Program
Thursday, September 18, 2025
The Morning
| 08:30 - 10:25 CEST | Welcome and Technological Potentials |
| 08:30 - 08:40 CEST | Opening of the Conference Prof. Dr. Thomas Koch, KIT |
| 08:40 - 08:45 CEST | Welcome Address Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth, KIT |
| 08:45 - 08:55 CEST | Welcome Address Christian Hirte, MdB, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär, Bundesministerium für Verkehr (BMV) |
| 08:55 - 09:25 CEST | A Sustainable Misunderstanding Volker Angres, M.A., journalist and author, former head of the ZDF environmental editorial department |
| 09:25 - 09:55 CEST | Electrolysis as a Key Technology |
| Christian-Frederic Berthon, EIfER Europäisches Institut für Energieforschung EDF-KIT EWIV | |
| 09:55 - 10:25 CEST | Practical experience with alternative drives |
| Thomas Schwarz, Spedition Schwarz GmbH | |
| 10:25 - 10:55 CEST | From Individual Funding to Systemic Funding Elena Hof, Clean Energy Partnership e.V. (CEP) |
| 10:55 - 11:25 CEST | Break |
| 11:25 - 13:25 CEST | Hydrogen Engine Challenges |
| 11:25 - 11:55 CEST | The 3D CFD role in combustion system design of H2 engines for CV and off-road applications Magda Cassone Potenza, Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 11:55 - 12:25 CEST | PoWer: Robustness Assessment of Hydrogen Engines for Off-Road Applications – A Status Report Hannes Marlok, MAHLE |
| 12:25 - 12:55 CEST | Current state and challenges of NOx reduction by H2 in lean exhaust gas of H2 engines Daniel Schröder, TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
| 12:55 - 13:10 CEST | Hydrogen inspires young talents- Formula Student cars on track |
| Dr. Malki Maliha, Formula Future e. V. |
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| 13:10 - 14:10 CEST | Lunch Break |
The Afternoon
| 13:40 - 15:40 CEST | Internationale Perspective |
| 14:10 - 14:40 CEST | H2 and ReFuels activities in India Michael Benz, Tata Motors (via video / live link) |
| 14:40 - 15:10 CEST | An environmental scan of transportation and fuel trends in the U.S. Paul Miles, SANDIA |
| 15:10 - 15:40 CEST | Engine Development for Hydrogen and ReFuels under Hydrogen Economy Roadmap in Korea Prof. Dr. C. Bae, KAIST |
| 15:40 - 16:10 CEST | Break |
| 16:10 - 17:40 CEST | Society, Economy and Finance |
| 16:10 - 16:40 CEST | The Role of Innovation in the Financial Market |
| Jürgen Pieper i.R., ehemals Bankhaus Metzler | |
| 16:40 - 17:10 CEST | H2 and ReFuels – Positions and Activities of VDA |
| Eric Woydte, VDA | |
| 17:10 - 17:40 CEST | H2 and ReFuels: An industrial and energy policy perspective |
| Dr. Johannes Kohlmann, en2x | |
| 17:40 - 17:55 CEST | Break |
| 17:55 - 18:40 CEST | Panel Discussion: "How Much Longer Until Hydrogen and ReFuels Power Mobility? |
| Moderation: Cherno Jobatey | |
| Participants: Dr. Götz Reichert, Centre for European Policy - CEP Jürgen Pieper, (ret.), formerly Bankhaus Metzler Dr. Johannes Kohlmann, en2x Volker Angres, M.A., journalist and author, former head of the ZDF environmental editorial department |
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| 18:40 - 18:50 CEST | Summary and Farewell |
| Prof. Dr. Thomas. Koch, KIT |