TIME

EVENT

VENUE

Knowledge Partner

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration at Reception and Facilitation Desk

Bharat Mandapam Entrance (Gate 7)

SECI/ITDC

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Inaugural Session

1. Mr. Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India – Welcome Address

2. Mr. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO, Hydrogen Europe.

3. Prof. Ajay K. Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India - Keynote Address

Video on India’s Journey Towards Green Hydrogen Economy

Launch of NGHM logo

4. Mr. Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Hon’ble Minister, New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India

Audi 2 , Bharat Mandapam

EY

11:30 AM – 12:10 PM

Plenary Session 1: Advancing India’s Green Hydrogen Ecosystem

Chair:
Prof. Ajay K Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

Speaker:

Mr. Santosh Kumar Sanrangi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Audi 2, Bharat Mandapam

EY

12:15 PM - 12:55 PM

Plenary Session 2: Catalyst of change : Hydrogen Partnership between India and Europe

Chair:

Mr. Abhay Bakre, Mission Director, NGHM.

Speaker:

1. Mr. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO, Hydrogen Europe

2.Mr. Matthijs van Doorn, Vice President, Commercial Port of Rotterdam Authority

Audi 2, Bharat Mandapam

EY

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout 1A: Design Consideration for Developing Successful Hydrogen valleys.

Key Note:

Dr. Ashish Lele -Director, National Chemical Laboratory - Pune, Pune Hydrogen Valley Foundation

Moderator :
Dr. Ranjith Krishna Pai Scientist -F, Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Panelist:

1. Mr. Harshil R Meena - CEO, ANERT, Kerala HVIC foundation

2. Prof. Pradip Kumar Tewari - Co- chair Jodhpur Hydrogen Valley Innovation foundation

3. Prof. Saroj Kumar Nayak, IIT Bhubaneswar,, Odisha Hydrogen Valley Foundation

4. Dr. Mårten Görnerup, Founder Metsol AB, Odisha Hydrogen Valley Foundation

5. Mr. G. V. Shankar, Senior Advisor, Axiom Group, Kerala HVIC Foundation

6. Mr. Clemens Antretter, Advisor Green Hydrogen, GIZ India

Q&A

Meeting Room 19, Bharat Mandapam

SAF Association/DST

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout 1B: Scaling Up Hydrogen for Domestic Consumption

Key Note:

Mr. S.J Haider, Additional Chief Secretary, Energy & Petrochemicals Dept., Govt. of Gujarat

Moderator:

Sh. Rajat Seksaria, Chair -FICCI Green Hydrogen Committee and CEO - Green Hydrogen & Derivatives, Adani New Industries Limited

Panelist:

1. Mr. Alok Sharma, Director (R&D), IOCL

2. Mr. Ashutosh Gautam, Member (Technical), Inland Waterways Authority of India

3. Mr. DMR Panda, Chief General Manager, NTPC

4. Mr. Derek Michael Shah - CEO & MD, L&T Energy Green Tech

5. Mr. Naveen Ahlawat - Head - Power to X Green Hydrogen, Green Steel & CCUS Head Marketing - Coal to Chemicals, Jindal Steel & Power

Q&A

Meeting Room 18, Bharat Mandapam

FICCI

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout 1C: Harnessing Green Hydrogen through Biomass pathway

Key Note:

Mr. Ravi Pandit, Non-Executive Chairman, KPIT Technologies Limited

Moderator :

Mr. Puneet Goel - Director & Leader - Fuels and Resources - ICF

Panelist :

1. Mr. Suhas Dixit , CEO, APChemi

2. Mr. Ashish Kumar, MD, Verbio

3. Mr. Rahul Garg, Manager, R&D - BPCL

4. Mr. Kulbir Singh Sandhu, Joint Director, PEDA

5. Mr. Sumit Sarkar, Chief Executing Officer (CEO), Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority (CBDA)

6. Prof. S Dasappa, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science

Q&A

Meeting Room 7, Bharat Mandapam

ICF

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout 2A: The Future of Hydrogen based Fuel for Transport Sector: Addressing Cost, Durability, and Performance

Key Note:

Mr. Mahmood Ahmed, Additional Chief Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways , Govt. of India

Moderator:

Dr. S.S Thipse - Sr DD & HoD of EDL & ERL, Automotive Research Association of India

Panelist:

1. Mr. Hari Krishnamoorthy, Project Lead for H2 ICE, Volvo

2. Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, Deputy General Manager - Technology And Innovation, Ashok Leyland

3. Dr. KU Ravindra, Vice President, Engineering, Power Solutions, Bosch Limited

4. Mr. Shivakumar V. Vepakomma, Director, Power System, SECI

5. Mr. Prashant K Banerjee, Executive Director, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)

Q&A

Meeting Room 19, Bharat Mandapam

ARAI

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout 2B: Green Hydrogen ecosystem: Seamless Integration for Shipping & Aviation

Key Note Address:

Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh, Chairman, Deendayal Port Authority

Moderator:

Dr. Guncha Munjal - Program Lead - Hydrogen - WRI

Panelist:

1. Mr. Jagabanta Ningthoujam, Director, RMI, Green Hydrogen Practice

2. Mr. Sachin Chugh, Energy Lead, ARUP

3. Mr. Rohit Kumar, Secretary, SAF Association

4. Ms. Josefine Eva Lilly Pallesen, Counsellor, Maritime, Royal Danish Embassy

5. Mr. Ajithkumar Sukumaran,Chief Surveyor-cum-Addl.DG(Engineering), Directorate General of Shipping

Q&A

Meeting Room 18, Bharat Mandapam

WRI

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout 2C: Pilot Projects and Case Studies: Demonstrating the Viability of Green Hydrogen for Steel

Key Note:

Shri Vinod K. Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India

Moderator:

Dr Deepak Yadav, Senior Programme Lead, CEEW

Panelist:

1. Mr. Naveen Ahlawat, Head-Sustainability, JSPL

2. Mr. Emil Thomas, Senior Director, EY Parthenon

3. Mr. Lennert Welter, Director and Global Lead BD, Thyssenkrupp Nucera, Germany

4. Prof. Nurni Viswanathan, Professor, IIT Bombay

Q&A

Meeting Room 7, Bharat Mandapam

CEEW

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout 2D: Opportunity for Green hydrogen trading in India

Key Note:

Mr. Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman and Managing Director, IREDA

Moderator:

Mr. Sidharth Jain, Managing Director, MEC Intelligence

Panelist:

1. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Mediratta CEO & MD, IGX

2. Mr. Braj Nandan Singh, General Manager, Hydrogen, Waaree Group

3. Mr. Felix Danger, Managing Director, Select New Energies GmbH

4. Mr. Sirko Beidatsch, Senior Natural Gas Markets Expert in Strategy and Market Design, European Energy Exchange

5. Dr. Prasad Chaphekar, Deputy Secretary MNRE

6. Dr Sachchida Nand, Visiting Professor ICRIER and Former Addl DG Fertiliser Association of India

Q&A

Meeting Room 6, Bharat Mandapam

GIZ

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Breakout 3A: Addressing Safety Concerns through Regulation, Codes and Standards in Hydrogen Ecosystem

Key Note:

Dr. Chitra Rajagopal, PSA Fellow and former Director General, DRDO

Moderator:

Mr Anuraag Nallapneni, Program Lead - Hydrogen

Panelist:

1. Mr. Manan Pathak, Sr. Manager, GERMI

2. Mr. Rohit Kumar, Manager, Siemens

3. Mr. Amrish Gupta, AGM/Fuel Cell & RE, Corporate R&D, BHEL

4. Dr. S.S Thipse, Sr DD & HoD of EDL & ERL, Automotive Research Association of India

5. Mr. K S Rao, Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, PESO

Q&A

Meeting Room 19, Bharat Mandapam

WRI

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Breakout 3B: Certification Requirement for Green Hydrogen Value Chain

Key Note:

Mr. Milind Deora, Secretary, BEE

Moderator:

Mr. Rolf Berhndt, Senior Advisor - GH2 India

Panelist:

1. Mr. Pulak Prakash, Director - Sales and Strategy, South Asia, Bureau Veritas

2. Mr. Matthieu Boisson , Managing Director, CertifHy

3. Mr. Simon Brytus, Partner - Green Investors

4. Mr. Bhavesh Prajapati, Global Technical Director - Audit & Compliance, Climate Change & Sustainability Solutions

5. Mr. Stefan Simon, Global Business Development Manager Energy and Environment - TUV International

6. Ms. Kalpana Gupta (Senior General Manager — BD & Commercial, AM Green)

Q&A

Meeting Room 18, Bharat Mandapam

GH2 India

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Breakout 3C: Green Hydrogen Blending for City Gas Distribution & Hydrogen Transport

Special Address:

Mr. Anjan Kumar Mishra, Secretary, PNGRB

Key Note Address:

Mr. A Ramana Kumar, Member, PNGRB

PNGRB RoadMap launch - PNGRB

Moderator:

Mr. Archit Garg, Associate Director, ICF

Panelist:

1. Mr. Saurav Das, Associate Prof., IIT Roorkee

2. Mr. Dhiraj Mahajan, Professor - IIT Ropar

3. Mr. Ankur Mullick, CGM, PIL

4. Mr. Muktikam Phukan, Director (Coordination) & Officer I/C Hydrogen Cell, PNGRB

5. Mr. Aseem Prasad, Executive Director (Corporate Strategy, Planning, Advocacy and Corporate Affairs), GAIL

Q&A

Meeting Room 7, Bharat Mandapam

ICF

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Breakout 3D: Equipment Manufacturing for Green Hydrogen Industry

Key Note:

Dr. R K Malhotra,, Director & Co-founder, Carbon U Turn Pvt. Ltd., President, Hydrogen Association of India

Moderator:

Mr. Sachin Chugh, Energy Lead, ARUP

Panelist:

1. Ms. Rucha Shevde , Country Head, H2 Membranes, Zirfon Agfa

2. Dr. Sachin Tomar, Sr Research Scientist , Greenzo Energy India limited

3. Mr. Siddharth R. Mayur, Founder President & CEO, H2E Power Systems Pvt. Ltd.

4. Mr. J K Srivastava, Founder & Chairman, JKSH Group

5. Dr. Sumanth Addagarla, VGE systems

Meeting Room 6, Bharat Mandapam

Hydrogen Association of India

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Knowledge Partner

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

High level address

1. Mr. Abhay Bakre, Mission Director, National Green Hydrogen Mission, MNRE

2. Mr. Vineet Mittal, Chairman, Avaada Group

3. Mr. Akash Tripathi, Managing Director, Solar Energy Corporation of India

4. Mr. Shripad Y. Naik, Hon’ble MoS, MNRE, Government of India

5. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India

Audi-2, Bharat Mandapam

EY

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM

Plenary Session 3: Global trends in Green Hydrogen’s role in Industrial Decarbonization

Chair:

MR. Tarun Kapoor, Advisor to Prime Minister, Govt of India

Speaker:

1. Ms. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General, IRENA

2. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Govt. of India

Audi-2 , Bharat Mandapam

EY

12:00 PM - 12:40 PM

Plenary Session 4: Market momentum : Advancing Hydrogen Trade and Global Alliances

Moderator:

Mr. Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India

Speaker:

1. Ms. Susana Moreira , Executive Director, H2 Global Foundation

2. Mr. Seokjin Jung, Secretary General, Korea Hydrogen Alliance

3. Mr. Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Former Secretary, MNRE

Audi-2 , Bharat Mandapam

EY

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout 4A: Role of Start-ups in Green Hydrogen Value Chain

Key Note:

Mr. Mohammad Rihan, Director General, NISE

Moderator:

Dr. Ajinkya Kamat, Associate Director - Innovation, India Energy Storage Alliance

Panelist:

1. Dr. Vishnu Budama, CEO, Pune Hydrogen Valley

2. Dr. Satyajit Phadke, Co-founder & CEO, Hydrovert Energy

3. Mr. Varkey F Thachil, CTO, Forgonyx

4. Mr. Santosh Gurunath, CEO & Co-founder, H2 Carbon Zero

5. Mr. Alexander Rutter, Manager - Research & Due Diligence, Third Derivative

6. Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, Chairman, Honc Gas

Q&A

Meeting Room 19, Bharat Mandapam

IESA

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout 4B: Financing Green Hydrogen Projects: Bridging the cost Gap

Key Note:

Mr. Joshit Ranjan Sikidar, Director, Finance, SECI

Moderator:

Dr.Ashvini Kumar, Former Managing Director, SECI

Panelist:

1. Mr. Ashok Sharma, Deputy Managing Director, SBI

2. Mr. Sudeep Sural, Senior Executive Vice President - Head of Thematic Research, HDFC Bank

3. Dr. Susana Moreira, Executive Director, H2Global Foundation

4. Mr. Anuj Banga, Head, Structured & Project Finance - India, SMBC

5. Mr. Ravi Verma, Member Governing Council, SPDA

6. Mr. Mudit Parashar, Chief Financial Officer, ACME

7. Mr. Ranjit Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Ocior Group

Q&A

Meeting Room 18, Bharat Mandapam

SPDA

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout 4C: Developing Port Infrastructure for Green Hydrogen: Bunkering and Refuelling

Key Note:

Mr. Sushanta Kumar Purohit, Chairperson, V O Chidambaranar Port Authority

Moderator:

Mr. Sandeep Narang, Partner, EY

Panelist:

1. Mr. Georg Jahnsen, Project Lead, Green Hydrogen Projects India

2. Ms. Akshima Ghate, Managing Director, RMI

3. Mr. Daljit Singh Kohli, Port of Antwerp-Bruges

4. Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh IRSME, Kandla, Port

5. Mr Rolf Behrndt, Senior Advisor and Advisory Board Member, GH2 India

Q&A

Meeting Room 7, Bharat Mandapam

EY

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout 5A: Strengthening the R&D Ecosystem

Key Note:

Prof. Suddhasatwa Basu, Professor, IIT Delhi

Moderator:

Dr. Ranjith Krishna Pai - Scientist -F, Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Panelist:

1. Mr. Siddharth R. Mayur, Founder President & CEO, H2E Power Systems Pvt. Ltd.

2. Mr. Jimmy Olsson, Founder & Director, ZR2 Group and President, SAF Association

3. Mr. Rohit Kumar, Secretary General, SAF Association and Carbon Markets Association of India

4. Dr. K Naga Mahesh - Founder and CEO of Nanosol Energy Pvt. Ltd.

5. Dr. Mukul Kumar Dubey, Principal Scientist & Head Solar Energy Division, Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute

6. Dr. Rohit Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Pandit Deendayal Energy University

7. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay, Professor & IFFCO Chair Professor, IIT (BHU)

Q&A

Meeting Room 19, Bharat Mandapam

DST

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout 5B: Strategic importance of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) initiatives/pilots in Green Hydrogen Ecosystem

Key Note: Mr. Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC

Moderator: Mr. Somesh Kumar, Partner, EY

Panelist:

1. Mr. Dibyendu Dwijesh Sarkar, Head Renewable Energy, BPCL

2. Mr. Anand Raidurg, General Manager, MEDA

3. A.K Bairagi, Director, Technical - Mecon

4. Mr. Baljeet Singh, Director, CHT

5. Mr DMR Panda, ED (NTPC-Hydrogen)

6. Mr. Harshil R Meena, CEO, ANERT

7. Mr. Rohit Gupta, CMD RECCL

Q&A

Meeting Room 18, Bharat Mandapam

EY

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout 5C: Adoption of Green Ammonia in Fertiliser industry

Key Note: Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Director, SECI

Moderator: Mr Hemant Mallya , Fellow, CEEW

Panelist:

1. Mr. Jitendra Singh, VP & Head of Engineering, ACME

2. Mr. Sanjeev Kaul, Executive Vice President, Jackson Green

3. Ms. Smeeta Fokeer, Research and Industrial Policy Officer, UNIDO

4. Mr. Shatanshu Agrawal, VP – Business Development, AM Green

5. Dr Sachchida Nand, Visiting Professor ICRIER and Former Addl DG Fertiliser Association of India

Q&A

Meeting Room 7, Bharat Mandapam

CEEW

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout 5D: Harmonization of various green hydrogen standards and certification

Moderator : Mr. Matthieu Boisson, Managing Director, CertifHy

Panelist:

1. Mr. Matthias Altmann, Senior Project Manager and Consultant, LBST

2. Ms. Sakshi Verma - Manager, ACME

3. Mr. Simon Byrtus, Co-Founder and Partner, Green Investors AG

4. Mr. P Rahul, DGM, Hydrogen Energy, NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd.

5. Mr. Nishaanth Balashanmugam, CEO & Director, GH2 India

6. Mr. Abhilash Rajwanshi - Programme Director-Technology, National Green Hydrogen Mission, MNRE

7. Mr. Bartosz Przywara, Energy, Climate, Environment Counsellor at Delegation of the EU to India

Q&S

Meeting Room 6, Bharat Mandapam

GIZ

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Breakout 6A: Green Hydrogen Policy in Indian States: Best practices

Key Note:

Mr. Hemant Sharma, Addl. Chief Secretary, Industries Department, Govt. of Odisha

Moderator: Mr Pinaki Bhattacharyya, FICCI Co-Chair, FICCI RE CEOs Committee and Founder & MD, AMPIN Energy

Panelist:

1. Mr. Tushar Goyal - VP & Head of Regulatory, ACME Group

2. Mr. Prashant Choubey, President & Head - Green Hydrogen, Avaada

3. Mr. Kamalakara Babu, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.

4. Mr. Vishal Kumar Dev, Principal Secretary (Energy), Govt. of Odisha.

5. Mr. Puneet Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Power Department, Government of Kerala

6. Mr. Narendra Bhooshan, Additional Chief Secretary, Energy & Additional Sources of Energy & Chairman, UPNEDA, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

Q&A

Meeting Room 19, Bharat Mandapam

FICCI

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Breakout 6B: Hydrogen - RE - Energy storage nexus : Enabling Round-the Clock Green Hydrogen Production

Moderator: Debmalya Sen, President, India Energy Storage Alliance

Speakers:

1. Mr. Arnava Sinha, Head- Business Development, ACME Group

2. Mr. Shatanshu Agrawal, AVP, Greenko Group

3. Dr. Vasundhara Sen, Head-Regulatory & Policy, Thermax

4. Mr. Sudhir Pathak, Head- Central Design & Engg (CDE) II QA II Green Hydrogen, Hero Future Energies

5. Mr. Moez Cherif, Lead Energy Economist - India, World Bank

6. Mr. N Rangarao, Director & Head of Engineering, thyssenkrupp Nucera India

Q&A

Meeting Room 18, Bharat Mandapam /p>

IESA

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Breakout 6C: Building a Green Hydrogen Workforce

Key Note: Ms. Hena Usman, Joint Secretary, MSDE

Moderator: Mr. Chetan Pathak, Director - Strategy & Growth, IESA

Panelist:

1. Mr. Arpit Sharma, CEO, Skill Council for Green Jobs

2. Mr. Alekhya Datta, Director, Electricity and Renewables Division, TERI

3. Dr. Rashi Gupta, Founder & MD, Vision Mechatronics

4. Mr. Amit Das, Managing Director, German Academy of Digital Education (DADB)

5. Mr. Karan Arora, Advisor Green Hydrogen, H2Uppp, GIZ India

6. Mr. Manan Pathak, Senior Manager - New Technology Management GERMI

7. Mr. S.K. Bose, CEO, Hydrogen Sector Skill Council (HSSC)

8. Ms Bhumika Malhotra, GM, National Skill Development Corporation

Q&A

Meeting Room 7, Bharat Mandapam

IESA

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

High Tea

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Knowledge Partner

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
(Day 1)

UK Country roundtable

Meeting Room 10, Bharat Mandapam

GH2 India

05:00 PM – 06:15 PM
(Day 1)

CEO roundtable: Early Champions

Meeting Room 10, Bharat Mandapam

GH2 India

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
(Day 2)

Country roundtable : Japan

Meeting Room 10, Bharat Mandapam

CEEW

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
(Day 2)

India-France Roundtable With industry CEOs on Green Hydrogen Value Chain

Meeting Room 10, Bharat Mandapam

SPDA