Our dedicated event team is currently hard at work crafting the agenda for the upcoming Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA 2024. If you're interested in sharing your insights and expertise as a speaker at this prestigious event, we'd love to hear from you! Don't hesitate to get in touch with us at cghm@leader-associates.com, and let's explore the exciting possibilities of shaping the future of green hydrogen together in the MENA region.
2023 Strategic Summit Agenda
March 16
08:00 - 09:00 (60 mins)
Registration & Coffee
09:00 - 10:00 (60 mins)
[Panel] Accelerating Bankable Hydrogen Projects in MENA
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Comparing the bankability of different production methods
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To what extent are hydrogen projects more or less bankable in MENA?
Moderator：
James Chapman
Counsel (Energy, Transport and Infrastructure)
Freshfields
Panelist:
Anuj Chabra
Executive Director
Standard Chartered Bank
Ashwani Dudeja
President & Director (Green Hydrogen & Ammonia)
ACME Group
Peter Purkl
Global Head of Energy
KfW IPEX-Bank
Charles Hickson
Business Manager, Renewables & Transition
UK Export Finance
Paloma Perez de Vega
Head of the Project Finance Division of EIB Global
EIB
10:00 - 10:20 (20 mins)
[Case Study] Gasunie’s Strategy to the Clean Hydrogen Network
Helmie Botter
Manager Business Development Hydrogen
Gasunie
10:50 - 11:40 (50 mins)
[Panel] Scaling up Investment across Hydrogen Supply Chain
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Key success factors for reaching Final Investment Decision (FID)
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Investment trends in new hydrogen technology innovations
Moderator：
Gavin Watson
Partner, Corporate & Energy
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Panelist:
Marc de Saint Gerand
Executive Director, Head of New Energies & Natural Resources
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Ravi Suri
Senior Managing Director (Investments)
A.P. Moller Capital
Karim Badr
CEO - Infrastructure
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
Ramy Lotfy
Chief Commercial Officer
CWP Global
Daniel Schwappach
Head of Sustainable Energy Systems for Middle East and Africa
Siemens Energy
11:40 - 12:00 (20 mins)
[Keynote] Innovations in GH2 Value Chain
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Reserved for Honeywell
Yalda Daghi
Sales Director for Sustainable Solutions
Honeywell
12:00 - 12:20 (20 mins)
[Technical Box] Why Digital-Twin for power in the Green Hydrogen Space for Sustainable Energy?
Shaikh Sahid Hossain
CRO & SVP – Products
ETAP - Operation Technology, Inc.
14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)
[Panel] Minimizing the Risk of Hydrogen Projects
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The most critical factors investors considering when evaluating hydrogen projects
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Increase bankability and maximise financing options via financial, strategic and operational risk mitigation
Moderator：
Claude Mourey
Director - Hydrogen & New Energies
Wood Mackenzie
Panelist:
Dan Brook
Middle East Operations Director for Power and Renewable Energy
NES Fircroft
Moundir Zniber
President
Gaia Energy
David Haboubi
Head of Nuclear & Net Zero Energy Middle East
Atkins
Uwe Zwiefelhofer
Managing Director，Head of Region MENA
LINDE ENGINEERING MIDDLE EAST LLC
Mark Hoolwerf
Deputy Director
Port of Amsterdam
15:20 - 16:10 (50 mins)
[Panel] The Potential Roles of Ammonia in a Hydrogen Economy
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Share expertise in sustainable maritime transport, hydrogen infrastructure, and green hydrogen and ammonia project development
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Exploring opportunities to use ammonia as a low-emission and high-efficiency energy carrier
Moderator：
Carlo Stella
Partner
Arthur D. Little
Panelist:
Malcolm Cook
Senior Vice President, Chemicals & Process Technologies – Middle East & Turkey
thyssenkrupp AG
Hussein Matar
Senior Director Business Development
AMEA Power
Mr. Tarek Hosny
Head of Investments & Projects
Fertiglobe
