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Initiative for Hydrogen in Eastern Germany Policy Dialogue
1 July 2026 | 10.00–15.00
L42 Business Center & Workspaces | Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 42, 1040 Brussels
Agenda
09.30-10.00 | Registration |
10.00–10.05 | Opening - Dominik Härle, Managing Director, Initiative for Hydrogen in Eastern Germany
- Moderator Jürgen Pfeiffer
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10.05 – 10.20 | Welcome address - Elisabeth Kaiser, Minister of State and Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany (video message)
- Thomas Wünsch, State Secretary, Ministry for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and the Environment of Saxony-Anhalt
- Dr. Felix Groba, Chair, Initiative for Hydrogen in Eastern Germany
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10.20 – 10.30 | The IWO as platform of the eastern German federal states - Dominik Härle, Managing Director, Initiative for Hydrogen in Eastern Germany
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10.30 – 10 .50 | Keynote - Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser to the Director General for Energy, European Commission
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10.50 – 11.40 | Industry project pitches from the IWO eastern German federal states Berlin – GASAG AG
Reinier Waters
The Berlin hydrogen start grid – in three phases from large, to smaller consumers (in cooperation with: Berlin Energie und Wärme GmbH and NBB Netzgesellschaft Berlin Brandenburg) Brandenburg – ENERTRAG
Erhan ErdoÄŸan Groß
Green Fuels for Europe: Renewable Hydrogen and eSAF at Scale Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – H2APEX
Jill Thesen
Lubmin as a hydrogen production node Saxony – ONTRAS
Niels Krap
ONTRAS Hâ‚‚ starter network - from the idea to the realisation Saxony-Anhalt – VNG
Cornelia Müller-Pagel
Enabling Europe’s Hydrogen Market Ramp-up – Insights from “Energy Park Bad Lauchstädt” Thuringia – th2eco
Dr. Katharina Großmann
TH2ECO – From Pilot Project to a Hydrogen Future for Thuringia |
11.40 – 12.00 | Coffee break |
12 00 – 13.00 | Panel discussion Hydrogen investments – the impact of EU regulatory frameworks on the Eastern German hydrogen economy - Thomas Wünsch, State Secretary, Ministry for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and the Environment of Saxony-Anhalt
- Hildegard Bentele, Member of the European Parliament
- Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Chief Executive Officer, Hydrogen Europe
- Dominik Härle, Managing Director, Initiative for Hydrogen in Eastern Germany
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13.00 – 15.00 | Networking and lunch |
| The event will be held in English.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. |
