Business Event Speaker 2025

Meet the people on stage

Our speakers, jurors and hosts come from a wide range of backgrounds. They provide a diverse perspective on the latest developments in hydrogen technology and innovation.

Alexander Wimmer

Alexander Wimmer is project leader of the H2-Tech-Demo project with Markus Kordel.

Armin Schnettler

Armin Schnettler is CEO of P3 energy solutions.

Benjamin Kimmel

Benjamin Kimmel is a research scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), where he specializes in advanced electrolysis technologies.

Doreen Rietentiet

Doreen Rietentiet is Co-Founder and Chief Communication Strategist of DWR eco.

Dr. Christoph Noeres

Dr. Christoph Noeres is Executive Director gH2 at thyssenkrupp nucera AG.

Dr. Josua Vieten

Dr. Josua Vieten studied chemistry and materials science in Munich and earned his PhD at DLR, with research at Berkeley Lab.

Dr. Leif Christian Kröger

Dr. Leif Christian Kröger is the Head of Public Affairs at thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA in Dortmund.

Dr. Martin Roeb

Dr. Martin Roeb leads the department “Solar Chemical Process Development” in the DLR Institute of Future Fuels.

Dr. Niklas Friederichsen

Niklas Friederichsen is CTO and co-founder of Greenlyte Carbon Technologies.

Dr. Nils Liesebach

Nils Liesebach is responsible for innovation management for Open Grid Europe.

Dr. Thomas Hüwener

Dr. Thomas Hüwener is a member of the Management Board of OGE with a focus on technology since March 2013.

Dr. Wiebke Lueke

Dr. Wiebke Lueke is Founder and Managing Director of WEW GmbH.

Dr.-Ing. Daniela Lindner

Dr.-Ing. Daniela Lindner is building up and heading the Department for Applied Hydrogen Technologies at DLR-Institute of Space Propulsion.

Dr.-Ing. Stefan Herrig

Stefan Herrig is head of the hydrogen office H2.NRW at the state agency for energy and climate protection NRW.Energy4Climate.

Hitoshi Ogino

Hitoshi Ogino, originally from Japan, is the Manager of New Business Development – Green Energies at Yokogawa Deutschland GmbH.

Ivana Jemelkova

Ivana Jemelkova is the Chief Executive Officer of the Hydrogen Council.

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis has been working at Hydrogen Europe since 2016. He currently holds the position of CEO.

Kanako Shibano

Kanako Shibano is Director Business Development at Hexagon Purus.

Kazuyoshi Sugano

Kazuyoshi Sugano is Director General at JETRO – Japan External Trade Organization.

Makoto Nagata

Makoto Nagata is Senior Manager of Hydrogen Business Development at Asahi Kasei Europe GmbH.

Markus Kordel

Markus Kordel is leading the H2-Tech-Demo project at DLR with Alexander Wimmer.

Maximilian Backhaus

Maximilian Backhaus is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of INERATEC.

Mona Neubaur

Mona Neubaur is Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine Westphalia.

Nicolas Muck

Nicolas Muck is a project leader and PhD candidate at the DLR Institute of Vehicle Concepts.

Peter Wasserscheid

Peter Wasserscheid is Head of the Institute for Chemical Reaction Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Director at Forschungszentrum Jülich.