Hydrogen Event Program 2025
Main Stage
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 I
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 (Senior Manager Kawasaki Gasturbine Europe), Makoto Nagata (Senior Manager of Hydrogen Business Development Asahi Kasei Europe), Hitoshi Ogino (Manager of New Business Development – Green Energies Yokogawa) and Kazuyoshi Sugano (Director General JETRO)
Panel IV: Infrastructure in focus - no pipes, no molecules?
Supported by OGE
with Matteo Lualdi (Head of Research Development & Innovation – Decarbonization Projects Unit, SNAM) and Dr. Nils Liesebach (Innovation Management OGE)
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.
E4C on the Hydrogen Ecosystem in NRW - and option of engagement for start-ups
Speaker tba soon
H2 research, infrastructure & start-ups - innovation meets business
Supported by DLR
with Prof. Dr. Meike Jipp ( Divisional Board Member for Energy and Transport DLR) and Rüdiger Süß (Head of DLR Startup Factory)
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
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)
Awarding of the "Pitch of the Day"
With Uwe Kerkmann and a special guest
Aftershow Networking
Let’s toast to a successful day full of hydrogen!
Hydrogen Industry Trends live on Stage
The HYDROVERSE CONVENTION 2025 program brings the future of the hydrogen industry to the stage!
Experience live the latest trends, breakthrough hydrogen technologies and sustainable solutions that are driving the transition to a greener and more sustainable energy economy. Leading experts and innovators will share exclusive insights and valuable future perspectives – a unique opportunity to keep your finger on the pulse of the industry!