Dr. Ahilan Ahilan

Chief Energy Transition Officer
ABL GROUP ASA

United Kingdom

Ahilan is a well-known and highly respected technology and business leader with over three decades of industry experience, more than 25 years of which has been at board level, including leadership positions at LOC, DNV GL, GL Garrad Hassan and Noble Denton.

With expertise in hydrodynamics, he has led projects which have set standards and safety factors in jack-up site assessment, mooring systems and marine transportation.

He has been an expert witness and technical advisor to lawyers in Norway, UAE and the UK on many technically complex cases related to marine operations, drilling rigs and FPSOs. He is Chairman of the charity Marine Technology Trust which supports industrial placements in the marine industry for UK university students. In addition to this, he is an Advisory Board Member of WavEC Offshore Renewables and was Non-Executive Director of a vertical axis wind turbine company.

Ahilan has also acted as global director of LOC Renewables, having established it as an umbrella brand to consolidate the group’s expertise and portfolio across the marine renewables’ landscape. Under his direction, LOC Renewables rapidly developed its project experience across offshore and floating wind, floating solar, wave and tidal energy.

He holds a BSc (Leeds) and MS (Caltech) in Civil Engineering, a PhD (Cantab) in Engineering Fluid Mechanics, an MBA (Imperial) and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Mr. Obaid Amrane

CEO
ITHMAR CAPITAL

Morocco

Mr. Amrane has been appointed by His Majesty the King Mohamed VI as Chief Executive Officer of Ithmar Capital in February 2019. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Amrane was Deputy CEO of the national agency in charge of deploying Morocco’s renewable energy strategy.

Mr. Amrane’s previous experience in the economic and financial fields, as well as his engineering expertise, allowed him to oversee all operations throughout the investment value chain from development to legal engineering, partnerships and project financing.

In 2022, Mr. Amrane has become Chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF). He also, in the same year, was designated Chair of the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), a multilateral platform initiated by Ithmar Capital.

Mr. Amrane has been elected President of the Cluster ENR, a Climate Innovation Center that brings together 200 companies and institutions with several achievements in the fields of renewable energy and green technologies.

Thanks to his expertise in ESG driven companies, as well as his involvement in organizations focused in the energy transition areas, Mr. Amrane was appointed by the European Commission as a member of the High Level Expert Group on scaling up sustainable finance in low and middle income countries launched in September 2022.

From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Amrane was Managing Director in the banking industry in Morocco. Prior to that, Mr. Amrane held various positions in the Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Finance. He was a Public Finance Inspector, Head of the Debt Restructuring Service at the Treasury Division, and then Head of Credit within the same division.

Mr. Amrane holds a dual degree in engineering, from Hassan II Institute of Agronomy, and in Finance, from the General Inspectorate of Finances and the Association of Investment Management & Research (certification).

Dr. Stefan Kaufmann

Hydrogen Executive Advisor to the Board
THYSSENKRUPP

Germany

Dr. Stefan Kaufmann, who was born in 1969, served as Innovation Commissioner for Green Hydrogen at the German Ministry of Education and Research from June 2020 to July 2022. The position was created by the German Cabinet on June 10, 2020, as part of its national hydrogen strategy. In this position, he was a regular guest at the State Secretaries’ Committee for Hydrogen of the Participating Ministries as well as the National Hydrogen Council.

Since August 2022 Dr Kaufmann is working as a Senior Adviser. In one of his main mandates he is adviser to the thyssenkrupp board regarding all cross-business hydrogen activities and projects and represent the company nationally and internationally in all matters related to hydrogen.

Prior to his appointment as Innovation Commissioner for Green Hydrogen, the fully qualified lawyer served as chair of the Study Commission “Vocational Training in the Digital Work Environment” and CDU/CSU spokesperson on the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment of the German Bundestag. Dr Kaufmann served as directly elected Member of the Bundestag for his Stuttgart constituency from 2009 to 2021.

Jean-Baptiste Djebbari

Executive Chairman
Hopium

France

Jean-Baptiste Djebbari is a well-known figure with a track record of excellence in the mobilitysector. He started his career as a pilot before gaining executive positions in air carriers. In 2017, he was elected member of the French Parliament.

In 2019, he was appointed to Frenchgovernment and was cabinet minister for Transport for nearly 3 years. He currently is theexecutive Chairman of Hopium, a French scale up that develops high-end hydrogen vehicles.

Jean-Baptiste graduated from Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile and Ecole Polytechnique.

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.

Mr. Roland Kaeppner

Executive Director – Hydrogen & Green Fuels
ENOWA – NEOM

Saudi Arabia

Roland Kaeppner is the Executive Director for Hydrogen & Green Fuels within ENOWA.NEOM which will be the catalyst of the energy transition, using circular design and groundbreaking technologies to realize NEOM’s ambition to be powered by 100% renewable energy, with smart networks distributing high-standard water and green energy to all of NEOM, whilst exporting clean industrial resources and solutions, such as green hydrogen to the world.

Roland has almost 20 years’ global experience in hydrogen and green fuels and has ever since been an advocate and pioneer for a future hydrogen economy. Prior to joining ENOWA.NEOM, he was Executive Vice President for Energy Storage and Hydrogen at thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, where he established and led their electrochemical green hydrogen production and redox flow battery technology businesses.

Kaeppner was previously Executive Member of the Board and CEO of Germany and Asia Pacific at McPhy Energy S.A., developing their innovative hydrogen portfolio and preparing the company for an IPO. Before that, he spent 13 years with Siemens Industrial Solutions, leading their technical solutions activities in North and South America before he initiated and developed their Hydrogen PEM Electrolyzer business.

Roland holds engineering and commercial degrees from Polytechnic Aalen, the University of Manchester and the Management Center St.Gallen.

Mr. Paul Lucchese

IEA Hydrogen TCP Chair
COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (CEA)

France

Paul Lucchese is currently working for the CEA – a French public research institute on low carbon technologies. He is an energy systems analyst and is in charge of low carbon energy prospective. He is also chairing the IEA (International Energy Agency) Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Programme, gathering 25 countries and many sponsors including Hydrogen Council. He was part of the team of the IEA “Future of Hydrogen” report, delivered to G20 leaders in June 2019.

Mr. Lucchese is an international expert on Hydrogen and energy system, involved in many international organizations and European Programmes, creating the Hydrogen Europe Research in 2007. He has been a member of the Governing Board of the European Program FCH JU for 9 years.

He was also representing France at the IPHE (International Partnership on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy) and chair of the IPHE ILC committee.

He was the Former Deputy Director of Capenergies, an industrial private/public cluster in South of France. For many years, he led the R&D CEA programme on new technologies for energy, including PV, Hydrogen and fuel cells, biofuels, batteries and energy efficiency programme.

Paul Lucchese graduated from l’Ecole Centrale de Paris, with a degree in nuclear engineering.

Mr. Raphaël Schoentgen

CEO
HYDROGEN ADVISORS

France

Raphaël Schoentgen is a private entrepreneur which passions and expertise are technologies, energy, climate change, international business and international policy.

In 2018 he created Hydrogen Advisors, a consultancy firm active both in the private sector – energy / transport / industry / investors – as well as in the public sector – international bodies / national governments / cities councils / financial bodies.

As former Chairman of Hydrogen Europe and Chairman of the Board of the European Fund for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (FCHJU), CTO of ENGIE and former personal advisor to a G8 minister of energy and industry, he wishes to advocate the development of this new green energy vector that he calls “a revolution” and help his clients get rapidly the “helicopter view” they need on the topic.

He builds on his personal network and own varied past experiences in 7 countries, with permanent interactions with high level leaders, both as a civil servant and a business man, and on issues of regulation, finance, regional development, technologies, infrastructures and industrial development.

In 2020 he also started investments in the field of hydrogen (providing growth equity to developing companies) and is for instance an early investor (prior to their listing on the DAX and on the NASDAQ) in Enapter and Hyzon Motors.

Raphael is an engineer by training, holds and has held several board positions (French Institute for Petroleum and New Energies, European Trade Chamber in China, …) and received several international awards (Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader of the World Cities Summit, …). He is married and has two daughters.

Ms. Elise Zoli

Partner – Energy & Climate Solutions
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI

United States

Elise Zoli is a partner in the energy and climate solutions practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses on advancing strategic alliances in the clean energy, water, agriculture, and de-carbonized sectors.

Elise has worked extensively on a variety of groundbreaking technologies, transactions, and projects, including with nuclear, solar, wind, fuel cell (PEM (polymer electrolyte membrane) and SOF/EC (solid oxide fuel cells)), storage, micro- and smart-grid, CCUS, de-salination, and water technologies, as well as the associated securitization and markets for carbon, fuels, land, and ecological attributes. In conjunction with her transactional work, which focuses on strategic alliances, Elise has pioneered the use of novel P3 (public-private partnership) instruments, including U.S. Department of Energy grants, loan guarantees, and incentives.

Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Elise was a partner and the global head of the Future of Energy, Renewables+ and Sustainability initiative at Jones Day. Previously, she led the energy practice and was a partner at Goodwin Procter.

Elise is a co-founder of the Alliance for a Climate Resilient Earth and serves on the board of directors of the Stimson Center, a leading, nonpartisan global think tank. She is currently obtaining her global M.B.A. from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Mr. Emanuele Lauro

President
MONACO CHAMBER OF SHIPPING

Italy

Mr. Emanuele Lauro joined Scorpio Holdings in 2003 and has continued to serve there in a senior management position since 2004. He currently holds the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG), the largest product tanker company in the world, and Eneti (NYSE:NETI), which he founded. Under his leadership, Scorpio has grown from an owner of three vessels in 2003 to a leading operator and manager of more than 250 vessels in 2022. Mr. Emanuele Lauro has founded and developed several other ventures such as Scorpio Logistics, which owns and operates specialized assets engaged in the transshipment of dry cargo commodities and invests in coastal transportation and port infrastructure developments in Asia and Africa since 2007.

Mr. Lauro has been the President of the Monaco Chamber of Shipping since 2020.

In addition, Mr. Lauro is a member of the Advisory Board of Fordham University, he also served as director of the Standard Club from 2013 to 2019.

He has a degree in international business from the European Business School, London.

Ms. Siri Khalsa

Board Member & CEO
MONACO HYDROGEN ALLIANCE & STANCE ADVOCACY SERVICES

Monaco

Siri is the founder and CEO of Stance Advocacy Services, building on her decades of experience in political advocacy and social impact. She earned her undergraduate degree in business administration while working as Director of Marketing for the Yogi Tea company. Later joining the public sector, she served as an aide to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson for several years.

After earning a masters degree in international relations at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School, Siri lived and worked in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012. First serving with the U.S. Department of State focused on economic development projects, and later joined the UK-based charity Turquoise Mountain, working to create sustainable livelihoods for traditional artisans.

More recently, Siri led a social enterprise supporting female artisans in Saudi Arabia. She is also a board member of several organizations, including the Monaco Hydrogen Alliance.

Prof. Ifatch Yacoby

Professor
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

Israel

Iftach completed his B.Sc., M.Sc. in Biology and Biotechnology in 2001 and 2003. He received his PhD in Microbiology and Biotechnology from Tel Aviv University (TAU) in 2007. As a doctoral student, he became a Dan David fellow under the supervision of Prof. Itai Benhar where he invented and developed a means of immuno-targeting photogenic bacteria and cancer using filamentous phages.

As a postdoctoral EMBO fellow with Shuguang Zhang (2008-2011) at MIT he invented and worked on the development of fusion proteins of the hydrogen producing enzyme, hydrogenase. He went back to TAU as an independent PI in 2012.

Since 2019, Iftach is an associate professor in the Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Plant Sciences, and Food Security. He teaches undergraduate students the beauty of photosynthesis and metabolic diversity in microbes. In the lab, Iftach enjoys fixing broken equipment that the students constantly provide and helping with every project.

He is passionate about converting photosynthetic organisms into chemical factories for producing high value products and energy carriers such as hydrogen gas. Since its establishment in 2012 his lab published more than 35 papers in top high ranked journals.

The most recent discoveries and developments of his lab, are a microalgal mutant which allows continuous hydrogen production under extremely simple “agri-friendly” method, for which scale up studies are being carried up.

Mr. Francesco Bellusci

Managing Director
SCORPIO SHIP MANAGEMENT

Monaco

Graduated in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineer “cum laude”, Mr. Bellusci was Technical Director in Scorpio from 1995, DPA from 1997 and was appointed General Manager in 2008 and Managing Director from 2010.

A high level of competence, strong motivation and an innate passion for the sea have guided his career development within Scorpio, a company with a solid base that allows him daily to carry out his responsibilities ethically and effectively, safeguarding the environment and contributing to the development of a sustainable world.

Francesco was instrumental for the success of Scorpio Tankers fleet renewal into ECO design and the transition from Scorpio Bulkers into Eneti Inc and wind off shore renewable.

Mr. Andy Fuchs

General Manager
TOYOTA MOBILITY FOUNDATION EUROPE & AFRICA

Germany

Mr. Andy Fuchs started his career as a trainee at Audi in Ingolstadt, then held various positions in sales and marketing for the Scandinavian regions, Eastern Europe, UK and Spain. Between 1997 – 1998, he was in charge of establishing Audi in Argentina.

In 1999, he moved to Toyota Motor Europe headquarters in Brussels and was head of marketing for Lexus in Central Europe. He later took over the responsibility for marketing, public relations and business development for the Toyota Formula 1 team in Cologne in 2004.

Mr. Fuchs was the Head of the Toyota Group Representative Office in Berlin, between September 1, 2011 and December 2016, where he was in charge of Governmental Affairs and advanced technology programs – including hydrogen – for Toyota in Germany, as well as the Head of Press and Public Relations at Toyota Deutschland GmbH in Cologne between September 1, 2013 and November 2014.

In January 2017, he was assigned the General Manager Toyota Mobility Foundation, establishing the foundation in Europe and Africa. He develops, with multiple stakeholders, sustainable mobility solutions based on a digital platform design (SMART VILLAGE) and the integration of renewable energy into the energy mix (Hydrogen Society).

Mr. Andy Fuchs has a Degree in Business Administration specializing in Marketing and International Management from The University of Mannheim.

Dr. Laurent Antoni

Co-lead, H2 Production Analysis Task Force
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS IN THE ECONOMY (IPHE)

France

Dr. Laurent Antoni is Public Affairs manager and Senior Fellow for hydrogen at CEA, the French research and technology organization developing alternative energies.

Laurent Antoni is since 2016 President of Hydrogen Europe Research, the European research association on hydrogen and fuel cells gathering more than 120 universities and research institutes, member of the Governing Board of the European Clan Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.

He is also President of the Technical Committee of Fuel Cells at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC/TC105) and a national representative in different working groups of international organizations (IEA Advanced Fuel Cells, IEA Hydrogen TCP, International Partnership for Hydrogen and fuels cells in the Economy – IPHE).

At the IPHE, Laurent Antoni is co-leader of the task force on the development of a methodology for determining the GHG emissions for hydrogen.

Mrs. Nadine Hölzinger

Managing Director
SPILETT NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Germany

Nadine Hoelzinger is of German and French nationality with a degree in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin (Dipl.-Ing.) and in Environmental & Resource Economics from the University of New Hampshire in the USA (B.Sc.). She is co-founder and has been a managing director of Spilett New Technologies GmbH since 2008. Her competences and work focus on system analysis, concept development and project development in the fields of energy and transport sector transition for actors from industry, politics, and society.

Nadine Hoelzinger has been leading the “PDA project development assistance for regions” initiative of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership since 2019, being responsible for the support of 5+ regions as well as the PDA observer networks. As project leader and team member of the HyStarter project, funded by the German Ministry of Transport, she has provided direct support to seven German regions in steering their H2-Roadmap processes in 2019-2021. Since 2018 she has been contracted by the Toyota Mobility Foundation to design and develop an online decision-support tool for decision makers in hydrogen valleys (scenario calculator).

From 2008-2018 she supported the coordination team of the Clean Energy Partnership and led the concept development activities to transfer the former PPP into an industry initiative in 2017.

Mr. Bart Biebuyck

Executive Director
CLEAN HYDROGEN PARTNERSHIP

Belgium

Bart Biebuyck is since May 2016 the Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (Clean Hydrogen JU), a public-private partnership aiming at facilitating the deployment of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies in Europe. Under his leadership, a strong emphasis on cooperation with cities and regions led to the creation of the Hydrogen Valleys concept and the formation of the European Hydrogen Valleys partnership. Dissemination of project results and building technology awareness among the European citizens became an important priority. As an engineer he understands the importance of basic research and is a key focusing point on the call preparations.

Before, Bart Biebuyck was at the Powertrain Division of Toyota Motor Europe where he held various management positions. His expertise in the automotive industry includes extensive knowledge related to the deployment of new technologies such as hydrogen and fuel cells in the European market. Bart was responsible for the European trials of the Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle, which were conducted partly in the German Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) program. He also had the opportunity to develop and expand his expertise in Japan, where he lived and worked for two years.

In addition to his industrial experience, Bart has been politically active in his local town since 2006. In 2013 he became the vice president of the City Council, responsible, among others, for the local economy and education.
Bart’s term as the Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking was extended for four years until May 2023.

Bart studied Automotive engineering at the HTS Autotechnieken in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Ms. Anne O’Donnell

CEO
GIBSON WATTS

United Kingdom

Anne O’Donnell is the CEO and Founder of Gibson Watts, a global executive search and recruitment firm with a strong focus on clean-tech, sustainability, and hydrogen. Anne and Gibson Watts’ mission is to connect forward-thinking businesses to their future leaders, build world-class teams, and drive positive change.

Anne has had an expansive career, spanning nearly thirty years, in which she has created and led many successful businesses in recruitment and consulting. Anne’s businesses have all shared a focus on sustainability, the energy transition, and collaborating with sustainable, innovative organisations.

On a personal level, Anne is passionate about the clean-tech and sustainability sectors, particularly hydrogen. In her own words, “Since beginning my journey within green hydrogen, I have always been passionate about the technology, what it can do and the part it plays in the energy transition”.

Her continuous hard work within the field is echoed by her recognition as the Most Inspirational Woman in the West, along with her inclusion in Women in Green Hydrogen’s expert database.

Ms. Alicia Eastman

President
InterContinental Energy

United States

Alicia Eastman is the President of InterContinental Energy, a green fuels developer/owner focused on 25GW+ integrated upstream wind and solar, midstream hydrogen, and downstream ammonia projects located in coastal deserts of Australia and the Middle East.

Before co-founding ICE in 2014; Alicia led investment and strategy in global markets for 20 years, managing private equity funds, market entry and finance for multinational companies and institutional investors across Australasia including the Middle East. She has focused on infrastructure, project finance, renewable energy, specialty chemicals/pharma, technology, and telecom. She was a founding partner of multiple growth private equity funds and a project finance advisor in the Persian Gulf. Alicia led international strategy and acquisitions at Elan Biopharmaceuticals and was Vice President of Prudential Asia Infrastructure Mezzanine Capital Fund.

Alicia currently sits on the Steering Committee of Hydrogen Council, the Advisory Board of SEC Hydrogen, the Board of Directors for the Ammonia Energy Association and represents ICE as member of Dii Desertec and Global Maritime Forum’s Getting to Zero Coalition. She is also a Board Director of multiple charities focused on poverty and education for children in developing or war torn countries and is a frequent speaker and moderator at clean hydrogen, ammonia, and sustainability events.

Alicia holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Dr. Dina Barbian

CEO
eco2050 Institut für Nachhaltigkeit – Institute for Sustainability GmbH

Germany

Dr. Dina Barbian holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (specialising in manufacturing technology) and a doctorate in Sustainability Economics. She wrote her doctoral thesis entitled “Economics and Sustainable Development – Developing an Approach to Implementing Sustainability” back in the 1990s. This makes her one of the first to deal with the topic of sustainability in the German-speaking world.

She lectures on “Sustainable Development & National Strategies”, “Digitalisation & Sustainability” and “Supply Chain Management”. From 2011 to 2014, she was Visiting Professor at the Summer University in Aarhus (Denmark) as well as in Sofia (Bulgaria) with the lecture “Sustainable Development and National Strategies”. In 2018, she was Visiting Professor at the School of Science and Technology in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) with the lecture “Digitalisation & Sustainability”.

Her research areas concern sustainable digitalisation, technological sustainability, sustainability management, national sustainability strategies, climate neutrality strategies, decarbonization technologies, sharing economy, energy and resource efficiency, circular economy, sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), cyber-physical systems as well as interdisciplinary interface topics from the fields of production, logistics, digitalisation and sustainability. She is author of books and several scientific articles.

Dr. Stephan Herbst

Technical Head Hydrogen
Toyota Motor Europe

Belgium

Stephan is currently acting as Technical Head Powertrain Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Business Unit of Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME) R&D and Fuel Cell Business Group responsible for hydrogen strategy, new products and sustainable mobility.

He is on the Management Board of the Hydrogen Council and actively involved in Hydrogen Europe.

Stephan is alternate Liaison Delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Previously he held various positions in TME Environmental Affairs, Trend Research and Business Strategy. Stephan also worked in Toyota’s Global Headquarter in Japan looking after the global environmental strategy.

Stephan studied business administration and economics and he holds a PhD in economics. Stephan worked for seven years in the automotive industry in Germany and China before joining TME in 2005.

Dr. Gokce Mete

Co-Initiator, Hydrogen for Net Zero Initiative
SOUTH POLE
Co-founder
WOMEN IN GREEN HYDROGEN

The Netherlands

Dr. Gokce Mete is Senior Expert in heavy industry transition and low-carbon hydrogen at South Pole and co-leads the Hydrogen for Net Zero Initiative (H2NZ) together with Perspectives Climate Group. H2NZ aims to unlock carbon finance for hydrogen projects by developing the first methodologies for the voluntary carbon market. She also leads the policy and advocacy efforts of South Pole in the low-carbon hydrogen space and is responsible for developing new low-carbon hydrogen business opportunities.

Gokce is co-founder of the Women in Green Hydrogen Network, author of over 30 publications, and has over a decade of policy and regulatory analysis, public affairs, project development and stakeholder management experience focused on climate change, just transition and sustainability in the energy, heavy industry and minerals sectors.

Previously she was Head of Secretariat of the UN Leadership Group for the Industry Transition hosted by the Stockholm Environment Institute which explores how policy, finance and business practices in hard-to-abate industry sectors such as steel, cement, heavy duty transport and chemicals can be aligned to achieve climate neutrality. At SEI, she also project led initiatives focusing on oil and gas transitions, green trade and green public procurement in road transport and construction sectors.

Dr. Enass Abo-Hamed

CEO and Co-Founder
H2GO POWER

United Kingdom

Enass is the co-founder and CEO at H2GO power ltd; an award-winning spin-out company from the University of Cambridge developing energy storage technologies. She completed her Ph.D. at Cambridge University, where she also was a postdoctoral fellow and elected Cambridge University Energy Champion. Currently, she is also a member of the Advisory Board at BeyondNetZero’s General Atlantic Growth Fund and a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow.

She has 11 years of research and business experience in hydrogen production & storage, catalysis, renewable energy, and energy storage. Enass is passionate about climate entrepreneurship and clean energy technology policy. She often gives keynote speeches at international forums and participates in high-impact roundtable discussions on clean energy, energy security, and women’s entrepreneurship in tech.

Enass won a few recognition awards and grants to support the development of H2GO Power and recently won the visionary of the year award by MIT Tech Review Innovators Under 35 Europe, the best energy start-up award at the Global Hello Tomorrow Summit, and others. In 2015, she was selected by the Cartier women’s initiative awards as one of 18 best women entrepreneurs globally and one in 3 representing Europe. She traveled to Africa, China, and Central Asia on government-supported partnership missions, and delivered high-level keynote speeches and recommendations about clean energy technologies as a tool to combat climate change.

Mr. Olivier Wenden

Vice-President and CEO
PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION

Monaco

Appointed in October 2019 as Vice-President & CEO of the Foundation, Wenden has previously served as Executive Director for 5 years. Launched in 2006 by HSH the Prince of Monaco, in order to act against the environmental dangers threatening our planet and making populations vulnerable, the Foundation focuses its efforts on three principal domains of action – climate change and renewable energies, biodiversity and water resources – and funds initiatives in the fields of research and studies, technological innovation and socially aware practices. Its programs are mainly focused on three priority areas – the Mediterranean Basin, the Polar Regions and the Least Developed Countries. Wenden actively participated in the international development of the Foundation and the definition of its fundraising strategy, while strengthening the network of partners.

Before joining the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Wenden worked for the Parliament of Monaco as chief of staff and international affairs and communication advisor (2007-2013). He also served as chargé de mission for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Monaco (2013-2014).

He graduated from Sciences Po Bordeaux with honours and has a Master 2 Degree in international projects management (Sorbonne Nouvelle, University of Paris).

Ms. Céline Caron-Dagioni

Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development

Monaco

A Monegasque national who holds a master’s degree in Economic Sciences and a postgraduate qualification (DESS) in International Trade, Céline Caron-Dagioni began her career in the Monegasque car industry in 1997, negotiating mechanical engineering contracts with major car manufacturers internationally.

She entered government service in 2001, and took on a variety of posts within various ministries over the next 20 years, gaining experience in the highly technical fields of finance and the economy, before moving into health and social affairs.

Her responsibilities for corporate taxation, at both the national and international levels, and her work to promote discussions with the Principality’s partners led her to support the implementation of major technical economic projects, such as the taxation of savings and the review launched in 2010 on attractiveness in service of economic development.

In 2011, she was appointed to coordinate the work of the Department of Employment. She also contributed to establishing the major strategic and operational orientations of the organisation and functioning of Princess Grace Hospital and the Office of Occupational Medicine, as part of an ongoing social dialogue within these entities. In 2012, she was appointed as Deputy Chair of the Monaco Institute of Sports Medicine and Surgery (IM2S), a post that she continues to hold alongside her other responsibilities.

As Secretary-General of the Institute of Oceanography, Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation, a post she occupied from 2018 to 2021, she was committed to promoting the Principality’s commitment to the environment and raising awareness as widely as possible of the need to protect marine species and ecosystems.

Drawing on the strengths gained from rising to all of these challenges to benefit the Principality, in service of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, she took up her new post as Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development in September 2021.

Mr. Michel Delpon

France 2030 Ambassador for Hydrogen
Former Deputy of Dordogne
President
CLUB VISION HYDROGÈNE

France

During his role as Deputy of Dordogne between 2017 and 2022, Michel Delpon founded the Study Group on Hydrogen at the French National Assembly.

He is currently France 2030’s Ambassador for Hydrogen, the representative body in charge of investing in France 2030’s recovery plan, and for which 10 Million euros are allocated towards hydrogen – out of 54 Million euros in total.

Mr. Delpon is also the President of Club Vision Hydrogène – an international Think Tank on the development of hydrogen.

Michel Delpon is the author of “L’hydrogène renouvelable – L’énergie verte du monde d’après”, published by Nombre7 Editions.

Mr. Sébastien Douguet

Director – Economic Advisory
DELOITTE

France

Sébastien Douguet is Director in the Energy & Modelling team within Deloitte Economic Advisory. He has ten years of experience working in the energy sector, on a variety of topics including policy analysis, regulatory frameworks, market design and prospective studies, with a focus on the European electricity and gas markets.

Sébastien has been involved in the latest economic and policy questions regarding the energy transition and the development of hydrogen. He has been contributing for three years to the Hydrogen for Europe study, a sponsor-based research study on the modelling of the energy transition and the analysis of hydrogen’s role to reach net-zero emissions in Europe. His latest activities revolve around the current uptake of the hydrogen value chain in Europe and its underlying challenges, and on the progressive ramp-up of a global market for hydrogen, based on collaboration between resource-endowed countries and net importing clusters such as Europe.

Mr. Cyril Dufau-Sansot

CEO
HY2GEN AG

France

Cyril has started his career as a technical expert in the French engineering group FIVES. He built up the industrial branch of the German group VIESSMANN worldwide and developed first Power-to-X projects in Germany. Afterwards, he successfully managed several industrial companies in the energy sector such as the electrolyzer manufacturer of the nuclear group AREVA. He is focused not only on technology fit to the need but also on the business models coherence when attached to production, storage and use of energy (in particular hydrogen for industrials, biofuels, grid flexibility, mobility use…).

Cyril co-founded the HY2GEN Group to design, finance, build, own and operate 100% carbon free green hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives production facilities (green ammonia, green methanol, sustainable aviation fuel…) worldwide.

Mr. Pierre Forte

CEO
PRAGMA INDUSTRIES

France

Mr. Pierre Forte is an aeropace engineer and holds a master’s degree in innovative project management, passed by Dassault Aviation and Thalès. Pierre could have spent his entire professional career in the aviation sector.

But he chose a more ambitious alternative route by founding Pragma Industries at 27. Passionate about technology and innovation, Pierre understood very early on the potential of hydrogen and fuel cells to accelerate the energy transition.

Determined, obstinate and pragmatic, he made the democratization of this technology his goal. The deployment of hydrogen in electric micro-mobility will be its path. Its greatest pride is to offer the most affordable hydrogen mobility solution today. His greatest joy is to take up this challenge supported by his talented team and to learn every day by their side to overcome the obstacles on the way to their ambition.

Mr. Pascal Goumault

Sustainable Mobility Programs & Partnerships Director
MICHELIN

France

Pascal started out in the Oil & Gas industry. From 1998 to 2003, he ran the maintenance and operations dept. for cryogenics (including hydrogen) for Ariane launchers in Kourou, French Guiana. He was involved in some 47 launch campaigns.

In 2006, he joined Michelin as a research program manager for high-tech tires for aircraft, mining trucks and agricultural machines worldwide. His main challenge was to bring disruptive technologies to the market.

Since Michelin became one of the first companies to industrialize additive manufacturing (3D printing), he went on to manage the additive manufacturing program teams to ensure appropriate investments and push innovation. Insofar as additive manufacturing is a disruptive technology that leads to reconsider the company’s organizational practices, he has developed collaborative team approaches.

In 2017, he joined AddUp, a newly created joint venture by Michelin in the domain of additive manufacturing. He has then developed ecosystem approach with final users, manufacturers and machine providers as to foster new services and products.

Back to Michelin in 2020, he joins Movin’On, a co-innovation ecosystem for sustainable mobility initiated by Michelin, gathering over 300 international corporations, start-ups, academics, international organizations, cities, public authorities and other entities. He’s in charge of developing partnerships and coordinating industrial innovative projects, especially around hydrogen.

Mr. Felipe Hernandez

Chief Innovation Officer
FRV

Spain

Felipe Hernández joined FRV in 2008 as Head of Spain Technical. His talent and professional commitment granted him the position of Chief Innovation Officer.

He has over 18 years of experience in different multinational companies related with renewable energy, always leading innovation, development and new business models.

Prior to moving to FRV, Felipe was Managing Director of FRV-X, our technology platform, and as well Engineering & Asset Management Director. Felipe has international experience, being a key member of the FRV´s Middle East & Africa Business Development office in Dubai.

Felipe earned a Master´s degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and holds an EMBA from IE Business School.

Mr. Ayoub Hirt

Head of Department Green Chemistry, Bioenergy and Agritech
IRESEN – RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY AND NEW ENERGIES

Morocco

Mr. Ayoub HIRT holds an Engineering Diploma from Grenoble (France) in Chemistry and Processes / Industrial Process Engineering in 2013 and carried out a Master of Business at Alpes University. In 2012 Mr .HIRT started contributing in R&D projects : COMPHOSOL2 (Fluid Mechanics) with Institute of Analytical Sciences _LYON, Athanor 3.0 (ICT & Waste recovery) with E.D.F._ LA TRONCHE and CATHIMINY (PEM -FuelCell) with C.E.A. _GRENOBLE.
In 2015, Mr Hirt joined ENGIE in Paris as Operating Engineer, involved in a new project to reduce 20.000 tons of CO2 on a power plant by the integration of Bioenergy.

Mr. Hirt worked in Germany as Project Manager at Berkefeld/VWS in Celle, developing new technologies and projects in the field of energy, water treatment, food, chemical and refining industry until 2018, then he turned back to Paris to work as Manager, Development department with Eurovent Certification.

Today Mr. Hirt is Head of Green Chemistry, Bioenergy, and Agritech Department at IRESEN (Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies). He joined the institute since end of 2018 and contributed to set up new partnerships with potential stakeholders in Power-to-X field (Green Hydrogen and Applications), and development of studies and projects (National Hydrogen Roadmap, Green Ammonia & Hydrogen Pilot, Cluster Green Hydrogen …) also with his background in energy, water, and environment field he carried out technical-economic and feasibility studies, and coordinate progress of R&D pilot projects in smart agriculture and green chemistry applications.

Ms. Barbara Jinks

Programme Officer – Green Gases
IRENA, INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY

Germany

Barbara Jinks has over 35 years in the gas industry, starting as an offshore pipeline engineer and working up to international corporate roles.

She works in IRENA’s Innovation and Technical Centre in Bonn, where she helps IRENA develop knowledge on the role of green gases – mostly hydrogen these days! – and the use of gas infrastructure to deliver decarbonised energy.

She has degrees in engineering and law, both of which she says are essential in understanding the role of energy in addressing climate change

Dr. Aurelio Lázaro

R&D Engineer
FUNDACIÓN VALENCIAPORT

Spain

Aurelio Lázaro holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València.

His professional experience started in the Joint Research Centre – Institute for Energy and Transport, the in-house scientific service of the European Commission. He also worked as a Research Associate in the Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Department of the Universitat Politècnica de València for more than two years, leading the department’s contribution to specific research projects in the energy field. He also achieved +6 years of experience doing research from private companies within European-wise projects focused on energy sector decarbonization, and specifically, on renewable energy generation and storage integration into electric and gas grids and into energy markets.

He is currently working as a R&D Engineer at the Environmental Sustainability and Energy Transition Department of Fundación Valenciaport, being responsible of hydrogen related projects and contributing to different port-related decarbonization activities. He is also coordinating the platform “Alianza NetZeroMar”, a non-profit collaborative platform that aims to promote decarbonization and electrification of the maritime sector in Spain.

Mrs. Camille Lopez

Founding President
HY-PLUG

France

Camille is the founder of HY-Plug, a consulting firm in maritime energy transition focusing on yachting and leisure marine. A young motivated person to put her skills in helping within the environmental shift.

HY-Plug was born from a desire to contribute to the energy transition by connecting the players in it. Combining environmental values, commercial know-how, and a network of professionals, HY-Plug will be the ideal partner for the deployment of sustainable solutions using green energies in yachting, the maritime industry and for inland waters.

She has graduated from a Master degree in International Management last year at the International University of Monaco.

Before founding HY-Plug, her background is fulfilled of 3 years experiences in the automotive industry on the entire value chain strengthen by her passion for engines and automotive sport.
She had worked in automotive business in dealerships and at the head-office as a distribution and supply analyst.

Winner of two awards at the Mark Challenge and winner of the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge in 2021, she is already rewarded for her innovative consulting firm concept within the energy transition.

Camille is passionate and do understand a lot about engineering. This is the reason why combined to her commercial professional’s skills she sat up HY-Plug’s company.

Dr. Christine Maggs

Chief Scientist
JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE (JNCC)

United Kingdom

Christine is the first Chief Scientist of the UK’s Joint Nature Conservation Committee. JNCC is part of the Defra group which provides conservation advice to governments based on analyses of scientific evidence. After studying Botany at Oxford, a work placement on seaweeds in the Natural History Museum in London and a scientific diving expedition to Brazil led to Christine’s first job as a diving botanist in Wales and then to a PhD at NUI Galway. Her main research interests are evolution and systematics of seaweeds, biological conservation and sustainable seaweed exploitation, and invasion biology in aquatic habitats.

Following a postdoctoral fellowship in Canada and a NERC Advanced Research Fellowship at Queen’s University Belfast, Christine joined QUB’s School of Biological Sciences as a marine biologist, becoming Professor of Phycology and then Head of School. She was appointed as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2013 and received the Award of Excellence of the Phycological Society of America. She was Dean of Science & Technology at Bournemouth University, and is now a Visiting Professor there and Honorary Professor at QUB. Christine has served on grant evaluation panels in the UK, Ireland, Finland, Portugal, Norway and Sweden, and has contributed to the NERC and ESRC Peer Review Colleges.

Christine also promotes public understanding of seaweeds, having co-authored a popular Seasearch guide, and teaches a course to the public and agency staff in spring each year.

At QUB Christine worked to promote gender equality, leading the School’s successful 2009 submission for a Silver Athena SWAN award, and was closely involved in achieving the Gold award, which was recently renewed. She personally received the British Ecological Society’s Equality and Diversity award in 2017. In JNCC she supported JNCC’s HR staff in achieving Disability Confident leader status and is now leading the EDI Group.

Mr. Jonas Moberg

CEO
FOUNDATION FOR THE GREEN HYDROGEN ORGANISATION (GH2)

Switzerland

Jonas Moberg was in May 2021 appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Global Green Hydrogen Organisation. From 2018 to May 2021, Jonas held several positions at Trafigura, including as the Global Head of Corporate Affairs and the Global Head of Government Affairs.

Jonas was the Executive Director of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative 2007-2018, the global transparency and anti-corruption standard implemented by 55 countries and supported by hundreds of large companies and organisation.

Prior to building the EITI, Jonas was a Senior Advisor in the Executive Office of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Director at the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum and member of the Swedish Foreign Service, posted to London and Maputo.

Jonas holds law degrees from the London School of Economics and from the University of Stockholm.
Jonas co-authored the book “Beyond Governments – Making Collective Governance Work” and has written and commented extensively on transparency, corporate accountability, and the role of business in human rights.
Jonas has served on a number of boards and working groups, including as the co-chair of the Ethical Toy Program.

Mr. Hechem Nadjar

Co-founder
TINHY

France

Hechem Nadjar is the co-founder of TinHy with the objective to design refueling stations to help customers Discover, Experience, and then Scale in hydrogen mobility.

Over the last months, TinHy has established itself as a leading innovator in developing advanced refueling stations with on-site hydrogen production for road, aviation, and shipping applications with clients in Europe and the U.S.A.

Since 2013, Hechem Nadjar has played a key role in the development and acceleration of the hydrogen infrastructure in Europe and in California. Hechem Nadjar was Vice-President of Business Development at Advent Technologies in Europe with the objective to bring next-generation fuel cell technology to the market, Head of Partnerships & Business Development (Clean Hydrogen) for TotalEnergies and Commercial & Business Development Manager (Hydrogen) for Shell where he worked for 15 years.

During his career, he held various roles in technology, business, M&A and economics. He is engineer, graduated from the IFP-school in France.

Mr. Jean-François Nicolino

President
eH2P MARINE & eHP²

France

Jean-François Nicolino is an engine designer and engineer by training. He started his career in 1991 with Peugeot Sport where he spent 15 years in the engine department. He led ceveral roles, including race engineer to technical director, designing motorsport internal combustion engines for Lemans race and F1.

Following this experience, Mr. Nicolino joined Mecachrome for 15 years, acting as engine design department director, designing motorsport, powertrain and aircraft engines and developing the targeted activity and business.

In 2018, Jean-François founded the company eHP², dedicated to powertrain design and manufacturing applied to motorsport, aircraft, defense and industry market. Then in January 2022, he founded the company eH2P Marine (marine electric, hybrid, hydrogen powertrain), dedicated to powertrain and boat design and manufacturing applied to luxury marine market.

His main project in Monaco is to design and manufacture a complete range of marine Shuttle (6 to 100 pax) using hydrogen internal combustion engine and create a complete business around these shuttles from energy production and distribution, commercial exploitation to maintenance.

Mr. Jean-Marie Poignon

CEO Advisor
GP JOULE Hydrogen GmbH

France

Jean-Marie studied business administration and economics in Le Havre and holds a master’s degree in marketing.
He started in the Building & Construction industry where he held various positions in France and Germany in marketing, sales and country management.

He joined GP JOULE group in 2019 at the electrolyser producer H-TEC SYSTEMS and developped solutions to develop sales in Europe.

Previously he was ten years acting as project developper at RWE Renewables on greenfield origination and M&A where is was Delegate to the French renewables energy association SER.
Jean-Marie is currently acting as advisor to the managing director of GP JOULE Hydrogen with a focus on decarbonisation of heavy-duty mobility.

Ms. Sue Putallaz

CEO
MobyFly

Switzerland

Sue Putallaz is the co-founder and CEO of MobyFly and has 24 years of experience in business management and public affairs. Her expertise ranges from strategy consulting with PwC to leading her own digital tech startup with a responsibility on governmental department as former deputy secretary of the Geneva Minister of Urban Planning and Transport.

Sue is able to bridge the technical and management sides and to unite the team around a shared vision and targets. She’s market driven and cares about the IP and legal aspects. She’s also chairwoman of the swiss zero-emission boat association and member of the international association of electric boats.

Sue Putallaz is a graduate of the University of Geneva (HEC), the EPFL and the IDHEAP.

Dr. Maria João Rolim

Energy Partner
ROLIM, VIOTTI, GOULART, CARDOSO ADVOGADOS

Brazil

MARIA JOÃO ROLIM is a Lawyer and Economist. She holds a PhD in Energy Law and Sustainability from the Center for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) of the University of Dundee, Scotland; LLM from London School of Economics (LSE); Master in Economic Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Energy Partner at Rolim, Viotti, Goulart, Cardoso Advogados.

Mr. John Rossant

Chairman
MONACO HYDROGEN ALLIANCE

United States

John Rossant is the founder and Chairman of the Monaco Hydrogen Alliance. He is also the CEO of CoMotion, the Los Angeles-based events, media and consulting group focused on emerging mobility space. CoMotion organizes the CoMotion LA and CoMotion MIAMI conferences on the future of mobility and is the publisher of CoMotion NEWS, the webinar series CoMotion LIVE and the Fast Forward podcast.

John Rossant is also the chairman of the NewCities Foundation. He believes it is imperative that different stakeholders work together to improve the quality of life and work in 21st century cities. From its founding in 2010, NewCities’ mission has focused on shaping a better and more sustainable urban future by generating and scaling ideas and solutions through events, research and urban innovation projects – with a particular focus on the impact of new technologies on city-building. NewCities is a non-profit foundation based in Montreal.

John was previously Executive Chairman of PublicisLive in Geneva, Switzerland, the group responsible for the production of some of the most important gatherings of political and business leaders, including the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos and other WEF events around the world. In 2010, President Sarkozy of France asked John to organize the e-G8 Forum on the future of the Internet, which took place in Paris in May of that year. John is a member of the board of the Foundation Tocqueville in Paris, the Alliance for SoCal Innovation, and is a member of the Advisory Board of NEOM, the large new city project in northwest Saudi Arabia.

John is the author of Hop, Skip, Go. How the Mobility Revolution Is Transforming Our Lives, recently published by HarperCollins.

Dr. Pierre Sames

Strategic Development Director
DNV MARITIME

Germany

Pierre C Sames holds the position of Strategic Development Director at DNV Maritime. His previous experience includes research into hydrodynamic extreme loads, risk analysis, shipping emissions and alternative fuels. He managed corporate and maritime research & development as well as rule development and regulatory affairs. He joined GL in 1995 after studying naval architecture in Hamburg.

Mr. Olivier Savin

Founder and CEO
BLUE SPIRIT AERO

France

Olivier Savin, the founder of Blue Spirit Aero (BSA), secures more than 25 years of experience in the development of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies for aerospace.

As an engineer graduated in France and in the United States, he started at Honeywell Aerospace in California in 1997 as a research engineer on innovative fuel cell systems for various space projects (Shuttle, Reusable Launch Vehicle, X33, Orbital Express,…) and aeronautics projects (Helios and Pathfinder solar aircraft,…).

Upon joining Dassault-Aviation in Paris in 2003, he coordinated the activities related to the more electrical aircraft initiative and conducted various collaborative projects to develop electrical and hydrogen solutions (CleanSky Eco-Design for Systems, DGAC All Electric Falcon, FCH-JU HYCARUS,…).

Elected by his peers chairman of the international standardization working group on these technologies (SAE AE-7F/EUROCAE WG80) in 2016, he has been coordinating ever since the efforts of its 200 members to produce standards aimed at facilitating the certification of hydrogen-based airborne solutions.

Making use of his thorough experience, and having matured an innovative concept of hydrogen aircraft over the years, he founded BSA in July 2020.

Mr. René Sejer Laursen

Director – Fuels & Technology, Global Sustainability
ABS

Denmark

Mr. René Sejer Laursen Holds an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark in 1989.

He has worked for MAN B&W Diesel since 1998 and has been among others, been project manager on the development of the ME-GI, a dual fuel 2-stroke marine engine operating on natural gas. He has introduced several new fuels to the marine market, like ethane, methanol, LPG and ammonia. LNG in 2012, methanol in 2013, ethane in 2014 and LPG in 2018 to the marine market.

Since the mid-2020 René has worked for ABS in Copenhagen, working in the Global Sustainability Group as Director with responsibility for fuels and new technology. The task for the sustainability group within ABS is to support and assist shipowner in their selection of the right technology and fuel mix for their fleet, hereunder the use of methanol, ammonia, LNG, LPG and hydrogen in different ship applications.

Mr. Hemant Sondhi

COO
FOWE ECO SOLUTIONS

India

Captain Hemant Sondhi in the Chief Operations Officer of Fowe Eco Solutions, a technology solution supplying water-emulsified fuels.

He has over 25 years of commercial and technical experience working with leading shipping companies in the marine sector. Before joining Fowe Eco Solutions, Hemant was Captain on Ships and Group Manager at Scorpio Group.

Hemant obtained his degrees in Marine Engineering and Maritime Studies in Chennai and the UK. He holds the Master Marine licence and is based in Monaco.

Mr. Matt Stone

Partner
MCKINSEY & CO.

United Kingdom

Matt is a Partner in the London office of McKinsey & Company and leader of our Shipping Decarbonization service line globally, including our knowledge partnerships with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and the Mission Possible Partnership / Getting to Zero Coalition.

He works with shipping, energy, and natural resources clients on sustainability, decarbonization, green hydrogen, and portfolio moves / capital allocation in the energy transition.

Matt leads our research on macro trends in the shipping value chain, recently publishing “The Next Wave: Green Corridors” (with the Getting to Zero Coalition and Mission Possible Partnership), “Brave New World? Container Transport in 2043” (with TT Club), and a McKinsey white paper, “Container Shipping: The Next 50 years.” During 2013-14, Matt was the Ian Davis Fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute, our business and economics think tank, where he co-authored reports on the European and Indian economies. He is a 2007 Marshall Scholar.

Mr. Rory Trahair

CEO
VITA YACHTS

United Kingdom

Rory’s career in the marine sector started as a boat builder in the South West of England.
He joined Edmiston, one of the leading all service superyacht companies in 2008 as a sales broker and market analyst. In 2011 he became Brand Manager before being promoted to Global Head of Marketing in 2013.

In 2017 he co-founded FOIL Partners a specialist consultancy supporting organisations to understand and access the superyacht sector. Under FOIL he worked on a wide range of projects across technology, security, aviation and yachting. Rory joined Vita Yachts as CEO in 2020.

Mr. Maurits Waardenburg

Partner
MCKINSEY & COMPANY

Belgium

Maurits Waardenburg is a Partner from McKinsey’s Sustainability Practice focused on hydrogen and green fuel’s role in the sustainable energy transition in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

His core area of expertise is hydrogen’s role in decarbonization, its implications on upstream energy, chemical and shipping company value chains and the clean tech production assets used to produce the H2. He co-manages McKinsey’s Hydrogen service line and co-leads McKinsey’s partnership with the Hydrogen Council.

Maurits has supported 30+ mobility and green fuel clients on hydrogen: From helping them to establish their own hydrogen project development organizations; to supporting green fuel producers in capex optimization, market assessment and drafting investor pitches; to helping to unlock commercial offtake.

Prior to joining McKinsey, Maurits completed his Master in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he focused his studies on infrastructure in development.

Mr. David Woessner

Partner
FutureOf
Advisor
BILITIC ELECTRIC

United States

David Woessner is a Partner and Co-Founder at FutureOf where he focuses on advising, investing in, and scaling up ventures alongside other entrepreneurs who are navigating new markets, new business models and disruptive technologies with a focus on reshaping mobility, energy, industry and community. He serves on the Board of Advisors of Biliti Electric Inc. and Correlate, Inc.

Previously, Woessner served as Chief Development Officer of Local Motors and was the Executive Vice President of External and Regulatory Affairs LM Industries (the parent company of Local Motors and Neorizon – a joint venture with Airbus Group), where his focus was on guiding the strategic direction of the company while managing critical external relationships. He spearheaded scaling Local Motors from the concept phase of Olli in 2015 to the commercialization phase of Olli 2.0 in 2020. Along the way, Woessner created new revenue streams and business models, prepared the organization for growth and paved the way for new government regulations across the globe.

An internationally recognized thought leader, who has been at the forefront of emerging technologies such as electrification and alternative automotive drivetrains, connectivity, automation, advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence for over a decade, Woessner earned his MBA and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology while serving multiple terms on the National Society of Black Engineers’ National Board of Directors. He received his BA in Physics and German from WabashCollege in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Saginaw STEM and resides in Detroit, MI USA.

Mr. David Morant

Director of the Supervisory Board
BELFAST MARITIME CONSORTIUM

United Kingdom

David Morant is a Director of the Supervisory Board for the Belfast Maritime Consortium. He started his career at JPMorgan in Advisory and Equity Research before embarking on a fifteen year fund management career specialised in financials and energy at Soros, SAC Capital and CQS. He spent over six years at Scorpio based in London as Managing Director responsible for Strategic Planning before leaving earlier this year. At Scorpio he worked across both listed companies – Scorpio Tankers and Eneti – as well as making private group investments in drone and battery technology. More recently he has been CFO of Ardesier Port – the UK’s largest brownfield port development focussed on floating offshore wind manufacturing.

Mrs. Maryline Marilly

European Head of Business Development
AQUA SUPERPOWER

United Kingdom

Maryline has gained significant experience in the E-mobility sector, electric car clubs, EV charging solutions and sustainable transport as part of the French Bollore group. She was involved in the pioneer Paris Autolib’ scheme back in 2011 and initiated the Source London project, successfully transitioned away from TFL and significantly contributed to the development of the electric charging network right to the sales to Total Energies in 2020. She then joined AQUA Superpower; the first global fully marinised dockside network of fast chargers for electric boats as European Head of Business Development.

Mr. Michael Perschke

Chairman and CEO
Quantron AG

Germany

Michael Perschke is CEO and member of the board of Quantron AG. He possesses extensive e-mobility expertise through former executive positions at well-known car manufacturers like Audi AG, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz and Automobili Pininfarina.

Mr. David Cavanagh

Managing Director
Integrated Energy Pty Ltd
Chief Hydrogen Officer
Hydrogen West Pty Ltd and Hydrogen East Pty Ltd

Australia

David Cavanagh is Managing Director of Integrated Energy, and Chief Hydrogen Officer of Hydrogen West and Hydrogen East. He brings three decades of professional engineering experience, with locations spanning six continents. This includes multidisciplinary project scoping and delivery for leading energy and resource companies including Mount Gibson Mining, Hydrogen East, Hydrogen West, Infinite Green Energy, Woodside, Shell, BP, and Engie, from project feasibility through design, construction, commissioning and operations. He and his team have extensive experience in clean energy and community resilience in particular creating a green hydrogen upstream, midstream and transportation ecosystem, nationally across Australia, engaging private capital and creating a multibillion dollar green hydrogen market, and at regional government scale building a hydrogen valley.

He is a globally recognised expert in hydrogen for transport contributing to national and international standards for hydrogen mobility on land, air and sea, and supporting Australia at COP27 Egypt.