UNIDO is hosting the Technical Committees of the ISO TC 197 Hydrogen Technologies plenary week from 13 to 17 November 2023 at the Vienna International Centre, within the framework of the Global Programme for Hydrogen in Industry sector; Expert representatives from the hydrogen industry, stakeholders and academia involved in the hydrogen sector are anticipated to join this discussion. The UNIDO - Iso strategic planning meeting aims to generate engagement on the critical issues that developing countries must tackle to support an incipient Hydrogen industry to enable countries to reap the benefits of a global Hydrogen economy.

1. AGENDA
15 November 2023 | 14:00 – 17:30 |
TIME ACTIVITY SPEAKERS
14:00 – 14:20
Opening remarks
Masters of Ceremony:
Dr. Andrei V. Tchouvelev, ISO/
TC 197/SC 1 Chair and
Mr. Juan Pablo Davila, IET/CTP
Mr. Gunther Beger
UNIDO Managing Director
PRESENCE
Mr. Sergio Mujica
ISO Secretary-General
PRE-RECORDED
Mr. Karl Grün
Director of Standardisation Austrian Standards
PRESENCE
Mr. Jens Burgtorf
Senior Advisor Hydrogen - German Development Cooperation (GIZ)
PRESENCE
14:20 – 15:00
Panel Discussion
Mainstreaming Hydrogen
standards and certification for
developing countries
Moderator: Dr. Andrei V.
Tchouvelev
Mr. Seaton Carolus
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
PRESENCE
Mr. Maximilian Kuhn
Hydrogen Europe/ European Clean Hydrogen Alliance
Roadmap on Hydrogen Standardisation
PRESENCE
Mr. Laurent Antoni
International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy
(IPHE)
PRESENCE
Ms. Daria Nochevnik
Hydrogen Council
PRESENCE
STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING
ISO TC 197 PLENARY WEEK | 13-17 NOVEMBER 2023
INNOVATION IN HYDROGEN
INNOVATION IN HYDROGEN
HOW TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION IN H2 IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH STANDARDS

2. 15:00-15:40
Panel Discussion
The critical path for
developing countries to build
a hydrogen ecosystem
Moderator: Mr. Juan Pablo
Davila
Mr. Gabriel Lasser
The Brazilian Hydrogen Association (ABH2)
PRESENCE
Dr. Yanmei Yang
SAC/TC 309 Secretariat
PRESENCE
Mr. Bayssi Oussama
Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN), Morocco
REMOTELY
Ms. Petra Schwager
Climate Technologies Partnerships Division, UNIDO
PRESENCE
15:40-16:00 Coffee/Tea Break
16:00 – 16:35
Panel Discussion
Technologies transforming
the hydrogen economy.
(production, storage, mobility)
Moderator: Dr. Andrei V.
Tchouvelev
Mr. Tetsufumi Ikeda
HySUT | H2 refueling infrastructure
PRESENCE
Ms. Jennifer Hamilton
ANSI / USA
PRESENCE
Ms. Merit Bodner
Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology Graz
University of Technology,
PRESENCE
16:35 – 17:15
Panel Discussion
Partnership for boosting
innovation in hydrogen.
Moderator: Mr. Juan Pablo
Davila
Ms. Gloria Asensio
Verbund
PRESENCE
Ms. Magdalena Lindl
Hydrogen Partnership Austria
PRESENCE
Mr. Jens Burgtorf
German Development Cooperation (GIZ)
PRESENCE
Ms. Roswitha Franz
ISO Secretariat
PRESENCE
17:15 – 17:30 Conclusions UNIDO and ISO
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