H2 2 ZERO Summit Programme
Day One | Wednesday 28 May 2025
| DAY ONE: | Wednesday 28 May 2025 | ||
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| 8:00 |  | REGISTRATIONS OPEN & MORNING COFFEE | |
| 8:30 | Mihi Whakatau | Kura Moeahu, Tiamana, Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa ki te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui Inc | |
| Welcome | Dr. Linda Wright, Founder & Chief Executive, New Zealand Hydrogen Council | ||
| 8:55 | OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES | ||
| Hon. Simon Watts, Minister for Energy, Minister of Climate Change, New Zealand Government | |||
| His Excellency Ambassador Osawa, Ambassador of Japan to New Zealand | |||
| His Excellency Ambassador Meredith, European Union Ambassador to New Zealand | |||
| Sir Peter Beck, Founder & CEO, Rocket Lab (live stream) | |||
| Introduction from the H2 2 ZERO Summit MC | Joe Davis, Founder & CEO of Nanogirl Labs | ||
| 10:00 | FIRESIDE CHAT | ||
| Is our electricity network failing and what are the priority actions needed to keep the lights on, grow our industrial base and reduce our emissions? | Dr. Linda Wright, Founder & Chief Executive, New Zealand Hydrogen Council Margaret Cooney, Chief Operating Officer, Octopus Energy Dr. John Small, Chair, Commerce Commission | ||
| 10:30 |  | MORNING TEA & NETWORKING | |
| 11:00 | INTERNATIONAL & NEW ZEALAND DEVELOPMENTS | ||
| Panellist presentations followed by Q & A: | |||
| Hear from a range of industry leaders on the latest hydrogen developments across policy, infrastructure, technology and investment, including: | |||
| International policy driving infrastructure investment & commodity insights & pricing | Sam Lee Mohan, Senior Commercial Specialist, Commodity Insights, APAC Gas, Power and Energy Transition, S&P Global | ||
| Large scale liquid hydrogen infrastructure | Chris Dolman, Business Development Manager Clean Energy, Australia, BOC | ||
| Is natural hydrogen a significant opportunity for Aotearoa New Zealand? | Professor Ian Wright, Principal Researcher, University of Canterbury & Tom Ritchie, Senior Geologist & General Manager, Hardie Pacific | ||
| Ternary - New Zealand innovation powering a brighter future | Sean Molloy, Chief Executive & Co founder, Ternary | ||
| Global Hydrogen Grand Prix - next generation innovators | Freyberg High School, Hydrogen Race Car Team | ||
| 12:30 |  | LUNCH & NETWORKING | Freyberg High School Hydrogen Grand Prix Competition |
| 1:15 | GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO HYDROGEN | ||
| Panellist presentations followed by Q & A: | |||
| The New Zealand Government's Hydrogen Action Plan sets out four priorities for hydrogen. Hear from multiple government agencies on how these priorities are being achieved. Facilitated by Peter Kell & Joe Davis on Q & A: | |||
| Hayden Mackenzie, Head of Energy Investment, Invest New Zealand, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) | |||
| Peter Bartlett, Director - Sector Engagement, Energy Markets, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) | |||
| Dr. Marcos Pelenur, Chief Executive, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) | |||
| Peter Kell, Unit Manager, Economic Diplomacy and Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) | |||
| 2:30 |  | AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING | Freyberg High School Hydrogen Grand Prix Competition |
| 3:00 | WORLD LEADING AVIATION & MARITIME DECARBONISATION | ||
| Panellist presentations followed by Q & A: | |||
| New Zealand is establishing itself as a world leader in aviation and maritime decarbonisation. Hear all about Aotearoa's cutting edge innovation, how it can create economic opportunity and what next steps are needed: | |||
| Claire Waghorn, Sustainability Transition Leader, Christchurch International Airport | |||
| Simon Coburn, Senior Project Engineer, AMSL Aero Pty Ltd | |||
| James Owen, Project Pilot - Standards and Training NextGen Aircraft, Air New Zealand | |||
| Mike Horne, CEO & Liam Dowling, Head of Innovation & Asset Development, Fullers360 | |||
| 4:30 | CLOSING REMARKS - DAY ONE | Dr. Linda Wright, Founder & Chief Executive, New Zealand Hydrogen Council | |
| 6:00 |  | EVENING COCKTAILS & NETWORKING | |
| 7:00 |  | GALA DINNER & AOTEAROA HYDROGEN AWARDS 2025 | |
See all our confirmed Speakers here