Konferenzprogramm 2026
3. und 4. März 2026 | ECC Berlin + online
H2 Forum Berlin:
Die Veranstaltung für Wasserstoffpioniere
Projekte und Anwendungen
Strategien und Politik
Technologien und Innovationen
Tag 1 | Dienstag, 3. März 2026
Main Stage
-  08.00 - 09.00Check-in and networking in the exhibition Estrel Congress Center, Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin  Estrel Congress Center, Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin 
-  08.00 - 09.15Women breakfast Anke Alvermann-Schuler 
 Head of Stakeholder Management, Gasunie Germany   Anke Alvermann-Schuler 
 Head of Stakeholder Management, Gasunie Germany
-  09.30 - 09.45Welcome and Networking Kick-offDaniel Wäldchen 
 Member of the Executive Board, IPM AG  Daniel Wäldchen 
 Member of the Executive Board, IPM AG
-  09.45 - 10.00 Strategies & Politics Strategies & PoliticsKEYNOTE | Q&ATurning vision into action: Where do we stand one year later?
-  10.00 - 10.15 Strategies & Politics Strategies & PoliticsKEYNOTE | Q&AStimulating investment across the hydrogen value chain - Where and why are still the barriers? Susana Moreira 
 Executive Director & Co-Chair, H2Global Foundation   Susana Moreira 
 Executive Director & Co-Chair, H2Global Foundation
-  10.15 - 11.00 Projects and use cases Projects and use casesPANEL DISCUSSION | Q&ASecuring a resilient hydrogen supply chain - The power of pioneering collaboration Moderation: Dr. Kerry-Ann Adamson 
 Vice President, Global Hydrogen Lead, Capgemini.png)  .png) Moderation: Dr. Kerry-Ann Adamson 
 Vice President, Global Hydrogen Lead, Capgemini Sebastien Bruna 
 SVP Hydrogen, TotalEnergies   Sebastien Bruna 
 SVP Hydrogen, TotalEnergies Jorgo Chatzimarkakis 
 CEO, Hydrogen Europe   Jorgo Chatzimarkakis 
 CEO, Hydrogen Europe Charlotte Roule 
 CEO, Storengy   Charlotte Roule 
 CEO, Storengy
-  11.00 - 11.40Recharging break with networking in the exhibition
-  11.40 - 12.40 Projects and use cases Projects and use casesIMPULS PANEL | Q&AOfftaker's perspectives: What is required now and how should we prioritize? Tim Berghoff 
 Senior Business Development Manager, BP Europa SE   Tim Berghoff 
 Senior Business Development Manager, BP Europa SE Dr. Heike Denecke-Arnold 
 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH   Dr. Heike Denecke-Arnold 
 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH Dr. Sami Pelkonen 
 Executive Vice President - Green Hydrogen, Andritz AG   Dr. Sami Pelkonen 
 Executive Vice President - Green Hydrogen, Andritz AG
-  12.40 - 13.00 Strategies & Politics Strategies & PoliticsKEYNOTE | Q&AHydrogen in transition: financing challenges in scaling up the value chain Nicola Pochettino 
 Director, European Investment Bank (EIB)   Nicola Pochettino 
 Director, European Investment Bank (EIB)
-  13.00 - 14.00Lunch & networking in the exhibition
-  13.50 - 15.30Breakout sessions
-  14.00 - 14.20 Projects and use cases Projects and use casesINTERVIEW | Q&AKey success factors and lessons learned from hydrogen plant operation Dominique Rouge 
 Senior Vice President, Partnerships, Engineering & Technology, Air Liquide   Dominique Rouge 
 Senior Vice President, Partnerships, Engineering & Technology, Air Liquide Alexey Ustinov 
 Senior Vice President - Sustainable Energy Systems and Electrification, Automation & Digitalization, Siemens Energy   Alexey Ustinov 
 Senior Vice President - Sustainable Energy Systems and Electrification, Automation & Digitalization, Siemens Energy
-  14.20 - 14.40 Projects and use cases Projects and use casesKEYNOTE | Q&AAdvantages of containerized and standardized PEM Electrolyser plants up to 20MW Martin Greda 
 CTO, FEST GmbH   Martin Greda 
 CTO, FEST GmbH
-  14.40 - 14.50Short break
-  14.50 - 15.30 Technologies and innovations Technologies and innovationsStart-up Tech Pitches
-  15.30 - 16.00Recharging break with networking in the exhibition
-  16.00 - 18.00Interactive workshops
-  16.00 - 17.45 Technologies and innovations Technologies and innovationsProjects in planning, implementation and future development | Q&A
-  17.45 - 22.00Evening reception
Breakout Sessions
-  13.50 - 14.40 Strategies & Politics | Room 1 Strategies & Politics | Room 1Deep Dive #1 | Q&A
 🢒 Shaping the hydrogen future: the impact of parliamentary changes on Germany’s H₂ strategy Dr. Axel Bree 
 Deputy Director-General, BMWE   Dr. Axel Bree 
 Deputy Director-General, BMWE
-  13.50 - 14.40 Projects and use cases | Room 2 Projects and use cases | Room 2Deep Dive #2 | Q&A
 🢒 Decarbonizing heavy industries - what do we have achieved already and how? Jonathan Weber 
 COO, Member of the Executive Board, SHS - Stahl-Holding-Saar   Jonathan Weber 
 COO, Member of the Executive Board, SHS - Stahl-Holding-Saar
-  13.50 - 14.40 Technologies and innovations | Room 3 Technologies and innovations | Room 3Deep Dive #3 | Q&A
 🢒 Green hydrogen at any cost? – The role of the color spectrum and green molecules in the industry
-  14.50 - 15.30 Strategies & Politics | Room 1 Strategies & Politics | Room 1Deep Dive #4 | Q&A
 🢒 Can Europe maintain its role in the hydrogen economy?
-  14.50 - 15.30 Projects and use cases | Room 2 Projects and use cases | Room 2Deep Dive #5 | Q&A
 🢒 Offshore: Hydrogen production on the High Seas Robert Seehawer 
 Managing Director, Aquaventus   Robert Seehawer 
 Managing Director, Aquaventus
-  14.50 - 15.30 Technologies and innovations | Room 3 Technologies and innovations | Room 3Deep Dive #6 | Q&A
 🢒 Innovations vs. already implemeted technologies - How can the hydrogen economy be accelerated?
-  16.00 - 18.00 Projects and use cases | Room 1 Projects and use cases | Room 1Interactive workshop #1
 🢒 An international perspective - Interface between crucial projects and collaborative pioneers Christian Perplies 
 Business Development Manager , FEST GmbH   Christian Perplies 
 Business Development Manager , FEST GmbH.png) Tilman Wilhelm 
 Director Policy and Communications, DVGW e.V. .png)  Tilman Wilhelm 
 Director Policy and Communications, DVGW e.V.
-  16.00 - 18.00 Technologies and innovations | Room 2 Technologies and innovations | Room 2Interactive workshop #2
 🢒 Where are the hydrogen hubs and how can we make use of them? Stefan Van Laer 
 Climate Transition Developer, Port of Antwerp-Bruges   Stefan Van Laer 
 Climate Transition Developer, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Tag 2 | Mittwoch, 4. März 2026
Main Stage
-  08.00 - 09.00Check-in and networking in the exhibition
-  09.00 - 09.45 Politics & Strategies Politics & StrategiesPANEL DISCUSSION | Q&AHydrogen market ramp-up Europe – Rules, opportunities, and challenges Jasmin Kaboni-Voit 
 Director H2 Strategy, Regulatory Affairs & Funding Mgmt, RWE Generation SE   Jasmin Kaboni-Voit 
 Director H2 Strategy, Regulatory Affairs & Funding Mgmt, RWE Generation SE Dr. Hinrich Thölken 
 Executive Vice President, Sustainability Lead for Northern and Central Europe, Capgemini.png)  .png) Dr. Hinrich Thölken 
 Executive Vice President, Sustainability Lead for Northern and Central Europe, Capgemini
-  09.45 - 10.05 Projects and use cases Projects and use casesINTERVIEW | Q&AH2Cast: Storing the Future: First Hydrogen Injection into Salt Caverns at Etzel | Q&A Britta van Boven 
 CEO, Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH   Britta van Boven 
 CEO, Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH Boris Alexander Richter 
 Managing Director, STORAG Etzel GmbH   Boris Alexander Richter 
 Managing Director, STORAG Etzel GmbH
-  10.05 - 10.20 Projects and use cases Projects and use casesPROJECT PRESENTATION | Q&AThe way towards low carbon steel production
-  10.20 - 11.00Recharging break with networking in the exhibition
-  11.00 - 11.15 Projects and use cases Projects and use casesPROJECT PRESENTATION | Q&AClean Hydrogen Coastline – Implementation of hydrogen business models in the energy system Dr. Geert Tjarks 
 Managing Director, EWE Hydrogen   Dr. Geert Tjarks 
 Managing Director, EWE Hydrogen
-  11.15 - 11.45 Projects and use cases Projects and use casesPANEL DISCUSSION | Q&AInterface between supply and demand in the context of a resilient infrastructure Mark Freymueller 
 CEO, Hyundai CV & Hydrogen Europe   Mark Freymueller 
 CEO, Hyundai CV & Hydrogen Europe Florentin de Loppinot 
 CEO, TEAL Mobility   Florentin de Loppinot 
 CEO, TEAL Mobility
-  11.45 - 12.25 Strategies & Politics Strategies & PoliticsPANEL DISCUSSION | Q&APioneer's perspectives - What will we achieve this year? Hans Olav Raen 
 CEO, Yara Clean Ammonia Norge AS   Hans Olav Raen 
 CEO, Yara Clean Ammonia Norge AS Susanne Thöle 
 Director Hydrogen, Uniper Hydrogen GmbH   Susanne Thöle 
 Director Hydrogen, Uniper Hydrogen GmbH
-  12.25 - 12.30Closing
-  12.30 - 14.00Farewell Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition
-  13.15 - 16.00Excursion
 
                         
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
              