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CHA2025 Strategic Speakers


Hon Josh Wilson MP
Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Australian Government (Reserved)


Catherine Zerger
Branch Head, Hydrogen Strategy
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water


David Parker
Chair
Clean Energy Regulator


Timo Bollerhey
Co-founder; CEO
H2Global & Hintco


Joel Smouha
Head of Hydrogen
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)


Ingrid Dahl-Madsen
Danish Ambassador to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark


Alexandra McIntosh
Investment Director
Australian Renewable Energy Agency


Kathryn Grace
Associate Director, Alternative Fuels
Clean Energy Finance Corporation


Takehiko Kikuchi
Senior Fellow and Chief Regional Officer, APAC and India
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries


Kristin Raman
Head of Strategy and Sustainability
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG)


Richard Scott
Executive Vice President – Business Development Green Hydrogen and Ammonia
ACME Group


Caroline Beattie
General Manager Future Energy
APA Group


Samuel Morillon
Managing Director of Australia and Vice President of Pacific
Siemens Energy


Craig Carmody
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Newcastle


Samuel McSkimming
Chief Executive Officer
Pilbara Ports Authority


Liz Griffin
Chief Executive Officer
Australia-Korea Business Council


Michael Choi
Chief Executive Officer
Ark Energy Corporation


Tetsuro Anzai
Head, Green Hydrogen Project Team for Australia
Sumitomo Corporation


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


David Green
Partner and Founder
Climate Impact Corporation


Ren Jiang
Sales President APAC
LONGi Hydrogen


Alex Cruickshank
General Manager - Commercial & Customer Experience
Air Liquide Australia


Florence Lindhaus
Head of Hydrogen, Cluster Manager - Energy & Head of Melbourne Office
German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce


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


Takeo Akamatsu
General Manager, Green Innovation Business Unit
ITOCHU Corporation


Connie Lo
Vice President
NexantECA, the Energy and Chemicals Advisory company


James Harman
Chief Executive Officer
EDL


Ignacio Hernandez
CEO Asia Pacific
HIF Global


Rhys Tucker
Chief Technology Officer
ABEL Energy


Isaac Hinton
Head of Australia
InterContinental Energy


Naoki Takahashi
Chief Representative in Sydney
Japan Bank for International Cooperation


Kam Ho
Managing Director APAC
TotalEnergies H2


Russell James
General Manager, Hydrogen and Future Fuels
ATCO


Craig Doyle
CEO
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility


Terry Kallis
Co_Founder
Murchison Green Hydrogen


Attilio Pigneri
Founder and CEO
H2U - the Hydrogen Utility


Brett Singh
Chief Executive Officer
Marathon Group Australia


Paul Illmer
Vice President Business Development & Strategy
Volvo Group Australia


Nikunj Panchal
Global Vice President of Energy Infrastructure Transition
Ricardo
CHA2025 H2 Innovator


Scott Nargar
Senior Manager Future Mobility & Government Relations
Hyundai Motor Company Australia


Wodek Jakubik
Innovation Manager
Coregas Pty Ltd - a Wesfarmers company


Prof. Tiffany Walsh
Director of Hycel Technology Hub
Deakin University


Laurent van Helden
Director Sales & Market Development Australia & New Zealand
Plug Power


David Clement
VP Oceania
HDF Energy


Geoffrey Drucker
Managing Director
Countrywide Hydrogen Pty Ltd


Neil McDonald
Managing Director
Gold Hydrogen Limited


Alex Dronoff
Advisory Board Member
Fichtner Australia and New Zealand


Dr Sarbjit Giddey
Research Group Leader, Thermal and Electrochemical Technologies
CSIRO
Diversity & Inclusion Pioneers


Kate Sykes
Executive General Manager, People and Sustainability
Squadron Energy


Emma Harris
EGM People, Safety and Culture
ATCO Australia


Kate Naughton
Chief Operating Officer
Windlab


Mary Barry
CEO of CircularEco; Founding Director
Women of Offshore Wind


Alice Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for the Hunter


Georgina Kentwell
Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
AEMC


Sarah Guilfoyle
Head of Stakeholder Relations
Voyager Renewables


Vesna Olles
Director, Strategy & Clean Energy
BOC South Pacific
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