These speakers will bring their expertise on stage

At hy-fcell Conference, we are bringing together international minds of the hydrogen & fuel cell industry in Stuttgart, as well as hidden champions and Start-ups. It's a solid mix of absolute experts with profound insights and engaging personalities. These speakers were at hy-fcell 2025.

 

 

Günther Oettinger
Former Member and Vice-President of the European Commission;
former Minister President of the State of Baden-Württemberg

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
Hydrogen Europe
CEO

Maximilian Draxler
hylane GmbH
Head of Finance

Isabell Gradert
AIRBUS
VP Research & Technology Germany - HO Central Research & Technology

Matthias Dieke
two4H2 GmbH - A Joint Venture of RWE and Westfalen AG
Managing Director

Roland Bleinroth
Messe Stuttgart
CEO

Timi Olanrewaju
Lead Africa International e.V.
Executive Director & Founder

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Josef Kallo
H2Fly
CTO

Dr. Marco Warth
MAHLE International GmbH
Vice President Corporate Research and Advanced Engineering

 

Matthias Ziebell
Robert Bosch GmbH
Senior Vice President for Sales, Energy Markets and Business Development

Stefan Van Laer
Port of Antwerp Bruges
Climate Transisiton Developer

Kilian Reichert
Presenter

Dr. Philipp Steinberg
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Director General for Economic Stabilisation, Energy Security, Gas, Hydrogen Infrastructure

Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel
sop | Stiftung Ordnungspolitik (CEO)  -  cep | Centrum für Europäische Politik (Director)

Jürgen Pfeiffer
GREEN PLUS CLEAN - EUROPEAN ENERGY TALKS
Moderator - Host - MOC

Markus Exenberger
H2Global Stiftung
Executive Director

Prof. Dr. Gerald Linke
DVGW e.V.
CEO

Dr.-Ing. Nurettin Tekin
KAWASAKI Gas Turbine Europe GmbH
Hydrogen Product Manager

Dr. Kerry-Ann Adamson-Morland
Capgemini
Global Hydrogen Lead

Dr.-Ing. Ulrike Beyer
Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology
Head of the Referenzfabrik,
H2 as a department of Fraunhofer IWU and Head of value creation community for hydrogen system production

Prof. Dr. Klaus Bonhoff
Mobility and Energy Expert

Andrea Engelen
cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG
Head of External Affairs and Government Relations

Prof. Dr. Maximilian Fichtner
Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)
Executive Director & Head of Solid State Chemistry

Silke Frank
German Hydrogen Association (DWV) e.V.
President

Jens Geier MdEP
European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament

Robert Atkinson
Siemens AG
Lead Hydrogen - Factory Automation

Detlef Engler
Embassy of Canada to Germany, Berlin
Senior Investment Counsellor

Prof. Dr. Markus Friedl
OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, IET Institute of Energy Technology
Professor

Michael Gauglitz
ST Engineering Energy Solutions GmbH
Vice President for Business Development

Paul Gosselink
Brabant Development Agency
Program manager New Energy

Ulf Groos
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Division Hydrogen Technologies,
Head of Department Fuel Cell

Holger Haas
Stuttgart Region Economic
Development Corporation
Head of Industrial Development

Paul Louis Kiesow
Hytra L.L.C.
CEO & Co-Founder

Bumin Hatiboglu
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA
Group Lead

Ulrich Heppe
Stuttgart Airport
(Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH)
Chief Executive Officer

Janne Hietaniemi
BusinessOulu
Key Account Director,
Cleantech & Industry

Dr. Srinath Rengarajan
Hemtron GmbH
Director (Downstream & Business Development)

Markus Kammerer
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS
Director, Business Development – Central Europe

Dipl.-Ing. Florian Brandau
Clean Hydrogen Partnership e.V. (CEP)
Member of the board CEP

Thomas Conrady
Baden-Württemberg Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce
Vice President

Dr. Elias Frei
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Director Division Hydrogen Technologies

Jacques Haenn
Pôle Véhicule du Futur
Hydrogen project manager /
Regional delegate for France Hydrogène

Dr.-Ing. Michael Joemann
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental,
Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT
Head of Department »Electrochemical Energy Storage« Team Leader »Component Development and Fabrication«

Christoph Kuhn
European Investment Bank
Deputy Director General, Projects Directorate

Ronny Kutschera
Siemens AG
Senior Sales Specialist

Lisa Langer
ionysis
Co-Founder and CFO

Constantine Levoyannis
Nel Hydrogen
Head of Government Affairs

Holger Lösch
Federation of German Industries
Deputy Director General

Ehsan Nemati
Department of Life Cycle Engineering (GaBi), Institute for Acoustics and Building Physics (IABP), University of Stuttgart
Scientific Researcher

Dipl.-Ing. Linda Ney
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Group Manager Fuel Cell: Production

Dr. Simone Peter
European Renewable Energy Federation (EREF)
Board Member

Michael Resch
University of Stuttgart
Director, High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart Director,
Institute for High-Performance Computing

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Rülke MdL
Chairman of the FDP/DVP Group in the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg

Dr. Manuel Schaloske
NRW.Energy4Climate
Director Mobility

Gert Schlegel
Hzwo e.V.
Head of Network and Member Management

Marian Schmidt
FESTO
Business Development Hydrogen

Christian Seyfert
VIK – Verband der Industriellen Energie- und Kraftwirtschaft e.V. / German Association of Industrial Energy Consumers
Managing Director

Judith Skudelny
FDP Baden-Württemberg
Secretary General

Tom Smolinka
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Head of Department Electrolysis and Hydrogen Infrastructure

Minister Thekla Walker MdL
Ministry for the Environment,
Climate and Energy Sector

Jörg Wirtz
ABO Energy
Senior Project Manager Future Energies

Sabrina Zellmer
Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
Deputy Director and Head of Department Sustainable Battery and Hydrogen Systems

Ulrich Janischka
EnBW AG
Head of Policy and Government Affairs, Stuttgart

Dr. Volker Banhardt
e-mobil BW GmbH
Senior Manager Industry Net Work

Martin Greda
FEST GmbH
CTO

Dipl.-Ing. Frank Häußler
ZSW - Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg
Vice Head of Department ECB

Dr. Renaut Mosdale
HYNOLOGY SAS
Chief Executive Officer

Dr.-Ing. Jens Schäfer
P3 Energy Solutions
Senior Consultant

Dr. Alexandra Stein
Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC)
Strategic Hydrogen Development (UK and International)

Malte Küper
German Economic Institute
Senior Economist for Energy and Climate Policy

Dr. Michaela Löffler
DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V./ Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Senior Project Manager

John-Ragner Aarset
Avinor
EVP Communication and Public Affairs

Bart Biebuyck
Green Energy Park Global B.V.
CEO

Dr. Axel Bree
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Deputy Director-General

Raffaele Gilardi
Imerys Graphite & Carbon
R&D Team Leader Application
Development Fuel Cells

Raimund Haser MdL
Member of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg, CDU
Speaker for enviromental issues and deputy parliamentary group leader

Anna Marchisio
HENSEL RECYCLING GmbH
Business Development Manager for CRM Recycling

Petros Polykarpoulos
Center of Energy Technology (ZET),
University of Bayreuth
Research Associate

Ronny Schlegel
Matthews International GmbH
Senior Director Research & Development

Jonathan Siegle
Institute of Energy Economics and Rational Energy Use (IER), University of Stuttgart
Research Associate

Werner Volk
OPTIMA life science GmbH
​​​​​​​Business Development Manager

Kevin Brodowy
Daimler Truck AG
H2 Infrastructure Strategy & Vehicle Projects Manager

Martin Gotterbarm
Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH
Key Account Management

Christin Hamm
Umicore AG & Co. KG
Team Lead Product Development Fuel Cell Catalysts

Michael Schwind
SITEC Industrietechnologie GmbH
Sales Engineer Series Production

Jozef Kes
SAeroDelft
Liquid Hydrogen Propulsion Engineer

Thomas Brachmann
Honda R&D Europe (Deutschland) GmbH
Technical Leader Power Unit & Energy Research

Philipp Franke
Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg
Head of Department 5
Mobility Center, Connected and Digital Mobility

Johannes Hofmann
Siemens AG
Senior Technical Consultant

Thomas Hollad
Air Products GmbH
Transport and Asset Manager
Northern Continent

Laura Huwald
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT
Scientific Researcher

Mathias Kurras
Maximator Hydrogen GmbH
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Kuschel
thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering GmbH
Head of Business Development and Sales

Daniela Lindner
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Head of Applied Hydrogen Technologies

Nicholas Loughlan
cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG
CTO and Management Board Spokesperson

Carlos Navas
Hyren Hidrorenovable, S.L. (Hyren)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Max Obereisenbuchner
Feintool International Holding AG
Key Account Manager

Sören Scheffler
Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU Chemnitz
Hydrogen Technology Development

Dr.-Ing. Maximilian Schmitz
FEV Europe GmbH
Project Manager Fuel Cell Stacks

Klemens Schwarz
VERBUND Green Hydrogen GmbH
Head of Business Development

Björn Selzer
two4H2 GmbH
Managing Director

Dominik Bernauer
Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy sector
Director Energy Sector

Florian Beck
Siemens AG
Technical Account Manager

Dr. Stephan Herbst
Toyota Motor Europe
Technical Head Hydrogen Business and Value Chain

Dr. Henning Janssen
Fraunhofer Institute for Production
Technology IPT
Managing Director

Fred Reinig
Daimler Truck AG
Senior Manager Daimler Truck Strategy – Technology Transformation

Joaquín Villar
Andalusian Energy Agency
Head of Internationalisation Department