
2ND EDITON OF THE MONACO HYDROGEN FORUM
27 – 28 NOVEMBER 2023
Driving the Green H2 Revolution: Innovation, Investment and Infrastructure
Join us in the first platform exclusively dedicated to mobility and renewable hydrogen and explore what Innovation, Investment and Infrastructure are needed to ensure Green Hydrogen plays a key role in decarbonizing sea, air, and land mobility.
The key verticals for this year’s gathering are:
Scaling Innovation: incentivise more rapid deployment of new hydrogen technologies for the mobility ecosystem;
Increasing Investment: what is needed to boost investments in renewable hydrogen;
Building Infrastructure: ensure the integration of renewable hydrogen within global energy systems and transportation.
Featured 2023 Speakers
Members of the Monaco Hydrogen Forum
We are grateful to our member partners, all leaders in the field of renewable hydrogen, energy transition and mobility, for their support and their trust.
Expert Member
Network Members
Hydrogen Pioneer Members
Institutional Members
Practical Information
Staying in Monaco and Getting to the Event
The event will take place at Hotel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, a landmark five-star hotel located in the heart of Monaco.
Staying in Monaco
For any questions about accommodation, please contact us at bc@monacoh2.org, indicating the dates of your stay, and we will accompany you in the booking process.
Getting to Monaco
By shuttle: There are shuttles from Nice airport (T1 & T2) to Monaco every 30 minutes.
At the airport, take the Exit “Bus” for both terminals T1 and T2.
Look for shuttle: “Monaco to Nice : by the 110 Xpress”
Ask the driver to stop at: PARK PALACE – Avenue de la Costa in Monaco, located within a 2-minute walking distance from Hotel Hermitage.
Price : Euros 22/ trip
By train: Trains run regularly between Gare Nice Saint Augustin and Monte-Carlo Station. The ride lasts for about 30 minutes.
Nice Saint Augustin Station is within a 10-minute walking distance from Terminal 1.
You can buy your ticket in airport sales area or at the train station.
Hotel Hermitage is located within 10-minute walking distance of the Monte-Carlo station.
Price: Euros 10/round trip
By taxi: Taxis can easily drive you from Nice Aiport to Hotel Hermitage in Monaco.
Taxis are accessible from Terminal 1 (Gate A2) and Terminal 2 (Gate A3).
The ride lasts for 50 minutes.
Price: Euros 90/trip
Trains run regularly between Gare Nice Saint Augustin and Monte-Carlo Station. The ride lasts for about 30 minutes.
Booking a Private Car: It is possible and easy to book a private car from the Nice Airport to Monaco. We recommend booking in advance to ensure availability, and can help you do so via Hotel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Rates will depend on the car and destination.
Driving to Monaco
Should you wish to park your car, there is a parking at Hotel Hermitage which requires to be booked in advance for Euros 40/day.
You can also use the public parking located by the Casino of Monte-Carlo, located within a 3-minute walking distance of the event venue.
Mr. Alex Hewitt
Founder & CEO
CWP Global
United Kingdom
Alex Hewitt is a founding partner of CWP Global. He is an engineer by degree, an entrepreneur, and a keen surfer. With over three decades of experience built from spectacular successes across five continents and the odd humiliating failure, he is dedicated today to developing green energy projects at oil and gas scale, advocating for the importance of concrete and timely action to meet the needs of the energy transition head on and with urgency.
During his long career, Alex has been involved in the delivery of major power and water infrastructure across Asia, Australia, Europe, and Africa. In his work in sustainability, he has led the development of the largest renewable energy platform in Australia, as well as a significant European wind energy portfolio. He is now focused on the development of CWP’s 170 GW+ portfolio of ultra-large-scale green hydrogen projects across the globe.
Dr. Laurent Antoni
Executive Director
International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) Secretariat
France
Mr. Ernesto Ciorra
Chief Innovability® Officer
Enel SpA
Italy
Ernesto Ciorra was named Head of the Enel Group’s Innovability® (Innovation and Sustainability) Function in September 2014.
He began his career as a partner at the consulting firm Busacca & Associati, helping telecommunications businesses in a number of innovative projects. In 2003, Mr. Ciorra founded the consulting firm Ars et Inventio, which he headed until taking up his current position. He supported the planning of the Chief Innovation Officer Function at leading firms around the world, coming up with innovative ideas that have since become popular worldwide.
Mr. Ciorra taught Innovation Management at a number of Italian and Spanish universities and was the scientific coordinator of the Master’s in Innovation Management at Sole24Ore Business School. He was also a member of the advisory board of the Master in Innovation Strategy at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and the director of the Advanced Innovation Management Program at the IE Business School in Madrid.
He is also the author of three collections of poems and a play that was performed in a number of Italian theatres.
Ms. Nusrat Ghani MP
Member of Parliament
Department for Business and Trade and Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit
United Kingdom
Nusrat Ghani is the Conservative MP for Wealden, East Sussex, currently serving as Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security at the Department of Business & Trade and as Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit at the Cabinet Office.
Nusrat was first elected in 2015, becoming the first female MP to hold the seat.
Previously, Nusrat was a Minister of State for Industry & Investment Security at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Prior to that, she was a Member of the BEIS Select Committee and NATO’s Science and Technology Committee. Nusrat was a runner up to Nancy Pelosi
in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Women for Peace and Security Award 2021, for her work on China and Afghanistan. She also secured the support of Conservative MPs to serve as Vice Chair of the 1922 Backbench Committee between 2020-2022.
Nusrat also previously served as a Minister for Transport, making British history in 2018 as the first Muslim woman to speak from the Dispatch Box as a Minister. Her portfolio included Maritime, HS2, Buses, Taxis, Accessibility and Year of Engineering.
Nusrat is the only female Member of Parliament to be sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party, and was also sanctioned by Russia.

Dr. Prof. Katsuhiko Hirose
CEO & Chief Consultant
HYWEALTH CO.
Japan
Dr. Prof. Katsuhiko Hirose is a former Toyota Engineer currently working as an independent consultant.
As an engineer, he was working at the front line of Toyota engineering for advanced Engine, Hybrid System and Fuel Cell Vehicle but also working as a planner to develop world strategy of hybrid and fuel vehicle deployment. He is recognized as a leader for having develop the first Hybrid Vehicle Prius for emission and fuel economy and later, the FCV Mirai first FCEV.
Dr. Prof. Hirose is also working to initiate several government industries infrastructure program such as German and UK H2Mobility. From 2016, he initiated building the world Hydrogen Consortium “Hydrogen Council” as a founding member secretary and as co-chairman to create several key reports.
After his time at Toyota in 2019, he has been an active independent consultant for Hydrogen Energy System and Advanced Mobility. He appears to promote hydrogen in many conferences all over the world.
Katsuhiko Hirose is currently a member of the scientific council of Engie SV, advising several companies including Toyota Motor and Mitsui & CO. Ltd. He is also working as a visiting professor to develop methodologies to implementing environmental technologies into the society in I2CNER Kyushu University.
Mrs. Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou
Co-CEO & President
Tototheo Maritime Ltd & Electricity Authority of Cyprus
Cyprus
Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou is joint Chief Executive Officer of TOTOTHEO MARITIME, a leading global supplier of equipment and services for satellite communications as well as bridge navigation systems, automated applications and operational efficiency solutions.
As from August 2021 she is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus.
Despina is a board member of various organizations like the Cyprus Shipping Chamber the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation etc.
She served as President of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association from October 2017 to October 2022.
Leading international shipping publication Lloyd’s List selected Despina as one of the Top 100 Most Influential people in shipping for 6 consecutive years since 2017. In 2019 she named the “International Personality of the Year” at the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards.
In June 2022, she was appointed as an Ambassador of the Global Maritime Club representing Cyprus.
She holds degrees from the National and Capodistrian University of Athens, the Copenhagen Business School and the University of Oxford Said Business School.