PROGRAM

Dr.-Ing. Tim Böltken

NERATEC GmbH
Founder and Managing Director

Dr.-Ing. Tim Böltken studied chemical engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and received his doctorate from the Institute of Micro Process Engineering in 2013. After graduating, he worked as a project manager in the chemical industry at hte GmbH before founding INERATEC in 2015. As CEO and co-founder, he is responsible for business development. In 2016, he was awarded the Peter and Luise Hager Prize for the best PhD at KIT. In 2018, the business magazine „Business Punk“ ranked him among the top 100 innovators in Germany.

Niko Bosnjak

Head of communications and policy, Open Grid Europe GmbH

PhD in European Climate Change Law (2015). From 2012 Legislative and Political Advisor for two Members of German Federal Parliament (Bundestag). From 2017 Energy Policy Manager, then from 2018 Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs at ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH. Since 2021 Head of Communications and Policy at OGE.

Alexander Dauensteiner

Viessmann Werke Allendorf GmbH, Product Line Owner Fuel Cells

Alexander Dauensteiner studied at University of Stuttgart and holds a degree as Mechanical engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) From 1995 to 1998, he was with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy. 1998, he joined the Foundation of the engineering office for climate- and environmental protection IKUS, Schorndorf, and 1998 to 1999, he was a freelancer at the Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart. From 1999 to 2002, he was with the Institute for Industrial Manufacturing IFF, University of Stuttgart. From 2002 to 2019, he was with Vaillant GmbH. 2019, he joined the Viessmann Werke Allendorf GmbH

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Roland Dittmeyer

Director, Institute for Micro Process Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

Roland Dittmeyer started his career with DECHEMA e.V. in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where he took over the responsibility of a group leader for Technical Chemistry at the DECHEMA Research Institute in 1998. After his habilitation in 2001, he was appointed Privatdozent at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, in 2002. From 2003 to 2004 he worked for Total S.A. in Lyon in the frame of a sabbatical. In 2006 he was appointed apl. Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. In 2008 he became a member of the board of directors at the DECHEMA Research Institute and was in charge of the department of process technology there. In 2009 he left DECHEMA and moved to KIT where he was appointed W3 Professor for Micro Process Engineering and Director of the Institute for Micro Process Engineering. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering, a doctoral degree in Chemical Reaction Engineering and a Habilitation for Technical Chemistry.

Alexander Feindt

Business Development Manager, MAN Energy Solutions SE, Marine Four-Stroke

With a university background in Economics and Politics, Alexander Feindt has a working experience of ten years in the oil and gas industry in various business units, e.g. he was responsible for setting up the Shell Marine LNG business in the D-A-CH countries and chairing the German Maritime LNG advocacy platform.

Since 2019 he is the Global Business Development Manager at MAN Energy Solutions for the Medium Speed Marine business unit. There he manages all external business development activities, e.g. industry partnerships, representation in associations and speaker opportunities. He evaluates trends, developments and requirements in the space of alternative marine fuels/propulsion and digitalization to shape those into products/services for the future. He also represents MAN ES at various industry bodies such as Getting to Zero Coalition and SeaEurope / Waterborne or the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Industrial Alliance.

Dr. Philipp Good

CTO, Synhelion SA

Dr. Philipp Good is the Chief Technology Officer of Synhelion. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and has more than ten years of experience in the solar industry. Synhelion is a Swiss cleantech company that produces solar fuels to decarbonize transportation. Solar fuels can replace fossil fuels in all applications as they are compatible with conventional internal combustion engines and jet engines.

John Bøgild Hansen

Research Fellow in Topsoe

In 1979 he joined the Research & Development Division where he was Department manager from 1984. In 2000 he became Advisor to the chairman and founder, Dr. Haldor Topsøe. After 2013 he rejoined the R&D Division and in 2021 was joining the Power-to-X division.John Bøgild Hansen holds 24 patents and has made more than 60 publications. He has presented more than 30 invited key note lecturers on synthetic fuel production, fuel cells, solid oxide electrolysis and fuels from biomass production.

Thorsten Herdan

CEO HIF Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)

Since May 2022, he has been CEO of HIF Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), the world’s leading producer of eFuels. Previously, he was Director General for Energy at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. From June 2017 to June 2022, he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the State Nuclear Waste Management Financing Asset Management Fund (KENFO).

Previously, he held the positions of Managing Director at the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), Managing Director of the Research Association for Combustion Engines (FVV), Secretary General of the International Council of Combustion Engines (CIMAC), and Secretary General of the European Turbine Manufacturers Association (EUTurbines).

He has also served on the Board of the European Association of Internal Combustion Engines Manufacturers (EUROMOT), on the Board and Supervisory Board of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), as Vice President of the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation, on the Supervisory Board of 50 Hertz, and on the Supervisory Board of the Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS).

Stefano Innocenzi

Senior Vice President of New Energy Business, Siemens Energy AG

Stefano Innocenzi is Senior Vice President of New Energy Business at Siemens Energy to drive forward the green hydrogen and power-to-x business. He joined Siemens Energy in September 2021.

Before joining Siemens Energy, Stefano held several senior management positions at a large industrial gas and engineering company in Germany, Singapore and Shanghai, leading the development and delivery of the company large investments as well as the EPC business in APAC.

Stefano holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy as well as a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Dr. Stefan Kaufmann

Dr. Stefan Kaufmann has served as Innovation Commissioner for Green Hydrogen at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research since June 2020. The experienced education and research policy maker was appointed in the context of implementing the Federal Government’s National Hydrogen Strategy. He is a permanent guest on the State Secretaries’ Committee for Hydrogen and on the National Hydrogen Council. Prior to his appointment, the fully qualified lawyer served as directly elected Member of the Bundestag for his Stuttgart constituency from 2009 to 2021.

Copyright picture: Jens Oellermann Fotografie

Sebastian König

Sebastian König, Director Sales Electrolysis, Air Liquide

Sebastian holds a Diploma and a PhD in Electric Energy and High-Voltage Technology. After graduating from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in 2011, he researched the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery also at KIT. After finishing his PhD thesis regarding system design, modeling and optimization of this type of battery in 2017, he joined HYDAC. HYDAC is a global player in fluid systems, such as hydraulics, cooling and others. He became part of the e-mobility and Hydrogen business development team. Starting from 2020, he was responsible for the business development regarding water electrolysis. In 2021, Sebastian joined Air Liquide Global Engineering & Construction Solutions Germany in Frankfurt. He is now responsible for external sales of water electrolysis plants in Europe.

Dr. Cord Landsmann

CEO thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

Since January 1, 2022, Cord Landsmann is CEO of the Uhde business unit, which encompasses the chemical engineering and plant construction activities of thyssenkrupp. Before that, he held responsibilities for several multi-billion-€ businesses and projects in the energy, renewables and utilities sector. Cord Landsmann brings his experience in global-scale project development and execution, project finance and negotiation of complex commercial contracts now into the field of sector coupling and energy transition.

As an internationally experienced senior executive, he successfully implemented new business models, combining financial and operational expertise on corporate level (in CEO, CFO, and COO roles) with start-up-mentality. Among other things, Cord Landsmann was founding member of E.ON’s renewables business that started from scratch to become one of the world’s leading players in the field. He also managed the turnaround and re-positioning of Uniper Engineering to a customer centric and commercially viable business.

Dr. Uwe Lauber

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, MAN Energy Solutions SE

Dr. Uwe Lauber has been Chief Executive Officer of MAN Energy Solutions SE since January 1, 2015. Since January 2016, he has also been responsible for the Technology division. Before joining MAN Energy Solutions as Head of Business Unit Oil & Gas in 2010, he held senior positions at BOC Cryostar and Sulzer Turbo.

Dr. Uwe Lauber studied Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Konstanz, St. Gallen and Kronstadt. He was born in Bad Säckingen, Germany, in 1967. He is married and father of two children.

Dr. Uwe Lauber chairs the VDMA Engines and Systems Association (since 2018) as well as the VDMA Power-to-X for Application (since 2018), and is member of the National Hydrogen Council of the German government (since 2020).

Alexander Mix

Project Manager New Technologies, J. M. Voith SE & Co. KG

Master of Science, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, Universität Kassel, Bachelor of Science, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, Universität Kassel
since 4/2020 project manager New Technologies – Product Innovation Industry, Crailsheim
1 – 4 /2020 application engineering, Sydney
9/19 – 1/20 sales & application engineering, Peking
4/19 – 9/19 product manager – hydrodynamic couplings, Crailsheim
7/18 – 4/19 project leader R&D – new technology development, Crailsheim

Dr. Markus Ostermeier

CEO ostermeier H₂ydrogen Solutions GmbH

After completing his doctorate at the Technical University of Munich in 2009, Dr. Markus Ostermeier started his industrial career at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Augsburg. There he held several positions in the power plant sector. Among other things, he was Assistant to the Executive Board and Business Development Manager of the Power Plants Business Unit. From 2016 to 2018, Dr. Markus Ostermeier was responsible for product development at Electrochaea, a startup for biological methanation. Before founding the startup ostermeier H₂ydrogen Solutions GmbH together with his brother in 2020, he held various roles at the startups Jolt Energy Ltd. and CM Fluids AG. Today, he dedicates himself full-time to the topic of hydrogen.

Thomas Rust

Senior Consultant, Ramboll Deutschland GmbH, Rostock, Deutschland

After studying economics, Thomas Rust began working as a consultant for CPL Competence in Ports and Logistics in 2011. In addition to his work as a consultant for CPL, Thomas Rust co-founded the INWL Institute for Sustainable Economics and Logistics in 2014 and was also active as the branch manager of Logistikinitiative Mecklenburg-Vorpommern until 2019. In 2020, Mr Rust joined Ramboll as a Senior Consultant and has since then been responsible for infrastructure and logistics projects in the maritime economy.

Michael Schäffer

Head of Product Line “Hydrogen & Synthesis Gas Plants” (HS), Linde GmbH, Linde Engineering

Michael Schäffer started his career with Linde in 1996. After holding several line functions in Commercial Sales, he worked as Managing Director at Linde Engineering in Dresden. Since September 2017 he is leading the Product Line Hydrogen & Synthesis Gas Plants as a Global Business Function including responsibility for sales, product management and technology.

Harald Schlotfeldt

Managing Technical Director, Reederei F. Laeisz GmbH

Harald Schlotfeldt started his career at Reederei F. Laeisz in 1984 as 3rd Engineer on ocean going ships. Later he sailed as Chief Engineer before he moved ashore as Superintendent. Today he oversees the operation of the Laeisz fleet with its gas carriers, car & truck carriers and container ships.

Dipl. Ing. Heiko Schneider

CEO and Managing Partner, GoGaS Goch GmbH & Co. KG

Heiko Schneider has been successfully putting this entrepreneurial motto into practice since 2004 as CEO and managing partner of Dortmund-based GoGaS Goch GmbH & Co. KG. Born in 1962, Schneider studied chemical engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and is now a recognized expert in energy-efficient and regenerative plant engineering. Under his leadership, GoGaS has developed into a global leader in the fields of heating, cooling and ventilation of industrial buildings, thermal process plants, indoor air hygiene and infection control.

Marc Siegel

Senior Manager Marketing Sasol ecoFT – Hamburg, Germany

Marc Siegel started his career with Engelhard Corporation as process engineer in 1998. He held several business development and marketing positions within the global chemical industry until accepting a position with the newly established Sasol ecoFT early 2022. He holds a degree in chemical engineering.

Ir. Jeroen Steens

Director Commercial Delivery, Port of Rotterdam N.V.

Ir. Jeroen Steens started his career in 1989 at AMEC Engineering where he worked as a project manager for various projects in the chemical industry. In 1999 Jeroen joined Port of Rotterdam N.V.. The last 15 years Jeroen was responsible for the development of the port, including spacial planning and the development and realisation of port infra structure. Since 2022 Jeroen is dedicated to the delivery of specific infrastructure related to the energy transition.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Sterner

Professor for Energy Storage at the Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg (OTH Regensburg) and one of the heads of the Research Center for Energy Networks and Energy Storage (FENES).

Sterner was born in Passau. After an apprenticeship in the electrical trade and the Technical Baccalaureate, he was in the development service in Kenya from 1998 to 2000. From 200 to 2005 he studied mechatronics at the OTH Regensburg, before that technical computer science at the HS Augsburg; he did several internships and theses on solar energy and energy economics in Spain and Chile; KAS vocational college for international politics and economics, several scholarships. From 2005 to 2007 Master’s degree in Renewable Energy at the University of Oldenburg and work on biomass in India and at the German Biomass Research Institute in Leipzig. From 2007 to 2011 he was scientific advisor for Prof. Dr. Schmid at the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). 2009 PhD in electrical engineering at the University of Kassel. From 2007 to 2012, collaboration and management of the research group Energy Economics and Systems Analysis at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) in Kassel. Since 2012 professor for energy storage and renewable energies at the OTH Regensburg. Michael Sterner is married and has three children.

Manuel Thielmann

member of the management board, Polarstern

Manuel Thielmann is responsible for decentralized energy supply at Polarstern. The focus is on the conceptual development and practical implementation of practical implementation of tenant power projects throughout Germany. They include the integration of the electricity, heat and mobility sectors, as well as various energy and storage technologies.

Prior to joining Polarstern, he worked at the Chair for Electrical Energy Storage Technology of the Technical University of Munich, he researched the integration of battery storage in multi-family houses. As managing director of Green Hydrogen Esslingen GmbH, he is also responsible for the and operation of one of the world's first inner-city electrolyzers for the production of of green hydrogen in the future quarter Neue Weststadt. The quarter was recently awarded the the "Innovation Award Reallabore 2022" of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.

Benjamin Weinacht

Managing Director CMB Germany GmbH & Co. KG & Hydrogen Ports

Benjamin Weinacht / 41 years old, qualified Shipping Businessman (Schifffahrtskaufmann) / Bachelor of Transport and Logistics; since 2006 part of the CMB Group; background in container-shipping; former Managing Director of Team Lines Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (Feeder shipping company; since November 2019 Managing Director of CMB Germany based in Hamburg; since December 2021 Managing Director Hydrogen Ports for the CMB Group