Opening and Welcome by:

Prof. Dr. Katrin Klodt-Bußmann, CEO IHK Hochrhein-Bodensee

Hydrogen as a resilience factor for economic regions in the tri-border area 

• Norbert Heuser, County Administrator and Spokesperson of the Bund der Wasserstoffregionen (BdWR)
• Prof. Dr. Gerald Linke, Chairman of the Executive Board of the DVGW
• Marc Mächler, Government Councillor, Canton of St. Gallen
  
• Francois Mazière, Chief Executive Officer CCI Grand-Est
• Alwin Wagner, Deputy Chief Executive Officer IHK Südlicher Oberrhein
  

EU-wide training and qualification opportunities in the hydrogen sector

• Prof. Dr. Frank Allmendinger, Hochschule Furtwangen
  
• Delphine Furrer, European project officer, Afpa Grand Est 
• Clément Maury, Project Manager and Coordinator Green SKHy, Afpa Grand Est
  
• Ioana Preda, Associate Professor for Electrical Engineering at the Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg (HEIA-FR) in Switzerland
• Jan Dormanns, Project Manager, Klimapartner Südbaden e.V.
  
• Simon Habran, Project developer, H2Hub Wallonia & Belgian Hydrogen Council (BHC)
  

Regional and supra-regional hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen projects I

• From the Saarland to the Greater Region: How PACT-H2 and mosaHYc Are Shaping the Hydrogen Supply
  Dr. Michaela Ewen, Project coordinator PACT-H2, Saarländische Wasserstoffagentur GmbH
• Tobias Nusser, Managing Director EGS-plan, Steinbeis-Innovationszentrum energieplus
• Dieter Sommerhalter, Managing Director, ITG
• Andreas Bayerer, Badenova AG & Co. KG

New hydrogen technologies

Among others:

• Hydrogen Transport Solutions for GDRM Systems and Smart & Fully Automated MEGCs (Details)
  Jens Hundrieser, Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) GmbH + Co. KG
  

• Digital Twin in Hydrogen Projects: Simulation first. Build better. Operate smarterJürgen Giegerich Siemens AG
• Thermochemical hydrogen compression
  David Colomar, EIFHYTEC
• Hydrogen at Airports: Starting on the Ground Before Taking to the Skies
  Frédéric Veloso, GreenGT

Transformation of the gas networks in the region

Hosted by H2 Regio

The program covers a broad range of current topics and is aimed in particular at municipalities, municipal utilities, and rural districts.

The following presentations will be held:

• Introduction to H2 Regio and Current Overview of Hydrogen Projects in the Region
  Christian Klaiber, Head of the H2 Regio Office, H2 Regio e. V.
• Energy Policy at a Glance
  Jan David Linke, Energy Policy, Thüga AG, Munich
• Financing Future Hydrogen Distribution Networks
  Julian Heinrich, Regulation, Thüga AG, Munich
• What Does a Municipal Utility Sell When the Kilowatt Hour Costs €0?
  Dr. Peter Oswald, Südniedersachsenstiftung
• Municipal Heat Planning, Implementation and Challenges
  Walter Göppel, Energieagentur Oberschwaben
• Hydrogen for Industry
  Mareike Bleidießel, ThügaNetze
  
• Hydrogen in the Bodenseekreis District
  Peter Majer, Corporate Development, Stadtwerk am See
• Summary and Outlook
  Markus Kittl, Thüga Energienetze and H2 Regio e. V.

• Peter Niedereichholz (Co-Founder, Terra-A AG)

Cross-border infrastructure and offtaker momentum – practical examples followed by an open discussion

Featuring, among others:

• Thomas Beier (Managing Director, Stadtwerke Wertheim)

• Frank Gawantka (Managing Director, Creos Deutschland)

• Cedric Rutishauser (Head of Corporate Development & Communications, Gasverbund Mittelland AG)
• Rafael Schmidt, (Wasserstoff Business Development VERBUND)
  
• Ingo Schroff (Projektleiter, RWE)
  
• Tom Verlinden (Project Director RH2INE, waterstofnet)
  

National training and qualification opportunities in the hydrogen sector

• Manuel Rotärmel (Educational Counseling and Planning in the Hydrogen Sector, DVGW)
• Heinz Rohrer (TÜV Thüringen Schweiz AG)
  

Regional and supra-regional hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen projects II

• Silvan Schmid, Project manager, IET Institute for Energy Technology, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
  
• Prof. Dr. Arnulf Hoertnagl, Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt
• Dorian Lehmann, Technical Sales Manager, RCT GH Hydrogen
  
• Simon Deussen, Geschäftsführung, control-f

Hydrogen in industrial production

• Robert Eschenauer, Director Product Management Electrolyzer, Robert Bosch GmbH
• Jörg Singer, Chairman, AquaVentus Förderverein e.V.
• Daniel Tremer, Geschäftsführung, control-f
  
• Tilman Voss, Head of the Hydrogen and International Energy Partnerships Division, DIHK
• Dr. Eric Rüland, Vice President Sales & Products, RCT GH Hydrogen
  

Silke Frank

Präsidentin Deutscher Wasserstoff-Verband (DWV) e.V.