2025 AGHS PROGRAMME
- 12-13 June 2025
- Century City Conference Centre & Hotel
Tuesday 10 June
Exhibition Set-Up
Official Launch of The African Green Hydrogen Summit
- Press conference and Media Interviews
- Site Visit
Wednesday 11 June
South Africa – Namibia – Germany trilateral Dialogue (invitation only) [organised by H2Uppp & GIZ Energy Partnership]
Thursday 12 June
Accreditation (for international speakers only)
Conference Opening and South African National & African Union anthems
Welcoming: Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde, South Africa
Opening & Launch of the African Green Hydrogen Report
Honourable Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister, Department of Electricity and Energy, South Africa (25 min)
Keynote Address
Honourable President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa (30 min)
Unlocking Africa’s Green Hydrogen Potential: From Vision to Scalable, Inclusive Action – Scaling Production, Ensuring Equity, and Leading the Global Energy Transition
Presentation of the African Green Hydrogen Strategy
African Renewable Energy Masterplans: Inclusive industrial Development Plans for the Renewable Energy and Storage Value Chains
PANEL 1 (Hall A)
Launch of the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (10 min)
- Honourable Samantha Graham-Mare, Deputy Minister Electricity and Energy, South Africa)
Financing the Renewable Energy and Green Hydrogen Economy
PANEL 2 (Hall B)
REGIONAL SESSION 1: The Americas
(Hall C)
Technology track 1
- Isondo Precious Metals, Mr Vinay Somera
- Mitochondria Energy Company, Mr Mashudu Ramano
- Bambili Energy, Ms Zanele Mbatha Mavuso
ROOM 8&9
Focus on Community Engagement: About Generation and Supply of Green Hydrogen and PtX Products
ROOM 11
Hydrogen Tank Project Pitching 2
PANEL 3 (Hall A)
- Company H2 – 1
- Company H2 – 2
- Company H2 – 3
Jobs & Skills of the Green Hydrogen Economy
PANEL 4 (Hall B)
REGIONAL SESSION 2: Europe
(Hall C)
Technology track 2
- Mintek Hydrogen Fuel Cell Spin Out Company
- Hyena
- Hydrogen Core Technologies
ROOM 8&9
PtL Fuels to Defossilise Aviation
ROOM 11
Knowledge bits & practice tools 2
H2Uppp: Tackling early-stage questions in PtX projects
ROOM 10
Friday 13 June
Women in Green Hydrogen and Women in Energy Breakfast (invitation only)
Hydrogen Tank Project Pitching 3
PANEL 5 (Hall A)
- Company H2 – 4
- Company H2 – 5
- Company H2 – 6
Critical Raw Materials – Opportunities and Challenges
PANEL 6 (Hall B)
REGIONAL SESSION 3: Asia and Australia
(Hall C)
Technology track 3
ROOM 8&9
- Company Tech – 4
- Company Tech – 5
- Company Tech – 6
Decarbonising Maritime Transport
ROOM 11
Knowledge bits & practice tools 3:
Hydrogen Without Borders: Infrastructure and Trade Integration for GH2/PtX
ROOM 10
Exhibition and Coffee Break
Hydrogen Tank Project Pitching 4
PANEL 7 (Hall A)
- Company H2 – 7
- Company H2 – 8
- Company H2 – 9
From Innovation to Industry: Building a bankable case/value proposition for large-scale demonstration and commercialisation of South Africa’s locally developed and publicly financed hydrogen fuel cell technologies-related intellectual property for socio-economic benefits
PANEL 8 (B)
REGIONAL SESSION 4: MENA/North Africa
(Hall C)
Decarbonising the Iron and Steel Sector – Realising the Transition
ROOM 8&9
Standards and Certification for Green Hydrogen – Optimising a pathway toward an appropriate standards and certification for Green Hydrogen
ROOM 11
Knowledge bits & practice tools 4:
From Recommendations to Strategies – Fact based policy making in the context of the Green Hydrogen Economy
ROOM 10
LUNCH
Hydrogen Tank Project Pitching 5
PANEL 9 (A)
- Company H2 – 10
- Company H2 – 11
- Company H2 – 12
Moving Molecules – Unlocking the PtX Economy by Efficient and Sustainable Logistics for Green Hydrogen and its Derivatives
PANEL 10 (Hall B)
REGIONAL SESSION 5: Sub-Saharan Africa
(Hall C)
Energy Planning in Context of PtX and Green Hydrogen
ROOM 8&9
Sustainability and Circular Economy Aspects of Green Hydrogen
ROOM 11
Knowledge bits & practice tools 5:
- The Business Opportunity Analyser by Agora Industry
- Costing Tools for Ammonia Production by CSIR
ROOM 10
Hydrogen Tank Project Pitching 6
PANEL 11 (Hall A)
- Company H2 – 13
- Company H2 – 14
- Company H2 – 15
Regional Grid Development in Africa for Renewables and Green hydrogen
PANEL 12 (Hall B)
Presentation of the African Green Hydrogen Report – Spotlight on the Continent
PANEL 13 (Hall C)
Fertiliser & Agriculture – How PtX products can support food sovereignty
ROOM 8&9
Industrial Hubs as Catalysts
ROOM 11
Knowledge bits & practice tools 6:
- Community Development toolkit – lessons learned
- Desalination & brine management
ROOM 10
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Dates: 12-13 June 2025
Venue: Century City Conference Centre & Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
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