| 9:00 am - 9:05 am | Welcome words |
| HM Ambassador to Norway Richard Wood, Europe North Head of Missions Champion for Energy and Climate |
| Introductory remarks by moderator Professor Joseph Howe, Executive Director of The Energy Research Institute, University of Chester |
| PART I: Creation of hydrogen economy – how, when, where |
| 9:05 am - 9:20 am | ‘Chicken and egg’ hydrogen supply vs demand development. What’s the way forward? Key challenges by Hannah Bryson-Jones, Senior Consultant at Element Energy Ltd |
| 9:20 am - 9:35 am | Learning by doing – hydrogen and fuel cell deployments in Scotland by Nigel Holmes, CEO at Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association |
| 9:35 am - 10:15 am | Panel Discussion: Establishing new hydrogen production facilities vs transforming established industrial companies. Key challenges when creating infrastructure around it |
| Moderator: Professor Joseph Howe, Executive Director of The Energy Research Institute, University of Chester |
| Nigel Holmes, CEO at Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UK) |
| Aivars Starikovs, Chairman of the Board at Latvian Hydrogen Association (LV) |
| Nicolaj Bruun Rasmussen, Business Development Director at Everfuel (DK) |
| 10:15 am - 10:20 am | Break |
| PART II: Practical application of hydrogen |
| 10:20 am - 10:35 am | Hydrogen for road transport: public transport, HGV, private users – where to start? by William Darby, Senior Consultant at Element Energy Ltd |
| 10:35 am - 10:50 am | Hydrogen for maritime – is it the future? by Leonore Van Velzen, Hydrogen Project Manager at European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) |
| 10:50 am - 11:30 am | Panel Discussion: Which sectors will be using hydrogen in the nearest future |
| Moderator: Professor Joseph Howe, Executive Director of The Energy Research Institute, University of Chester |
| Sven Parkel, Head at Estonian Hydrogen Cluster (EE) |
| Mattias Backmark, Project Financing & Insurance Manager at Preem Refinery (SE) |
| Vidas Korsakas, Director at SG dujos Auto (LT) |
| 11:30 am - 11:50 am | Break |
| PART III: Hydrogen – as a key to decarbonisation |
| 11:50 am - 12:05 pm | The role of hydrogen in supporting a low carbon transition of the UK economy: key drivers and challenges by Prof Nigel Brandon, Director, UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Hub at Imperial College London |
| 12:05 pm - 12:20 pm | Research and innovation as a key factor for clean hydrogen industry growth by Steffan Eldred, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Energy & Infrastructure at Innovate UK KTN |
| 12:20 pm - 1:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Hydrogen in transition to carbon neutrality: unlocking hydrogen's potential as a low carbon alternative |
| Moderator: Professor Joseph Howe, Executive Director of The Energy Research Institute, University of Chester |
| Jurgita Šilinskaitė-Venslovienė, Head of LNG Commerce at Klaipėdos Nafta (LT) |
| Jukka Räsänen, Head of Business Development, Renewable H2 and PtX at Neste (FI) |
| Björn Aronsson, Managing Director at Hydrogen Sweden (SE) |
| 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm | Closing remarks by moderator Professor Joseph Howe, Executive Director of The Energy Research Institute, University of Chester |
