
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO, Hydrogen Europe
Houda Ben Jannet Allal, OMEC
Dick Benschop, Chair of the Board, Mission Possible Partnership
Alexander Struck, Managing Director, Bayernoil
Chair: Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
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 including:
Thomas Engelmann, Head of Energy Transition, KGAL GmbH & Co. KG
Introduced by: Joe Williams, Deputy CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
13:10
Lunch
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14:00
COUNTRY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
Algeria
Speakers including:
Houda Ben Jannet Allal, OMEC
Giovanna Pozzi, Director Hydrogen Development Projects, Snam
14:20
COUNTRY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
Tunisia
Speakers including:
HE Mourad Bourahla, Ambassador of Tunisia in Italy
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
14:40
COUNTRY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
Egypt
Speakers including:
Waleid Gamal El-Dien, Chairman, Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE)
15:00
COUNTRY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
Morocco
Speakers including:
Mohamed Ouhmed, Director of Fuels and Mining Industries, Ministry of Energy Transition
and Sustainable Development
Hind Abdaoui, Head of the Hydroelectricity Department, Directorate of Sustainable Energies
and Energy Efficiency
15:15
? ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
The Offtaker perspective: Green Fertiliser
The discussion is dedicated to the accelerated production and use of green fertilisers in emerging
markets and developing countries (EMDCs). We aim to discuss how climate finance and blended
finance mechanisms can be used to stimulate demand for green fertilisers, particularly in EMDCs. The
Green Fertiliser Fund will be presented.
Scene setting comments by: Aidan Lea, Deputy Editor – Hydrogen and Future Fuels, Argus Media
Speakers including:
Arun Sharma, Advisor to the Chairman, Adani Group
Tarek Hosny, Head of Investments & Projects, Fertiglobe
Frannie Léautier, CEO of Southbridge Investments
Sonja Butzengeiger, Managing Partner, Perspectives Climate Group
John-Patrick Sweny, Partner, Latham & Watkins
Chair: Sam Bartlett, Director Green Hydrogen Standard, Green Hydrogen Organisation
16:00
Coffee break
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16:15
? FIRESIDE CHAT
Building the Future: Does the EU’s Hydrogen Strategy Stack Up?
Speaker:
Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Chair: Polly Martin, Senior Reporter, Hydrogen Insight
16:30
STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
SouthH2 Alliance: Strengthening Green Hydrogen Collaboration Across Germany,
Italy, Austria, Algeria, and Tunisia
Partner: BMWK, German Energy Agency
Speakers including:
Piero Ercoli, Executive Director, Decarbonisation Unit, Snam
Sarah Neumann, Policy Advisor for Energy and Hydrogen, Austrian Federal Ministry for
Climate Action, and Energy
Ellen von Zitzewitz, Deputy Head Division WEW2, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and
Climate Action (BMWK)
Joerg Buck, CEO, German Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Giuseppe Galata, Chairman of the Board, VNG Italia
Dr. Thomas Jung, Division Manager, ABO Energy
Chair: Joe Williams, Deputy CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
17:30
18:30
Session sponsored by
STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
H2 in Venice for Regional Value Creation
Partner: Venice Sustainability Foundation
Speakers including:
Santo Romano, Director of Economic Policies, Human Capital and Community Planning Area,
Region of Veneto
Thierry Lepercq, President, HyDeal España
Fulvio Lino Di Blasio, President, North Adriatic Sea Port Authority – Ports of Venice and
Chioggia
Andrea Bos, President, Hydrogen Park scarl
Gabriele Lucchesi, Hydrogen Director, Edison Next
Michela Capoccia, Regulatory & Innovation Manager – Renewable Gases, SAPIO Produzione
Idrogeno Ossigeno Srl
Massimiliano De Martin, Counsellor for Urban Planning and Environment, City of Venice
Chair: Fabio Cancarè, Partner and Associate Director, Energy Transition Leader, Boston ConsultingGroup
(BCG)
19:30
Reception
21:00
Nightcap hosted by TES (invitation only)
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DAY 2: SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2024
08:00
Breakfast Session on Women in Green Hydrogen
Networking session Keynote speech: Ellen von Zitzewitz, Deputy Head
Division WEW2, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Introduced by: Caroline Biotteau, Policy Manager, Green Hydrogen Organisation
Remarks from:
Liu Yajie, Chairman, DaxingH2Zone
Ghada Darwish, Nominee Director – Africa FMO, Globeleq
08:45
Towards Green Shipping Fuels
The International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Recorded remarks from Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the IMO
Green Fuels for Green Shipping Call to Action
Brief discussion with:
Sara Edmonson, Special Representative to chairman, Fortescue
Chair: Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
09:05
? FIRESIDE CHAT
HyGreen’s European Plans
Speakers including:
Benny Wang, CEO, HyGreen Energy Ltd.
09:20
COUNTRY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
Mauritania
Speakers including:
Lehbib Khroumbaly, Advisor in charge of Upstream Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Oil, Energy
and Mines, Mauritania
Dr. Dean Bialek, Chief Officer External Affairs & Govt Relations, CWP Global
? FIRESIDE CHAT
Trade for the energy transition and the Impact on Collaboration in the Global
Hydrogen Economy
Speakers including:
• Prof. Yu Gan, Co-chairman of Board of Trustees, DaxingH2Zone
Chair: Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
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10:00
? ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Advancing Low-Carbon Hydrogen: Economic Pathways,
Environmental Impacts, and Harmonised Standards for
the Mediterranean
Partner: ENI
This session will delve into the true costs and benefits of various low-carbon hydrogen production
pathways, comparing the economics, availability, and environmental impacts of key technologies.
Speakers including:
Sam Bartlett, Director for the GH2 Standard, Green Hydrogen Organisation
Francesco Giunti, Head of Industrial Transformation Integrated Initiatives & Hydrogen, Eni
Matthias Deutsch, Programme Lead Hydrogen, Agora Energiewende
Anton Mifsud-Bonnici, Europe Adviser to CEO, Adani Group
Manuel Villavicencio, Director – Energy Market & Modeling, Deloitte
Knut Vralstad, Head of Renewable Energy Analysis, Veyt
Chair: Martin Tengler, Head of Hydrogen Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)
10:45
? FIRESIDE CHAT
The evolution of green hydrogen legislation and legislative aspects of shared
infrastructure
Speakers including:
Clement N. Fondufe, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Chair: Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
11:05
11:15
Coffee break
? ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
The Offtaker Perspective: Accelerating the scale up of near-zero and lowemission steel in the Mediterranean
Speakers including:
Mark Crandall, Founder & Chairman, CWP Global
Sara Edmonson, Global Advocacy, Fortescue
Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
Chair: Sam Bartlett, Director Green Hydrogen Standard, Green Hydrogen Organisation
12:00
? FIRESIDE CHAT
The pathway to the first million tonnes of green hydrogen
Speakers including:
Arun Sharma, Advisor to the Chairman, Adani Group
Chair: Jonas Moberg, CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
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12:20
STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
Connecting Europe: Ensuring seamless hydrogen transmission among 37 pipeline
operators and beyond
This session will include an update on the European Network of Network Operators of
Hydrogen (ENNOH)
Speakers including:
• Stefan Kaufmann, member of the German Bundestag and former Green Hydrogen
Commissioner
Raphael Hanoteaux, Senior Policy Advisor, Gas Politics, E3G
Abel Enriquez, Head of EU Affairs and Organisations, Enagás
Mathias Koch, Project Manager German Hydrogen Policy, Agora Energiewende
Chair: Joe Williams, Deputy CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
13:00
? FIRESIDE CHAT
Hydrogen infrastructure across the Mediterranean
Speakers including:
Prof. Dr. Mario Ragwitz, Director Fraunhofer IEG
Paddy Padmanathan, Co-founder and Vice Chairman, Zhero
Chair: Joe Williams, Deputy CEO, Green Hydrogen Organisation
13:20
? CLOSING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Achieving Realistic Goals: What Can We Accomplish by 2030?
Speakers including:
Dick Benschop, Chair of the Board, Mission Possible Partnership
Alex Hewitt, Co-Founder CWP Global and GH2 Board Member
Sharan Burrow, Interim GH2 Chair, Former General Secretary (International Trade Union
Confederation)
13:40
Lunch
15:00
Session formats:
? Roundtable Discussions – Dynamic discussions among key stakeholders (Q&A during sessions)
Strategic Panel Sessions– in-depth discussions among industry leaders focused on strategy for the future of
hydrogen (Q&A during session)
Plenary Panel Sessions – C-level executives and senior officials share high level insights on key issues(Q&A
at the end)
Country Roundtables – Ministers will provide participants with information directly from governments on their
green hydrogen ambitions (Q&A at the end)
? Fireside Chats – Relaxed conversations focused on advancements and challenges (Q&A during sessions)
Note:
A Chinese delegation from the Daxing Hydrogen Industrial Zone will participate in the Forum.
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