Hotel Grand Hyatt

3rd International Hydrogen Congress, from dream to reality

* Subject to change

Day 2, Wednesday, April 10th

Opening remarks

08:15 - 08:30

  • Ministry of Mines and Energy - Omar Andrés Camacho - Minister

Panel

08:30 - 09:30
Hydrogen Diplomacy - How do we achieve a coordinated global deployment?

  • British Embassy - George Hodgson - Ambassador
  • Australian Embassy - Anna Chrisp - Ambassador
  • Dutch Embassy - Marc Hauwert - Deputy Ambassador
  • German Embassy - Martina Klumpp - Ambassador
  • Spanish Embassy - Joaquín María de Arístegui - Ambassador

  • Moderator: Gina Elisa Lagunes - H2 Diplo GIZ

COFFEE BREAK

09:30 - 10:00

Conference

10:00 - 10:20
Strategy and progress: LAC Region

  • World Bank - Manuel Luengo - Lead Energy Specialist

Conference

10:20 - 10:40
Certification as a tool for competitiveness: LAC region projected towards the world

  • IADB - Christiaan Gischler - Lead Energy Specialist

Conference

10:40 - 11:00
Strategy and progress: Europe

  • Hydrogen Task Force (TFH) - Mikaa Blugeon Mered - Coordinator

Conference

11:00 - 11:20
Strategy and progress: MENA Region

  • Dii Desert Energy - Cornelius Matthes - CEO

Conference

11:20 - 11:40
Strategy and progress: Asia

  • ESMAP World Bank - Chandrasekar Govindarajalu - Practice Manager Energy Infrastructure

Conference

11:40 - 12:00
Strategy and progress: United States

  • ARUP - Mike Petouhoff - Associate Principal

LUNCH HOUR

12:00 - 14:00

Conference

14:00 - 14:30
International hydrogen trade: Global transition to a low-emission economy

  • IRENA - Francisco Boshell - Head Innovation and End Use Applications

Panel

14:30 - 15:30
Infrastructure: The Foundations of the Hydrogen Future

  • Western Cape Goverment - Herman Jonker - Lead on Green Hydrogen
  • Netherlands Enterprise Agency - Claire Hoof Graafland - Energy Senior Advisor
  • PECEM - Rebeca Oliveira - Financial Vicepresident
  • XM - Jaime Zapata - Strategy, Innovation and Corporate Affairs Manager

  • Moderator: Timothy Walters - DOE US

COFFEE BREAK

15:30 - 16:00

Conference

16:00 - 16:30
Scaling up financing for the hydrogen economy

  • World Bank - Dolf Gielen - Hydrogen Lead

Panel

16:30 - 17:30
Innovative financing strategies for a capital-hungry market

  • World Bank - Carolina López - Energy Regulatory Specialist
  • European Investment Bank - Alexandre Staff Varela - Head of EIB Group, LAC Region
  • CORFO - Ana María Ruz - Executive Director, Green Hydrogen Council
  • GIZ - Patricia Dávila - H2Uppp Advisor
  • IADB - Alexandra Planas - Lead Energy Specialist

  • Moderator: Alejandro Lucio - Óptima Consultores CEO

NETWORKING COCKTAIL

18:00 - 20:00

Knowledge Capsules

10:00 - 10:30
Power balancing technologies for electrolyzers

  • Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen - Helton Bezerra - Global Account Manager Electrolysis/ Hydrogen

11:00 - 11:30
Safety standards in Hydrogen Projects

  • Technip Energies - Felipe Romero - Process Specialists

14:30 - 15:00
Technology developments and national progress

  • Universidad de Antioquia - Andrés Amell - GASURE Group Coordinator

16:00 - 16:30
Technology developments and national progress

  • Universidad de la Sabana - Martha Cobo - Dean Faculty of Engineering

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