Wasserstoff Event Programm 2026
Main Stage
Door opening
Register, grab coffee & explore the exhibition
Opening address
3 key insights: State of the #HYDROVERSE with Uwe Kerkmann
Keynote I: Hydrogen Between Hype and Reality – The Road Ahead
Armin Schnettler – CEO, P3 energy solutions
Start-up pitch session
H2UB SPRINT #7 start-ups live on stage: Hydrologiq | NextHeat | ReCatalyst | retoflow GmbH | REVCOO | Supercritical
Coffee break
B2B Meetings – 1:1 sessions – Exhibition
Panel I: Scale or Fail - financing FOAK and beyond
With Maximilian Backhaus (CCO INERATEC) and Dr. Niklas Friederichsen (CTO & Co-founder Greenlyte)
Panel II: Time is up, lets get down to business!
With Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (CEO Hydrogen Europe), Dr. Christoph Noeres (Executive Director gH2 thyssenkrupp nucera AG), Tim Cholibois (VP Strategy & Business Development Enapter), Ivana Jemelkova (CEO Hydrogen Council)
Lunch Break
B2B Meetings – 1:1 sessions – Exhibition
Innovation Stage
The program of the Innovation Stage and Knowledge Lab starts in parallel at 2 p.m.
Panel III: Big in Japan - H2 technology in Japan
Supported by JETRO
with Taku Hasegawa (Kawasaki Gasturbine Europe), Makoto Nagata (Asahi Kasei Europe), Hitoshi Ogino (Yokogawa), Kazuyoshi Sugano (JETRO) and Kanako Shibano (Hexagon Purus / Mitsui & Co)
H2 research, infrastructure & start-ups - innovation meets business
Supported by DLR
with Rüdiger Süß (Head of DLR Startup Factory)
Break
B2B Meetings – 1:1 sessions – Exhibition
Knowledge Lab
The program of the Innovation Stage and Knowledge Lab starts in parallel at 2 p.m.
NRW.Energy4Climate on the H2 Ecosystem in NRW - and option of engagement for start-ups
with Dr.-Ing. Stefan Herrig (NRW.Energy4Climate), Dr. Leif Christian Kröger (thyssenkrupp nucera) and Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid (Helmholtz Cluster HC-H2)
Panel IV: Infrastructure in focus - no pipes, no molecules?
Supported by OGE
with Dr. Nils Liesebach (Innovation Management OGE)
Break
B2B Meetings – 1:1 sessions – Exhibition
Main Stage
Talk with Minister Mona Neubaur and Dr. Thomas Hüwener (OGE)
Moderated by Uwe Kerkmann
Break
B2B Meetings – 1:1 sessions – Exhibition
Awarding of the "Pitch of the Day"
With Uwe Kerkmann and a special guest
Fireside Chat: H2 - the right bet?
With Tatsiana Zaretskaya (General Partner Terra Cognita Ventures), Dr. Wiebke Lüke (Founder & Managing Director WEW) and Doreen Rietentiet (Co-Founder & Chief Communication Strategist DWR eco)
Hydrogen Bar Podcast Live
The hydrogen podcast in conversation with the winner of the H2UB Best Start-Up Award 2025
Aftershow Networking
Let’s toast to a successful day full of hydrogen!
