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STRATEGIC SUMMIT AT CGHJ2024

2024 STRATEGIC SUMMIT AGENDA

Day1

Day 1 Morning – Strategic Summit

08:00 - 08:55 (55 mins)

Registration & Coffee

09:30 - 09:35 (05 mins)

Conference Chair's Welcome Remarks

Suguru Kimura
Counsel
Clifford Chance, Tokyo

09:35 - 10:00 (25 mins)

[Keynote] Tokyo Gas's Action to Support Japan Future Hydrogen Development

Hisataka Yakabe
Executive Officer, Director of Hydrogen and Carbon Management Department
Tokyo Gas

10:10 - 11:10

(60 mins)

[Opening Executive Panel] Hydrogen Leading Future Energy Transition - A United Vision From Global Leaders

  • Leadership and initiatives from across industry, policy and finance to drive the hydrogen economy forward

  • Fostering the adoption of common global industry standards

  • The prospects for hydrogen as an energy carrier: flexibility and viability

Moderator: 

Hirofumi Taba
Partner
Linklaters

Panelist:

Tanaka Hideaki
Operating Officer, General Manager, Hydrogen Business Department
ENEOS Corporation

Mohammad Abdelqader El-Ramahi
Chief Green Hydrogen Officer
Masdar

Philippe MARION
Director of Hydrogen Product Line– International Division
EDF SA

Wataru Ikushima
General Manager, New Energy Business Development Department
Marubeni Corporation

Toshiyuki Sakamoto
Board Member, Director, in charge of Climate Change & Energy Efficiency Unit
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

Minoru (Mike) Takeda
Japan Representative
Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL)

Morning Coffee & Networking Break 

11:30 - 11:50

(20 mins)

[Keynote] JOGMEC's Initiatives for Advancing CCUS Technologies and Hydrogen Production

Dr. Koji YAMAMOTO
Senior Vice President, Energy Business Unit
JOGMEC, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security

11:50 - 12:10

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Chiyoda Corporation’s Plan for Hydrogen Future

Norimasa Matsuoka
Senior Vice President, Frontier Business Division
Chiyoda Corporation

12:10 - 12:30 (20 mins)

[Keynote] Clean Hydrogen and Ammonia: Market Developments and Price Drivers

Murray Douglas
Vice President, Hydrogen and Ammonia Research
Wood Mackenzie

Luncheon

Day 1 Afternoon – Strategic Summit

14:00 - 15:00 

(60 mins)

[Panel] International Supply Chains: Making Clean Hydrogen and Ammonia Trade Happen

  • Greater cooperation to realize the benefits of global hydrogen and ammonia deployment

  • Leading projects experience: strategies and practices supporting the developments of hydrogen and ammonia supply chains

  • Hydrogen and ammonia as future commodity - what key actions are being made to achieve commercial viability

Moderator: 

Kaoru Umino
Partner
DLA Piper

Panelist:

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Benedikt Messner
Senior Vice President
Uniper Global Commodities SE

Andreas Bieringer
Director, Green Hydrogen Business Development and Commercial
Masdar

Yasuhiko Otsuki
Managing Director
Siemens Energy K.K.

Pablo Pulpeiro Mori
Chief Executive Officer
Acciona & NORDEX Green Hydrogen

Teruaki Tsukamoto
Executive, CP Hydrogen Strategic Business Unit Division
Ebara Corporation

15:00 - 15:20 (20 mins)

[Keynote] Kawasaki’s Efforts to Build International Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain

Kei NOMURA
Executive, Deputy General Manager, Hydrogen Strategy Division
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

15:20 - 15:40

(20 mins)

[Keynote] Delivering the Central Queensland Hydrogen Project

Steve Quilter
Executive General Manager, Growth and Future Energy
Stanwell Corporation

Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break

16:10 - 17:00

(50 mins)

[Panel] Hydrogen and Ammonia Adoption in Ports and Shipping - The Key to Establish Global Supply Chain

  • The role of ports and shipping in building global hydrogen supply chain

  • What's the main factor that influences the feasibility of hydrogen maritime transport?

  • Are ports prepared for the projected future hydrogen supply chains? If not, what actions can be taken to enhance port readiness

Moderator:

Nathan G. Schmidt
Partner
Nishimura & Asahi

Panelist:

Takahiro Rokuroda
Group General Manager, Green Business
NYK Line

Navid Ostadian-Binai
Head of Green Vessels and Fuels
Maersk Tankers

Takeo Akamatsu
General Manager, Green Innovation Business Unit
ITOCHU Corporation

Daisuke Fujihashi
General Manager of Carbon Solution Projects, Carbon Solution Development Unit, Headquarters of Energy Business
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

17:00 - 18:00

(60 mins)

[Panel] Growing Opportunities in Global Hydrogen Investments

  • How do public and private investors assess the potential growth and profitability of hydrogen-related investments?

  • Understand what makes hydrogen bankable and discuss how to de-risk the early stage projects

  • What’s needed to stimulate investments in accelerating the development of clean hydrogen?

Moderator: 

Hans Menski
Partner
Clifford Chance, Tokyo

Panelist:

TOYODA Kohei
Director General for Energy Transformation Strategy Energy and Natural Resources Finance Group
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

Laurent Dallet
Managing Director
Nomura

Fumiyo Harada
Managing Executive Director
Development Bank of Japan Inc.(DBJ)

Keiichi Suzuki
Partner, Head of Renewables and Sustainability
Advantage Partners

Kento Yoshimura 
Head, Japan Market Lead
Aurora Energy Research

18:00 - 19:30 

(90 mins)

Sustainable energy night party
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