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Investment Summit Onsite event
Wednesday 22 Jun Thursday 23 Jun Wednesday 22 June 2022 09:00 Side visits at Lindner Hotel (optional) “Hydrogen innovation in Flanders: Insights by essenscia and the Spearhead Clusters” Join a discussion on the "Industrial future of hydrogen in Belgium/Flanders" topic; Panel discussion on "Hydrogen Innovation in Flanders" and Q&A session. Register in advance: https://bit.ly/3xq2XRx 09:00, Room: New York Moderator: Frederik Loeckx, Flux50 Guido Verhoeven, SIM Flanders Ann Verlinden, Catalisti Speaker: Jan Cornillie, 3E Maarten Houlleberghs, Fluent Medical Marc Nuytemans, Blauwe Cluster (Blue Cluster) Saartje Swinnen, Essencia Jan Vaes, VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) 11:30 Welcome & Registration Venue: Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp (FMCCA) 11:30, Room: Atrium 12:30 Networking Lunch 12:30, Room: Atrium 13:30 Welcome by Hosts and Partners 13:30, Room: Okapi Moderator: William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe Speaker: Erica Caluwaerts, City of Antwerp Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Hydrogen Europe William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe 13:45 Keynote "European Commissioner’s Hydrogen Positioning“ 13:45, Room: Okapi Presenter: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Hydrogen Europe 14:05 Panel Debate "Kick starting the Hydrogen value chain" 14:05, Room: Okapi Moderator: Marie Espitalier-Noël, Hydrogen Europe Speaker: Tom Hautekiet, Port of Antwerp Bruges Steven Van Caekenberghe, Fluxys Belgium backbone Toon van Ingelghem, PMV Bob van Schoor, ENGIE 14:45 Break + Networking Session You will be able to request your 121 meetings with the companies, investors, experts, and guests on the Tech Tour Community Platform. Please respond to ALL your One2One meeting requests via the platform. A confirmation of the meetings from both sides is needed. 14:45, Room: Atrium 15:30 Showcases - Fireside Chats 15:30, Room: Okapi Speaker: Cynthia Berlingerie, Caisse Des Depots et Consignations Christian Weinberger, Hydrogen-advisers.eu Presenter: Oleksandr Riepkin, Energy Association: Ukrainian Hydrogen Council Thierry Lepercq, HyDeal Dominika Niewierska, PKN Orlen Pitching Session I Hydrogen Production 1 Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 15:30, Room: Gorilla 3, second floor Moderator: Marc Leduc, BASF Venture Capital GmbH Industry Expert: Alexander Cruz, Baker Hughes Dolores de Rooij, Invest-NL Alena Fargere, SWEN Capital Partners Marc Leduc, BASF Venture Capital GmbH Leo Leseney, Cube Infrastructure Managers Adamo Screnci, Hydrogen Refueling Solutions Peter van Ees, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Gido Van Graas, ING Presenter: Herkko Plit, P2X Solutions Oy Gérard Gatt, Sakowin Gregory Bartholome, The HyNL Project Nicolas Mendez, Clean Capital Energy Carolina Perez Bermudez, Palos de la Frontera I Pitching Session II Scalable Value Chains & Transport Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 15:30, Room: Gorilla 4, second floor Moderator: Willem Bulthuis, Corporate Ventures Advisory Industry Expert: Glenn Bijvoets, Eneco Holding N.V. Willem Bulthuis, Corporate Ventures Advisory Jens Busse, Evonik Venture Capital John Chamberlain, Naturgy Alexander Garbar, Duisport Maxime Peeters, Port of Antwerp Bruges Joost Van Meerbeeck, SUSTINVEST Bob van Schoor, ENGIE Presenter: Gilles Decan, Power to Methanol Antwerp Heike Carl Zatterstrom, Boson Energy Thomas Korn, KEYOU GmbH Bertrand Gauthier, H3 Dynamics Pte Ltd Dirk Vandercammen, Ishy Pitching Session III Key Tech Components 1 Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 15:30, Room: Gorilla 5, second floor Moderator: Luc Graré, Lhyfe Industry Expert: Nuno Carvalho, KBC Focus Fund Adrian Stefanel Cirja, LG Chem Europe GmbH Filip De Weerdt, Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) Riccardo Dutto, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Luc Graré, Lhyfe Cosima Schneider, BayernLB Presenter: Patric Stafshede, Celcibus AB Koen Vlaeminck, Columbus Leon Rizzi, Jolt Solutions srl 16:40 Networking + One2One meetings You will be able to request your meetings with the companies, investors, experts, and guests on the Tech Tour Community Platform. Please respond to ALL your One2One meeting requests via the platform. A confirmation of the meetings from both sides is needed. 16:40, Room: Atrium 18:15 End of Summit Day 1 18:45 Networking Dinner Registration and Drinks Venue: Horta Grand Café & Art Nouveau Zaal 19:45 Welcome by Hosts and Partners Speaker: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Hydrogen Europe Annick de Ridder, Port of Antwerp Bruges 20:00 Networking Dinner with Buffet & Lounge Areas Thursday 23 June 2022 08:15 Registration & Coffee Venue: Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp (FMCCA) 08:15, Room: Atrium 09:00 Opening by Hosts and Partners 09:00, Room: Okapi Moderator: William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe Speaker: Claire Tillekaerts, Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) Jacques Vandermeiren, Port of Antwerp Bruges 09:10 Keynote Speech “Accelerating the commercial viability of Hydrogen” 09:10, Room: Okapi Moderator: William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe Speaker: Thierry Lepercq, HyDeal 09:30 Showcases - Fireside Chats 09:30, Room: Okapi Moderator: William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe Speaker: Marie Espitalier-Noël, Hydrogen Europe Ivan Pavlovic, Natixis Presenter: Rumen Radev, Holding Zagora GmbH - bLion Stephan Garabet, SunFire GmbH Pitching Session I Scalable Value Chains 1 Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 09:30, Room: Gorilla 3, second floor Moderator: Eric Dusseux, Breakthrough Energy Ventures Industry Expert: Luis Bausela, Duro Felguera Eric Dusseux, Breakthrough Energy Ventures Alena Fargere, SWEN Capital Partners Calum Ferguson, AP Ventures BREGENTZER GUILLAUME, ENGIE Maxime Peeters, Port of Antwerp Bruges Patrick Scherrer, Swissinno+ Gido Van Graas, ING Staf Wynants, MDMW Business Consulting Presenter: Ivar Kruusenberg, PowerUP Fuel Cells Aaike van Vugt, VSParticle Henning Prigge, Capcora Björn Lüssow, Hyfindr GmbH Chris Jackson, Protium Green Solutions Pitching Session II Storage & Distribution and Transport Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 09:30, Room: Gorilla 4, second floor Moderator: Willem Bulthuis, Corporate Ventures Advisory Industry Expert: Willem Bulthuis, Corporate Ventures Advisory John Chamberlain, Naturgy Riccardo Dutto, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Wafaa Ermilate, ING Andrew Hinkly, AP Ventures Paul Ullmann, Austria Wirtschaftsservice Ramses Villa, EIT InnoEnergy Presenter: Nikolaos Chalkiadakis, CYRUS P.C. Alessandro Leona, Nemesys s.r.l. Matti Malkamäki, Aurelia Turbines Oy Vasyl Doronin, Ukrainian Hydrogen Association Pitching Session III Hydrogen Production 2 Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 09:30, Room: Gorilla 5, second floor Moderator: Thomas York Goetz, Thomas Y Goetz - Intellectual Capital on Demand Industry Expert: Carlos Funez Guerra, Iberdrola Thomas York Goetz, Thomas Y Goetz - Intellectual Capital on Demand Ekaterina Kremleva, SABIC Ventures B.V. Ewelina Kuna, Icos Capital Marc Leduc, BASF Venture Capital GmbH Jan Vaes, VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) Peter van Ees, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Presenter: Andres Galnares, H2SITE Bjoern Thoresen, Gen2 Energy Diego Mejia-Velez, OneSea Energy Gustav Granberg, Plagazi AB (publ) 10:30 Coffee Break and Networking You will be able to request your meetings with the companies, investors, experts, and guests on the Tech Tour Community Platform. Please respond to ALL your One2One meeting requests via the platform. A confirmation of the meetings from both sides is needed. 10:30, Room: Atrium 11:00 Pitching Session IV Transport and Energy & Buildings Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 11:00, Room: Okapi Moderator: Hans Maenhout, Finindus NV Industry Expert: Jens Busse, Evonik Venture Capital Samuel de Lhoneux, I4B - The Belgian Infrastructure Fund Diederick Luijten, Air Liquide (Bahrain) Hans Maenhout, Finindus NV Peter Platan, Ilmastorahasto - The Finnish Climate Fund Jonathan Schick, Capgemini Presenter: Seth Spoelders, North-C-Hydrogen Steven Van Caekenberghe, Fluxys Belgium backbone Alexandre Laybros, WattAnyWhere Michel Leyseele, Pipelink Pitching Session V Key Tech Components 2 Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 11:00, Room: Gorilla 3, second floor Moderator: Felix Cock, Air Liquide (Bahrain) Industry Expert: Felix Cock, Air Liquide (Bahrain) Carlos Funez Guerra, Iberdrola Abo Rassa, Invest-NL Henry Rushton, ING Raphael SCHOENTGEN, Hydrogen Advisors Stephan Windels, Eoly Energy Presenter: Roel Van de Pas, Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology Sten Wranik, bse Methanol GmbH Tulika Raj, SunGreenH2 Manolis Zafeiris, DEDA Pitching Session VI Hydrogen Production 3 Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 11:00, Room: Gorilla 4, second floor Moderator: Alfred Lam, Chrysalix Venture Capital Industry Expert: Pierre-Louis Auzel, Société Générale Investment Banking Nicolas Brahy, FiveT Hydrogen Investment Fund Alfred Lam, Chrysalix Venture Capital Laurent Thery, EIFFEL Investment Group Ruperto Unzué, Suma Capital Ruperto Unzué, Suma Capital Yoichi Yoshizawa, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland Presenter: Sam de Haas, Battolyser Systems Laura Rahikka, Hycamite TCD Technologies Oy Jose Luis Moran, Viridi RE GmbH Elodie SENTENAC CHEMIN, H2BE Pitching Session VII Hydrogen Production 4 Format of pitching sessions: 5 min company pitch + 5 min Q&A from Industry Experts 11:00, Room: Gorilla 5, second floor Moderator: Jan Vaes, VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) Industry Expert: Juan Manuel Cueto Fernandez, Sacyr Fluor Anne Degeest, ABN AMRO Bank Jerome de Richemont, Blue Pelican Capital Alena Fargere, SWEN Capital Partners Stian Nygaard, Yara Growth Ventures Stefan Parhofer, Smartenergy Jan Vaes, VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) Presenter: Koen Vlaeminck, HyEx SAURABH TEMBHURNE, SoHHytec Vincent Brassinne, Zellie (Luik - Antwerpen) Stephan Windels, Hyoffwind 12:00 Networking & One2One Meetings You will be able to request your meetings with the companies, investors, experts, and guests on the Tech Tour Community Platform. Please respond to ALL your One2One meeting requests via the platform. A confirmation of the meetings from both sides is needed. 12:00, Room: Atrium 12:30 Networking Lunch 12:30, Room: Atrium 13:15 Closing Speech & End of the Forum 13:15, Room: Okapi Speaker: William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe Christian Weinberger, Hydrogen-advisers.eu 13:30 Departure for Hosted Tour (optional) Registration is CLOSED! Boat trip organized by Port of Antwerp. Pick up location is the Flanders Meeting & Convention Center with organised transport to the starting point - Port of Antwerp. The end point is Port of Antwerp and all participants will receive tickets and map to get to the city center. The whole boat tour will last 2 hours. Pre-registration is required. Limited places available!
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