Hydrogen Day
Tuesday, October 8             

Rowling Hall, 300 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Crum Auditorium & Foyer, Rowling Hall Atrium. See parking details. 

7:30 a.m. | Registration
Coffee and Breakfast Provided

8:30 a.m. | Welcome Remarks
Brian Korgel, Director, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
President Jay Hartzell, President, The University of Texas at Austin
State Rep. Drew Darby, Texas House of Representatives, District 72

9:00 a.m. | Opening Keynote: Harnessing Hydrogen | View Recording
Austin Knight, Houston
Vice President, Hydrogen, Chevron New Energies

9:30 a.m. | H2@UT | View Recording
Austin Knight, Houston (Moderator)
Vice President, Hydrogen, Chevron New Energies
Vaibhav Bahadur, Austin
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Emily Beagle, Austin
Research Associate, Webber Energy Group, The University of Texas at Austin
Michael Lewis, Austin
Director, Center for Electromechanics, The University of Texas at Austin
Ning Lin, Austin
Chief Economist, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin

10:15 a.m. | Networking Break

10:30 a.m. | Large Scale Green Hydrogen Projects - Opportunities & Challenges
Pradeep Venkataraman, Houston
Sr. Technical Director, Green Hydrogen, AES Clean Energy

11:00 a.m. | Geological Storage of Hydrogen
Mark Shuster, Austin (Moderator) 
Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin 
Andrey Bakulin, Austin
Research Professor, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Harold Evin, Houston
Director CCUS and H2 Tubular Products, Vallourec
Capucine Saikia-Courault, Houston
Principal Geologist, PG, Geostock Sandia

11:45 a.m. | Networking Lunch
Poster Session & Competition

12:30 p.m. | UT Energy Symposium: Hydrogen in the Energy Transition, Emergence from Research Interest to National Priority
Frank Wolak, Washington, DC
President & CEO, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association

1:15 p.m. | Networking Break

1:30 p.m. | Technology Enablers for Low CI Hydrogen at Scale
David Dankworth, Princeton, New Jersey
Hydrogen Portfolio Manager, Low Carbon Solutions Technology, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering

2:00 p.m. | The Emerging Hydrogen Market
Stephen Scott, Houston (Moderator)
Green Star BCS
Preston Kurtz, Houston
Hydrogen Business Director - West Gulf Coast, Air Products
Ben Meinke, Houston
Vice President, Hydrogen Business Line Manager, Kiewit
Shayan Salemizadeh, Chicago, IL
Director, Business Development & Strategy, Blackcurrant

2:45 p.m. | Networking Break

3:00 p.m. | Hydrogen Transport and End Use
Andy Uhler, Austin (Moderator)
Energy Journalism Fellow, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
Benoît Chedal-Anglay, Houston
Commercial Director Americas, Global Solutions, Axens
Keiichiro Segawa, Tokyo
Chief Executive Staff Officer, Hydrogen Strategy Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kentaro Yamaguchi, Tokyo
Manager of the Overseas Hydrogen Supply Chain Group, ENEOS Corporation

3:45 p.m. | Hydrogen Production and End Use
Parul Dhall, Houston (Moderator)
Director of Strategic Marketing, Technip Energies 
Yohei Hayakawa, Houston
Sr. Vice President of Energy Transition Division, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Americas
Nigel Jenvey, Houston
Vice President Energy Transition Project Development, Baker Hughes
Takashi Morishita Ph.D., Menlo Park, CA
General Manager, Corporate Venture Capital, Ashai Kasei

4:30 p.m. | Atomically Thin 2D Membranes for Next-Generation Hydrogen Technologies
Piran R. Kidambi, Nashville, TN
Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin | Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University

4:45 p.m. | Between Two Cacti. HyVelocity Hub: Building the Clean Hydrogen Economy in Texas
Brian Korgel, Austin (Moderator)
Director, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
Liz Ramsay Dalton, Austin
Executive Director, HyVelocity Hub, GTI Energy

5:15 p.m. | Adjourn
Poster Winner Announced

5:15 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Networking Reception

Optional: H2@Scale Tour

Wednesday, October 9           

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Tour of H2@Scale at UT Pickle Research Campus

Address: H2@Scale Research & Demonstration Site
                     2927 James Hart Trail, Austin, 78758
Parking: please print the below parking details and permit.

Information: Please note that the site is uncovered. Wear appropriate clothing and be mindful of weather conditions. Light Breakfast will be provided.