2025 STRATEGIC SUMMIT AGENDA
Day 2 Morning - Regional Market: Boosting Hydrogen Demand and Infrastructure
08:30 - 09:25 (55 mins)
Registration & Coffee
09:25 - 09:30 (05 mins)
Welcome Remarks by Conference Chair
Rupert Burrows
Managing Partner of Tokyo office
Mayer Brown
09:30 - 09:50 (20 mins)
[Opening Keynote] Shaping the Future: Japan's Hydrogen Market in 2025 and Beyond
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This presentation will provide us with a comprehensive understanding of the growth, trends, and future outlook of the hydrogen market in Japan. The session will cover aspects such as market dynamics, emerging technologies, government initiatives, and potential opportunities for stakeholders in the hydrogen sector in Japan.
Ko SAKATA
Advisory Fellow/Former President
The Institute of Applied Energy/Hydrogen Energy Systems Society of Japan
09:50 - 10:40 (50 mins)
[Panel] Industrial Transition: Boosting Hydrogen Demand and Global Deployment across Various Industrial Sectors
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Explore hydrogen demand dynamics across heavy industry and understand the mechanisms unlocking greater demand, use and deployment
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Discuss how can Japan and global stakeholders collaborate, on new incentivizing funding programs, partnerships, and policy frameworks, to create hydrogen demand and expand the use of hydrogen and its derivatives
Moderator:
Cansu Doganay
Analyst
Lux Research
Panelist:
Iain Elder
Partner, International Projects
DLA Piper
Connie Lo
Vice President
NexantECA
Nikolaus Boltze
Country Representative for Japan, South-Korea and Australia
thyssenkrupp
Tat Chuan Goh
Head of Asia Pacific - Business Development
Aether Fuels
Elisabeth STERNER
Regional Representative for East Asia
H2Global Stiftung
10:40 - 11:00 (20 mins)
[Keynote] Driving Decarbonization: DHL’s Hydrogen-Powered Logistics in Japan
Sachiko Kokue
Head of ESG & Sustainability and DEIB Lead
DHL Supply Chain Japan, Inc.
Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11:30 - 11:50 (20 mins)
[Keynote] IHI’ s Carbon Neutral Strategy: Advancing Hydrogen and Ammonia Solutions
Dr. Nobuhiko Kubota
Managing Executive Officer
IHI Corporation
11:50 - 12:40 (50 mins)
[Panel] Beyond Borders: How Hydrogen Carriers Enable International Hydrogen Markets
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Unlocking efficiency: the role of hydrogen carriers in solving storage and transport bottlenecks
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Exploration of next-gen hydrogen carriers: ammonia, LOHCs, and beyond
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Building out liquid hydrogen infrastructure
Moderator:
Rupert Burrows
Managing Partner of Tokyo office
Mayer Brown
Panelist:
Savir Julka
Global Head - IG
INOXCVA
Danillo Oliveira Marques
Hydrogen, CCUS & Low Carbon Fuels Group Lead
DNV Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Dr. Friedrich Mendler
Postdoc Researcher
Fraunhofer ISE
Dr. Srinath Rengarajan
Director of Downstream and Business Development
Hemtron GmbH
Luncheon
Day 2 Afternoon - Technologies Highlights: Hydrogen and its Derivatives
14:00 - 14:20 (20 mins)
[Keynote] Financing the Hydrogen Future: The Role of Japan Hydrogen Fund
Richard Folsom
Representative Partner
Advantage Partners
14:20 - 14:40 (20 mins)
[Keynote] BMW's Vision and Progress in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies for Transport Sector
Alois Santl
Senior Expert Hydrogen
BMW Group
14:40 - 15:00 (20 mins)
[Keynote] Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Future: Innovations and Applications
Dr. Katsuhiko Hirose
CEO & Chief Consultant
HyWealth Co.
15:00 - 16:00 (60 mins)
[Panel] Beyond Hydrogen: Unlocking the Potential of Hydrogen Derivatives for a Sustainable Future
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The role of ammonia, methanol, and other hydrogen derivatives in acelerating decarbonization
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Innovations and challenges in producing hydrogen derivatives efficiently and sustainably
Moderator:
Kristian Bradshaw
Partner
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Panelist:
Takeo Akamatsu
General Manager, Green Innovation Business Unit
ITOCHU Corporation
Kenji Konno
Country Head Japan
ACME CleanTech Ventures (UK) Private Limited
