- Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Hydrogen Conference
- Thursday, January 18, 2024 Hydrogen Conference
08:30 AM 09:30 AM
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
09:30 AM 09:45 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Speaker
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Speaker
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Session 1: Panel-Led Discussion: Making the Global Clean Hydrogen Economy A Reality
- Current and projected hydrogen projects across the Americas: where are the areas of growth?
- What are the major policies incentivizing organizations towards a profitable energy transition?
- The need for government energy incentives and subsidies: is green hydrogen production at $1 per 1 kilogram by 2031 a realistic target in the US? What has the progress been so far?
- Outside of the Americas, which other regions are developing strong hydrogen development plans? Will this compete with or complement the Americas markets?
- How will technological advancements improve hydrogen production at scale?
- What areas of hydrogen demand growth will be the most prominent over the next 10 years?
Speakers
Andreas Kaiser
Government Counsellor Natural Gas, Hydrogen
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Mona Dajani
Partner, Global Co-Chair of the Energy, Infrastructure and Hydrogen
Baker Botts L.L.P
Marina Domingues
Director of Market and Regulations
ABH2 - Brazilian Hydrogen Association
Phil McNeil
Partner - Lineriders
Lineriders Inc.
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Session 1: Panel-Led Discussion: Making the Global Clean Hydrogen Economy A Reality
- Current and projected hydrogen projects across the Americas: where are the areas of growth?
- What are the major policies incentivizing organizations towards a profitable energy transition?
- The need for government energy incentives and subsidies: is green hydrogen production at $1 per 1 kilogram by 2031 a realistic target in the US? What has the progress been so far?
- Outside of the Americas, which other regions are developing strong hydrogen development plans? Will this compete with or complement the Americas markets?
- How will technological advancements improve hydrogen production at scale?
- What areas of hydrogen demand growth will be the most prominent over the next 10 years?
Speakers
Andreas Kaiser
Government Counsellor Natural Gas, Hydrogen, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Mona Dajani
Partner, Global Co-Chair of the Energy, Infrastructure and Hydrogen, Baker Botts L.L.P
Marina Domingues
Director of Market and Regulations, ABH2 - Brazilian Hydrogen Association
Phil McNeil
Partner - Lineriders, Lineriders Inc.
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
10:30 AM 11:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break
11:30 AM 12:15 PM
Session 2: Panel-Led Discussion: The Role Of Hydrogen Hubs In Delivering Net Zero Ambitions In The Americas
- Why are hydrogen hubs so important to developing the wider hydrogen ecosystem?
- How are project developers taking advantage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help secure incentives for production and end-use applications?
- How can the energy industry realize the full potential of hydrogen hubs in terms of delivering on both public and private sector strategies?
- How can hydrogen hubs capitalize on existing high scale energy infrastructure areas such as the Gulf Coast, to create a low-cost and high-scale hydrogen ecosystem?
- What are the different approaches to developing hydrogen hubs? Existing and developing plans
- How will hydrogen hubs create local community benefits?
Speakers
Antonio Fayad
Senior Manager for H2 Strategy & Origination
EDP Renewables
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Session 2: Panel-Led Discussion: The Role Of Hydrogen Hubs In Delivering Net Zero Ambitions In The Americas
- Why are hydrogen hubs so important to developing the wider hydrogen ecosystem?
- How are project developers taking advantage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help secure incentives for production and end-use applications?
- How can the energy industry realize the full potential of hydrogen hubs in terms of delivering on both public and private sector strategies?
- How can hydrogen hubs capitalize on existing high scale energy infrastructure areas such as the Gulf Coast, to create a low-cost and high-scale hydrogen ecosystem?
- What are the different approaches to developing hydrogen hubs? Existing and developing plans
- How will hydrogen hubs create local community benefits?
Speakers
Antonio Fayad
Senior Manager for H2 Strategy & Origination, EDP Renewables
12:15 PM 01:00 PM
Session 3: Presentation-Led Discussion: The Role Of CCUS And Blue Hydrogen In Decarbonizing Hard To Abate Sectors
- How will the energy sector bridge the gap to enable clean hydrogen to replace fossil fuels safely, reliably and economically?
- What are the economic and commercial factors affecting widespread carbon capture sequestration across the energy industry?
- What significant technological developments have been made and what more action needs to be taken?
- How will the use of hydrogen in various industrial applications help decarbonize sectors such as steel production, ammonia synthesis, and refinery processing?
- How will steam-methane reforming continue to complement greener hydrogen production?
Speakers
Max Mankin
CTO
Modern Hydrogen
Jerrad Thomas
Senior Carbon Capture Technologies Lead
The Global CCS Institute
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Session 3: Presentation-Led Discussion: The Role Of CCUS And Blue Hydrogen In Decarbonizing Hard To Abate Sectors
- How will the energy sector bridge the gap to enable clean hydrogen to replace fossil fuels safely, reliably and economically?
- What are the economic and commercial factors affecting widespread carbon capture sequestration across the energy industry?
- What significant technological developments have been made and what more action needs to be taken?
- How will the use of hydrogen in various industrial applications help decarbonize sectors such as steel production, ammonia synthesis, and refinery processing?
- How will steam-methane reforming continue to complement greener hydrogen production?
Speakers
Max Mankin
CTO, Modern Hydrogen
Jerrad Thomas
Senior Carbon Capture Technologies Lead, The Global CCS Institute
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
01:00 PM 02:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Networking Lunch
02:00 PM 03:00 PM
Session 4: Presentation-Led Discussion: Hydrogen Production At Scale – Connecting The Ecosystem To Produce Cost-Effective Clean Hydrogen
- In its current state, is there enough capacity to produce clean hydrogen to meet projected demand?
- How will technological advancements drive the production of more efficient electrolyzers?
- What is the equilibrium price point of renewable power to make cost affective green hydrogen?
- Is there a strategic case to bring electrolyzer production to North America?
- Will green hydrogen production only occur within hydrogen hubs?
Speakers
Manish Verma
Chief Business Development Specialist
TMEIC
Daniel Charette
Chief Operation Officer
Charbone
Erika Taugher
Director, Business Development (Green Hydrogen)
Pattern Energy Group
Drake Hernandez
Associate Principal, Energy
Charles River Associates
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Session 4: Presentation-Led Discussion: Hydrogen Production At Scale – Connecting The Ecosystem To Produce Cost-Effective Clean Hydrogen
- In its current state, is there enough capacity to produce clean hydrogen to meet projected demand?
- How will technological advancements drive the production of more efficient electrolyzers?
- What is the equilibrium price point of renewable power to make cost affective green hydrogen?
- Is there a strategic case to bring electrolyzer production to North America?
- Will green hydrogen production only occur within hydrogen hubs?
Speakers
Manish Verma
Chief Business Development Specialist, TMEIC
Daniel Charette
Chief Operation Officer, Charbone
Erika Taugher
Director, Business Development (Green Hydrogen), Pattern Energy Group
Drake Hernandez
Associate Principal, Energy, Charles River Associates
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
03:00 PM 03:30 PM
Networking Coffee Break
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Networking Coffee Break
03:30 PM 04:30 PM
Session 5: Presentation-Led Discussion: Overcoming Infrastructure, Pipeline And Storage Constraints Restricting The Flow Of Hydrogen
- What is the current state of hydrogen infrastructure in the Americas?
- What are the established and new alternative storage options? How can industry create new efficiencies and cost effectiveness?
- What are the infrastructure requirements, safety considerations and best practices for hydrogen storage and transportation?
- Can existing pipeline infrastructure be retrofitted to support hydrogen flows?
- How will new policy and regulations affect the transportation of hydrogen?
- Will the shipping of hydrogen ever become an economically viable form of transportation?
Speakers
Ulrika Wising
Senior Vice President and Executive Committee Member
Vallourec
Fanny Charrier
Director, Hydrogen Americas Coordinator
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Banking
Dolf Gielen
Senior Energy Economist
World Bank
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Session 5: Presentation-Led Discussion: Overcoming Infrastructure, Pipeline And Storage Constraints Restricting The Flow Of Hydrogen
- What is the current state of hydrogen infrastructure in the Americas?
- What are the established and new alternative storage options? How can industry create new efficiencies and cost effectiveness?
- What are the infrastructure requirements, safety considerations and best practices for hydrogen storage and transportation?
- Can existing pipeline infrastructure be retrofitted to support hydrogen flows?
- How will new policy and regulations affect the transportation of hydrogen?
- Will the shipping of hydrogen ever become an economically viable form of transportation?
Speakers
Ulrika Wising
Senior Vice President and Executive Committee Member, Vallourec
Fanny Charrier
Director, Hydrogen Americas Coordinator, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Banking
Dolf Gielen
Senior Energy Economist, World Bank
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
04:30 PM 05:30 PM
Session 6: Presentation-Led Discussion: The Journey to Hydrogen Mobility
Speakers
Ryan Harty
Division Lead, Sustainability Development Division, Sustainability and Business Development BU
American Honda Motor Co., Inc
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Session 6: Presentation-Led Discussion: The Journey to Hydrogen Mobility
Speakers
Ryan Harty
Division Lead, Sustainability Development Division, Sustainability and Business Development BU, American Honda Motor Co., Inc
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
05:30 PM 05:35 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
05:30 PM - 05:35 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
05:35 PM 05:35 PM
End Of Hydrogen Theater Day One
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
05:35 PM - 05:35 PM
End Of Hydrogen Theater Day One
08:00 AM 09:30 AM
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Thursday, January 18, 2024
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00 AM 09:15 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Thursday, January 18, 2024
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
09:15 AM 09:30 AM
Opening Keynote Address
Thursday, January 18, 2024
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Opening Keynote Address
09:30 AM 10:30 AM
Session 7 – Fireside Chat: Key Regulatory Challenges to Produce Green Hydrogen and Impact of Existing Policies on The Green Hydrogen Industry
- How can current hydrogen regulations be streamlined to encourage the production of green hydrogen?
- What are the main barriers to legislative support for the green hydrogen sector?
- How can policymakers strike a balance between supporting green hydrogen production and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance?
- What role can industry stakeholders play in shaping hydrogen legislation to meet both environmental and economic goals?
- Are there specific regulatory hurdles that hinder the widespread adoption of green hydrogen technologies in the USA?
- Are there tax credits are currently available for green hydrogen production, and how effective are they in promoting industry growth?
- Should tax credits prioritize certain types of hydrogen production methods, and if so, how can this be determined?
- How can the government ensure that tax credits are accessible to a diverse range of stakeholders, including small and medium-sized enterprises?
- What are the challenges and benefits of involving industry stakeholders in the legislative process for green hydrogen?
- How can the government incentivize industry participation in the development and implementation of hydrogen legislation?
Speakers
Timothy J. Urban
Senior Principal
Bracewell LLP
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Thursday, January 18, 2024
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Session 7 – Fireside Chat: Key Regulatory Challenges to Produce Green Hydrogen and Impact of Existing Policies on The Green Hydrogen Industry
- How can current hydrogen regulations be streamlined to encourage the production of green hydrogen?
- What are the main barriers to legislative support for the green hydrogen sector?
- How can policymakers strike a balance between supporting green hydrogen production and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance?
- What role can industry stakeholders play in shaping hydrogen legislation to meet both environmental and economic goals?
- Are there specific regulatory hurdles that hinder the widespread adoption of green hydrogen technologies in the USA?
- Are there tax credits are currently available for green hydrogen production, and how effective are they in promoting industry growth?
- Should tax credits prioritize certain types of hydrogen production methods, and if so, how can this be determined?
- How can the government ensure that tax credits are accessible to a diverse range of stakeholders, including small and medium-sized enterprises?
- What are the challenges and benefits of involving industry stakeholders in the legislative process for green hydrogen?
- How can the government incentivize industry participation in the development and implementation of hydrogen legislation?
Speakers
Timothy J. Urban
Senior Principal, Bracewell LLP
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
10:30 AM 11:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break
Thursday, January 18, 2024
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break
11:00 AM 11:45 AM
Session 8: Panel-Led Discussion: Securing Capital and Demonstrating Hydrogen Project Bankability
- How will the hydrogen industry overcome new technology/industry uncertainty for investors?
- Will the current profitability of hydrogen production be an issue for financiers?
- What transportation and storage challenges will need to be resolved to create secure hydrogen customers?
- How will regulatory and policy changes affect long term investment decisions?
- Strategies to de-risk projects and speed up FIDs
Speakers
Leopoldo Gomez
VP – Global Infrastructure Finance
Citi Group
Urbano Troncoso Perez
Vice President Structured Finance – Global Hydrogen Lead
Santander Bank
Michael Openlander
Managing Director – Investment Banking – Energy Infrastructure
Moelis
Moderator
Brenda McAuliffe
Hydrogen Analyst
Bloomberg Green Markets
Thursday, January 18, 2024
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Session 8: Panel-Led Discussion: Securing Capital and Demonstrating Hydrogen Project Bankability
- How will the hydrogen industry overcome new technology/industry uncertainty for investors?
- Will the current profitability of hydrogen production be an issue for financiers?
- What transportation and storage challenges will need to be resolved to create secure hydrogen customers?
- How will regulatory and policy changes affect long term investment decisions?
- Strategies to de-risk projects and speed up FIDs
Speakers
Leopoldo Gomez
VP – Global Infrastructure Finance, Citi Group
Urbano Troncoso Perez
Vice President Structured Finance – Global Hydrogen Lead, Santander Bank
Michael Openlander
Managing Director – Investment Banking – Energy Infrastructure, Moelis
Moderator
Brenda McAuliffe
Hydrogen Analyst, Bloomberg Green Markets
11:45 AM 12:30 PM
Session 9: Panel-Led Discussion: Connecting the Latin American Hydrogen Economy Growth Areas
- How can Latin America become a leading hydrogen economy?
- What infrastructure, investment and government intervention must be scaled up and moved forward?
- Which countries are taking the lead in their drive for a clean hydrogen economy?
- Are government incentivized strategies, the only way to kickstart the clean hydrogen economy?
- Will hydrogen hubs be prominent in Latin America up to 2050
Speaker
Israel Hurtado
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mexican Hydrogen, Storage & Sustainable Mobility Association (AMH2)
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Thursday, January 18, 2024
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Session 9: Panel-Led Discussion: Connecting the Latin American Hydrogen Economy Growth Areas
- How can Latin America become a leading hydrogen economy?
- What infrastructure, investment and government intervention must be scaled up and moved forward?
- Which countries are taking the lead in their drive for a clean hydrogen economy?
- Are government incentivized strategies, the only way to kickstart the clean hydrogen economy?
- Will hydrogen hubs be prominent in Latin America up to 2050
Speaker
Israel Hurtado
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mexican Hydrogen, Storage & Sustainable Mobility Association (AMH2)
Moderator
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
12:30 PM 01:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Thursday, January 18, 2024
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Networking Lunch
01:30 PM 02:30 PM
Session 10: Presentation-Led Discussion: What Role Will Ammonia Play In Developing The Hydrogen Ecosystem?
- The economic case for ammonia, its applications, and advantages
- What is the leading hydrogen carrier to transport hydrogen? To what extent are other hydrogen carriers such as Methanol, LOHC or Liquid hydrogen viable?
- The vital need for ammonia in hydrogen transportation
- How do we efficiently transition to green ammonia use?
- Ammonia combustion for power generation: How close is the technology for ammonia use in heavy industry? When will we see widespread use?
- Where will we see the biggest growth in ammonia in the Americas?
Speaker
Glen Lansford
President & CEO
IHI Energy Solutions
Moderator
Brenda McAuliffe
Hydrogen Analyst
Bloomberg Green Markets
Thursday, January 18, 2024
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Session 10: Presentation-Led Discussion: What Role Will Ammonia Play In Developing The Hydrogen Ecosystem?
- The economic case for ammonia, its applications, and advantages
- What is the leading hydrogen carrier to transport hydrogen? To what extent are other hydrogen carriers such as Methanol, LOHC or Liquid hydrogen viable?
- The vital need for ammonia in hydrogen transportation
- How do we efficiently transition to green ammonia use?
- Ammonia combustion for power generation: How close is the technology for ammonia use in heavy industry? When will we see widespread use?
- Where will we see the biggest growth in ammonia in the Americas?
Speaker
Glen Lansford
President & CEO, IHI Energy Solutions
Moderator
Brenda McAuliffe
Hydrogen Analyst, Bloomberg Green Markets
02:30 PM 03:00 PM
Networking Coffee Break
Thursday, January 18, 2024
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Networking Coffee Break
03:00 PM 03:45 PM
Session 11: Presentation-Led Discussion: How Will Leadership Drive Strategic Partnerships, Hydrogen Innovation and Work Force Talent Recruitment?
- What is the importance of industry partnerships and collaborations in advancing hydrogen energy projects? How are partnerships being formed?
- Real working examples of successful industry partnerships and collaborations, including joint ventures, research collaborations, and public-private partnerships.
- What are the best practices for successful industry collaborations in the hydrogen energy sector?
- How will leaders help create the full hydrogen ecosystem?
- With such high predicted growth in the hydrogen industry, how is the industry tackling the current skills gap needed for the industry take off?
- Will retraining experienced natural gas personnel drive the industry forward?
Speaker
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director
United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
Thursday, January 18, 2024
03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Session 11: Presentation-Led Discussion: How Will Leadership Drive Strategic Partnerships, Hydrogen Innovation and Work Force Talent Recruitment?
- What is the importance of industry partnerships and collaborations in advancing hydrogen energy projects? How are partnerships being formed?
- Real working examples of successful industry partnerships and collaborations, including joint ventures, research collaborations, and public-private partnerships.
- What are the best practices for successful industry collaborations in the hydrogen energy sector?
- How will leaders help create the full hydrogen ecosystem?
- With such high predicted growth in the hydrogen industry, how is the industry tackling the current skills gap needed for the industry take off?
- Will retraining experienced natural gas personnel drive the industry forward?
Speaker
Roxana Bekemohammadi
Founder & Executive Director, United States Hydrogen Alliance (USHA)
03:45 PM 04:00 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Thursday, January 18, 2024
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
04:00 PM 04:00 PM
End Of Hydrogen Theater Day Two
Thursday, January 18, 2024
04:00 PM - 04:00 PM
End Of Hydrogen Theater Day Two
- Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Hydrogen Conference
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