HOW SPEAKERS
The Greatest Speakers and Experts of the Hydrogen Industry
HOW to make a great workshop
1. Prepare the red thread of your entire workshop
2. Have an eye on the interactive Q&A session (min 45min)
3. Prepare max. 20 slides/speaker
4. Think about inviting a partner or expert from another company/customer
5. Create up to 3 short polls with max. 5 short answers
6. Ask a colleague to moderate the workshop/assist you
7. Ask a colleague to handle the chat
The greatest Workshops of the Hydrogen Industry
How to manage & distribute large H2 volumes to mobility consumers
In this workshop, we will discuss different solutions for distribution of hydrogen to mobility consumers, as well as the gas management on site.
Thorsten Harder
Burckhardt Compression | Product Manager

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PEM electrolyzer’s high current densities put high strain on to the electrodes. This Workshop shows you the intricacies of industrial drying processes.
Thomas Exlager
Coatema® Coating Machinery GmbH | M.Sc. – Junior Scientist
Dr. Klaus-Peter Crone
Coatema® Coating Machinery GmbH | Senior Scientist
Thomas Kolbusch
Coatema® Coating Machinery GmbH | Vice President
How to meet the safety challenges of hydrogen
Hydrogen in production, storage and transport bears special safety risks. To handle them needs expert knowledge in all phases of the process.
Oliver Bornholdt
Dräger Safety| Global Business Development Manager Safety
How to hydrogenize future mobility?
Which concepts will bring us to sustainable transport solutions using hydrogen as fuel?
Marius Koch
EDAG Group | Team Leader H2-Systems
Johannes Barckmann
EDAG Group | Global Design Manager
Stefan Caba
EDAG Group | Project Leader Sustainable Vehicle Development
How to generate renewable methane for a large-scale Hydrogen production
How does biological methanation work? Scale-up, readiness of the technology and its upsides: flexibility and use of existing infrastructure.
Dr. Doris Hafenbradl
Electrochaea GmbH | CTO and Managing Director
How to fly with hydrogen
Emission free hydrogen propulsion system for aircraft applications” The presentation will discuss the results of the first passenger aircraft with emission free hydrogen propulsion “HY4” from November 2020. First results show a high efficiency and reliability of the fuel cell propulsion.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Josef Kallo
German Aerospace Center DLR | Coordinator Energy System Integration
How to produce Hydrogen technology components with laser-based processes
How can Laser-Based Processes such as Cutting, Welding, Structuring and Coating Provide Solutions for higher Functionality and Productivity?
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arnold Gillner
Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT | Department Manager Ablation and Joining Managing Director Fraunhofer Group Light and Surfaces
Dr. rer. nat. Karsten Lange
Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT | Project Manager
André Häusler
Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT |Teamleader Micro Joining Metallic Materials
How to use compact Hydrogen generation systems from renewable sources
Fraunhofer IMM is developing hydrogen generation systems for portable, mobile and stationary applications from renewable fuels such as methanol, ammonia and synthetic hydrocarbons such as methane and mixtures adequate to diesel fuel. The fuel processor systems benefit from the high integration potential of Fraunhofer IMM reactors and self-developed catalyst technology.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Kolb
Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM | Director of Fraunhofer IMM and Head of Business Field Energy
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Achim Schaadt
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE | Head of Department Thermochemical Processes
How to Characterize Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assemblies
Dr. Matthias Klingele
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE | Head of Group Cell Analysis and Materials, Fuel Cell Systems, Hydrogen Technologies
How to Affordably Power Off-Grid Telecom Sites with Ammonia
GenCell unveils its innovative and resilient off-grid power solution which extracts hydrogen from liquid ammonia, now in testing at an active off-grid telecom site outside Reykjavik, Iceland.
Rami Reshef
GenCell | CEO
How to strengthen the EU community with green Hydrogen – H2Global!
Green Hydrogen has the potential to revive the spirit of the EU. Sharing potentials of renewable energies with the economic power of industrial areas.
Werner Diwald
German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association DWV| Chairman of the Board
How to design serial production processes from bipolar plate to stack
Fabian Kapp
Graebener® Bipolar Plate Technologies | Managing Director
How to build viable Hydrogen business cases for low-carbon islands
H2 will be instrumental for islands towards zero-carbon, and will open new downstream markets and business models for renewable generators.
Frédéric Barth
Hinicio |Senior Advisor
Jean-Christophe Lanoix
Hinicio |Associate Director France
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Moriya Takashi
Honda R&D Co., Ltd. | Executive Chief Engineer
Thomas Brachmann
Honda R&D Europe (Deutschland) GmbH | Technical Leader Energy & Digital Services Automobile Digital Solutions & Electrification Research
How to implement PEM electrolysis for producing green hydrogen
What are the requirements and success factors for implementing PEM electrolysis? With our case studies, we show applications for green hydrogen production.
Marian Hieke
H-TEC SYSTEMS GmbH | Head of Order Processing
Niclas Ege
H-TEC SYSTEMS GmbH | Sales Manager
How to provide sustainable power with hydrogen: in mobility and beyond
Hyundai dreams of a world where hydrogen fuel cells provide power to all kinds of applications. Wondering how far we’ve come and how far we are going?
Soonil Jeon
Hyundai Motor Company Fuel Cell Engineering Design Group | Vice President
Ronald Grasman
Hyundai Motor Company Fuel Cell Business Group | Vice President
Luigi Bonadio
How to optimise your Hydrogen fuel storage system design, with Luxfer
Developing advanced Hydrogen fuel systems for a wide range of transport modes
Alok Maskara
Luxfer Gas Cylinders | CEO
Keith Croysdale
Luxfer Gas Cylinders | Business Development Manager
Jim Gregory
Luxfer Gas Cylinders | European Business Development Manager, AF
How to select the Hydrogen tank solution? – Materials and Technologies
This workshop shows current designs and manufacturing technologies for H2 pressure tanks and gives hints for material- and industry-specific use.
Kai Steinbach
LZS GmbH | Head of Engineering
How to design an efficient hydrogen leak detection system
Claudio Fecarotta
MSA – The Safety Company | Business Development Manager
Marc Syguda
MSA – The Safety Company | Sales Engineer
Jerome Bouyon
MSA – The Safety Company | Hydrogen Key Account
How to decide which form of Hydrogen to use (liquid vs. gaseous)?
A factual comparison of the two basic ways to store and transport Hydrogen
How to optimize the Hydrogen value chain from generation to end-user?
A virtual pipeline showcase – the system impact of atmospheric or pressurized electrolyzers, 300 or 500 bar trailers?
How to scale up high pressure compression – goal: 500 bar+?
Fuel Cell mobility conform compressor solutions for HRSs, trailer filling and virtual pipelines – Hydraulic Piston, Diaphragm and Non-lube Piston.
How to optimize the availability of your Hydrogen process equipment?
IoT and Analytics – Condition management of your equipment to get the sustainable maximum out of your equipment.
How to locate hydrogen gas leak locations with Nitto H2 detection tape
Nitto offers a proactive safety tool to help quickly identify hydrogen gas leak locations utilizing Nitto’s Hydrogen Detection Tape
Dr. Nahid Mohajeri
NITTO Belgium NV | Advanced Polymer Technology General Manager – AREA Development
Dirk Pittoors
NITTO Belgium NV |General Manager Sales Base
How to implement Hydrogen as energy carrier in maritime energy systems? (NTNU 1/2)
Challenges and possible solutions for making Hydrogen an alternative maritime fuel. Are experiences with LNG relevant for Hydrogen systems?
Ann Rigmor Nerheim
How to design new catalyst materials for HER in silico? (NTNU 2/2)
We have develop a modelling platform which enables materials screening of potential catalyst materials by incorporating DFT simulations and machine learning algorithms.
Prof. Jaakko Akola
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)| Department of Physics
How to benefit from German regulatory framework in Hydrogen projects
In Germany, the economics of on-site electrolyser projects relies heavily on their individual settings. Hydrogen projects can benefit from reduced renewable surcharges, or they are eligable for reduced grid connection fees. In this workshop, we talk about the different cost aspects of electrolyser projects and their regulatory framework.
Dr. Kathrin Goldammer
Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH | Managing Director
Norman Pieniak
Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH | Head of mobility-department
Laura Wienpahl
Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH | Researcher
How to meet the requirements of the transportation industry
The aim of the workshop is to identify the requirements and expectations of the transportation concerning Hydrogene vehicles and infrastructure. Manager of transportation companies are asked to describe what they need and what they want. The outcome is crucial to truck manufactures, fuelling companies and truck stop operators.
Prof. Dr. Manfred Loidold
RheinMain University of Applied Sciences | Professor of Geographic Information Technologies
How to develop H2 hoses for the heavy-duty industry
This workshop discusses about existing and future challenges for Hydrogen hoses regarding standards, connections, applications, etc.
Markus Eberle
SPIR STAR ® AG | H2 Specialist – Technical Sales
Tobias Schmiedl
SPIR STAR ® AG | H2 Specialist – Engineering
How to ensure the quality of hydrogen fuel dispensed from HRS?
This workshop discusses standard procedures for sampling hydrogen from HRS currently being developed (ISO/WD 19880-9). In relation, H2 fuel quality data and analysis are presented
Thor Anders Aarhaug
SINTEF Industry | Senior Research Scientist
Thomas Bacquart
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) | Senior Research Scientist
How to build profitable fueling business – green Hydrogen from biogas
On-site Hydrogen production at only 10% of the biogas plants in Germany meets the entire demand of street based public transport . Let’s go for it.
Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Schmid
WS Reformer GmbH, Renningen, Germany | Managing Director
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Gradel
Btx energy GmbH, Hof, Germany | Scientific Assistant
How to design the PEM fuel cell anode supply
In this workshop, topics related to the bipolar plates, materials and simulations of the anode circuit and also Hydrogen quality and Hydrogen analysis will be addressed.
Dr.-Ing. Jörg Karstedt
ZBT – THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL CENTER | Head of Department Fuel Cells and Stacks
Dr.-Ing. Christian Spitta
ZBT – THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL CENTER | Head of Department Hydrogen Infrastructure
Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Misz
ZBT – THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL CENTER | Head of Department Fuel Cell Systems
Dr.-Ing. Sönke Gößling
ZBT – THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL CENTER | Group Leader Simulations and Controls
How to refuel a hydrogen bus
This workshop addresses typical challenges of 350bar hydrogen bus refueling, such as fueling speed, pressure drop and necessary precooling.
Manfred Greisel
Wenger Engineering GmbH | CTO
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