Plenary Day Agenda, Monday, May 17, 2010

Important accents will be set on the first day of the conference. Political decision-makers from state and federal governments will provide current insights into the role of hydrogen technology in the public sector. Prominent experts in the fields of research and business as well as association representatives will report on recent market developments. Practical applications in such areas as the automotive industry will be presented by the world’s leading car makers. The agenda for the opening day of the WHEC2010 features the following speakers, among others:

Detailed Programme Plenary Day, Congress Center West, Europa

Innovationsprogramm Time	Speaker	Topic
9:00	Opening
9.20	Chairman Prof. Dr. Detlef Stolten Institute for Fuel Cells, Juelich Research Center, Germany	Opening adress
9.30	President of IAHE Prof. Dr. T. Nejat Veziroglu IAHE, University of Miami, USA	Greetings
9.40	Mayor Reinhard Paß City of Essen, Germany	Greetings
9.45	Minister Dr. Peter Ramsauer Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, Germany	Greetings, German Federal Government
10.00	Minister President Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Greetings NRW Government
10.15	Minister Prof. Gang Wan Ministry of Science and Technology of the People´s Republic of China, China	Shanghai FC Vehicle Program
10.30	Intern. Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy-Awards - IPHE-Global School Students Competition - IPHE-Award
10.45	Dr. Dieter Zetsche Daimler AG, Germany	Fueling the future: Hydrogen in the automotive industry
11.00	Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle Linde AG, Germany	Hydrogen infrastructure for Germany
11.15	Jean-Marie Solvay Solvay S.A., Belgium	Potential of the chemical role of hydrogen
11.30	Karl P. Kiessling VDMA, Germany	The future is now: fuel cell technology made in Germany
11.45	Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mlynek Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers, Germany	The role of strategic research for novel technologies
12.00	Prof. Dr. Peter Höppe, Dr. Ernst Rauch Munich RE, Germany	Economic risk and potential of climate change
12.15	Lunch
14.00	Prof. Dr. Detlef Stolten Institute of Fuel Cells, Juelich Research Center, Germany	The potential role of hydrogen as an energy carrier
14.20	Dr. Klaus Bonhoff National Organization for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology GmbH, Germany	National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
14.40	Philippe Vannson European Comission, Belgium	(FCH JU): A PPP for the commercialisation of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies in the EU
15.00	Nancy Garland U.S. Department of Energy, USA	U.S. Department of Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Program
15.20	Dr. Cordellia Sita Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Department of Science & Technology, South Africa	Towards the hydrogen economy: A South African perspective
15.40	Cathrine Dunwoody California Fuel Cell Partnership, USA	Progress toward commerzialisation in California
16.00	Coffee Break
16.20	Prof. Dr. Hirohisa Uchida Tokai University, Hiratsu-City, Japan	Policy and action programs in Japan - Hydrogen technology as eco technology
16.40	Toyohei Nakajima Honda R&D Europe GmbH, Germany	The electrification of the power-train at Honda, an approach towards sustainable mobility
17.00	Dr. Andreas Dorda Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Austria	Comparison of batteries & fuel cells for electromobility
17.20	Prof. Lars Sjunnesson E.ON Sverige AB, Sweden	Summary of the day
17.35	End of Plenary Day

On this first day, you will have the opportunity to engage in discussion with leading experts and to gain first-hand insights into political, economic and scientific goals and plans.