2025 Strategic Summit Agenda
CHM Strategic Summit Day 2
08:55 - 09:00
05 mins
Welcome Address
Peter Kaznacheev
Principal, Middle East
Arthur D. Little
09:00 - 10:00
60 mins
[Opening Panel] Scaling Production and Deployment of Hydrogen
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Strategies for increasing the production and deployment of hydrogen at scale
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Discussing technological advancements and market opportunities in the hydrogen sector
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Policy frameworks and regulatory measures to support the scaling of hydrogen projects
Moderator:
Tin Jurišić
Area Manager Hydrogen – Middle East
ILF Consulting Engineers in United Arab Emirates
Panelist:
Florian Merz
Associate Director, Business Development (Europe)
Masdar
Alessandro Gorla
General Manager OMV Refining & Marketing MEA
OMV
Younes Farouk
Chief Operations Officer
HYDROJEEL
Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou
Vice President of ESG & Sustainability
EMSTEEL
Siddharth Malik
Chief Executive Officer
Vulcan Green Energy
Sharat Chandra
Regional Directors
ETAP
10:00 - 10:20
20 mins
[Keynote] Integration of "PV-Storage-Hydrogen" to help the transformation of energy exports in the Middle East
Jason Duan
President
Trina Green Hydrogen
Coffee Break & Exhibition
10:50 - 11:50
60 mins
[Panel] Financing the Transition: Making Projects Bankable
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Exploring financial mechanisms and investment strategies to make hydrogen projects bankable
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Addressing challenges in securing funding for hydrogen initiatives
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Case studies and best practices in financing sustainable energy projects
Moderator:
Brendan Hundt
Partner
King & Spalding
Panelist:
Seif Eldin H. Mustafa
Head of Finance & Investment
Suez Canal Economic Zone
Amir Sharifi
Chief Investment Officer
Hy24
Kenny Kitamura
Chief Representative for the Middle East
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Kim Thagaard Pedersen
Director, Investments
A.P. Møller Capital
Henry Rushton
Director Energy Sector & EMEA Lead for Hydrogen
ING
11:50 - 12:10
20 mins
[Keynote] Technologies in the Field of Energy Transition and CCUS
Fabio Margheritti
Business Development Manager
SIAD Macchine Impianti
12:10 - 12:30
20 mins
[Keynote] Value chain perspectives: Technology for competitive green ammonia production
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The business case for green ammonia using low temperature Solid oxide electrylser cell (SOEC) by 2030
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The real-world operating advantages of low temperature SOEC for green ammonia
Dipak Mistry
Strategic Business Development Director
Ceres
Lunch & networking break
Day 2 Afternoon - Strategic Summit
14:00 - 14:50
50 mins
[Panel] Harnessing Hydrogen to Decarbonise Hard to Abate Sectors
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Examining the use of hydrogen to decarbonize industries with high emissions
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Implementing hydrogen solutions to address challenges in hard-to-abate sectors
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Potential for cross-sector partnerships and initiatives to drive decarbonization efforts
Moderator:
Prakruthi Gowda
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East) LLP
Panelist:
Naveen Ahlawat
Head Power-to-X, Green Hydrogen, Green Steel & CCUS
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.
Taku Hasegawa
Senior Manager
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Middle East FZE
Khalid Oumejjoud
Managing Director
PSM Thomassen Gulf (PTG)
Thibaut Burckhart
Head of Exploration
RAKGAS
Viktoria Nikulshyna
VP- Hydrogen and CO2 Utilization
Holcim
14:50 - 15:10
20 mins
[Keynote] Exploring heat re-use in hydrogen production
Luciana Mendes
Global Sales Manager FWG & Desalination
Alfa Laval
15:10 - 16:00
50 mins
[Panel] Fueling the Future: How Hydrogen will Power the Land Mobility in the Middle East
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Exploring the role of hydrogen in powering future mobility solutions at heavy duty trucking and passenger transportations
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Discussing opportunities and challenges of deploying hydrogen mobility in the land transportation sector
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Development trends and necessary enablers : successful examples.
Moderator:
Husni Almousli
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Panelist:
Nabil Nachi
Head of MEA New Business
Hyundai Motor Company
Ali Zerouali
Executive Vice President Middle-East, Africa
HIF Global
Elie Adaimy
Group Director BD, Tech & Innovation
Gulf Cryo
Nasir Al Shamsi
Chief Transport Officer
BEEAH
16:00 - 16:10
10 mins