European Hydrogen Financing Forum 2022

 

Selection Panel
 
Adamo Screnci
Hydrogen Refueling Solutions

Adamo Screnci

Board Member - Director
Hydrogen Refueling Solutions (France)
Adrian Stefanel Cirja
LG Chem Europe GmbH

Adrian Stefanel Cirja

Investment Analyst
LG Chem Europe GmbH (Germany)
Scalable Value Chain
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Adrien Leone
ENGIE

Adrien Leone

Chief Finance Officer
ENGIE (Belgium)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Adwin Martens
WaterstofNet

Adwin Martens

WaterstofNet (Belgium)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Production
Alberto LITTA MODIGNANI
NextChem - MaireTecnimont

Alberto LITTA MODIGNANI

VP Hydrogen
NextChem - MaireTecnimont (Italy)
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Alena Fargere
SWEN Capital Partners

Alena Fargere

Principal
SWEN Capital Partners (France)
Scalable Value Chain
Hydrogen Production
Alessandro Gonella
bpifrance

Alessandro Gonella

Director
bpifrance (France)
Alexander Cruz
Baker Hughes

Alexander Cruz

Global Knowledge Manager - Energy Transition Solutions, Strategy and Growth Initiatives
Baker Hughes (United States)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira

Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (United States)
Andrew Hinkly
AP Ventures

Andrew Hinkly

Managing Partner
AP Ventures (United Kingdom)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Antonio Bandres
Instituto de Crédito Oficial - ICO

Antonio Bandres

Head of International Financing and EU Affairs
Instituto de Crédito Oficial - ICO (Spain)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Axel Blindow
Planet Power Finance

Axel Blindow

Managing Partner, Chief Risk Officer
Planet Power Finance (Switzerland)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Bence Dukat
ING

Bence Dukat

Associate - Energy
ING (Belgium)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Energy & Buildings
Benjamin Wainstain
Innovacom

Benjamin Wainstain

Innovacom (France)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen transport
Bert van der Toorn
European Investment Bank

Bert van der Toorn

Senior Investment Officer - Infrastructure and Climate Division
European Investment Bank (Luxembourg)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Bob van Schoor
ENGIE

Bob van Schoor

Head of Industrial Energy Solutions
ENGIE (Belgium)
Scalable Value Chain
Hydrogen Production
BREGENTZER GUILLAUME
ENGIE

BREGENTZER GUILLAUME

Head of Strategy and Innovation
ENGIE (Belgium)
Carlos Funez Guerra
Iberdrola

Carlos Funez Guerra

GREEN HYDROGEN DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Iberdrola (Spain)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Christian Weinberger
Hydrogen-advisers.eu

Christian Weinberger

Senior Advisor - Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen-advisers.eu (Austria)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Christian Winther
Vaekstfonden

Christian Winther

Investment Director
Vaekstfonden (Denmark)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Christoph Pasternak
BayernLB

Christoph Pasternak

Sector Head Rail & Bus
BayernLB (Germany)
Hydrogen transport
Cosma Panzacchi
Snam

Cosma Panzacchi

EVP Business Unit Hydrogen
Snam (Italy)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Cristian Carraretto
EBRD Venture Capital

Cristian Carraretto

Head of Sustainable Business and Infrastructure, Energy Transition
EBRD Venture Capital (United Kingdom)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Dario Traum
Macquarie Group

Dario Traum

Macquarie Group (United Kingdom)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
David Wu
Ascent Hydrogen Fund

David Wu

President
Ascent Hydrogen Fund (United States)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Production
Dhineka Narain
3i Group Plc. (Paris)

Dhineka Narain

Senior Strategy Associate
3i Group Plc. (Paris) (France)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Diederick Luijten
Air Liquide (Bahrain)

Diederick Luijten

Managing Director
Air Liquide (Bahrain) (Bahrain)
Hydrogen transport
Energy & Buildings
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Dolores de Rooij
Invest-NL

Dolores de Rooij

Sr. Business Development Manager Financing
Invest-NL (Netherlands)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Edouard Combette
bpifrance

Edouard Combette

bpifrance (France)
Ekaterina Kremleva
SABIC Ventures B.V.

Ekaterina Kremleva

Technology manager
SABIC Ventures B.V. (Netherlands)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Eric Dusseux
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Eric Dusseux

Venture Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (United States)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Eric Plan
CleantechAlps

Eric Plan

Secrétaire général
CleantechAlps (Switzerland)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Filip De Weerdt
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT)

Filip De Weerdt

Science and Technology Coordinator
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) (Belgium)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Fiona Simon
Australian Hydrogen Council

Fiona Simon

CEO
Australian Hydrogen Council (Australia)
Scalable Value Chain
Industry Offtake
Fred van Beuningen
Chrysalix Venture Capital

Fred van Beuningen

Managing Partner
Chrysalix Venture Capital (Netherlands)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Frederik Deutman
ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund

Frederik Deutman

Managing Director
ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (Netherlands)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Production
Gabriel De Laval
Crédit Agricole CIB

Gabriel De Laval

Head of Low Carbon and Hydrogen sector
Crédit Agricole CIB (France)
Giuseppe Curatolo
Pioneer Point Partners

Giuseppe Curatolo

Partner
Pioneer Point Partners (United Kingdom)
Scalable Value Chain
Hydrogen Production
Grzegorz Stanislawski
Grzegorz Stanislawski

Grzegorz Stanislawski

GREEN STONE IMPACT INVESTMENTS SARL (Luxembourg)
Scalable Value Chain
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Guillaume Rivron
Marguerite

Guillaume Rivron

Partner
Marguerite (Luxembourg)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Hans Maenhout
Finindus NV

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director
Finindus NV (Belgium)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Harvey Chandler
Harvey Chandler

Harvey Chandler

Global Infrastructure Investor Association (United Kingdom)
Hervé Touati
Available Power

Hervé Touati

Executive Chairman
Available Power (United States)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Production
Irina Gorbounova
ArcelorMittal

Irina Gorbounova

Vice President M&A and Head of XCarb Innovation Fund at ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Israel Hurtado
Asociación Mexicana de Hidrógeno

Israel Hurtado

President of the Mexican Hydrogen Association
Asociación Mexicana de Hidrógeno (Mexico)
Ivan Albino
NRW Bank

Ivan Albino

Venture Capitalist
NRW Bank (Germany)
Ivan Pavlovic
Natixis

Ivan Pavlovic

Energy transition specialist
Natixis (France)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Jan Klasen
KFW Capital

Jan Klasen

Director
KFW Capital (Germany)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Jan Vaes
VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek)

Jan Vaes

Program Manager Sustainable Chemistry
VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) (Belgium)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Jens Busse
Evonik Venture Capital

Jens Busse

Investment Manager
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Production
Jonas Helseth
The Bellona foundation

Jonas Helseth

Director
The Bellona foundation (Norway)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Joost Waeterloos
Dow

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow (Belgium)
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen transport
Joris Van den Broeck
City of Antwerp

Joris Van den Broeck

Project Manager Sustainability
City of Antwerp (Belgium)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Juan Manuel Cueto Fernandez
Sacyr Fluor

Juan Manuel Cueto Fernandez

Site Manager
Sacyr Fluor (Spain)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Konstantinos Lafkas
Uni.Fund

Konstantinos Lafkas

Partner
Uni.Fund (Greece)
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen transport
Laurent Zylberberg
European Long-Term Investors association – ELTI

Laurent Zylberberg

President
European Long-Term Investors association – ELTI (Belgium)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Laurent Thery
EIFFEL Investment Group

Laurent Thery

Active investor in Energy Transition
EIFFEL Investment Group (France)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Leander Hanegreefs
Fluxys

Leander Hanegreefs

Innovation Projects Officer
Fluxys (Belgium)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Leo Leseney
Cube Infrastructure Managers

Leo Leseney

Investment Director
Cube Infrastructure Managers (Luxembourg)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Luc Graré
Lhyfe

Luc Graré

Head of Central & Eastern Europe
Lhyfe (France)
Energy & Buildings
Hydrogen Production
Luis Bausela
Duro Felguera

Luis Bausela

Head of New Business Development in Duro Felguera
Duro Felguera (Spain)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Scalable Value Chain
Luis Manuel
EDP Ventures

Luis Manuel

Executive Director
EDP Ventures (Portugal)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen transport
Luis Ignacio Parada
Enagás

Luis Ignacio Parada

EU Energy Policy & Regulation Director
Enagás (Spain)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Maarten Bettens
PMV

Maarten Bettens

PMV (Belgium)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Energy & Buildings
Marc Leduc
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Marc Leduc

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Marco Chiesa
Snam

Marco Chiesa

Head of Origination & Partnership
Snam (Italy)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Marie Espitalier-Noël
Hydrogen Europe

Marie Espitalier-Noël

Funding and Financing Manager
Hydrogen Europe (Belgium)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Mark Hartney
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Mark Hartney

Principal
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (United States)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Martijn Schouten
Vopak

Martijn Schouten

Vopak (Netherlands)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Melissa Cohen
EURAZEO

Melissa Cohen

Managing Director
EURAZEO (France)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Melissa Verykios
Helbio S.A, Hydrogen and Energy Production Systems

Melissa Verykios

Deputy CEO
Helbio S.A, Hydrogen and Energy Production Systems (Greece)
Hydrogen Production
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Mevin Kistnassamy
Blue Pelican Capital

Mevin Kistnassamy

Founding Partner
Blue Pelican Capital (France)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Nick Valckx
Agfa

Nick Valckx

Business Manager Zirfon/H2 Membranes
Agfa (Belgium)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Nicolas Brahy
FiveT Hydrogen Investment Fund

Nicolas Brahy

Cofounder/ General Counsel & EU Affairs Director
FiveT Hydrogen Investment Fund (Switzerland)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Production
Paolo Guglia
Paolo Guglia

Paolo Guglia

Innovation & Policy Manager
Fincantieri (Italy)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Patrice Perreault
University of Antwerp

Patrice Perreault

Associate Professor
University of Antwerp (Belgium)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Patrick Scherrer
Swissinno+

Patrick Scherrer

CEO
Swissinno+ (Switzerland)
Scalable Value Chain
Hydrogen Production
Patrick Huber
H2 Energy AG

Patrick Huber

Chairman
H2 Energy AG (Switzerland)
Paul Ullmann
Austria Wirtschaftsservice

Paul Ullmann

Investment Manager
Austria Wirtschaftsservice (Austria)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Energy & Buildings
Pauline Dijon
Eoly Energy

Pauline Dijon

Head of Strategic Business Development Solar/Onshore wind/ Hydrogen
Eoly Energy (Belgium)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Production
Pedro Magalhaes
Banco Português de Fomento

Pedro Magalhaes

Equity, Debt and Business Development Director
Banco Português de Fomento (Portugal)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Industry Offtake
Peter Platan
Ilmastorahasto - The Finnish Climate Fund

Peter Platan

Senior Investment Lead
Ilmastorahasto - The Finnish Climate Fund (Finland)
Hydrogen transport
Hydrogen Production
Peter van Gelderen
Icos Capital

Peter van Gelderen

General Partner
Icos Capital (Netherlands)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Peter Vanlaeke
SOLVAY S.A.

Peter Vanlaeke

Investment Manager
SOLVAY S.A. (Belgium)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Ramses Villa
EIT InnoEnergy

Ramses Villa

EIT InnoEnergy (Netherlands)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Riccardo Dutto
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

Riccardo Dutto

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (Italy)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Robert Gallenberger
Matterwave Ventures

Robert Gallenberger

Managing Partner
Matterwave Ventures (Germany)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Ruben de Bruycker
Agfa

Ruben de Bruycker

Business Development Manager Hydrogen Membranes at Agfa
Agfa (Belgium)
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production
Régis Leenhardt
Crédit Agricole CIB

Régis Leenhardt

Senior Banker
Crédit Agricole CIB (France)
Samuel de Lhoneux
I4B - The Belgian Infrastructure Fund

Samuel de Lhoneux

Chief Investment Officer
I4B - The Belgian Infrastructure Fund (Belgium)
Energy & Buildings
Hydrogen Production
Sophia Kassidova
Bulgarian Development Bank

Sophia Kassidova

Chief Strategist
Bulgarian Development Bank (Bulgaria)
Hydrogen Production
Steven Benoit
Invesis

Steven Benoit

Business Development Director Netherlands & Belgium
Invesis (Netherlands)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen transport
Stian Nygaard
Yara Growth Ventures

Stian Nygaard

Investment Director
Yara Growth Ventures (Norway)
Industry Offtake
Hydrogen Production
Vazil Hudak
National Development Bank

Vazil Hudak

Member of the National Investment Committee of the Czech National Development Fund
National Development Bank (Czech Republic)
Industry Offtake
Wafaa Ermilate
ING

Wafaa Ermilate

Global Lead Hydrogen
ING (Belgium)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Energy & Buildings
Willem Bulthuis
Corporate Ventures Advisory

Willem Bulthuis

Founding Partner & CEO
Corporate Ventures Advisory (Germany)
Scalable Value Chain
Hydrogen transport
Winfried Weigel
Clean Tech Capital

Winfried Weigel

Managing Director
Clean Tech Capital (Switzerland)
Hydrogen Storage & Distribution
Hydrogen Production
Yvonne Neef
Invest-NL

Yvonne Neef

Head of Business Development Energy Transition
Invest-NL (Netherlands)
Scalable Value Chain
Key Tech Components
Hydrogen Production