2025 Speakers

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1,500+

Attendees

700+

Conference Delegates

150+

Global Exhibitors

125+

Expert Industry Speakers

100

Youth Participants

75+

Global Countries Represented

50+

Bankable African Green Energy Projects

7

Global African Hydrogen Awards

Distinguished Dignitaries & Industry Leaders Confirmed To Speak Include

Hon. Gaudentia Kröhne

Deputy Minister of Industries
Mines and Energy, Namibia

Hon. Dr. Noureddine YASSAA

Secretary of State for Renewable Energies, Ministry of Energy
Mines and Renewable Energies, Algeria, People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

Hon. José Alexandre Barroso

Secretary of State for Oil and Gas
Angola

Hon. Eng. Yassin Mohamed

First Undersecretary, Eng. Yassin Mohamed and Supervisor of HSE, Energy Efficiency and Climate
Ministry of Petroleum, Egypt

Hon. H.E. Abdullahi Jama Osman (Geeljire)

Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Republic of Somaliland

Dr. Jürgen Friedrich

Ministerial Envoy for International Hydrogen Projects, German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)

Stefanie Schmid-Luebbert

Head of the Sub-Saharan Africa Division, German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)

Taghiya Abeiderahmane

Director of Low Carbon Hydrogen
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Hon. Arsenio Dominguez

Secretary – General
International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

Fumiaki Ebihara

Director General, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Europe / Special Advisor to Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Government of Japan

Dr. Ziyuan Wang, Vice Chairman

Vice Chairman
China Hydrogen Development and Innovation Alliance for Urban Gas (CHAG)

Gunther Beger

Managing Director of the Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)

Dr. Laurent Antoni

Executive Director
International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE)

Mutindi Lydia Jacobs

Acting Deputy Chief: Directorate Law Reform, Policy and Legislation, and Green Hydrogen Legislative Focal Person
Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations, Namibia

His Worship Hon. Trevino Forbes

Mayor
Municipality of Walvis Bay

Prof. Kenneth Kamwi Matengu

Vice Chancellor
University of Namibia (UNAM)

James Mnyupe

Head
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGHP)

Nangula Nelulu Uaandja

Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board

Marco Raffinetti

Chief Executive Officer
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Laurent Coche

Chief Executive Officer
Chariot Energy Group

Sebastian Budischin

Senior Vice President Business Development & Origination, Hydrogen and Clean Energy
SEFE

Dr. Markus Thill

President Region Africa
Robert Bosch (Pty) Ltd

Paddy Padmanathan

Co-Founder & Vice-Chair
Zhero

Ulrich Stahl

Global Project Lead Hydrogen
KSB

Charles Dos Santos

Managing Director
Air Products Pty (Ltd)

Johannes Michels

Managing Director
HyIron Green Technologies (Pty)

Andrew Kanime

Chief Executive Officer
Namibian Ports Authority (NamPort)

Tim Hannig

Chief Executive Officer
HYTING GmbH

Titus Nampala

Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI)

Jerome Namaseb

Chief Executive Officer
Daures Green Hydrogen Village

Nadia Taobane

Lead Energy Specialist
World Bank

Dolf Gielen

Hydrogen Lead and Industrial Decarbonization Co-Lead
World Bank

Carolina Lopez Rocha

Energy Regulatory Specialist
World Bank

Dennis Bauer

Senior Executive Energy Transition Adviser
NEUMAN & ESSER

Martijn Coopman

Program Manager International Hydrogen Supplychains
Port of Rotterdam International

Elzevir Gelderbloem

Port Engineer and Member of the Executive Committee
Namibian Ports Authority [Namport]

Ola Osman

Green Hydrogen- Senior Consultant & Business Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa, DNV, and Partnerships Manager, Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE)

Joseph Mukendwa

Head of Policy, Planning, and Strategy
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGHP)

Roswitha Gomachas

Head: Legal
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGHP)

Theopolina Kapani

Head Technical and Construction
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P)

Gideon Vos

Head: Investment Banking,
Bank Windhoek

Martha Murorua

Managing Director
Nedbank

Prof. Dr. Anicia Peters

Chief Executive Officer
National Commission on Research, Science and Technology

Sacky Nalusha

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Kaoko Green Energy Solutions(Pty) Ltd

Sengiphile Simelane

NECSA Group Executive: Power & Industry Division
South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)

Sam Jones

Project Assurance, Market Manager, Offshore Infrastructure, Energy Systems
DNV UK Limited

Dr. Stefan Kauffman

Chairman
TransHyDE 2.0 Association

Joy Nzue

Green Hydrogen / Renewable Energy, Technical Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Sven Schuppener

Associate Expert
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)

Carol Kimathi

Manager, Renewable Energy
Energy and Petroleum Regulating Authority, Kenya

Catherine Irura

Chairperson
Kenya Green Hydrogen Association

Edna Mutevu

Electrical Engineer
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya

Charlotte Hussy

Head of the German-Kenyan Hydrogen Office
H2-diplo

Dr. Chokri Boumrifak

Scientific Project Manager and Project Lead on GreeN-H2
DECHEMA

Millaray Sierra Olea

Scientific Project Manager
DECHEMA

Kaitlyn Carter

Scientific Project Manager
DECHEMA

Robin Ruff

Scientific Project Manager
DECHEMA

Jonathan Pillen

Research Scientist
Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE)

Paula Klöcker

Research Scientist
Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE)

Sophia Keller

Research Assistant
Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE)·

Paul van Aalst

Team Leader
GET.invest Finance Catalyst

Gregor Paterson-Jones

Renewable Energy Advisor
GET.invest Finance Catalyst

H.E. Ana Beatriz-Martins

EU Ambassador to Namibia

Toni Beukes

Head of Environmental, Social and Governance
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Jerry Beukes

Programme Manager
ProTVET, GIZ Namibia

Bart Horemans

Team Leader of Team Europe Initiative OP-VET

Dr Zivayi Chiguvare

Acting Director
Namibia Green Hydrogen Research Institute, University of Namibia

Andrea Pestarino

Financial Institution Director
RINA Consulting

Sylvesters Okello

Principal
RIIS

Technical Speakers

Prof. Lwazi Ngubevana

Director
African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC), Wits Business School

Wilson Ngunjiri

CEO
Africa Renewables Advancement

Tom Alweendo

Former Minister of Mines & Energy/ Chief Executive Officer
Alvenco Advisory

Dr. Kai Holtappels

HoDivision Safety of Energy Carriers
BAM (Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing)

Ester Endjila

Corporate Finance Analyst
Capricorn Group

Ola Osman

Green Hydrogen- Senior Consultant & Business Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa, DNV, and Partnerships Manager, Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE)

Tjerk Raske

Head of Safety Business Region EMEA
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

Noah Schnitzler

Student
Ernst - Abbe-Hochschule (Germany)

Dr Andy Ballard

Director
etasca

Dr Dieter Dohmen

Managing Director
RILLL Research Institute on Lifelong Learning GmbH

Torsten Herfert

Managing Director
German Academy of Digital Education GmbH

Susan Nakuti Byakika

Senior Technical Advisor, Sustainability & Just Transition
GIZ

Thobeka Mchunu

Technical Advisor: Regulatory Framework Norms and Standards
GIZ

Judith Musau

Project Manager - Decarbonization
Global Maritime Forum

Sebastian Stietzel

Green Energy Development GED GmbH

Andrew Adwera

Secretary
Green Hydrogen Association of Kenya

Patrick Stein-Kaempfe

Project Director
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Toni Beukes

Head of Environment, Social & Governance (ESG)
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Maia Khitarishvilli

Chief Executive Officer
H2Earth Dynamics

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Boellinghaus

President
International Institute of Welding

Graham Hopwood

Executive Director
IPPR

Dalia N. Mwiya

Director TVET
Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports and Culture

Nikol Hearn

Head: Transactions
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme

Manager of External Affairs and Communications

Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme

Ralph Bussel

Executive Director
Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology

Michael Naukushu

Student
Namibia University of Science and Technology

Sarti Shikongo

Student
Namibia University of Science and Technology

Dr. Budzanani Tacheba

Director Science & Technology / Capacity Development
SASSCAL

Stuart Heather Clark

Power Sector Lead Middle East & Africa
SLR Consulting

Jan Philipp Büchner

Power Solutions
Senior Business Developer, Robert Bosch GmbH

Jean Philippe Marillet

Director: Sales Original Equipment Africa
Robert Bosch (Pty) Ltd

Kátia Gomes

PhD Candidate & Research Assistant, PhD Candidate & Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen University

Bart Horemans

Team Leader
TEI OP-VET

Juliane Furkert

Head of PersCert TÜV International
TÜV Rheinland Akademie GmbH

Thomas Frohn

Hydrogen, Renewables and Climate Action Projects | Southern Africa
TUV

Dr Zivayi Chiguvare

Acting Director
Namibia Green Hydrogen Research Institute, University of Namibia

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