The World PtX Summit is organized in a joint effort between the Moroccan Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN) and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), aiming towards the creation of a regional platform, dedicated to Green Hydrogen and its applications within the whole “Power-To-X” (PtX) economy.
This platform will trigger high-level discussions and partnerships for a new clean energy era, enabled by the Green Hydrogen opportunities
Therefore, the World Power-to-X Summit 2020 will be a must-attend event for policy-makers, industry leaders, research experts and global innovators to discuss PtX in depth in a variety of high-level panels and sessions.
The World Power-to-X Summit 2020 panels and sessions promises to gather to best technical experts, renown researches and official representatives in the field off power-to-X around the world. Do not miss the opportunity to meet and interact with them during our event.
The World Power-to-X Summit 2020 program provide unique opportunities for participants to learn more about the latest developments impacting the Power-to-X sector.
Patricipating to these sessions is essential if you are looking to implement next-generation innovations based on green hydrogen within your projects and stay abreast of the transformative Power-to-X technologies that will impact your industry.
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09:00 - 09:15
Welcoming address
Mr. Hicham EL HABTI, President - UM6P
Mr. Badr IKKEN, Director General - IRESEN
09:15 - 10:45
OPENING - HIGH LEVEL SESSION 1 Regulations and Policies
“Power-to-X Economy, A trigger to a New EU-Africa Union?”Mr. Ahmed Reda CHAMI, President - Social & Environmental Council of Morocco
HE. Mr. Aziz RABBAH, Minister of Energy, Mines and Environment – Morocco
HE. Mr. Moulay Hafid ELALAMY, Minister of Industry, Trade and Green & Digital Economy – Morocco
HE. Mrs. Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy – European Commission
HE. Mr. João Pedro Matos FERNANDES, Minister for the Environment and Energy Transition – Portugal
Mr. Andreas FEICHT, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy – Germany
Mr. Norbert BARTHLE, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development – Germany
Mr. Francesco LA CAMERA, Director General – IRENA
Mr. Ilyass EL FALI, COO – OCP Group
Mr. Tarik HAMANE, Executive Director and Head of Development – MASEN
Dr. Paolo FRANKL, Head of the Renewable Energy Division – IEA
10:45 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 13:00
SESSION 2 Market Perspectives
“Is there a market for Power-to-X Products? Which timeline ?”Mr. Saïd ELHADI, President of Green Economy Commission - CGEMand CEO - Nareva
Mr. Heino VON MEYER, Head of Global Relations and Networking – PtX HUB Berlin
Mr. Said MOULINE, CEO – AMEE
Dr. Kurt-Christian SCHEEL, Managing Director – VDA
Mr. Samuel ALT, Senior Director Energy Policy – Siemens Energy
Mrs. Hanane EL HAMRAOUI, Vice President Industry – HDF
13:00 - 14:30
Break
14:30 - 16:00
SESSION 3 Industrial Deployment of Power-to-X
“What are the challenges facing industrial scale-up of the PtX chain value”Mr. Rachid IDRISSI KAITOUNI, President - Moroccan Energy Federation
Dr. Kathrin GOLDAMMER, Board Member – HYPOS
Mrs. Nadja HAAKANSSON, Managing Director Region Africa – Siemens Energy
Mrs. Caroline HILLEGEER, Chief Commercial Officer – Engie Hydrogen Business Unit
Mr. Christopher FRANK, Head of Strategic Business Development & Key Account Management – Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
Mr. Florent BAUDU, Sales Director – McPHY
Mr. Raphael TILOT, Renewables Director – John Cockerill
Mr. Denis THOMAS, Global Business Development Leader – Cummins Inc.
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 18:00
DEDICATED SESSION 4 IRENA - Collaborative Framework for Hydrogen
Opening
Mr. Badr IKKEN, Director General – IRESEN
Standards and infrastructure for Green Hydrogen
Mr. Dolf GIELEN, Director – IRENA Innovation & Technology Centre
PANEL DISCUSSION - Mrs. Anne HELD, Coordinator of BU Renewable Energies - Fraunhofer ISI
Mr. Bernard GINDROZ, Chairman – CEN/CENELEC
Mr. Laurent ANTONI, Co-Lead of the H2PA task force – IPHE
Mrs. Ilaria CONTI, Head of Gas – Florence School of Regulation
Mr. Norbert SCHMITZ, Managing Director – ISCC System
Mrs. Roxana BEKEMOHAMMADI, Executive Director – Western States Hydrogen Alliance
Mr. Kilian CRONE, International Cooperation Hydrogen & Powerfuels – German Energy Agency (DENA)
Mr. Benjamin MALUENDA PHILIPPI, Head of the New Energy Unit – Chile’s Ministry of Energy
Closing remarks
Mr. Hans VAN STEEN, Director General for Energy – European Commission
18:00
End of First Day
09:00 - 10:30
HIGH LEVEL SESSION 5 Technology Challenges
“How can hydrogen innovations shape the sustainability of energy transition ?”Prof. Ralf WEHRSPOHN, Executive Vice President - Fraunhofer
Mr. Mohammed BENYAHIA, Secretary General of the Environment Department – Morocco
Mrs. Rita SCHWARZELÜHR-SUTTER, Parliamentary State Secretary – German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Mrs. Rosalinde VAN DER VLIES, Director of the Clean Planet Directorate – DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Mr. Badr IKKEN, General Director – IRESEN
Dr. Florence LAMBERT, CEO – CEA-Tech Liten
Dr. Emilio NIETO GALLEGO, Director – Centro Nacional de Hidrogeno
Prof. Dr. Franz Josef RADERMACHER, Director – FAW
10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 12:30
SESSION 6 Power-to-X & Renewables
“Which challenges at what cost?”Mr. Tarik HAMANE, Executive Director and Head of Development – MASEN
Mr. Paul VAN SON, President & CEO – Dii
Mr. Dimitar ENCHEV, Managing Partner – CWPR
Mr. AbdelIlah CHAMI, Head of sustainability & CSV – ENEL Green Power Morocco
Mrs. Hanane MOURCHID, Senior Vice-President – OCP Group
Mr. Philippe MIQUEL, CEO – Engie North Africa
Mr. Siegfried HUEGEMANN, Founder – African Hydrogen Partnership
12:30 - 13:30
Break
13:30 - 15:00
SESSION 7 Power-to-X Deployment International Benchmark
Mr. Cédric PHILIBERT, Associate Researcher, Energy & Climate Center - IFRI
Mr. Setsuo IUCHI, Executive Director for Hydrogen Business – Chiyoda Corporation
Dr. Ing. Florian GRUSCHWITZ, Head of Business Development – MAN Energy Solutions
Dr. Attilio PIGNERI, CEO – Hydrogen Utility (H2U)
Mr. Trevor BROWN, Executive Director – Ammonia Energy Association
Mr. Nawfal EL FADIL, Country Manager – EDF Renouvelables
Mrs. Nuria HARTMANN, Independent Environmental Consultant – Chile
Dr. Jens PERNER, Associate Director – Frontier Economics
15:00 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:30
SESSION 8 Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage
“What are the main challenges facing the use of carbon in green applications?”M. Ahmed ENNAOUI, IRESEN - Morocco
Mr. Ingolfur GUDMUNDSSON, CEO – Carbon Recycling International
Dr. Dirk NUBER, Director – Climeworks Germany
Mr. Jon MORRISH, Member of the Managing Board – HeidelbergCement
Mr. Julius OKON, Head of Sales and Development – STEAG Energy Services
16:30 - 17:00
Break
17:00 - 18:30
DEDICATED SESSION 9 Dii/MENA - Hydrogen Alliance Session
“A Clean Hydrogen Act - Nice to Have or a Necessity?”Mr. Cornelius MATTHES, Senior Vice President – Dii Desert Energy
Mr. Frank WOUTERS, Chair – MENA Hydrogen Alliance
Dr. Malcolm COOK, Vice President & Head of Chemicals & Process Technologies – Thyssenkrupp Middle East & Turkey
Mr. Michael STUSCH, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer – H2-Industries
Mr. Dimitrios TRIANTAFYLLOPOULOS, Director – New Energy Solutions, Metka
18:30
End of Second Day
09:00 - 10:30
DEDICATED SESSION 10 Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Green Hydrogen in Africa
Mrs. Daniela DIEGELMANN, Head of Regional Program Energy Security and Climate Change Middle East and North Africa (KAS – REMENA) – Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Morocco
Dr. Jauad EL KHARRAZ, Senior International Expert – Morocco
Dr. Mustapha TAOUMI, Energy Technology Key Expert – EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, UAE
Dr. Maged MAHMOUD, Acting Executive Director and Technical Director – Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), Egypt
Dr. Abdullah AL ABRI, Executive Director – Ejaad, Oman
Dr. Syham BENTOUATI, International Energy Expert – Algeria
Mr. Stanley SEMELANE, Senior Researcher – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, Integrated Energy Centre
10:30 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 12:30
SESSION 11 Power-to-X Regulations
Mr. Samir RACHIDI, R&D Director, Thermal Systems & PtX - IRESEN
Mr. Rabii EL BACHA, President – CDMA
Mr. Ulrich BENTERBUSCH, Head of Sub-Department IIB – Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Mr. Wolfgang EICHHAMMER, Head Competence Centre Energy Policy and Energy Markets – Fraunhofer ISI
Mrs. Anne LAPIERRE, Global Head of Energy – Norton Rose Fulbright
Mr. Gabriel DE LASTOURS, Associate Director, Regional Head Energy – EBRD
12:30 - 14:00
Break
14:00 - 16:00
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 12
Prof. Ahmed ENNAOUI, President of the Scientific Council – IRESEN
Prof. Thomas HANNAPPEL, Professor – TU Ilmenau
Dr. Young Suk JO, Senior Research Scientist - Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Prof. Dennoun SAIFAOUI, Professor – Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University
Prof. Hicham BEN YOUCEF, Associate Professor – Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Dr. Lénárd-István CSEPEI, Senior Scientist Chemical Catalysts – Fraunhofer IGB
16:00
End of the event
The multiple conference sessions will give deep and updated insights on the recent trends and advances related to the PtX economy deployment, mainly about the following aspects:
Don’t worry, we thought about you too. All the summit was recorded and is accessible. You’ll be able to relive all the astonishing discussions and debate that happened for 3 days.
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