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2025 Early Confirmed Strategic Speakers


Hidenori SAKA
Director, Hydrogen and Ammonia Department
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)


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


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


Toshiyuki Ito
Vice President, Division Director Frontier Business Division
Chiyoda Corporation


Dr. Masami Takenaka
Lead Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Green Solution Project
Asahi Kasei Corporation


Yasuhiko Otsuki
Director, Vice President Business Development
Siemens Energy


Ashwani Raina
Executive Director, Business Development - Global Green Hydrogen
ACWA Power


Daisuke Fujihashi
General Manager of Carbon Solution Projects, Carbon Solution Development Unit
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.


Takeo Akamatsu
General Manager, Green Innovation Business Unit
ITOCHU Corporation


Dr. Namiko Murayama
Senior Regional Manager, gH2 Business Development
thyssenkrupp nucera Japan


Ko SAKATA
Advisory Fellow/Former President
The Institute of Applied Energy/Hydrogen Energy Systems Society of Japan


Dr. Dongping Duan
Researcher
Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences
2024 Strategic Speakers


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


Dr. Yamamoto Koji
Senior Vice President, Energy Business Unit
JOGMEC


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


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


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


Norimasa Matsuoka
Senior Vice President, Frontier Business Division
Chiyoda Corporation


Shinya UMEHARA
General Manager, Hydrogen Solutions Business Div., Energy Solutions Business Unit
Mitsui & Co.


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


Mohammad Abdelqader
El-Ramahi
Chief Green Hydrogen Officer
Masdar


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


Dr. Gabriël Clemens
CEO, Green Gas
E.ON


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


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


Kohei Toyoda
Director General for Energy Transformation Strategy Energy and Natural Resources Finance Group
Japan Bank for International Cooperation


Andreas Bieringer
Director, Green Hydrogen Business Development and Commercial
Masdar


Benedikt Messner
Senior Vice President
Uniper Global Commodities SE


Yasuhiko Otsuki
Managing Director
Siemens Energy K.K.


Melanie Kleemann
Head of Global Engineering Hydrogen
RWE Generation SE


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


Pablo Pulpeiro Mori
Chief Executive Officer
Acciona & NORDEX


Takahiro Rokuroda
Group General Manager, Green Business
NYK Line


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


Brent Lakeman
Director, Hydrogen Initiative
Edmonton Global


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


Nikolaus Boltze
Country Representative for Japan, Korea and Oceania
thyssenkrupp AG


Tadahiro Kaneko
Chair of Finance Committee & Senior Assisstant to Unit Heads, Global Banking & Wholesale
Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A) & Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation


Jerome Henry
Global Hydrogen Segment Manager
Hitachi Energy


Dr. Aljoscha Frede
Senior Manager Corporate Ecosystem
H2UB GmbH


Laurent Dallet
Managing Director
Nomura


Hirofumi Taba
Partner
Linklaters


Kaoru Umino
Partner
DLA Piper


Yoshimi Okada, Ph.D.
Fellow
Chiyoda Corporation


Dan Woznow
Senior Vice President – Business Diversification
Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd.


Connie Lo
Vice President
NexantECA


Murray Douglas
Vice President, Hydrogen and Ammonia Research
Wood Mackenzie


Flor De La Cruz
Principal Research Analyst, Hydrogen & Derivatives
Wood Mackenzie


Stone Zhang
Managing Director for Asia
Amogy


Nathan G. Schmidt
Partner
Nishimura & Asahi


Sebastiaan Surie
Head of Green Hydrogen
Climate Fund Managers B.V.


Kento Yoshimura
Head, Japan Market Lead
Aurora Energy Research


Keiichi Suzuki
Partner, Head of Renewables and Sustainability
Advantage Partners


Richard Folsom
Representative Partner
Advantage Partners


Hidetaka Endo
GX expert, Green Transformation Advisor/ Fellow
Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd. / Bywill


Hans Menski
Partner
Clifford Chance, Tokyo


Rupert Burrows
Managing Partner of Tokyo office
Mayer Brown


Greg Rozitis
Investment Attraction Advisor, Tokyo
Invest Alberta Corporation


Marion N. Chivot-Legris
Director, ESG and Sustainability Strategy
Edmonton International Airport


Dr. Hassan Dehghanpour
Professor
University of Alberta
