PROGRAM

【Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting】
H2＆FC EXPO Special Session

Global High-Level Symposium on Hydrogen and Ammonia​

  • Date

    Thursday, September 10, 2026​

  • Venue

    Makuhari Messe​

  • Time

    10:30 - 13:30
    (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9)​

  • Language

    English / Japanese
    (simultaneous interpretation)​

  • Event
    Format

    Hybrid event
    (In-person Participation(Registration at H2 ＆ FC EXPO website),Online Participation)

  • Time

    Content

  • 10:30 - 10:35

    Opening Ceremony​

    MATSUMOTO Shintaro

    New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization(NEDO)

    Executive Director

  • 10:35 - 10:55

    Hydrogen Council:
    Key highlights from the Global Hydrogen Compass 2026 report

    Ivana Jemelkova

    Hydrogen Council

    CEO

  • 10:55 - 11:00

    Break

  • 11:00 - 11:45

    Session A
    From Ambition to Reality: Building the Global Hydrogen Supply Chain​

    [Detail Information]

    Toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, hydrogen is expected to play a pivotal role in decarbonizing the power, industrial, and transportation sectors. This session will examine the conditions needed to advance international hydrogen supply chains from the planning stage to commercial deployment, focusing on demand creation by companies in importing countries and collaboration across industry. It will also explore the development of standards, certification systems, and safety frameworks for international hydrogen trade, as well as financing and risk-sharing mechanisms to support the early-stage market. The discussion aims to provide practical insights into how international hydrogen supply chains can be successfully realized.

    [Moderator]

    FUKUSHIMA Hiroshi

    Japan Hydrogen Association

    Executive Director

    [Speaker]

    Uwe Remme

    Head,Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels Unit,

    IEA

    [Speaker]

    NOMURA Kei

    Kawasaki Heavy Industries,Ltd.

    Executive Officer and General Manager, Hydrogen Strategy Division

    [Speaker]

    Manfred Ludwig Schuckert

    Daimler Truck AG

    VP, Head of Regulatory Strategy & Intl. Hydrogen Strategy

    [Speaker]

    TOBE Chihiro

    The High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan

    Executive Director

    [Speaker]

    Elisabeth Sterner

    H2Global Foundation

    Regional Representative, East Asia,

  • 11:45 - 12:35

    Session B
    Developing Regional Demand: Hydrogen Hubs in Practice​

    [Detail Information]

    For the large-scale deployment of hydrogen, it is essential not only to develop infrastructure for production, transportation, storage, and supply, but also to establish mechanisms that aggregate demand at the regional level and encourage continued use. In this context, the “Japan‘ｓ Hydrogen Artery Initiative” is currently being advanced as a coordinated public-private effort. This session will discuss hydrogen hubs as integrated development models that bring together local governments, energy providers, industry associations, academia, and other stakeholders to advance demand creation and supply-chain development simultaneously. Drawing on lessons from early projects, participants will examine how anchor demand can be cultivated, how deployment can expand across regional markets, and what policy and commercial conditions are necessary to move from demonstration to full-scale commercialization.

    [Moderator]

    SAKA Hidenori

    New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

    Director Applied Technology Unit Hydrogen and Ammonia Department

    [Speaker]

    SATO Takuya

    Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

    Senior Director for New Energy Promotion

    [Speaker]

    SAITOH Kenichiro

    Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A)

    Deputy Executive Director / General Manager, Project Department

    [Speaker]

    MIYAZAKI Kazuya

    Yamanashi Prefecture

    Director-General, Public Enterprise Bureau

    [Speaker]

    SASAKI Kazunari

    Kyushu University / Hydrogen Institute for Sustainability

    Senior Vice President / Distinguished Professor

  • 12:35 - 12:40

    Break​

  • 12:40 - 13:30

    Session C
    The Dawn of Ammonia : Scaling Supply and Demand Across Power, Shipping and Industry​

    [Detail Information]

    Ammonia is an energy carrier that can contribute to decarbonization in power generation, maritime transport, and industrial sectors. At the same time, a number of challenges remain to be addressed before commercialization can be achieved, including costs, safety, regulation, infrastructure development, and demand creation. Against the backdrop of growing ammonia supply-chain development, this session will examine which applications are most likely to gain early traction across the power, maritime, and industrial sectors, including chemicals, manufacturing, and fertilizers, and will identify the key challenges and considerations for expanding ammonia use. The discussion will also explore the measures needed to stimulate demand, along with developments in international rules and standards, and consider the requirements for moving from demonstration projects to commercial deployment.

    [Moderator]

    KUBOTA Nobuhiko

    Clean Fuel Ammonia Association (CFAA)

    President

    [Speaker]

    Erik Mayer

    CF Industries

    Vice President, Clean Energy and Business Development

    [Speaker]

    ROKURODA Takahiro

    Next Generation Fuel Business Group, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

    Senior General Manager

    [Speaker]

    KATO Yuichiro

    JERA Co., Inc.

    Executive Officer, Head of Low Carbon Fuel Value Chain Division

Hydrogen Ministerial Meeting​

  • Date

    Thursday, September 10, 2026​

  • Venue

    Makuhari Messe​

  • Time

    13:30 - 15:30
    (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9)​

  • Event
    Format

    Closed Sesion