Welcome to the 2024 AEA Annual Conference!

Monday, November 11

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Registration sponsored by thyssenkrupp Uhde

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thyssenkrupp Uhde

thyssenkrupp Uhde is worldwide renowned for the planning, construction and service of chemical plants, and as one of the world’s leading full-service providers. We offer our customers single-source responsibility along the entire value chain, ranging from base chemicals and coke plants to fertilizers, refining, petrochemicals and plastics. We are your partners for high-performance solutions and work side by side with you to minimize emissions and enhance sustainability, up to completely CO2-free green chemicals.

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Keynote Presentation - Timo Bollerhey, H2Global

Timo Bollerhey, Co-Initiator and Co-Founder H2Global and CEO of HINT.CO, will deliver a keynote address, “Shaping the Global Energy Transition.”

Timo Bollerhey’s keynote will highlight H2Global’s incentive programs to accelerate early imports of hydrogen derivatives to Europe. Additionally, he will share insights and findings from the inaugural pilot auction for green ammonia.

Learn more about H2Global here.

Keynote Speaker

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Timo Bollerhey

Co-Initiator and Co-Founder H2Global, CEO of HINT.CO

Moderator

Trevor Brown

Trevor Brown

Executive Director, AEA

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Refreshment Break sponsored by Nikki-Universal

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Nikki-Universal

Nikki-Universal Co., Ltd. has been engaged in the licensing of petroleum refining and petrochemical processes of UOP LLC, a leading international supplier and licensor of the U.S.A. for such processes as, supplying of process technologies (which include patents and expertise), and manufacturing with the developing of high performance process catalysts since it was established as a joint venture between UOP and JGC (a world leading engineering contractor of Japan). Meanwhile, as a respected pioneer of industrial exhaust gas treatment catalyst, we have been developing and supplying purifying catalysts for a cleaner environment, catalysts for energy savings and catalytic technologies to expand its application areas.

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Panel Discussion - Demand Centers for Low-Emission Ammonia: Asia

In the first of our panel sessions to explore global demand centers for low-emission ammonia, we turn our focus on Asia. The region is a key first-mover in the ammonia energy space, with an ecosystem of players working to establish early supply chains and enable imports. For this discussion, we draw on the direct experience of some first-mover customers in Japan, Singapore and beyond.

How are they structuring their first supply contracts, and what do these early supply chains into Asia look like? What infrastructure, regulatory & technical changes are needed to realise these imports, and how are these challenges being worked through? With a less-strict focus on color or carbon-intensity of the imported ammonia, will these first Asian supply chains assist the overall development of the global market, and provide valuable learnings?

Speakers

Tsutsumi-Naoki

Naoki Tsutsumi

Chief Strategy Officer, JERA Americas

Tomoaki Ichida

Tomoaki Ichida

Managing Executive Officer, Mistui O.S.K. Line

Moderator

Vibeke Rasmussen 2

Vibeke Rasmussen

SVP Product Management & Certification, Yara Clean Ammonia

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Welcome Reception sponsored by ExxonMobil

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ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions is committed to advancing the energy transition and being a part of a lower-emission future. It's leveraging its unique combination of capabilities, including technological expertise and complex project management skills, to focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen and lower emission fuels – which will help provide the world with products that support modern living while reducing emissions for customers.

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LSB Industries

We are a leading North American producer of industrial and agricultural chemicals. We bond the elements of nature to deliver life-changing products. But our most important bond is the one we share with all of our stakeholders. Our formula for success is simple. We do the right thing. We go the extra mile. And we keep our promises. That’s how we create chemistry — because relationships built on chemistry are relationships built to last.

Tuesday, November 12

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Morning Coffee sponsored by Jera Americas

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Jera Americas

It is JERA’s goal to provide cutting edge solutions to the world’s energy issues through our global operations. We seek to establish new energy supply models for Japan while also offering energy supply models established in Japan to other countries that face similar energy issues, helping to solve the world’s energy issues. JERA’s Vision is to scale up its clean energy platform of renewables and low greenhouse gas thermal power, sparking sustainable development in Asia and around the world. By providing Japan, Asia and the world with a platform that achieves both supply stability and decarbonization, JERA aims to contribute to the sound growth and development of the world and maximize its corporate value.

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Panel Discussion - Demand Center for Low-Emission Ammonia II - Global Fertilizers

In the second of our panel sessions to explore global demand centres for low-emission ammonia, we turn our focus on a key market segment: fertilizers. Fertilizer production has been the biggest consumer of ammonia worldwide since the Haber Bosch process was industrialized, and demand for ammonia-based fertilizers continues to grow. In this session, we zero in on the immediate customer for low-emission fertilizer: who are they, where are they, and how can we best structure early markets to enable them to access these valuable products? This session will present a range of global perspectives, plus an outlook on first-mover markets for low-emission fertilizer.

Speakers

Aviv Bar Tal

Aviv Bar Tal

Global VP for Nitrogen Commericial Business, OCI Global

Alice-McKinnon

Alice McKinnon

Senior Director of Member Programs, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)

Georgy Eliseev

Georgy Eliseev

Lead, Research Analyst – Ammonia, Associate Director, Fertecon, S&P Global

Moderator

JKrummenacher

Jakob Krummenacher

Vice President of Clean Energy, LSB Industries

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Technology Track - Ammonia Gas Turbines: Pathway to Deployment

Ammonia-fired gas turbines are fast becoming a commercial reality. Various OEMs are busy developing new-build turbines, retrofits for existing, utility-scale models, and a host of enabling technologies to allow for ammonia and ammonia fuel blends to be used safely and sustainably.  On the deployment side, strategic roadmaps are being developed to allow for a rapid roll-out of these technologies.

In this session, we showcase the technological advances toward ammonia-fired gas turbines. How are technological developments addressing the known issues facing ammonia-fired gas turbines (NOX, N2O, and unburnt ammonia emissions, plus difficult combustion properties)? How are these enabling technologies being made cheap and accessible for customers? What is the wider strategy for rolling these technologies out, particularly when it comes to converting existing turbine assets to run on new fuels?

Speakers

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Jeanfils Saint-Cyr

Manager, Gas Turbine Product Lines, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

JeffGoldmeer

Jeff Goldmeer

Director, Energy Transition Technology, GE Vernova

Toshiro-Fujimori

Toshiro Fukimori

Technical Advisor, Business Development, IHI Corporation

JeffBeniot

Jeff Benoit

VP - Global Clean Energy Solutions, PSM - a Hanwha Company

Agustin Valera-Medina

Agustin Valera-Medina

Professor, Director Net Zero Innovation Institute, Cardiff University

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Rob Steele

Technical Executive, Gas Turbine Advanced Components and Technologies, EPRI

Moderator

S-Crolius

Stephen Crolius

Principal President and Co-founder, Carbon Neutral Consulting

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Safety & Regulation Track - Advancing Community Engagement: Real-World Case Studies on Public Perception and Education

In this session, we dig into relevant, real-world case studies looking at the public perception of ammonia. Building on last year’s breakout session on Engagement and Education Best Practices, we will explore how different groups and communities’ segments currently feel about ammonia. What do the results indicate about how and where further community engagement is needed? What do these case studies reveal about effective community engagement? What can be learned from existing ammonia plant operators and their experiences in engaging their local communities?

Speakers

Carol-Xiao

Carol Xiao

Director Business Development, ISPT

Kerry Labourdette

Kerry Labourdette

Senior Sustainability and EHS Analyst, CF Industries

Tamme Mekkes

Tamme Mekkes

Business Development Director, Chane

Apera Nwora

Apera Nwora

Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Jera Americas

Silvia Carolina Lopez Rocha

Carolina Lopez-Rocha

Energy Regulatory Specialist, ESMAP World Bank

Moderator

Linda Dempsey

Linda Dempsey

Vice President of Public Affairs, CF Industries

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Certification Track - Pilot Operation of the AEA's Ammonia Certification System

Speakers

Antonio Parisi

Antonio Parisi

Manager, Hinicio

NCook

Nick Cook

Senior EHS and Quality Manager, CF Industries

Emile Herben

Emile Herben

Director, Product Management, Clean Ammonia, Yara International

JKrummenacher

Jakob Krummenacher

Vice President of Clean Energy, LSB Industries

Moderator

Madhav Acharya

Madhav Acharya

Project Manager, Certification, Ammonia Energy Association

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch sponsored by Yokogowa, Hunt, Guillot and Associate, and Yara

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Yokogawa

Yokogawa provides advanced solutions in the areas of measurement, control, and information to customers across a broad range of industries, including energy, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, and food. Yokogawa addresses customer issues regarding the optimization of production, assets, and the supply chain with the effective application of digital technologies, enabling the transition to autonomous operations.

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Hunt, Guillot and Associates

HGA is a program management, advisory, and technical services firm providing professional services to an extensive portfolio of customers throughout numerous industries for more than 25 years. Our expansive client roster includes Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500 corporations, state and local governments and many smaller private firms, including investors and developers. HGA is recognized as an ENR Top 50 Program Management and Top 500 Engineering Firm in North America. We are fulfilling our purpose of “Building the Future, Together.”

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Yara aims to become climate-neutral and grow a nature-positive food future. We are cutting emissions in our own production, developing tools to cut in-field emissions and protect biodiversity, and contributing to a green shift in shipping and other energy-intensive industries by enabling the hydrogen economy.

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Women in Ammonia Lunch sponsored by CF Industries

Since its launch in 2022, Women in Ammonia (WIA) has become an important platform inside the AEA Annual Conference for women in our industry to network, share experiences, and collaborate. What began as a small gathering during a coffee break has grown into a dedicated lunch, and this year, we’re excited to continue building on that success

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CF Industries

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. With our employees focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management, we are on a path to decarbonize our ammonia production network – the world’s largest – to enable green and blue hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement and other industrial activities. Our manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy. CF Industries routinely posts investor announcements and additional information on the Company’s website at www.cfindustries.com and encourages those interested in the Company to check there frequently.

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Technology Track - Low-emission Ammonia for Maritime Propulsion

It’s an exciting time for maritime ammonia. 2024 has seen a number of key demonstrations take place, including the first vessels sailing on ammonia fuel. Global shipping companies have new vessels on order (with some currently under-construction), and engine developers are in the final stages of commercializing retrofit packages and new build engine models.

As we enter a critical stretch for the deployment of maritime ammonia fuel, we present this session as an opportunity to hear directly from the engine manufacturers and implementation leaders. How have they faced challenges to date, particularly emissions mitigation from ammonia-powered engines? How have they put the building blocks together to enable widespread adoption of maritime ammonia fuel, and what pieces are still missing? What lessons can be learned from completed and underway demonstration projects? What does the deployment timeline look like, and what can we expect in the coming year?

Speakers

ErnstWilche

Ernst Wilche

Promotion Manager, Two-Stroke Promotion - Newbuilding, MAN Energy Solutions

AndreasSchmid

Andreas Schmid

General Manager Technology Development, WinGD

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Kaj Portin

General Manager Sustainable Fuels & Decarbonization, Wärtsilä

Anne-Gaëlle Morin

Anne-Gaëlle Morin

R&D Director, Eurenco

Ammonia fuel blends for Engines

Kristof Coppe

Kristof Coppé

Head of Technical Shipping, EXMAR

FumiyaFujimori

Fumiya Fujimori

Senior Manager, NYK

Moderator

Vibeke Rasmussen 2

Vibeke Rasmussen

SVP Product Management & Certification, Yara Clean Ammonia

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Safety & Regulation Track - Ammonia Gas Detection: Ensuring Safety in New Markets

Ammonia has been produced and utilized at industrial scales for more than 100 years. In that time, companies engaged in refrigeration, fertilizer and associated applications have developed deep expertise in ammonia gas detection, which has become a core part of safety systems in facilities worldwide. Transferring this expertise (including existing technologies, practices and standards) to new markets & applications for ammonia will be critical to ensuring safe operations. This session coincides with the AEA’s new initiative to provide a comprehensive overview on the accuracy, reliability, and standards associated with ammonia gas detectors, supporting the development and deployment of safety systems in new ammonia applications.

Speakers

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Robert Kester

Senior Director of Business Development, Honeywell

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Kelvin Roth

Kelvin Roth

VP EHS & Quality, CF Industries

Debbie Koske 2024

Debbie Koske

Marketing Manager, CTI Gas Detection

Moderator

David Richardson

David Richardson

VP of Sales, AirGas

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Certification Track - Implementing Global Ammonia Certification Standards & Schemes

Speakers

Andrei Tchouvelev

Andrei Tchouvelev

Director Safety & Regulatory, Hydrogen Council

International standards for GHG emissions from hydrogen supply chain

Ron Stanis

Ron Stanis

R&D Manager, GTI Energy

Clean Hydrogen Production Impacts on Ammonia Carbon Intensity: Challenges and Methodology

Ben Gerber

Ben Gerber

President & CEO, M-RETS

Inter-operability of standards

Wouter Vanhoudt

Wouter Vandhout

Global Head of Business Development, Hinicio & Coordinator, CertifHy, Hinicio

CertifHy’s pathway to accreditation by the EU for RFNBO certification

Alice-McKinnon

Alice McKinnon

Senior Director of Member Programs, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)

TFI’s Verified Ammonia scheme

Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jackson

CEO, Ammonia Europe

Ammonia Europe’s Green Ammonia Certification Scheme

Moderator

Madhav Acharya

Madhav Acharya

Project Manager, Certification, Ammonia Energy Association

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Refreshment Break sponsored by Jera Americas

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Jera Americas

It is JERA’s goal to provide cutting edge solutions to the world’s energy issues through our global operations. We seek to establish new energy supply models for Japan while also offering energy supply models established in Japan to other countries that face similar energy issues, helping to solve the world’s energy issues. JERA’s Vision is to scale up its clean energy platform of renewables and low greenhouse gas thermal power, sparking sustainable development in Asia and around the world. By providing Japan, Asia and the world with a platform that achieves both supply stability and decarbonization, JERA aims to contribute to the sound growth and development of the world and maximize its corporate value.

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Panel Discussion - Demand Centers for Low-Emission Ammonia III: Europe

In the third of our panel sessions to explore global demand centers for low-emission ammonia, we turn our focus on Europe. What does the European customer for low-emission ammonia look like? How are first-movers structuring their initial import contracts, and what mechanisms do they prefer to shape the nascent market? How are the various contextual landscapes in Europe – regulatory, geopolitical etc. – affecting development? What are the priorities for European customers, and what do they look for in a potential ammonia supplier? Join us to explore these questions and more in this high-level panel discussion, featuring some of the EU’s key players in low-emissions ammonia.

Speakers

Hans Olav Raen

Hans Olav Raen

CEO, Yara Clean Ammonia

Wouter Vanhoudt

Wouter Vandhout

Global Head of Business Development, Hinicio & Coordinator, CertifHy

Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jackson

CEO, Ammonia Europe

Moderator

Jorge Palomar

Jorge Palomar Herrero

Global Hydrogen Development Director, Iberdrola

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Networking Reception sponsored by Black & Veatch

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Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch is a 100-percent employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people around the world by addressing the resilience and reliability of our most important infrastructure assets. Our revenues in 2022 were US$4.3 billion.

Wednesday, November 13

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Morning Coffee sponsored by Topsoe

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Topsoe

We are a leading global provider of technology and solutions for the energy transition. We combat climate change by helping our customers and partners achieve their decarbonization and emission reduction goals. Based on decades of scientific research and innovation, we offer world-leading solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals for a sustainable world, and for efficient and low-carbon fuel production and clean air. We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe.

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Panel Discussion - Demand Centers for Low-Emission Ammonia IV: Global Shipping

In the fourth and final of our panel sessions to explore global demand centers for low-emission ammonia, we turn our focus to a brand new (but potentially game-changing) market segment: marine fuel. While fertilizers are historically the biggest demand driver for ammonia production globally, forecasts are that the global shipping industry could eclipse this demand within a matter of decades. As the technological, design, safety and implementation barriers to using ammonia as a marine fuel are being overcome one by one, we ask the shipping companies themselves for more insight into early markets. How are first-movers locking in a supply of marine ammonia fuel, and what are all the requisite considerations? How can a global market be kick-started, and what lessons can we learn from early agreements based on direct offtake between ammonia producers and shipping firms?

Speakers

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Carlos Gilberto Torres Padilla

Global Head of Methanol & Strategic Relationships, Bunker Holdings

Jens-Ismar

Jens Ismar

Executive Director, EXMAR

Cato Espero

Cato Esperø

Offshore Project Director & Head of Alternative Fuels, SSY

Moderator

Rob Stevens

Rob Stevens

Sector Lead Green Fuels, Topsoe

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Technology Track - Deploying Electrolytic Hydrogen for Ammonia Plants: Lessons Learned

2024 has seen a number of new electrolysis facilities commence operations, producing hydrogen feedstock for nearby ammonia production. As this list of working projects grows, now is the perfect opportunity to share valuable learnings and insights gained from operational experiences. Hear directly from project representatives regarding operational experiences, as we look at some of the pathways forward to larger-sized facilities and more widespread adoption. What challenges – technical and otherwise – still persist? For successful projects, what does the pathway forward to expansion look like, and what learnings can they share to assist others?

Speakers

BoHartvigsen

Bo Hartvigsen

Senior Business Development Director, Topsoe

ElliotWingate

Elliot Wingate

Business Development Manager North America, NEL

Pablo Wallach

Pablo Wallach

Vice President Technology, Innovation & Marketing, Enaex

DouglasShore

Doug Shore

Manager Strategic Pursuits - New Energy Transition, ABB

ABB Smart Green Hydrogen: Lessons learned delivering power management, energy optimization and asset wide monitoring and control for ammonia production

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Dennis Lippmann

President and CEO, thyssenkrupp USA

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Ermanno Filippi

Chief Technology Officer, Casale

Moderator

Emily Wolf

Emily Wolf

Clean Energy Development and Investments, Ambient Fuels

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Safety & Regulation Track - Models for Risk Mitigation & Incident Response

In this session, we will explore various models for risk mitigation and incident response, highlighted by real-world case studies. We will also hear directly from ammonia producers about their engagement with communities. How have they managed incidents or addressed public misconceptions, what have their experiences been? What can new project proponents learn from existing facilities that have been operating in or near communities for decades? What models and approaches do they take?

Speakers

Gary Smith

Gary Smith

President, ASTI

JMott

John Mott

Director, ASTI

Ebonie Raby

Ebonie Raby

Sr. Advisor, Community Relations & Investment, Nutrien

Philippe Lavagna

Phillipe Lavagna

Terminals for New Energies - Product Account Manager, SBM Offshore

Moderator

Hans Vrijenhoef

Hans Vrijenhoef

AEA Past President

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Markets Track - Scaling the Marine Ammonia Fuel Market

To compliment the technical, regulatory and strategic discussions that have already taken place at our event, this session on marine ammonia fuel will zero in on market scale-up. With the building blocks established, how do we accelerate deployment and ensure the widespread availability of marine ammonia fuel? What does the emerging market look like in different global jurisdictions? How are the first seller-buyer relationships being established?

This session will gather a number of different perspectives on the market scale-up challenge, and look forward to likely scenarios in the coming years. We will also reflect on the evolution of other alternative maritime fuels (including LNG, methanol and hydrogen), and what lessons we can take forward into the development of the ammonia fuel market.

Speakers

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Carlos Gilberto Torres Padilla

Global Head of Methanol & Strategic Relationships, Bunker Holdings

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Graham Hoar

Global Head, Hydrogen, Ammonia & Methanol, Poten & Partners

Domagoj Baresic

Domagoj Baresic

Consultant, UMAS

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Oliver Hatfield

VP Business Development, Argus Media

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch sponsored by Clean Hydrogen Works

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Clean Hydrogen Works

CHW’s vision is to address the world’s growing demand for energy that is affordable, secure and low-carbon by developing integrated clean hydrogen-ammonia value chains, underpinned by a uniquely cost-advantaged production facility in the US Gulf Coast.

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Technology Track - Deploying Ammonia Cracking

Ammonia cracking is a long-established, well-understood industrial process, while new process configurations are under development to serve new demand. In 2024 the AEA is releasing its first technology spotlight, exploring how ammonia cracking is being deployed in new applications, and at various scales. This session showcases the spotlight report itself, plus a select group of case studies that illustrate the new horizons for ammonia cracking.

Hear directly from project proponents in a wide range of settings. We will hear about cracking at import terminals, decentralized cracking to produce high-purity hydrogen, cracking to enable gas turbine power generation, and cracking to enable power generation in fuel cells. How are the various challenges for cracking being overcome, and what enabling technologies are allowing these solutions to now be implemented? What lessons can we learn from the first demonstrators, and what does scale-up look like going forward?

Speakers

PauloBrito

Paulo Brito

Senior Principal Engineer, Topsoe

Ammonia cracking – TOPSOE’s innovative technology

Thomas Wurzel

Thomas Wurzel

Chief Technology Officer, Air Liquide

NH3 cracking - technology de-risking accelerates time to market

PriyanMistry

Priyan Mistry

Ammonia Cracking Business Development Manager, Johnson Matthey

Cross-sector collaboration to realise new potential in ammonia to power

JatinderSampathkumar

Jatinder Sampathkumar

Senior Systems Engineer II, Amogy

Unleashing the NH3 Kraken: Pioneering Carbon-Free Ammonia Power

ElenaStylianou

Elena Stylianou

Global Head - Clean Hydrogen Solutions, KBR

H2ACT: Empowering Energy Mobility through Large Scale Ammonia Cracking

Mike Rendall

Mike Rendall

Chief Technology Officer, AFC Energy

Making Hydrogen Happen – Ammonia Crackers for Industrial Applications

Moderator

Jebin James

James Jebin

Development Lead Process Technology, Duiker Clean Technologies

1:30-3:30PM | Startup Showcase

Want to get to know the up-and-coming ammonia technology players in the global landscape? Curious as to the progress of next generation technologies in a range of applications? Look no further than our Startup Showcase in New Orleans, featuring a series of AEA startup members on the journey to commercialization and beyond.

Speakers

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Charles Day

CEO, Jupiter Ionics

Karen Baert

Karen Baert

Co-Founder & CEO, Ammobia

Seamus Kane

Seamus Kane

Co-Founder & CEO, Aza Power

Bill David

Bill David

Senior Fellow, STFC

Sunborne reborn!

Agustin Valera-Medina

Agustin Valera-Medina

Professor, Director Net Zero Innovation Institute, Cardiff University

Jacob Grose

Jacob Grose

Co-Founder & CEO, Copernic Catalysts

A Drop-in HB Catalyst to Reduce Synloop OpEx by up to 47%

Moderator

bernd Haveresch

Bernd Haveresch

Chief Technical Advisor, Business Development, Clean Ammonia & Hydrogen, KBR

1:30 - 3:30 PM | Markets Track - Stimulating Demand via Policy and Market Levers: the Hydrogen Demand Initiative (H2DI)

As the Hydrogen Hubs begin to get started, an equally-important demand side initiative has been launched to stimulate customer engagement. Working with the DoE, a consortium including the EFI Foundation, RMI, and S&P Global is engaging with stakeholders to design robust demand-side support measures that will facilitate purchases of clean hydrogen across different market sectors, including ammonia.

This session represents a unique opportunity to hear directly from the proponents themselves about early learnings, mechanism details, how to get involved, and the evolution of demand side market mechanisms in the US and beyond.

Speakers

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Leia Guccione

Managing Director, US Programs, RMI

Perry Babb

Perry Babb

CEO, KeyState Energy

Ron Stanis

Ron Stanis

R&D Manager, GTI Energy

Seema-Santhakumar

Seema Santhakumar

Hydrogen Market Development Leader – Americas, Baker Hughes

Moderator

SCrolius

Stephen Crolius

Principal President and Co-Founder, Carbon Neutral Consulting

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Refreshment Break sponsored by Topsoe

Refreshment Break Sponsor

Topsoe

Topsoe

We are a leading global provider of technology and solutions for the energy transition. We combat climate change by helping our customers and partners achieve their decarbonization and emission reduction goals. Based on decades of scientific research and innovation, we offer world-leading solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals for a sustainable world, and for efficient and low-carbon fuel production and clean air. We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | AEA Leadership Town Hall

In this interactive closing session, the AEA leadership will review some of the key conversations that have come out of the breakout and panel discussion sessions, and engage the AEA members and affiliate organizations in a town hall debate on what we’ve learned and what work still lies ahead of us.

Speakers

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Vibeke Rasmussen

AEA President

Linda Dempsey

Linda Dempsey

AEA EVP President-Elect

Hans Vrijenhoef

Hans Vrijenhoef

AEA VP Past President

Rob Stevens

Rob Stevens

Interim AEA Secretary

JKrummenacher

Jakob Krummenacher

Interim AEA Treasurer

Moderator

Trevor Brown

Trevor Brown

AEA Executive Director