INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GREEN HYDROGEN 2024
11th - 13th September, 2024 Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
Day 1: 11 September, 2024
TIME |
EVENT |
VENUE |
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration at Reception and Facilitation Desk |
Bharat Mandapam Gate No. 7 |
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
Inaugural Session / Inauguration of Exhibition Mr. Bhupinder S. Bhalla, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India – Welcome Address Prof. Ajay K. Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Video on India’s Journey towards Green Hydrogen Economy Mr. Hardeep S. Puri, Hon’ble Minister, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India Mr. Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Hon’ble Minister, New and Renewable Energy, Government of India Video Address of Hon’ble Prime Minister Dr.
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Kalaiselvi, DG CSIR and
Secretary, DSIR, Government of India - Vote of |
Audi 2 (900) [Level 2] |
10:45 AM - 11: 25 AM |
Plenary
Session
1: Indian Perspective
Speaker: |
Audi 2 (900) [Level 2] |
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM |
CEOs Roundtable (InvitationOnly) |
Meeting Room – 17 (100) [Level 1] |
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM |
Plenary
Session
2: USA perspective
Chair: Speaker: |
Audi 2 (900) [Level 2] |
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM |
Tea Break |
Exhibition Hall |
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Breakout
1A: Optimization &
Indigenization of Electrolysis Processes for |
Meeting Room - 6, (200), [Level 1] |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Siddharth Gupta, Chief Executive, L&T Electrolyzers Ltd Mr. Shaji John, Sr. Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Ohmium Mr. Siddharth Mayur, Founder and Executive Director, Homi Hydrogen Mr. Pawan K. Mehndiratta, Business Head, Green Hydrogen, Thermax Mr. K. Bhanja, Head, Heavy Water Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) |
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Breakout
1B: Conventional &
Emerging Solutions for Storage and |
Meeting Room -7 (200), [Level 1] |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Prof. Pratibha Sharma, IIT Bombay Mr. Milind Agarwal, Director, C&E Midstream Mr. Savir Julka, Global Head Sales, INOXCVA Mr. Akhil Mehrotra, Managing Director, Pipeline Infrastructure Limited (PIL) |
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Breakout 1C: Hydrogen for Defence Sector |
Meeting Room - 9 (100), [Level 1] |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Col. Karandeep Singh (Retd.), Founder & Director, FC TecNrgy Mr. S K Pandey (Retd.), DGM-Engine R&D, Ashok Leyland Mr. Christian Böhm, Senior Vice President (Defence and Industrial Sales), SFC Energy AG Mr. Manoj Karam, Deputy General Manager, Renewable Products and Solutions, TATA Advanced Systems Mr. B C Tripathi, Senior Advisor, AM Green |
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Breakout 1D: Harnessing Green Hydrogen through Biomass based pathway |
Meeting Room - 10 (100), [Level 1] |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Sumit Sarkar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority (CBDA) Mr. Bharat Newalkar, Chief General Manager (R&D), BPCL Prof. S Dasappa, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science Dr. Prashant Dhakephalkar, Director, Agharkar Research Institute Mr. T S Venkatraman, Chairman and
Managing Director, Esvin Advanced |
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1:45 PM – 2:45 PM |
Lunch |
Exhibition Hall |
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM |
Country Roundtable – European Union and Member States (InvitationOnly) |
Meeting Room - 17 (100) [Level 1] |
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM |
Breakout 2A: The Future of Hydrogen based Fuel for Transport Sector: Addressing Cost, Durability, and Performance |
Meeting Room - 6 (200), [Level – 1] |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Dr. Reji Mathai, Director, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Dr. A. S. Ramadhas, Director, Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) Mr. Saravana Raja, Sr. General Manager – Engine Design and Development, Tata Motors Mr. Sanjay Pandita, Head, Reliance Jio-bp industries Ms. Akshima Ghate, Managing Director, RMI |
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2:45 PM – 4:00 PM |
Breakout 2B: Building a Green Hydrogen ecosystem: Seamless Integration for Shipping & Aviation |
Meeting Room - 7 (200), [Level – 1] |
Moderator: Mr. R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow and Program Director, Green Shipping, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) |
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Panellist: Dr. Anil K Sinha, Chief Scientist (SAF), CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum- Dehradun Mr. Santiago HAYA LEIVA, Project Manager of the EU Southeast Asia Cooperation on Mitigating Climate Change Impact from Civil Aviation (EU- SEA CCCA) CORSIA project Mr. Sourabh Mukherjee, Executive Vice President, Clean Energy & Sustainability, TATA Projects Capt. Prashant S. Widge, Head of Public Affairs, South Asia, Group Public and Regulatory Affairs, Maersk |
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2:45 PM – 4:00 PM |
Breakout 2C: Pilot Projects and Case Studies: Demonstrating the Viability of Green Hydrogen for Steel |
Meeting Room - 9 (100), [Level 1] |
Moderator: Mr. Kapil Bansal, Partner, EY |
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Panellist: Mr. Amarendu Prakash, Chairman and Managing Director, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Dr. Ramanuj Narayan, Director, CSIR - Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) Mr. Kalyan Bhattacherjee, Chief Sustainability Officer, Jindal Stainless Limited Mr. Bernt Nordman, Head of Climate Program, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Finland Mr. Deepak Agrawal, Sr. Vice President, Avaada |
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2:45 PM – 4:00 PM |
Breakout 2D: Design Consideration for Developing Successful Hydrogen Hubs |
Meeting Room - 10 (100), [Level 1] |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Rolf Behrndt, Sr. Hydrogen Expert, Germany Dr. Anita Gupta, Scientist 'G', Adviser & Head, Climate, Energy and Sustainable Technology (CEST) Division, DST Mr. Sachin Chugh, Hydrogen Lead India, Arup Mr. Sidharth Jain, Managing Director, MEC+ (MEC Intelligence) Prof. (Dr.) Aravind P.V., Director (Hydrogen Economy) and Chair Prof. (Energy Conversion), University of Groningen & University of Delft, Netherlands |
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4:00 PM – 5.15 PM |
Breakout 3A: Exploring Innovative Applications of Green Hydrogen: New Frontiers and Use Cases |
Meeting Room - 6 (200), [Level – 1] |
Chair: |
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Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Anup S Shapeti, Senior Technical Manager, Hydrogen & LNG, INOX India Ltd Mr. Raj Sawhney, CEO of Clearview Strategic Partners, USA Mr. Bidyut Chakraborty, Vice President BD & Commercial, Hydrogen, Sembcorp India Mr. Gautam Reddy Kumbam, Chief Executive Officer, AM Green |
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4:00 PM – 5.15 PM |
Breakout 3B: Addressing Safety Concerns through Regulation, Codes and Standards in Hydrogen Ecosystem and Collaborative Approaches for Building Testing Infrastructure for Green Hydrogen/Electrolysers |
Meeting Room- 10 (100), [Level 1] |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Deepak Kumar Aggarwal, Scientist-F, BIS Mr. Srinivasa Rao Keta, Controller of Explosives, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) Shri Nawal Kishore Pande, Joint Director, Process and Engineering, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) Prof. Rahul Nabar, Adjust Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay Dr. Sturle Harald Pedersen,
Chairman of the Board Greenstat Hydrogen |
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4:00 PM – 5.15 PM |
Breakout 3C: Certification Requirement for Green Hydrogen Value Chain from a lifecycle perspective |
Meeting Room - 9 (100), [Level 1] |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Ms. Sonja Butzengeiger, Managing Director, Perspectives Climate Group, Germany Dr. Samuel Bartlett, Director, Green Hydrogen Organisation Mr. Rupesh Kumar Singh, Head- Renewables (India, Middle East and Africa), TUV Rhineland Mr. Pulak Prakash, Director - Sales and Strategy, South Asia, Bureau Veritas Mr. Timo Bollerhey, Chief Executive Officer, HINT.CO GmbH and Co-Creator and Lead Strategist, H2Global |
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4:00 PM – 5.15 PM |
Breakout 3D: Green Hydrogen – A viable clean option for Oil refineries and City Gas Distribution |
Meeting Room - 7 (200), [Level 1] |
Chair: |
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Key Note
Address: |
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Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. L. N. Lalwani, Executive Director, Torrent Power Mr. Kapil Maheshwari, CEO, Welspun New Energies Mr. Alex Bower, Global Head- Marketing and Sales Hydrogen, Gentari Mr. Samir Saxena, Vice President - Green Hydrogen, ReNew |
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
Cultural Program & Dinner |
Hotel Ashok, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri |
Day 2: 12 September, 2024
TIME |
EVENT |
VENUE |
9.30 AM - 10:10 AM |
Plenary Session 3: EU Perspective Chair: Speaker: |
Audi-2 (900) [Level 2] |
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM |
Plenary Session 4: Australian Perspective Chair: Speaker: |
Audi-2 (900) [Level 2] |
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
Tea Break |
Exhibition Hall |
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM |
Plenary Session 5: Netherlands initiatives on Hydrogen Chair: Speaker: Mr. Han Feenstra, Coordinator, Hydrogen International Programme and Senior Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, The Netherlands Mr. Mark-Simon Benjamins, Business Manager, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V., The Netherlands |
Audi-2 (900) [Level 2] |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Hackathon / GH2Thon |
Meeting Room - 6 (200), [Level – 1] |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Country Roundtable: Republic of Korea (South Korea) (InvitationOnly) |
Meeting Room- 17 (100) [Level 1] |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Poster Session / Exhibition |
Exhibition hall |
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Green Hydrogen for Youth (byinvitation-forstudentsonly) |
Plenary Hall (3000) [Level 3] |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Lunch |
Exhibition Hall |
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM |
Country Roundtable: Singapore (InvitationOnly) |
Meeting Room- 17 (100) [Level 1] |
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM |
India - US Hydrogen Taskforce and Industry Roundtable (InvitationOnly) |
Meeting Room – 7 (200), [Level – 1] |
Day 3: 13 September,2024
TIME |
EVENT |
VENUE |
10:00 AM – 10:40 AM |
Plenary Session 6: International Perspectives Chair:
Speaker: |
Audi-2 (900) [Level 2] |
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM |
Plenary Session 7: German Perspective Chair: Speaker: Mr. Timo Bollerhey, Chief Executive Officer, HINT.CO GmbH and Co-Creator and Lead Strategist, H2Global |
Audi-2 (900) [Level 2] |
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM |
Country Roundtable: Japan |
Meeting Room- 17 (100) [Level 1] |
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM |
Breakout 4A: New & Innovative Start-ups in Green Hydrogen/Electrolyser |
Knowledge Partner: WRI |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Ms. Suruchi Rao, Chief Executive Officer, Ossus Bio renewables Dr. Sumit D. Chowdhury, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, GreenEarthX Mr. Aniruddha Kadvekar, Founder & Director, N3e Ms. Ritika Gaur, Project Marketing Head, Sohhytec |
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11:45 AM – 1:00 PM |
Breakout 4B: Financing Green Hydrogen: Bridging the Cost Gap |
Knowledge Partner: KPMG |
Chair: |
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Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Ranjit Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Ocior Mr. Nishaanth Balashanmugam, Country Manager - India, Green Hydrogen Organisation Mr. Moez Cherif, India Energy Lead, The World Bank Mr. K Mukundan, Senior Principal- Strategic Initiatives and Policy Advisory, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Mr. Tarun Shankar, Senior Investment Professional, International Finance Corporation |
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11:45 AM – 1:00 PM |
Breakout
4C: Developing Port
Infrastructure for the Green Hydrogen |
Knowledge Partner: World Bank |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Dr. Ennarasu Karunesan Regional Director to India, International Association of Ports and Harbours, Japan Mr. Mark-Simon Benjamins, Business Manager, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V., The Netherlands Cmde. Sujeet Samaddar, NM (Retd.), Founder and Secretary, Society for Aerospace Maritime and Defense Studies (SAMDES) Mr. Tobias Winter, Director at Indo-German Energy Forum - Support Office |
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11:45 AM – 1:00 PM |
Breakout 4D: Strengthening the R&D Ecosystem |
Knowledge Partner:DST |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Dr. Sae Hoon Kim, Technical Advisor, Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT Ropar Dr. S. C. Chetal, Ex. Indra Gandhi Centre for Atomic research, Ex. Mission Director, Advanced ultra super critical thermal plant (R&D), Ex. Senior advisor, BHEL (R&D) |
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |
Lunch |
Exhibition Hall |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Quiz |
Audi-2 (900) Level 2 |
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM |
Breakout 5A: Building a Green Hydrogen Workforce |
Knowledge Partner: Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council
(HSSC) |
Chair: |
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Moderator: |
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Panellist: Dr. Biswajit Roy, Director General, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) Mr. Chintan Tewari, Managing Director, Eastern Electrolyser Ltd Mr. S K Bose, Chief Executive Officer, Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council Mr. Manish Marathe, General Manager, Business Development, Technip Energies Mr. Sajal Chakravarty, Director, 1H1 Labs Pvt Ltd |
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2:00 PM – 3:15 PM |
Breakout
5B: Public Sector
Undertaking (PSU) initiatives/pilots in |
Knowledge Partner: USAID SAREP |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Parivesh Chugh, Executive Director (SD & Renewables), GAIL Mr. Vivek Shrivastava, Executive Director, NHPC Ltd Mr. A K Singh, Director (Finance), SJVN Ltd Mr. Praveen Saxena, Chief General Manager, THDC India Mr. Joydeep Choudhury, Executive Director, IOCL Mr. Sarit Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited |
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2:00 PM – 3:15 PM |
Breakout 5C: Green Ammonia and Fertiliser industry |
Knowledge Partner: SPDA |
Chair: |
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Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Narinder Goyal, President- Green Ammonia Business, Avaada Group Mr. Hiren Mehta, Chief Commercial Officer, ACME Mr. Vivek Singla, President and Head of Green Hydrogen & Transmission Business, Renew Mr. Gurpreet Chugh, Senior Managing Director, ICF |
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2:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Breakout 5D: India- US Cooperation on Green Hydrogen Sector |
Knowledge Partner: USISPF |
Moderator: |
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Panellist: Mr. Chintan Shah, Group President and Global Head of Strategic Business Development & Policy Affairs, Renew Power Mr. Kareem Afzal, Executive Chairman, PDC Machines Mr. Balsu Lakshmanan, Chief Technical Officer, Versogen Mr. Anil Kale, Sales and Business Development Leader, Accelera Electrolyzers, India Mr. Kiran Alla, Sr. Director (BD), Plug Power India |
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3:15 PM - 4:20 PM |
Breakout 6A: Green Hydrogen Policy in Indian States: Best practices |
Knowledge Partner: EY |
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Panellist: Mr. N Amaranath, Chief Executive Officer, KSPDCL / KREDL, Karnataka Mr. Narendra Bhooshan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Additional Sources of Energy & Chairman, UPNEDA, Government of Uttar Pradesh Mr. Arun Mahesh Babu (IAS), MD, Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL) Dr. Kadambari Balkawade, IAS, Director General, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA)
Mr. Rajesh B Lakhoni, IAS and ACS, Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and TANGEDCO. |
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3:15 PM - 4:20 PM |
Breakout 6B: Natural Resource Management/Digital Approaches for better Implementation of Green Hydrogen ecosystem |
Knowledge Partner: DST |
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Panellist: Prof. Samar Das, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad Mr. G.V. Shankar, President & CEO, Global Connect Inc. Dr. Aravind Kumar Chandiran, Professor Department of Chemical Engineering and Head, Centre for Photo- and Electro-Chemical Energy Sciences (C-PEC), Indian Institute of Technology – Madras Mr. Ankit Sharma, Head Business Development, Utilities and Technologies, Hero Future Energies Mr. Praseeth Prabhakaran, Project Engineer, DVGW Research Centre at Engler-Bunte-Institute (EBI) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany |
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4:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
Valedictory
Session Mr. Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India Prof. Ajay K. Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Mr. Shripad Y. Naik, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State (Science & Technology), Government of India Ms. Jyoti Vij, Director General, FICCI - Vote of thanks |
Audi-2 (900) [Level 2] |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
High Tea |
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*Confirmation Awaited