2020 Speakers

Paul Bogers

Vice President – Hydrogen

Royal Dutch Shell

Paul Bogers was recently appointed as the VP for Hydrogen, looking after all aspects of Shell’s growing hydrogen business. In this role Paul will oversee Shell’s work in hydrogen as a fuel for transport and the growing business in industrial hydrogen.

Prior to taking this role, Paul was Shell’s VP for Fuel Technologies, leading a team of 200+ scientists and engineers looking after all fuels development, including actively shaping future fuels and alternatives.

Previous assignments in Shell included a range of commercial, technical and strategy roles in Shell’s aviation business and overseeing differentiated fuels and lubricants product development in the UK and US leading to a world’s first commercial flights on GTL Jet fuel as well as spearheading development of Pennzoil Pureplus – the first Motoroil born from Natural Gas.

Paul holds an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, and a post-graduate degree in fluid dynamics from the Von Karman Institute in Brussels.

Andrew Horvath

Global Chairman

Star Scientific

Andrew Horvath is Global Group Chairman of private research and development company Star Scientific Limited, where he oversees the business strategy and development behind the company’s breakthrough technology, HERO®. Mr Horvath founded Star Scientific in 1998 and his vision has been instrumental in transforming it to an international business. The company and its subsidiaries across Australasia, Europe and the United States are currently undergoing a rapid-scale up across its science, engineering, corporate and finance divisions.

Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP

Minister for Energy & Mining

Government of South Australia

Hon Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP is South Australian Minister for Energy and Mining.

Minister van Holst Pellekaan was elected to Parliament as the Member for Stuart in 2010. He was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet in 2011 and has held the Energy and Mining portfolios since June 2014.

After his re-election at the 2018 State Election, he was sworn in as Minister for Energy and Mining in the Marshall Liberal Government.

Minister van Holst Pellekaan started his working life as a labourer before playing four seasons in the National Basketball League and at the same time gaining a Bachelor of Economics.  He then spent ten years with BP Australia before entering the small business sector as a shareholder and operator of Outback roadhouses for seven years.  This was followed by three years developing cycle tourism in the Southern Flinders Ranges immediately before entering Parliament.

Minister van Holst Pellekaan’s electorate extends from Kapunda at its southern end, all the way up to the NT border. It heads east to the NSW border. It includes the Mid North agricultural region, all of the Flinders Ranges and the vast north-east pastoral region surrounded by the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. The regional city of Port Augusta is its main population centre.

H.E. Mr Bruce Gosper

Australian High Commissioner

Australian Trade & Investment Commission

Bruce Gosper was previously CEO of Austrade, the Australian Government agency responsible for promoting trade, investment and international education, and tourism policy, programs and research.
Prior to Austrade, Mr Gosper was Deputy Secretary with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australia’s senior trade policy official, responsible for all trade negotiations.
His career includes serving as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. During that time Mr Gosper chaired the WTO General Council and the WTO Dispute Settlement Body.
Mr Gosper was previously Minister (Commercial) in the Australian Embassy in Washington, and Minister-Counsellor (Agriculture) in the Tokyo Embassy.
Mr Gosper is a current member of the Asia Society Advisory Council. He has previously held positions on the Australia Japan Business Co-Operation Committee (AJBCC), the European Australian Business Council (EABC), the Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF), Australia Korea Foundation (AKF), Australian Pork Corporation and the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) Board.

Kentaro Hosomi

Executive Officer & Senior Executive Vice President,

Kentaro Hosomi is the Executive Vice President of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), President & CEO of Energy Systems. Mr. Hosomi serves as a member of the Mitsubishi Power Ltd. and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S (MVOW) board.

Mr. Hosomi was appointed current position on April, 2019, and he brings around 40 years of experience to MHI, and has a proven track record as a leader.

In 2011, Mr. Hosomi was appointed as a General Manager of Business Development & Strategic Planning Department of Power Systems and responsible for business development, strategic planning, alliances for overall power systems business. There he made achievements such as the acquisition of PW Power Systems (PWPS) and the launch of the Savannah factory in Georgia, USA.

Mr. Hosomi’s expertise in sales, marketing and commercial administration of various types of power plant projects, contributed to branding the company’s global presence in the power plant market. His sales career for power plant began with sales for Middle East Area and has reached nearly 30 years, including a five-year stay in London UK, and he left so many track records in receiving orders and executing projects.

Mr. Hosomi earned his Bachelor’s degree in economics from The University of Tokyo.

Setsuo Iuchi

Senior Vice President, Executive Assistant to President, Executive Director for Hydrogen Business

Chiyoda Corporation

Name: Setsuo IUCHI
Date of Birth: May 10, 1960
Place of Birth: Hyogo, Japan

Education:
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Tokyo（1983）
- Graduate School of Business Columbia University (MBA:Beta Gamma Sigma)（1990）

Business Career:

April 1983: Official, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan (MITI)
June 1998: Director, Middle East and Africa Office, International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI
January 2001: Director General, Planning & Coordination Group, Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
July 2003: Director, Recycling Promotion Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
July 2006: Director, Policy Planning Division, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI
July 2007: Director of Manufacturing Industries Policy, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI
July 2008: Director, Trade Policy Division, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
July 2009: Vice-President, National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
July 2010: Deputy Director-General, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
July 2011: President of Bangkok Office and Representative for ASEAN and Southwest Asia, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
August 2014: Director-General, Chubu (Central Japan) Bureau, METI
July 2015: Director-General for Regional Economic and Industrial Policy, METI
June 2016: Secretary-General, Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Cabinet Office
January 2018:Senior Advisor, Chiyoda Corporation
April 2018: Senior Vice President, Executive Assistant to President
April 2020: (addition) Executive Director for Hydrogen Business

Language: Japanese (Native) English

Alexander Tancock

Managing Director

InterContinental Energy

Alex has been a pioneer in the global renewables industry over the last twenty years. He has been involved in the development, construction, and operation of renewable energy projects - both onshore and offshore - in Europe and across the Asia Pacific region. After working for E.ON Renewables in the UK and CWP in Australia, Alex founded Wind Prospect in Hong Kong to address the growing Chinese renewables market. After an asset buyout by CLP Group, one of the largest utilities in Asia, he co-founded InterContinental Energy in 2014. With a successful track record as a Project Manager, Alex has been the Project Director of the Asian RE Hub since launch in 2014. Alex holds a B.Sc. in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College, a Diploma in Financial Management from the ACCA, and qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst with the CFA Institute.

Chun Soo Kim

Executive Vice President

Korea Gas Corporation

Career

• 2020. 7 - Present New Growth Business Division
• 2020. 1 - 2020. 6 Head of Hydrogen Business Dept.
• 2018. 7 - 2019.12 Head of Daegu-Kyoungbuk Div.
• 2017. 7 - 2018. 6 Head of General Affairs Dept.
• 2015. 7 - 2017. 6 Head of Human Resource Dept.
• 2013. 1 - 2015. 6 President of KOGAS Akkas B.V.
• 1992. 1 – Join Korea gas Corporation

Education

• Master’s Degree in Business, Sungsil University
• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Diplomacy, Kyeonghee University

Erwin Penfornis

VP Hydrogen Energy Asia / Pacific

Air Liquide

Erwin Penfornis joined Air Liquide in 2000.
He started in R&D in the field of clean energy developments.
He worked from 2005 to 2010 on the structuring of Air Liquide H2 Energy activities in Europe and the development of early markets.

Between 2010 and 2015, he has been Business Development Director in the Large Industry business, in particular for the supply of hydrogen to Energy and Petrochemical markets (Korea, Middle East).

He returned in the field of Hydrogen Energy since 2015, first in charge of Marketing & Strategy for Air Liquide Group.
Over this period, he has led the creation and development of the Hydrogen Council in 2017, with a few other industry leaders, as well as several structuring consortiums in Europe, California, Korea and Japan.
He then took the responsibility of COO of the Air Liquide H2 Energy World Business Unit.
He is now VP H2 Energy, based in Tokyo, overseeing the development of Air Liquide Hydrogen Energy activities for the Asia-Pacific region.

Jean-Louis Neves Mandelli

Partner

Shearman & Sterling

Jean-Louis Neves Mandelli is a Partner in the Project Development & Finance practice based in Singapore. His practice covers all aspects of international project development and financing across the power (including conventional and renewable), infrastructure and oil & gas sectors. He has extensive experience doing business across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and South America.

Jean-Louis regularly advises on first-in-country and first-in-kind transactions, representing both leading sponsors and lenders (including multilaterals, development finance institutions (DFIs) and export credit agencies (ECAs) on these. He is also part of the firm’s Global Hydrogen Industry Legal Team, and is fluent in English, Italian, Portuguese and French.

Frank Häberli

Senior Vice President Asia

Hexagon Purus

Based in Norway, Frank has served the Hexagon Group of companies for over 15 years. He is currently leading the expansion of Hexagon Purus, the company’s zero emission mobility business, to Asia as a Senior Vice President. Prior positions in Hexagon included responsibilities as Vice President  for the Mobile Pipeline ™ business in the U.S. and Global Sales Director for Hexagon’s high pressure cylinder division. Prior to his career in Hexagon, Frank held  sales & marketing roles in leading international  metal forming machinery companies based out of Germany

Andrew Bedford

Sales Director - APAC

KBR, Inc.

Based in Singapore, Andrew has over 19 years experience and is currently leading sales activities for KBR across APAC with a focus on strategy, concepts and master-planning, the Energy Transition including hydrogen and energy vectors such as ammonia, sustainable resource use, digital platform integration and analytics, efficiency & decarbonization, and project finance advisory. Andrew has worked in over 40 countries in a variety of sectors, helping clients develop innovative integrated solutions across sectors including finance, up & downstream oil and gas, LNG, diverse chemicals & petrochemicals, fertilizers, industrial integration of renewables, mining, and government services. Andrew has been actively involved in a number of hydrogen projects relating both to pure green renewable sources, transitional ‘blue’ hydrogen sources typically from Steam Methane Reforming (SMR), in addition to blue/green renewable ammonia projects.

Glenn Llewellyn

VP, Zero Emission Aircraft

Airbus

Glenn Llewellyn is Vice President, Zero Emission Aircraft at Airbus. He is responsible for Airbus plans and activities to achieve our ambition to be the first major manufacturer to bring a zero-emission commercial aircraft to market.

Prior to this appointment, Glenn was responsible for the research & technology portfolio focused on reducing Airbus product climate impact. This portfolio included demonstrators such as Vahana and City Airbus e-VTOLs as well as the E-FAN X hybrid-electric demonstrator.

Before that, Glenn was the engineering and then program lead for several systems on the A350XWB, working as part of the overall aircraft design team on the aircraft concept, leading engineering trades, and ultimately leading the contracting and industrialisation of the different systems and equipment.

Peng Xiaoyang

Program Manager – Smart Grid

ENGIE Lab Singapore

Dr. PENG Xiaoyang received his B.Eng degree in Electrical Engineering from Wuhan University, China in 2010, his M.Sc. degree in Power Engineering and his Ph.D in microgrid from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2011 and 2016 respectively. He started his career with ENGIE Lab Singapore in 2016, working as a research engineer. He is currently a program manager in ENGIE Lab Singapore, the APAC R&D branch of ENGIE group, and managing all the topics relating to smart grid technologies, renewable energy integration and decarbonization solutions. He has been working on the frontline of green technologies within ENGIE, which itself is one of the world’s pioneer in carbon neutrality. He is managing the flagship project of the APAC R&D centre, Project SPORE under the ambitious REIDS initiative in collaboration with NTU, other industrial partners and government authorities.

Thomas Briault

Energy Advisory Leader, South East Asia

Arup

Thomas Briault leads Energy across South East Asia for Arup and is co-chair of the IPPF hydrogen committee.  He is a chartered engineer with over 18 years of experience in the low carbon energy sector.

He has worked on a wide variety of low carbon energy projects, from concept to construction, with a particular specialism in commercial structuring of projects.

He has worked on the procurement of a number of renewable energy integrated solutions over the past few years, with a focus on the energy transition, including hydrogen, onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, batteries, district heating and cooling and heat pumps.  He is also technical advisor to a number of UK, European and global energy efficiency funds.

Thomas has recently given up seats on a number of UK Industry and Government working groups, and has been invited to author a number of industry and government guidance standards in the UK.  He recently led Project Cavendish, a project to create a blue hydrogen hub on the Isle of Grain in the UK capable of replacing 50% of London and the South East of England’s gas supply.

Martin Tengler

Lead Hydrogen Analyst

BloombergNEF

Martin Tengler is BNEF’s Lead Hydrogen Analyst and a founding member of BNEF’s Hydrogen Team. Martin sits in BloombergNEF’s Tokyo office and has covered Japan’s energy market before specializing in hydrogen.

Prior to joining Bloomberg, Martin co-founded Dendra Systems, a company that offers industrial-scale ecosystem restoration services using drones and other cutting-edge technology. He holds an MA in Economics from Tokyo University and an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy from Oxford University.

Rob Stevens

VP Ammonia Energy & Shipping Fuel, Climate Neutrality

Yara International ASA

Rob has an MSc in chemical engineering and a PhD in Applied Thermodynamics from Delft University of Technology, the Netehrlands. Rob started his career in Yara in product and technology development for fertilisers. Since then Rob held several management positions in Yara production (Urea, ammonia and nitric acid), of which 10 years in ammonia, including the General Manager role at Yara Pilbara, Western Australia. Currently Rob works as VP Ammonia Energy and Shipping Fuel in the Climate Neutrality team, with a focus to bring green ammonia at scale, contributing to the Yara target of  climae neutrality by 2050 in the full the value chain.

Kellie Charlesworth

Associate, Environment & Resources

Arup

Kellie Charlesworth leads the Arup Australasia energy skills network with a focus on the energy transition to a low carbon economy.  Kellie brings a passion for collaboration toward a sustainable future.  An environmental engineer by training, she has a depth of experience in strategy, planning, delivery and approvals for large infrastructure initiatives.  Kellie has had a lead role in many of Arup’s hydrogen projects in the region including New Zealand Green Hydrogen Vision and the Australian Hydrogen Strategy Hydrogen Hubs report.  She is an active member of the Australian Hydrogen Council working groups with a focus on supporting a positive policy and social setting for advancement of the Australian hydrogen economy.

Nicolas Pocard

Marketing Director

Ballard

Runeel Daliah

Analyst

Lux Research

Runeel Daliah is an Analyst at Lux Research, and leads the company's coverage on the Hydrogen Economy and CO2 capture & utilization (CCU). In this role, he advises global energy, materials & chemicals, and government organizations on the technical and regulatory drivers enabling the adoption of low-carbon technologies, drawing from extensive primary research with policy makers, professors, technology developers, and corporate stakeholders.

Runeel holds a Masters of Engineering (MEng) in Chemical Engineering from The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Tim Buckley

Director Energy Finance Studies, Australia/South Asia

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

Tim Buckley has 25 years of financial markets experience, specializing in equity valuation, including as a top-rated analyst and as co-founder and managing director of Arkx Investment Management.

Sambit Mohanty

Senior Asia Energy Editor

S&P Global Platts

Sambit Mohanty is the Senior Asia Energy Editor at S&P Global Platts, covering oil, gas and new energy markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Sambit is based in Singapore and has more than 20 years of experience as a senior journalist and editor analyzing commodities and energy trends in the region. He holds a Masters’ Degree in Applied Economics.

Yong-liang Por

Consultant

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

Financial Analyst Yong-Liang Por, CFA, has worked in investment research since 2000, including at BNP Paribas, Nomura, Lehman Brothers and UBS where he has covered Asian oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and renewable companies.

George (Djordje) Garabandic

Principal Consultant & Storage Lead APAC

DNV GL – Energy

Over 20 years of renewable energy experience in positions that range from design engineer, engineering manager, analyst, university professor, business developer and consultant. George lead teams in developing utility-scale E-storage power conversion systems and projects that involved LiIon, NAS and Flow batteries. He is very passionate about developing modern E-storage solutions and making them attractive to investors, forward-thinking companies, utilities and municipalities. George has a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA degree with concentration in Management of Technology. George is currently leading the Energy Storage business of DNV GL in Asia-Pacific where Hydrogen Technology is one of the key strategic elements.

Mathieu Geze

VP Asia

HDF Energy

Mathieu is VP Asia at HDF Energy, a french Independent Power Producer dedicated to renewstable plants. Such plants combine Renewable Energies to mass hydrogen storage to deliver a clean, firm and stable power.

Mathieu has over 12 years of experience in Renewable Energy through various positions within IPP, EPC and key supplier companies.

Prior to joining HDF Energy in 2018, Mathieu managed the development of the North African and East European subsidiaries of a French developer and EPC. Then for 4 years, Mathieu was Business Development Manager at ArcelorMittal Exosun.

Mathieu holds two master’s degrees in Law and Business Administration.

Jean-Louis Kindler

CEO

Ways2H

Jean-Louis Kindler is CEO of Ways2H, a leading commercial provider of Waste-to-Hydrogen solutions for mobility and grid applications. A veteran of the environmental
technology industry who has pioneered award-winning water, waste and renewable energy systems, Jean-Louis and his team are developing projects that transform the
world’s worst waste - MSW, plastics, medical refuse - into clean energy and fuel.
Jean-Louis is also Co-Founder and CEO of cleantech management company Clean Energy Enterprises, which created Ways2H as a joint venture with Japan Blue Energy Corp. Previously, Jean-Louis was president of OriginClear Inc.’s Technology Division, a leading provider of water treatment solutions, where he led commercial development of a breakthrough water treatment technology. Jean-Louis is still a member of OriginClear’s board of directors. Before joining OriginClear, Jean-Louis was co-founder and chief technology officer of Ennesys, an award-winning French biotech company, where he designed an innovative waste-to-energy system and hosted French President François Hollande during a 2013 state visit to the company.
Jean-Louis earlier served as founding CEO of MHS Equipment, a French nanotechnologies equipment manufacturer, where he led the development of a new fuel cell components manufacturing process.
Jean-Louis started his 30-year career in the cleantech sector in Japan, as principal of technology incubator Pacific Junction. His work there included technology sourcing for the French industrial group GEC-Alsthom, building the first version of the BLUE Tower waste-to-hydrogen commercial unit, and providing market development for a fluids-mixing technology.
Jean-Louis holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Public Policy from the Institute of Political Studies (Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon) in Lyon, France, and an MBA in International Management from the ISG Business School (Institut Supérieur de Gestion) in Paris.

Michelle Robson

Associate

AP Ventures

• Michelle Robson is an Associate with AP Ventures focused on investment, portfolio management and management of the Fund’s Investment Pipeline. Michelle sits as an observer on the board of HPNow, HyET and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies.
• Michelle has extensive experience in portfolio and business development, commercial strategy creation and implementation and new and innovative deep tech and digital technologies. Her international experience spans Europe and Australia.
• Prior to AP Ventures, Michelle held a number of group and commercial strategy roles within Anglo American including establishing and leading Anglo American’s first digital and innovation function. Before this, Michelle was a Manager with boutique management consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting.
• Michelle received her first-class honours degree in Industrial Chemistry (Engineering) from the University of New South Wales (Australia).
• AP Ventures is a venture capital fund headquartered in London. The Fund operates a global mandate to invest in pioneering new technologies and businesses which aim to solve global challenges such as renewable energy integration, resource scarcity and a growing population. The Fund is the largest independent venture capital fund focused on the hydrogen industry with investments in hydrogen production, storage and transportation, compression and fuel-cell electric mobility.

Eirik Melaaen

Ph.D., Director Midstream & LNG, East Africa & Singapore

Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP)

Eirik Melaaen is Director for Midstream & LNG, East Africa and Singapore at Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP)

His background is from project, management, business development and marketing within marine, process and energy industry with focus on gas, LNG, hydrogen, CCS/CCUS and energy optimization. Broad experience and good understanding of international business, especially in Asian countries.  He has held various positions in research, consulting and international companies. Eirik has a Ph.D. from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway within LNG technology.

Jeremy Stone

Non-Executive Director & Senior Advisor

J-Power

Jeremy is a Non-Executive Director, global executive and advisor with over 30 years of experience leading businesses and in the delivery of major infrastructure projects.

He has held a variety of positions, including Regional Director for Asia and Group Manager of Innovation & Digital for a 10,000 strong global professional services company.

He lived and worked in Asia and the UK for 14 years and has also delivered projects in the US, Middle East, Australia and China. He is a Director of the Australian subsidiary of J-Power, one of Japan's largest utility companies and part of the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) consortia.

Dr. Linda Wright

Chief Executive

New Zealand Hydrogen Association

Throughout her 20-year career Linda has been at the forefront of driving innovation and change across the sustainability, solid waste and renewable energy sectors.

Linda has an extensive global network across the hydrogen value chain and understands intimately the value proposition for renewable hydrogen, and in New Zealand in particular. In 2016 Linda founded a private sector consortium to progress the delivery of hydrogen infrastructure, which supported by the Government, transitioned to become the New Zealand Hydrogen Association in 2018. Linda is the Chief Executive of the Association and is committed to delivering its objectives of facilitating the delivery of hydrogen solutions both domestically and for export.

Linda has been involved in progressing technical aspects of hydrogen production, storage, demand and end-use scenarios and she is currently developing strategic alliances with private sector entities to deliver a range of hydrogen projects across New Zealand. She is also engaged with international partners to advance the role that hydrogen can play in the transition to a low emission future and to position New Zealand at the forefront of the global hydrogen economy.

Martin Lambert

Senior Research Fellow

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Martin Lambert is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Within the Natural Gas Research Programme at the Institute, he leads their work on renewable gas and hydrogen. Since leaving Shell in 2016, in addition to his work with the Institute, Martin works as an independent consultant specialising in the international gas and LNG business.
Martin’s 34 year career with Shell included several senior leadership positions in the gas, LNG and biofuels businesses. He spent around half his career overseas, including assignments in Germany, Japan and the Philippines. From 2011 to 2015 he was seconded to North West Shelf Australia LNG as Senior Vice President Marketing.
Martin holds an MA in economics and engineering from the University of Cambridge in the UK.

Kristian Dawson

Acting Executive Director - Infrastructure, Planning and Economic Development

Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science & Innovation, Australia

Kristian Dawson is the acting Executive Director of the Infrastructure, Planning and Economic Development division at the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. In this role Kristian leads a team responsible for several Government priority initiatives including the Renewable Hydrogen Unit, Future Battery Industry Strategy team, the Premier’s LNG Jobs Taskforce, land use planning and allocation of Strategic Industrial Areas and administration of the State’s implementation of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF). Kristian holds a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning and has experience working in the public sector across a range of different agencies.

Amelia Walsh

Trade & Investment Commissioner Singapore

Australian Trade & Investment Commission

Amelia is Trade and Investment Commissioner to Singapore with Australia's Trade and Investment Commission. Immediately prior to this appointment she was Austrade’s representative in the office of the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.
Amelia has more than 10 years’ international business experience in public and private sector roles, including as an investment analyst in Chicago and in the communications and stakeholder engagement team for a large foreign headquartered mining company based in Brisbane.
With Austrade she has worked on promoting Australian capability to global markets and attracting investment into sectors including resources, energy, services and technology. Amelia holds a Masters of Business Administration.

John Quinn

Senior Manager – Renewable Gas Supply

FortisBC Energy Inc.

John is a Professional Engineer (EGBC) and Chartered Engineer (Engineers Ireland) with 20 years of experience as an engineer, manager and leader in the energy sector. He has a diverse technical background having held leadership roles in energy utility, engineering consultancy and clean and renewable energy project development organizations. John brings a unique understanding of the energy industry having worked in Ireland, the UK and Canada on major gas infrastructure and renewable energy projects. His qualifications include a Mechanical Engineer with a Masters of Engineering in Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems and various Sauder School of Business management qualifications.

Liza Noonan

ASEAN Director

CSIRO

Liza Noonan is the ASEAN Director for CSIRO; Australia’s national science agency. In this role Liza is responsible for supporting a portfolio of science and innovation activities spanning data science, advanced manufacturing, agriculture & food, health, low emissions technology and environmental sustainability.

Prior to this role Liza was the Executive Manager of Innovation at the CSIRO and founder of the ON Accelerator- Australia’s first national science & technology accelerator supporting public funded research achieve real world impact faster.

Liza has extensive experience in innovation and technology as CEO OF Springboard Enterprises Australia, a venture backer of female founded business, and held a variety of leadership roles globally spanning Strategy, Marketing & Innovation in the TMT sector.

Liza is currently a Non-Executive Director and joint Vice-President at the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore; is an Australian Innovation Awards judge and has previously sat on the Executive Council for the IoT Alliance Australia and served as a non-executive director for the Canberra Innovation Network.

Liza holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New South Wales and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Liza resides in Singapore with her husband and three children.

David Grabau

Senior Investment Specialist

Australian Trade & Investment Commission

David Grabau has strong technical proficiency and experience in the resources and energy sectors, with a valuable combination of experience in both government and ASX top 20 corporates. Since joining Austrade as Senior Investment Specialist for resources and energy in April 2017, David has helped a number of major international companies identify and secure investment opportunities in the Australian market. More recently, he has been working closely on Australian capability in hydrogen, renewables, mining technology, critical minerals and lithium-ion battery value chains. David’s previous senior commercial roles include advising major resources and energy companies across strategy, risk, and project management. David spent several years working with BHP across its minerals and petroleum businesses, including management roles in Group Risk and Corporate Development.

Tom Calder

Queensland Trade and Investment Commissioner – ASEAN

Australian Trade & Investment Commission

Tom Calder commenced in June 2018 as Queensland Trade and Investment Commissioner – ASEAN, a new appointment under the Queensland Trade and Investment Strategy 2017–2022.

Based in TIQ’s Singapore office, Tom is responsible for Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and other ASEAN nations in the region. He brings to the role 20 years’ experience in international trade and investment, having been an Australian trade commissioner in India and, most recently, Austrade State Director for Western Australia. Tom has also worked for the University of Melbourne as Regional Manager (Middle East and China), and was an Australian Government industry advisor.

Tom has longstanding connections in the ASEAN region, having spent his early childhood in South East Asia before returning to Queensland for high school. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Asian Studies and has undertaken language training in Indonesian.

Dr Patrick Hartley

Leader

CSIRO Hydrogen Industry Mission

Dr. Hartley is the leader of CSIRO’s Hydrogen Industry Mission. In this role, he is responsible for developing the strategy and operating model for a major new national initiative which is focussed on delivering R&D partnerships which enable the scaleup of Australia’s domestic and export hydrogen industries.
In 2018, whilst leading CSIRO’s Hydrogen Energy Systems Future Science Platform, he worked with the Chief Scientist of Australia, Dr. Alan Finkel, leading the taskforce which delivered the briefing paper ‘Hydrogen for Australia’s Future’ which was presented to the Council of Australian Government’s (COAG) Energy council in August 2018, and which laid the foundations for the development of Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy, which was subsequently delivered and adopted by federal state and territory governments in November 2019.
Also in 2018 he co-led the development of CSIRO’s National Hydrogen Roadmap. This seminal study was the first in Australia to bring together industry and government groups to perform technoeconomic evaluation of Australia’s potential hydrogen value chains (including export). It has been highly cited nationally and internationally. In 2019, he conceived and co-authored the study ‘Hydrogen Research, Development & Demonstration: Priorities and opportunities for Australia’ which was delivered in November 2019 as an input into Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy.
Since then he has given more than 30 invited and keynote presentations on hydrogen related topics, appeared in both print and electronic media, and is a frequent advisor to government and industry hydrogen industry initiatives both domestically and internationally.
As a research scientist, Dr. Hartley has led research projects focussed on developing new technologies for applications in drug delivery, energy storage, water treatment and petroleum recovery. Dr. Hartley has occupied senior research leadership roles in CSIRO since 2007. He holds an Adjunct Professorship at RMIT University and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Vincent Dwyer

Principal

Energy Estate

Vincent is a principal and founder of Energy Estate. For over 25 years, Vincent has been at the forefront of developments in the energy and infrastructure sectors, from privatisations and infrastructure investments and development to the emergence and rapid deployment of renewable energy.

Vincent has worked on many of the Asia-Pacific region’s most significant and innovative transactions in the energy  and infrastructure sectors. He has worked with governments, utilities, pension funds and start-ups across thermal and renewable energy, transmission infrastructure, gas, water, ports, and desalinisation.

Prior to founding Energy Estate, Vincent was APAC Head of the Corporate and Transactional practices at Norton Rose Fulbright.

Eric W. Sedlak

Partner

K&L Gates

Eric Sedlak is a Corporate and Energy Partner in the Tokyo office of K&L Gates.  Mr. Sedlak has practiced as a US-licensed cross-border transactional lawyer for over 20 years in Japan, Singapore and Vietnam. He concentrates his practice on traditional and renewable energy projects and M&A, and has worked on a wide range of financial transactions and investment structures.  He has been recognized as a leading practitioner in Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions by Euromoney, Asia-Pacific Legal 500 and Asia Law & Practice, on many occasions since 1998. Mr. Sedlak serves as a Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and leads the K&L Gates Tokyo office Hydrogen practice.

Chris Delavigne

Partner Financial Advisory

Deloitte

Godart van Gendt

Senior Expert

McKinsey & Company

Edgare Kerkwijk

Board Member

Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Association

Edgare has been a Managing Director of Asia Green Capital since 2006 and is currently holding several positions in renewable energy companies in Asia. Prior to these positions, Edgare founded Asia Green Capital Partners, which was a renewable energy project development company developing wind, solar and hydro projects in Southeast Asia with the support of IFC and ADB and subsequently sold to Macquarie Capital.  Before that, Edgare was Partner and CFO for BioX Group, an integrated renewable energy firm which was sold to International Power. Edgare has also worked as a Director Institutional Sales at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) in Brussels and was responsible for the Benelux Sales Team. He also held several senior positions within Rabobank International in Europe and Asia. In his last role at Rabobank, Edgare was an Associate Director for the bank's merger and acquisition team in Southeast Asia and has advised on a wide range of Corporate Finance and M&A transactions within Europe and Asia. Edgare holds a Masters of Business Economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam (Netherlands) and a Bachelor of Economic Psychology from the Catholic University in Tilburg (Netherlands). Edgare serves on the board of the Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Association.

Soizic Le Lesle Fauvelle

Conference Producer

Sustainable Energy Council (SEC)

Soizic is responsible for Event Content and Production at the Sustainable Energy Council.

Both a French and British national, Soizic was born in London and raised in Brussels. Soizic holds a Bachelor in Business Management from University College Leuven-Limburg, a part of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) Association in Belgium.

At the Sustainable Energy Council, Soizic combines a background in sustainable development with a passion for strategic content to formulate pro-active discussion towards low emission energy solutions.

As the Production Lead for the World Hydrogen Summit Series and the Sustainable Energy Series, Soizic spends her time researching, travelling, writing, and chairing events that bring together energy leaders and foster sustained collaboration between government, research and industry.

Soizic is RAD and ISTD certified and speaks English, French, Spanish and conversational Portuguese and Flemish.