From the SoutH2Corridor to the Hydrogen Core Grid - Fast Lane or Detour for a Green Industry?

Ercoli is Executive Director Decarbonization Unit at Snam since July 2022 with responsibility over hydrogen and CCS, he joined Snam in July 2021. Before Snam, he worked 16 years for Eni where he held roles of increasing relevance including Head of LNG portfolio and Head of Biofuel and Power and Emission Trading. He holds a University Degree in Economics, Management and Engineering from the Milan Polytechnic.

Jürgen Pfeiffer works as a presenter, host and master of ceremonies. He moderates and produces online, TV and digital talk- formats such as "GREEN PLUS CLEAN" or "PFEIFFER FRAGT", where he focuses on current political debates and developments in the field of energy transition and along the hydrogen value chain in particular. Jürgen Pfeiffer also hosts the monthly podcast THE HYDROGEN ELEVATOR and conducts high-level panels at international conferences and trade fairs at European, federal and state level for ministries, associations, industry, universities and foundations.

Matthias studied law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and the University of Wales, Swansea. After completing his doctorate, he joined an international law firm. Matthias first came to the energy industry in 2011 when he moved to the legal department at Stadtwerke München. He subsequently took over a position in the Strategy and Corporate Management Division before moving to bayernets GmbH as Commercial Managing Director in 2016. He has been leading the company as sole Managing Director since 2018.

Dr. Philipp Steinberg is the Director General for Economic Stabilisation, Energy Security, Gas and Hydrogen Infrastructure (> 150 staffers) at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. His work is centered around managing the energy-crisis, steering the 200 Billion Euro Economic Stabilization Fund, and diversifying Germany's energy supply. The latter includes the development of support-schemes aiming at the development of a new energy infrastructure for liquid gas, hydrogen as well as renewable energy sources. Previously (2016 - 2022) Dr. Steinberg served as Head of Sustainability and Director General of general economic policy (taxation, financial markets, economic aspects of labour- and social security). In this role he was responsible for, amongst others, antitrust and public procurement, economic forecasting and research and the economic policy orientation of the ministry. Subsequently, he was managing the design and implementation of a 40-Billion Euro support scheme for German coal regions aiming at compensating the phasing out of lignite and hard coal by 2038 as well as the design of a new regional support scheme. After having received his International Baccalaureate from the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, UK, he studied law (License/Staatsexamen/PhD), economic policy and taxation/business administration (EMBA) at the Universities of Berlin (Humboldt-University), Paris (Panthéon-Assas) and Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms Universität). Dr. Philipp Steinberg was born in the United States and is both a German and an American citizen.

Timo Bollerhey is the creator of the H2Global mechanism and co-founder of the H2Global Foundation. Within the H2Global framework, he serves as CEO of HINT.CO GmbH and Lead Strategist for H2Global. With nearly 25 years of experience in investment and financial markets, particularly in emerging markets, Timo is a recognized expert in his field. Before launching H2Global, he was a director at the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Brazil, where he focused on blended finance strategies and mobilizing institutional investors towards alternative assets. Prior to that, he served as Division Manager at the African Development Bank (AfDB), fostering collaboration and co-financing with strategic private and public-sector partners. Between 2011 and 2016, Timo was Director of Business Development at Allianz Global Investors, leading client coverage and advisory for African institutional investors. Earlier in his career, he headed financial institutions and sovereigns for Africa and the Middle East at Raiffeisen Bank International in Vienna and served as Chief Representative Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa at UniCredit Group in Johannesburg. Since January 2024, Timo has also been nominated as Deputy Chair of the CertifHy Steering Committee.

Susanna Zapreva has been a member of the Managing Board of Verbund AG since January 1st 2024. She holds a doctorate in electrical engineering and a degree in business administration and was CEO of the German company enercity AG and Managing Director of Wien Energie and Wienstrom. Mrs. Zapreva is a member of the German government's Hydrogen Council and a member of the supervisory boards of several listed German companies.