08:00
08:00 – 08:05
Oman National Anthem
Welcome speech – MC
Speaker
Afraa Amur
Media & Publications Executive
Birba
08:05 – 09:00
Keynote Speeches
Speaker
H.E Salim Al Aufi
Minister
Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Eng. Abdulaziz Said Al Shidhani
Managing Director
Hydrom
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
CEO
Hydrogen Europe
09:30 – 10:00
1. Ministerial Panel
Moderator
Salih Yilmaz
Senior Equity Research Analyst
Bloomberg
Panelists
H.E Salim Al Aufi
Minister
Ministry of Energy and Minerals
H.E. Eng. Karim Badawi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Luigi Di Maio
EU Special
Representative for the
Gulf Region
10:30 – 11:30
2. Oman’s Hydrogen Vision: Positioning for Global Relevance
Moderator
José Miguel Menéndez
Energy Technology Analyst
IEA
Panelists
Dr. Abdullah
Al Abri
Vice President of Sustainability
SOHAR Port and Freezone
Eng. Abdulaziz Said Al Shidhani
Managing Director
Hydrom
Ghalib Al Maamari
Acting CEO
OQ Alternative Energy
Reggy Vermeulen
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Duqm Company
SAOC
Saif Alhosni
Chief Business Development & Commercial Officer
OQGN
11:30 – 12:30
3. The Hydrogen Age: Redefining Global Alliances and Energy Dependencies
Moderator
Lionel Rabin
Founder
Haltiqa
Panelists
Arnava Sinha
Executive Vice President
ACME
Pauline Raabe
Project Manager
H2Global
Rumaitha
Al-Busaidi
Business and ICV Development Manager
Hydrom
Mark Geilenkirchen
Vice President of Business Development Middle East
Advario
Mikaa Blugeon-Mered
Senior Researcher on hydrogen geopolitics, global markets and strategies, Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen
14:00 – 15:00
4. From Potential to Production: Lessons from Early Hydrogen Projects
Moderator
Akram Azerbayev
VP Business Development
OQAE
Panelists
Sumit Sinha
Associate Vice President
ACME
Jorden van Dam
General Manager at Green
Energy Oman LLC & Business Opportunity Manager Oman Shell
Kamel El Kholy
2 Business Development Director MENA
John Cockerill
Nicolas POIROT
CEO
Air Liquide Africa Middle East & India
15:00 – 16:00
5. Green Hydrogen in Action: Driving Demand and End-Use Transformation Across Key Sectors
Moderator
Javier Doblas
Managing Director and Partner, BCG
Panelists
Dr. Azzan Al-Yaarubi
SLB New Energy Director for KSA & Oman
Manfred Schuckert
Head of Automotive Regulatory Strategy – Commercial Vehicles
Daimler AG
Andrew Fang
Vice President Projects and Sustainability
Meranti Green Steel
Paul Louis Kiesow
CEO and CO-Founder
Hytra
Ellen Ruhotas
CEO
ECOLOG
08:55 – 09:00
Welcome speech – MC
Ruqaya Al Khudhairi
TV Reporter & Producer
Oman Television
09:00 – 09:30
Keynote Speeches
Speaker
H.E. Mohsin Al Hadhrami
Undersecretary
Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Sultanate of Oman
Anne Le Guellec
Director of the International Enterprise Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Netherlands
09:30 – 10:15
6. Infrastructure & Logistics: Building the Backbone for Export Competitiveness
Moderator
Dr. Alessandro Zampieri
Partner and Associate Director, Decarbonisation Solutions
BCG
Panelists
Eng. Noor Al Wahaibi
Head of Commercial
OTTCO
Akio Kusakabe
General Manager
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Kirsten Raeymaekers
Manager MENA/Hydrogen,
Port of Antwerp-Bruges International
Ahmed Al Abri
Infrastructure manager
Hydrom
Mickael Naouri
Regional Sales and Business Development Manager E&C AMEI
10:15 – 11:00
7. Integrating Energy and Technology Systems for Scale-Up
Moderator
Dr. Eng. Najah Al Mhanna
Associate Professor – Research lead at OHC
German University of Technology
Panelists
Paul Smith
SVP Global Sales
Energy Dome
Haneen Al Saleh
Managing Director
Bosch KSA Regional Headquarter
Juergen Rechberger
Group Vice President Fuel Cell & Energy
AVL List GmbH
Dr. Ding Yi
Senior Engineer and Technical Advisor
China Energy Engineering Group
Raphaël Schoentgen
Founder and CEO
Hydrogen Advisors
11:30 – 12:15
8. Strategic Offtake Agreements and Market Access
Moderator
Stefan Krümpelmann
Editor, Hydrogen and
Future Fuels
Argus Media
Panelists
Erik van der Heijden
Business Manager Energy Transition
Port of Rotterdam
Raul Ochagavia
Development Director
ACCIONA Nordex Green Hydrogen
Marcel van de Kar
Managing Director Vopak Oman
Siddharth Malik
Development Director
ACCIONA Nordex Green Hydrogen
Fadi Al-Noaimi
Senior Research Fellow
Carboun Institute
12:15 – 13:00
9. Financing Capacity and Investment Risks
Moderator
Lotus Mohajer
Policy and programs expert
Panelists
Leo Porter
Executive Director Crédit Agricole CIB
Kenny Kitamura
Chief Representative for the
Middle East
Japan Bank for International
Cooperation
Almud Weitz
Regional Practice Director for Infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa region, Afghanistan and Pakistan
World Bank
Dr. Adriana Abdenur
Co-President
Global Fund for a New Economy
Abdul Wahid Al Murshidi
CEO
Sohar International
14:00 – 14:45
10.Hydrogen Ecosystems Integration: Unlocking Synergies from Local Systems to Global Networks
Moderator
Hebah Kassem
Founder & CEO
Visionary Edge
Panelists
Aisha Al-Balushi
Product Development Specialist
Asyad Group
Maryam Al Farsi
Infrastructure Engineer
Hydrom
Johan Dreyer
President
H2 Antofagasta
Shubham Rampalliwar
Investment Associate
Templewater
Ali Al Wardi
Head of Research And Development
OPAL OMAN
14:45 – 15:30
11. Hydrogen and the SDGs: Global and Community Impact Through Local Action
Moderator
Nashwa Al Rawahi
Board Member
ESO
Panelists
Mohsin Al Jabri
Director General
Oman Net Zero Center
Ali Ahmad
Senior Energy Specialist and GCC Energy Lead World Bank
Trevor Surridge
Water and Energy Cluster
Coordinator
GIZ-Jordan
Hani Abdullah Badhdah
CEO
Ecocode
15:30 – 16:00
Closing Remarks
Muhannad Al Hinai
Director of Hydrogen Policies and Strategies
Ministry of Energy and Minerals
