Agenda 

Date

4 September 2025
9:00 - 9:30 
Welcome and Opening 
  • Fiona Simon, CEO, Australia Hydrogen Council (AHC)
  • Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson BA MLA. Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation, Western Australian Government
  • German Parliamentary State Secretary Stefan Rouenhoff, German Federal Ministry for Economy and Energy
9:30 - 10:45
Role of Hydrogen-Based Products and Demand Stimulation 
 

Format: Panel discussion with opening inputs and Q&A

Topics: EU quotas, Safeguard Mechanism, green iron, hydrogen in the power sector, shipping and aviation, what more do we need

Speakers:

  • German Parliamentary State Secretary Stefan Rouenhoff, German federal Ministry for Economy and Energy
  • Carl Binning, Executive General Manager of Scheme Operations Division, Clean Energy Regulator
  • Dutch Government (demand stimulation) (TBC)
  • Sebastian Budischin, Senior Vice President Business Development & Origination, SEFE Securing Energy for Europe

  • Pernille Saugmann Olsen, Head of APAC Green Fuel Origination, Maersk (TBC)

     

  • Moderator: Fiona Simon, CEO, Australia Hydrogen Council (AHC)
10:45 - 11:15
Morning Tea
11:15 - 12:15
Lightning Round Australian Projects

 

  • Abel Energy
  • Allied Green Ammonia
  • Energy Estate (digital)
  • Gascoyne Green Energy
  • Green Steel Melbourne
  • Oakajee Energy
  • and others
12:15 - 13:15 
Lunch Break
13:15 - 14:15
Technological Advancements


Presentations and questions around latest technological developments, openend and moderated by Melanie Ducros, FACET Franco-Australian Centre for Energy Transition

  • SMS Group
  • SkyTree
  • Hazer Pty Ltd
  • RWTH Aachen
  • Danieli
  • FEnEx CRC

Venue: Executive Lounge

Hydrogen Carriers for Export


Presentations and questions around different hydrogen carriers incl. latest thinking on costs and infrastructure, moderated by DCCEEW (TBC)

  • Ferron Energy
  • Rux Energy
  • Carbon 280
  • Abel Energy



Venue: Main conference room

14:15 - 14:45
Keynotes: Dutch Government (TBC) & German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (digital) (TBC)
14:45 - 15:45
Green Iron in Australia: Business Cases and Opportunities for Cooperation

Format: Panel discussion with opening inputs and Q&A 

Speakers:  
•    Opening input: Johann Rinnhofer, CEO, thyssenkrupp nucera Australia
•    Bernhard Steenken, Chief Sales Officer APAC & MEA, SMS group
•    Dr. Peter Maagh, Chief Operating Officer / Chief Technology Officer, SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar
•    Gavin Asikas, Business Development Manager Resources, Fuels & Clean Technologies, Invest SA, South Australia Department of State Development
•    Abby Pinskier, Public Affairs Australia, Vestas (TBC) 
•    Ryan Warrington, Senior Manager Green Metal Integration, Fortescue

•    Moderator: Fiona Simon, CEO, Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC)

15:45 - 16:00
Afternoon Tea
16:00 - 17:00
Australia’s Potential to Contribute to EU Energy Security and How to Value It


Format: Panel Discussion
Topics: Globalisation vs localisation, competitiveness of Australian hydrogen products, exports of different hydrogen products, supply chains for EU energy security, mechanism to incentivize supply chains, how to value risks in trade

Speakers: 

  • Opening Input: Holger Lösch, Deputy Director General, Federation of German Industry (digital)
  • Australian Federal Government (TBC)
  • Tim Buckley, Founder and Director, Climate Energy Finance
  • Isaac Hinton, Head of Australia, InterContinental Energy
  • Sergio Nardini, Head of Strategic Development, Strategic Planning and Innovation Department, Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea (PNAEAS)

  • Joanna Pocztowska – Head of Trade Section, EU Delegation to Australia (TBC)

     

  • Moderator: Quenteijn van Cooten, Business Developer EMT Energy Infrastructure, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
     
17:00
End of First Conference Day
from 17:30
Networking Reception

17:30                           Registration for networking reception in Ballroom Foyer
17:45                           Networking reception with canape service and drinks
17:45-18:15           Koala photo opportunity in Ballroom Foyer
18:15                             Opening remarks
20:00                         End of networking reception

Venue: Ballroom Foyer, Ritz Carlton, 1 Barrack St, Perth WA 6000

Date
5 September 2025
9:00 - 9:25
Welcome and Opening

•    Fiona Simon, CEO, AHC 
•    TBC, Australian Federal Government
•    Joanna Pocztowska – Head of Trade Section, EU Delegation to Australia

9:25 - 10:15
H2Global Auction Rounds Briefing and Discussion


Format: Presentation and Q&A 

Speakers:  

  • Timo Bollerhey, CEO, Hint.co
  • Catherine Zerger, Branch Head Hydrogen, Department for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (TBC)

  • Christian Storost, Head of Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (TBC)

     

  • Moderator: Franziska Teichmann, Head of the German Secretariat for the Energy Cooperation with Australia and New Zealand, adelphi
     
10:15 - 10:30
Morning Tea
10:30 - 11:30
Lightning Round Australian Projects

 

 

  • Intercontinental Energy
  • NH3
  • Pollination
  • Port of Newcastle
  • TE H2
  • Vena Energy
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
  • and others

Venue: Main conference room
 

Potential for Australia-EU e-SAF trade

Opening input and panel, moderated by adelphi
 

  • adelphi
  • DCCEEW
  • BMWE
  • MGH Energy
  • SkyNRG
  • Sky Tree

  • Advario and Power-2-X

     


    Venue:Boardroom (limited seating)

Transports and Logistics
 

Roundtable discussion with Infrastructure organisations, moderated by Arcadis

  • Vopak
  • Mid West Ports Authority
  • GasUnie
  • Port of Rotterdam
  • Port of Newcastle
  • Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea - Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
  • Port of Hamburg

Venue: Boardroom, limited seating (18)
 

11:30 - 12:30
Future Made in Australia: Challenges and Opportunities for Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Green Metals Projects in Australia

Format: Panel discussion with opening inputs and Q&A 
Topics: Future Made in Australia, pace and scale of renewables build-out, what is needed for projects at scale 
 
Speakers:  

  • Opening keynote: Australian Federal Government (TBC)
  • Shohan Seneviratne, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
  • Dr. Elias Frei, Head of the Hydrogen Technologies division, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
  • Jessica Shaw, Western Australia Program Director, Superpower Institute

  • Alberto Vitiello, Sales Area Manager, Danieli

     

  • Moderator: Patrick Hartley, Leader, CSIRO Hydrogen Industry Mission, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
     
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30
Regulatory Enablers for Australia-EU Hydrogen and Green Products Trade

Format: Panel Discussion

Topics: regulatory aspects around RFNBO compliance, CO2 sources, GHG methodologies, ReFuel EU, quotas for industry and transport, safety of different products and carriers, CBAM

Speakers: 
•    Opening input: Alex Dronoff, Managing Director, Fichtner Australia and New Zealand
•    DCCEEW (TBC)
•    EU Commission (TBC)
•    Dutch Government (TBC)
•    Jannes Elfgen, Head of Port Energy Solutions, Port of Hamburg

•    Moderator: Miro Moss, Business Development Director, New Energy – APAC, Haskoning
 

14:30 - 15:30
Measures to Minimise Funding Needs and Accelerate the Market Ramp-Up

Format: Panel Discussion

Topics: H2Global, Financing conditions (concessional loans, contract tenor), Governmental subsidies and support, CO2 prices, quotas, common-user infrastructure, renewables build-out etc.

Speakers: 

  • Timo Bollerhey, CEO, Hint.co
  • Ahmed Halima, Senior Manager New Technology, Vena Energy
  • Andrew Leeds, Director New Energy, ANZ
  • Tim Buckley, Founder and Director, Climate Energy Finance

•    Moderator: Bree Bailey, Director - Energy, Infrastructure and Renewables, Deutsche Bank

15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon Tea
16:00 - 17:00
Business Case for an Australian-EU Pilot Hydrogen and Green Iron Supply Chain

Format: Panel discussion with opening inputs and Q&A

Topics:

Speakers: 
•    Opening input: James Rhee, Progressive Green Solutions
•    Markus Piontek, Head of Business Model Development, VNG AG
•    Western Australia Government (TBC)
•    Martijn Coopman, Port of Rotterdam (TBC)
•    Kam Ho, Managing Director - APAC, TE H2

•    Moderator: Charlie Caruso, General Manager (WA), Smart Energy Council

17:00 - 17:15
Closing and Next Steps for the Australia-EU Hydrogen Cooperation

Format: Presentation by MC and Discussion

17:15
End of Second Conference Day