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SUMMIT AGENDA 2026

DAY1

Day 1 Morning - Policy Framework & Pathways to Industrial Advantage

09:00 - 09:05 (05 mins)

Welcome Remark

09:05 - 09:15  (10 mins)

[EU Roadmap] Europe's Industrial Carbon Future: What's Changing by 2026?
  • How will the update of the EU ETS affect the carbon price and how will this affect the EU's CCUS market?
  • How CBAM will reshape industrial demand for CCUS in steel, cement, and other hard-to-abate sectors?
  • Role of CCUS in low-carbon hydrogen production under the Low-Carbon Hydrogen Act and RED III targets

Ditte Juul Jørgensen
Directorate General for Energy
European Commission  (Reserved)

09:15 - 09:35 (20 mins)

[Regional Chapters] Turning EU Directives into National CCUS Action: EU Member States’ Policies Synergies
  • European member states' CCUS policies updated
  • How EU-level frameworks (ETS reforms, CBAM, CRCF, Low-Carbon Hydrogen Act) shape national CCUS deployment?
  • How will each Member State respond to the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF)? What updates will there be to the approval process and subsidy policies?

Lars Erik Aamot
Director General of Energy, Head of Oil and Gas Department
Norwegian Ministry of Energy

Anders Hoffmann
Deputy Permanent Secretary 
Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities

09:35 - 10:25

(50 min)

[Leadership Dialogues] Building Europe’s CCUS Hub Ecosystem: From Capture to Storage – Aligning Business Models Across the Value Chain
  • How developers, T&S operators, EPCs, technology providers, and industrial emitters can collaborate for scale and cost efficiency?
  • How can EU ETS and CBAM price signals be be transformed into sustainable sources of income?
  • How can oil and gas producers gain profits in CCS hubs under the Net-Zero Industry Act?
  • ​What are the most effective strategies for large-scale carbon dioxide transportation and storage projects to share risks and attract investment and financing?

Etienne Anglès d’Auriac
Vice President CCS Business Unit
TotalEnergies

Saadoun Banoori
Managing Director Eni Netherlands CCUS BV
Eni

Torbjørg Heskestad
Vice President Global CCS Solutions
Equinor

Pascal De Buck
Managing Director and CEO 
Fluxys

Ganapathy Swamy
VP Large Project Development EMEA
Linde

10:25 - 10:35

(10 min)

Reserved for Energie Beheer Nederland

Joost Hooghiem
Director of CCS
ebn (Energie Beheer Nederland)

Coffee Break (30 mins)

11:05 - 11:55

(50 min)

[Executive Panel] Hard-to-Abate Sectors How to Turn Carbon Costs Into Competitive Advantage under CBAM
  • Understanding CBAM’s impact: how carbon cost pass-through will reshape competitiveness in carbon-intensive exports?
  • How avoided CBAM payments can offset CCS costs?
  • What long-term CCUS strategic planning and pricing strategies should be adopted to address the carbon costs resulting from the yearly decrease in MSR quotas?
  • ​Multi-user mode + shared infrastructure - cost sharing sucessful case

Emmanouil Kakaras
Executive Vice President, GX Solutions, EMEA
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Floris Mackor
Vice President, Large Industries and Strategy CCS
Air Liquide

Aris Tsikouras
Director of Decarbonization Strategy
Titan Cement Group

11:55 - 12:15

(20 mins)

Reserved for Heidelberg Materials

Jan Theulen
Director CCUS Business Development & Partnerships
Heidelberg Materials

12:15 - 12:25

(10 mins)

Reserved for Port of Rotterdam

Nico Van Dooren
Director New Business Development & Portfolio
Port of Rotterdam

Luncheon

Day 1 Afternoon- From FID to Finance & Next-Gen CCUS

14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] From Concept to Commitment: Key Initiatives for Obtaining FID and How to Secure the Sustainable Development
  • Key factors that help to reach FID faster than expect
  • Which regulatory, permitting, or policy hurdles had the biggest impact on  timeline, and how did you overcome them?
  • What cost structure and revenue model can best share risks and attract investment?
  • What measures can be taken to ensure the hub's sustainable development is guaranteed, including the establishment of a long-term off-take agreement or a multi-user model?

Tim Heijn
Managing Director
Northern Lights JV

Hans Meeuwsen
Project Director
Porthos

Annemarie Manger
Programme Director
Aramis CCS

Kurt Jager Lykke
Head of Project Greensand
INEOS Energy

14:50 - 15:10 (20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor / Project Roadshow
Coffee Break (30 mins)

15:40 - 16:00

(20 mins)

Reserved for Sponsor / Project Roadshow

Marc ISABELLE 
Founder & Director 
European Economics

16:00 - 16:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] Next-Gen Capture at €40/t: From Breakthrough to Scale-Up
  • Which technologies are hitting the €40/t cost milestone?
  • Centralized (steel/cement) vs distributed (waste/SMEs) capture strategies
  • Bridging the TRL gap: what’s needed between demo and commercial scale?

Jean-Philippe Hiegel
Vice-President Strategy & Growth
RepAir Carbon Capture

   
Senior Representative
Carbon Direct

16:50 - 17:40 (50 mins)

[Panel] Europe’s CCUS Financing Playbook: Blending Public Support, Private Capital, and Market Mechanisms
  • What is the most effective way for public capital to mitigate risk in the early stages of CCUS projects?
  • What are the conditions that must be met for a CCUS project to be considered "investable" by private capital?
  • What role do financial innovation tools such as green bonds, transition bonds, and carbon removal credits play in CCUS financing?
  • How is CCUS regarded by institutional investors: as an infrastructure investment or as part of transition finance?
  • ​Could the carbon credit market become the driving force behind large-scale financing of CCUS?

Gianpiero Nacci
Managing Director, Climate Strategy and Delivery
EBRD

Marc ISABELLE 
Founder & Director 
European Economics

Lukas Schuffelen
Partner
BET Consulting GmbH

18:30 - 19:30 (60 mins)

Cocktail Reception
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