WHEC2016 - Plenary Sessions

Plenary Sessions WHEC 2016

Plenary Session 1: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen Infrastructures

Monday June 13^th, 10.30 - 12.30 h

Chairperson: Mr Javier Brey Sánchez | Chairman of WHEC 2016 and Chairman of the Spanish Hydrogen Association (AeH2)

Dr Tudor Constantinescu | Principal Adviser to the Director-General, DG ENERGY - European Commission

"The Energy Union and alternative fuels"

Mr Matthias Klietz | Vice President Research Powertrain - Research, New Technologies, Innovations - BMW AG

"BMW Group hydrogen fuel cell technology as a path towards zero emission mobility"

Mr Jacques Pieraerts | Vice President, Communication, External and Environmental Affairs - Toyota Motor Europe

"H2 : The path to a sustainable society" speech

Mr Bjørn Simonsen | Director, Market Development and Public Relations - NEL ASA

"Ramping up for the commercial hydrogen refuelling station market"

Plenary Session 2: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells National Initiatives, Strategies and Legislation

Tuesday June 14^th, 08.30 - 10.00 h

Chairperson: Chairperson: Ms Mª Luisa Revilla | Spanish Representative H2020 Energy Programme Committee | EU Programme Division INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES DIRECTORATE - CDTI

Mr Bart Biebuyck | Executive Director - Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU)

"Fuel Cells & Hydrogen joint undertaking (FCH-JU), taking Europe to the forefront"

Mr Eiji Ohira | Director, New Energy Technology Department - New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

"Current Policy and R&D Activity on Hydrogen Energy in Japan"

Ms Chris White | Communications Director - California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP)

"Status and Progress on FCEV Market Launch in California"

Mr Eric Denhoff | President and Chief Executive Officer - Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA)

"The State of Canada's Fuel Cell Industry--Successes and Challenges"

Dr Klaus Bonhoff | Managing Director - NOW GmbH National Organisation Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology

“Supporting market ramp-up of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies”

Plenary Session 3: Hydrogen Storage and Power-to-Gas

Wednesday June 15^th, 08.30 - 10.00 h

Chairperson: Mr Jacobo Rubio Fernández | Technological Unit – ENAGAS

Mr Filip Smeets | Managing Director, On-site Generation - Hydrogenics

"Renewable Hydrogen: Myth, Hype or Reality?"

Dr Simon Bourne | Chief Technology Officer - ITM Power

"Storing Renewable Energy in the Gas Grid"

Dipl-Ing Gregor Waldstein | Managing Director - ETOGAS GmbH

"Experience from successful Power-to-Gas projects"

Mr Everett Anderson | Vice President, Business Development - Technology & New Markets - Proton OnSite

“Emerging Business Opportunities in Hydrogen Energy and Power-to-Gas”

Plenary Session 4: Cross-cutting Initiatives and Upcoming Events

Thursday June 16^th, 08.30-10.00 h

Chairperson: Mr John W. Sheffield | Executive Vice President – IAHE

Mrs María Jaén Caparrós | Board Member - Spanish Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Technological Platform (PTE HPC)

"Hydrogen Energy in Spain. The Potential for Change"

Mr Pontus Lindberg | Board Member - Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Electro-mobility in European Regions (HyER)

“Hydrogen, fuel cells and electro-mobility in European regions”

Mrs Chiara Fiori | Chair - Young Scientists Division (YSD) of the IAHE

"The Young Scientists Division of the IAHE - a key to the future of hydrogen energy"

Ms Inmaculada Cabrera | EUREKA OFFICER. Canada & Korea Project Coordinator, Dpt. of Foreign technology Action - Center for the Development of Industrial Technological (CDTI)

“EUREKA. Funding opportunities for R&D cooperative projects”