18-19 September 2024 | Hilton  Sandton | Johannesburg - South Africa

Speakers

DEVAC HYDROGEN-H 2023 speakers

Hon. Dr Bonginkosi Emmanuel "Blade" Nzimande
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
South Africa
Dr. Phil Mjwara
Director-General
Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)
South Africa
Marino Cuenat
Chargé d’affaires a.i.
Embassy of Switzerland
South Africa
Janneke Vrijland
Deputy Ambassador
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
South Africa
Tshepo Kgobe
COO
The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA)
South Africa
Mohan Vivekanandan
Group Executive: Origination & Coverage
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
South Africa
Nangamso Matebese
Infrastructure Finance
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
South Africa
Annelize van der Merwe
Director: Investment Promotion (Green Economy) Investment South Africa
Department of Trade, Industry & Competition
South Africa
Dr. Emilio Nieto
Director
CNH2
Spain
Hendrik Louw
Acting CEO
NCEDA
South Africa
Dr Thomas Weiß
CEO, Hydrogen Ambassador
evety, TÜV SÜD
Germany & South Africa
James Mackay
CEO
Energy Council of South Africa
South Africa
Alan Zhao
Director – Hydrogen Fuel Cell:
Africa, Middle East (AME)
Accelera by Cummins
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Alvino Wildschutt-Prins
Programme Head: Infrastructure Pipeline Development
Infrastructure South Africa
South Africa
Vishaal Lutchman
Managing Director - Transport
ZUTARI
South Africa
Adrian Strydom
CEO
The South African Oil and Gas Alliance (SAOGA)
South Africa
Justice Ngwenya
Chief Director: Infrastructure
The DTIC
South Africa
Belvana Abeli
Green Economy Portfolio Manager
Wesgro
South Africa
Khaled Nageib
CEO, Founder and initiator
Hydrogen Egypt (H2EG)
Arab Republic of Egypt
Dalia Samir
Co-Founder & Business Development Director
Hydrogen Egypt (H2EG)
Arab Republic of Egypt
Xola Sithole
CEO
Vaal SEZ
South Africa
Tim Carmichael
Senior Business Development Manager
Linde Clean Energy
South Africa
Jackwell Feris
Director | Head: Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade Sector
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH)
South Africa
Kaashifah Beukes
CEO
Freeport Saldanha
South Africa
Dr. Jiri Rus
Sales Director and Business Developer
NEUMAN & ESSER
Germany
Tauqeer Ahmed
Head: Engineering Centre of Excellence
Transnet National Ports Authority
South Africa
Sbu Ntshalintshali
Manager - Renewable Energy and Natural Gas Municipality
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
South Africa
Margo-Ann Werner
Director | Environmental Practice of the Corporate & Commercial
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH)
South Africa
Thomas Frohn
Hydrogen Business Development Manager
TÜV SÜD, South Africa
South Africa
Mashudu E. Ramano
Founder & CEO
Mitochondria Energy Company
South Africa
Viren Sookhun
Managing Director
Oxyon People Solutions
South Africa
Nadège Hopman
Deputy Head of Regional Hub for Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
European Investment Bank
South Africa
Dr. Nicholas Musyoka
Former Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scientist (D4)
CSIR
South Africa
Mareli Botha
Technical Director
Zutari
South Africa
Dr. Stanford Chidziva
Acting Director
Green Hydrogen| South Africa Institute of Advanced Material Chemistry (SAIAMC)
South Africa
Professor Vladimir Linkov
Vice President and Board Member
IAHE | University of the Western Cape | South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry (SAIAMC)
South Africa
Ipeleng Selele
Group CEO
RRS Trade and Investment
South Africa
Elizma van der Walt
Group Executive Petrochem
Proconics Holdings Company
South Africa
Dexter King
Business Developer: Southern & East Africa
HDF
South Africa
Verónica Choconesa
Founder & CEO
Nzolani Renewable
Angola
Ernst Müller
Senior Associate | ESG and Natural
Resources Law Specialist
Herbert Smith Freehills
South Africa
Dr. Parul Bakshi
Research Fellow
FSR Global
FSR Global
India
Amanda Makgoga
Sector Specialist: Renewable Energy Utilities Development, Special Project
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)
South Africa
Mike Peo
Head: Infrastructure | Energy | Telecoms
Nedbank
South Africa
Dr. Imamuddeen Talba
Chairman
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations Alliance
(REEEA – ALLIANCE)
Nigeria
Garrith Bezuidenhoudt
Managing Partner - BIH Advisory
Bonisana Investment Holdings (Pty) Ldt
South Africa
Simon Van Wyk
(CRM Prof. | Pr.Sci.Nat.)
Director | Partner | Sustainability & ESG | Risk Advisory
Deloitte Africa
South Africa
Asanda Xawuka
Executive Manager: Business Development
Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
South Africa
Muzi Shange
COO
Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ)
South Africa
David Sekgororwana
Managing Director
AP Ventures South Africa
South Africa
Corrie de Jager
CEO, Representitive
AHP - Representive,
Hydrox Holdings - CEO
South Africa
Ntombi Dube
Consulting Structural Engineer
IES Consulting
South Africa
Prof. Joe Amadi-Echendu
Professor of Engineering & Technology Management
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Vuyokazi Gwabeni
Business Development
Coega Special Economic Zone
Coega
South Africa
Jonathan Harris
Sales Manager
Burckhardt Compression
South Africa
Stefano Iob
Head of Proposal Department, Commercial Division
CASALE SA
Switzerland
Prof. Sivakumar Pasupathi
Director
HySA Systems
South Africa
Captain Naresh Sewnath
Senior Manager Pilotage & VTS
Transnet National Ports Authority
South Africa