Agenda

Arrival, coffee and registration

Welcome by the Host of the Budapest Hydrogen Summit

Opening speech

Attila Steiner, State Secretary for Energy and Climate, Ministry of Energy of Hungary

Keynote speech

The new energy frontier for Europe - Hydrogen in the energy transition

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO, Hydrogen Europe

Keynote speech

Championing a clean energy future with hydrogen infrastructure

Ralph Bahke, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) Hydrogen Area Sponsor; Managing Director, ONTRAS

Panel Discussion

Energy Leaders Panel - Challenges and Opportunities along the hydrogen value chain

Participants:

• Najla Al Jamali, Alternative Energy Chief Executive, OQ, Oman
• Yelda Guven, Policy VP, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions
• Ralph Bahke, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) Hydrogen Area Sponsor; Managing Director, ONTRAS
• Ákos Hegedüs, Managing Director, Linde Gas Hungary
• Zoltán Jászberényi, CEO, Pietro Fiorentini Hungary

Moderator:

Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-Chief, CEENERGYNEWS

Keynote Speech

Cooperation between the renewables gases of the future: green hydrogen and biomethane

Harmen Dekker, CEO, European Biogas Association (EBA)

Networking Tea&Coffee

Keynote speech

How gas can support the upscale of the hydrogen economy and the energy transition

James Watson, Secretary General, Eurogas

Keynote Speech

Development of hydrogen projects in Hungary

Attila Nyikos, Executive Director, Hungarian Hydrogen Technological Alliance

Keynote Speech

Status of the Aquamarine project of Hungarian Gas Storage

Ákos Kriston, CEO, Hungarian Gas Storage

Panel Discussion

How to transport and store hydrogen? Assessing the potentials of repurposing the gas infrastructure.

Participants:

• Szabolcs I. Ferencz, Chairman-CEO, FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Ltd.
• Milan Sedlacek, Head of EU affairs and Strategy, Eustream, a.s. Slovakia
• Ákos Kriston, CEO, Hungarian Gas Storage
• Ion Sterian, Director General, Transgaz, Romania

Moderator:

Annamária Fehér, Head of the CEO's Cabinet, MVMCeenergy

Keynote Speech

The potential of hydrogen in Ukraine

Oleksandr Riepkin, President of the Energy Association “Ukrainian Hydrogen Council”; Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for Economic Diplomacy

Keynote Speech

Building Up the Greek Hydrogen Value Chain

Constantinos Papalucas, Coordinator, Greek National Hydrogen Committee; Managing Director, EastMed Energy Hub

Networking Lunch

Keynote speech

Hydrogen in EU energy and innovation policies.

Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy

Keynote speech

Péter Horváth, CEO, Dunamenti Power Plant

Keynote speech

Clean hydrogen value chain at Messer: flexible supply concepts from on-site production, storage and transportation to hydrogen filling stations

Andreas Noky, Project manager Clean Hydrogen, Messer SE & Co. KGaA

Panel Discussion

Deployment of hydrogen in mobility: paving the way for a decarbonized transport sector

Participants:

• Gáspár Balázs, Chairman-CEO, Alstom Hungary
• Beáta Nehéz, Deputy Director, Hungarian Mobility Development Agency Ltd. (HUMDA)
• Richárd László, Country Director, Toyota Central Europe Hungary

Moderator:

Zoltán Vígh, Executive Director, "Ányos Jedlik" Hungarian E-Mobility Cluster

Networking Tea&Coffee

Keynote speech

European Hydrogen Bank: Scaling up the EU Hydrogen Economy

Ewelina Daniel, Policy Officer, DG CLIMA, European Commission

Panel Discussion

Regulations, Financing and Investment: How soon and how big can the hydrogen market become?

Participants:

• Roland Schulze, Managerial Adviser – Low Carbon Energy Technology, European Investment Bank
• Jan Jakob Peelen, Partner, co-head of the Europe Energy sector group, Dentons
• Pál Ságvári, Vice President, Hungarian Energy and Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

Moderator:

Tamás Pletser, Oil&Gas Analyst, Erste Investment

Closing Remarks

Cocktail reception

Hotel Marriott Budapest