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SUMMIT AGENDA 2025

DAY1

Day 1 Morning: Navigating Policy and Markets

09:00 - 09:20 (20 mins)

[Host Country Remark] Unlocking Netherland's Leadership in Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization

09:20 - 09:30 (10 mins)

[EU Update] EU's CCUS Commitment: A Strategic Approach to Industrial Decarbonization and Achieving Net Zero CO2 Emissions

Mechthild Wörsdörfer (*Virtual)
Deputy Director-General, DG Energy
European Commission

09:30 - 10:00 (30 mins)

[Country Theater] National Strategies and Incentives across EU and EEA

Katrine Thomsen
Head of Division, CCUS 
Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities

10:00 - 10:20

(20 min)

[Industry Top Voice] Strategies and Practice for a European CCUS Market Expansion and Beyond

Alistair Tucker
General Manager CCS Europe
Shell

Coffee Break (40 mins)

11:00 - 11:50

(50 min)

[C-Suite Panel] Enhancing Public Private Partnerships to Maximize Europe's CCUS Potential
  • Top executives from finance and energy sectors debate public-private partnerships
  • Strategies for securing investments and de-risking projects
  • The role of government funding versus private capital in achieving CCUS scale

Saadoun Banoori
Managing Director Eni Netherlands CCUS BV
Eni

Martijn Smit
Vice President for CCS and Hydrogen Market Development and Policy Asks Globally
Equinor

Etienne Angles D'Auriac
Managing Director of TotalEnergies Carbon Neutrality Ventures, CCS Business Unit
TotalEnergies

11:50 - 12:40 (50 mins)

[Executive Panel] Establishing a Trans-European CO2 Network: The Value and Opportunities for an Integrated Approach
  • Industry leaders explore the status and needs of Europe’s core CO2 infrastructure.
  • Challenges in developing cross-border CO2 pipelines and hubs
  • Key pathways towards a future-ready trans-Europe CO2 network

Juan de Miguel Salanova
Head of Sector, Hydrogen, Smart Gas Grids and CO2 Networks, CEF Energy
CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Raphaël De Winter
Senior Vice President Business Development
Fluxys

Bjoern Bernhardt
Managing Director
Accenture

Hans Coenen
Member of the Executive Board, Business Development and Participations
Gasunie

Guy Janssens
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Refke Gunnewijk
Head of Clean Industry and Transport
Port of Rotterdam

Luncheon

Day 1 Afternoon: Accelerating CCUS Scale Deployment

14:00 - 14:50 (50 mins)

[Panel] Upscaling and Accelerating CCUS Hubs in Hard-to-Abate Industries
  • Industry executives from steel, cement, chemical, power and energy, waste-to-energy and consulting firms discuss challenges and opportunities in CCUS Clusters
  • Case studies of successful CCUS integrations in industrial processes
  • The role of policy and market incentives in driving sector adoption

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

Evita Gosa
Member of the Management Board, Environmental and Legal Director
SCHWENK Latvija

Michael Lundgaard Thomsen
Executive Director
Aalborg Portland 

Mitsuaki Kato
General Manager EMEA, Decarbonisation Business Department
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries  

Lucia Verardi
Senior Policy Advisor
Eurogas

14:50 - 15:10 (20 mins)

[Keynote] Reserved for Rockwell Automation

  
Speaker Representative
Rockwell Automation

Coffee Break (30 mins)

15:50 - 16:40 (50 mins)

[Panel] Advancing Carbon Capture Technologies: Maximizing Efficiency and Lowering Costs
  • Experts in CCUS technology and research discuss advancements, cost reduction, and commercialization pathways.
  • The latest breakthroughs in CCUS technology and their market potential.
  • Collaboration between academia, industry, and government to accelerate innovation

Eve Tamme
Chair
Zero Emissions Platform

16:40 - 16:55 (20 mins)

[Case Study] Heidelberg Materials' Groundbreaking CCUS Initiatives in the BeNe Region

Alexandra Fasola
Senior Business Manager CCUS
Heidelberg Materials

16:55 - 17:15 (20 mins)

[Reserved for Sponsor] 

17:15 - 18:05 (50 mins)

[Panel] Mitigating Risks in Investment and Finance within Europe's CCUS Market: Key Considerations and Strategies
  • Experts debate the role of carbon markets (ETS) in scaling CCUS
  • Strategies for engaging private investors and securing funding
  • The future of carbon credits and their impact on CCUS projects

Dimitrios Koufos
Head of Sustainable Business, Industry, Agribusiness and Commerce (ICA)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

John Egan
Project Director
Progressive Energy

18:05 - 19:25

(80 mins)

Sustainability Night
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