Door opening
Register, grab coffee & explore the exhibition
Welcome address by the City of Essen
Thomas Kufen, Mayor of the City of Essen
Opening
H2UB & Managing Directors of the economic development agencies in Duisburg, Essen and Dortmund
Expert keynote: Hydrogen and decarbonisation - opening address on industrial transformation
Dr. Felix Matthes – Vice Chair of the National H2 Council
Main stage panel: From promise to reality - What is needed now for a breakthrough in decarbonization and hydrogen
Dr. Thomas Hüwener (OGE), Nikolaus Valerius (RWE Generation), Gilles Le Van (Air Liquide), Dr. Robert Ronald Denda (Westenergie)
COFFEE BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSION ONE
SESSION 1 - Main Stage
H2UB SPRINT #8 on stage
with Akros Energy, Ammobia, elementarhy, Hyca Heat, Iron Energy, Spiral Hydrogen
SESSION 2 - Room Berlin
From the lab to the factory gate: How science, start-ups and industry are scaling up decarbonisation
with Matthias Kammel (Carbon2Chem), Dr. Pit Podleschny (Direct Matter), Dr. Wiebke Lüke (WEW), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harry Hoster (ZBT)
SESSION 3 - Room Brussels
New perspectives on hydrogen mobility
with Pascal Louvet (Lhyfe), Jack Samways (MSA), Ulrike Garanin (DILO)
LUNCH
BREAKOUT SESSION TWO
SESSION 1 - Main Stage
How North Rhine-Westphalia is putting the hydrogen rollout into practice
with Dr. Katharina Schubert (NRW.Energy4Climate), Dr. Caroline Foyer-Clitheroe (Janinhoff), Sabine Augustin (RWE Gas Storage West), Stefan Engelshove (Siemens Energy), Dr. Andreas Breuer (HydroNet)
SESSION 2 - Room Berlin
Resilience – the new narrative-driver for innovation
with Shena Britzen (Rheinmetall), Dr. Niklas Friederichsen (Greenlyte), Cristina Vicini (EIC), Philipp Lückerath (Sunfire)
SESSION 3 - Room Brussels
Transformation under pressure: How industrial SMEs are decarbonising whilst continuing operations
with Stefan Kranz (Krohne Messtechnik), Simon Fahrenholz (EY Sustainability), Jörg Kemna (Business Metropole Ruhr), Michael Hübner (SL Naturenergie)
COFFEE BREAK
Political Keynote
Panel: The golden path to scaling up? A reality check on technologies, customers and markets
Award Ceremony for the Pitch of the Day
Fireside chat: “Nothing is impossible": From policy to project - Germany in the European hydrogen ramp-up
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (Hydrogen Europe)
Conclusion & Outlook
Networking Evening
Networking
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)
moderated by Gillord Pisas
H2 research, infrastructure & start-ups - innovation meets business
Supported by DLR
with Rüdiger Süß (Head of DLR Startup Factory), Benjamin Kimmel, Markus Kordel, Dr.-Ing. Daniela Lindner, Nicolas Muck, Dr. Martin Roeb, Dr. Josua Vieten, Alexander Wimmer, Daniel Melnik, Christian Fleing
moderated by Gillord Pisas
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 Severin Foit (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
hosted by Alessandro Benassi (H2UB)
Panel IV: Kill the Pilot, Scale the Impact - Venture Clienting Unleashed
Supported by OGE
with Dr. Nils Liesebach (Innovation Management OGE), Achmed Junusov (H2UB), Dr. Jens Eichler (3M) and Matthias Meyer (Wirkfeld)
moderated by Alessandro Benassi (H2UB)
Break
B2B Meetings – 1:1 sessions – Exhibition
Main Stage
Talk with Minister Mona Neubaur and Dr. Thomas Hüwener (OGE)
Moderated by Uwe Kerkmann (H2UB)
Break
B2B Meetings – 1:1 sessions – Exhibition
Awarding of the "Pitch of the Day"
moderated by Achmed Junusov (H2UB)
Fireside Chat: H2 - the right bet?
With Cristina Doumitrachko (DeepTech & Climate Fund), Dr. Wiebke Lüke (Founder & Managing Director WEW) and Doreen Rietentiet (Co-Founder & Chief Communication Strategist DWR eco)
moderated by Uwe Kerkmann (H2UB)
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!
