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Summary article
Click here to read our article, written by Munich Partner Christian Bauer and Transaction Lawyer Tetiana Arkhipova, outlining the key takeaways from this event.
On 15 October 2024, Watson Farley & Williams and BayernLB hosted the 3ʳᵈ Munich Hydrogen Summit.
After two successful summits, we wanted to provide more insights from key industry players in green hydrogen and finance. The event covered regulatory updates, hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen project financing. It featured keynote speeches, panel discussions and case studies from industry leaders, focussing on the future of hydrogen and its pivotal role in energy and mobility. Please see the full agenda below.
Agenda
| 10.00 | REGISTRATION/COFFEE |
| 10.30 | WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF TOPICS Jan-Peter Müller, Global Head Energy and Mobility, BayernLB Dr Christian Bauer, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams |
| 10.40 | KEYNOTE SPEECH: EMPOWERING THE FUTURE OF HYDROGEN Dr Philipp Steinberg, Director General Economic Stabilization, Energy Security, Gas & Hydrogen Infrastructure, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action |
| 11.00 | REGULATORY UPDATE – 2ᴺᴰ DELEGATED ACT, SAF REGULATION, IMPORT ASPECTS Dr F. Maximilian Boemke, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams Mhairi Main Garcia, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams |
| 11.20 | IMAGINE – HYDROGEN IS GETTING REAL! THE SUPPLIER PERSPECTIVE Jessica Otto, Project Engineer for Climate Protection and Energy Management, BFE Institute |
| 11.40 | BREAK |
| 12.00 | HYDROGEN – ROAD TO EUROPE – THE INFRASTRUCTURE Dr Matthias Jenn, Managing Director, bayernets |
| 12.20 | PANEL DISCUSSION I – UPSCALING HYDROGEN ECONOMY Moderator: Dr Christian Bauer, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams Jochen Steinbauer, Platform Manager H2 Technologies for Regional Trains, Siemens Mobility Dr Holger Haaf, Senior Net Zero Originator, Uniper Dr Philipp Steinberg, Director General Economic Stabilization, Energy Security, Gas & Hydrogen Infrastructure, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Mhairi Main Garcia, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams Dr Matthias Jenn, Managing Director, bayernets |
| 13.10 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 14.30 | HYDROGEN CASE STUDY: GENERATION Florian Gruschwitz, Business Development & New Solutions Management Power Division, MAN Energy Solutions |
| 14.50 | STATE OF THE MARKET FOR LOW-CARBON HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PLANTS – PERSPECTIVE OF A PLANT ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Michael Schäffer, Vice President & Global Head Product Line Hydrogen and SynGas Plants, Linde Engineering |
| 15.10 | (E)SAF – OPPORTUNITIES FOR HYDROGEN DERIVATIVES IN THE AVIATION SECTOR Dr Michael Haid, Chief Executive Officer, EDL Anlagenbau |
| 15.30 | FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY: DEVELOPING GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECTS Dr Fredrik vom Scheidt, Team Lead Green Hydrogen, Pacifico Energy Partners |
| 15.50 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16.20 | FINANCING HYDROGEN – A CASE STUDY FROM THE HARD TO ABATE INDUSTRY Christian Baumgart, Team Head Project Finance/VP Project Finance EMEA, BayernLB |
| 16.40 | STRUCTURING OF DEBT FINANCING FOR HYDROGEN PROJECTS Thomas Hollenhorst, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams |
| 17.00 | PANEL DISCUSSION II – WHERE ARE THE CURRENT AND UPCOMING BUSINESS CASES Moderator: Cosima Schneider, Senior Director Project Finance, BayernLB Christian Baumgart, Team Head Project Finance/VP Project Finance EMEA, BayernLB Stephen Mettler, Power-to-X Analyst, Green Giraffe Jessica Otto, Project Engineer for Climate Protection and Energy Management, BFE Institute Christian Tollmien, Director Strategy Sustainable Energy Systems, Siemens Energy Michael Schäffer, Vice President & Global Head Product Line Hydrogen and SynGas Plants, Linde Engineering |
| 17.45 | WRAP UP Christian Baumgart, Team Head Project Finance/VP Project Finance EMEA, BayernLB Dr Christian Bauer, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams |
| 18.00 | NETWORKING – DRINKS AND CANAPÉS |
