The energy transition continues to gather pace – and hydrogen is set to play a key role on the road to climate neutrality in line with the strategies of the German government and the European Union. However, despite technical advances, major investment announcements and extensive government funding programs, the hydrogen economy has so far been slow to develop.
At the IKEM Annual Conference 2025, we therefore want to take stock in dialog with experts from science, business and politics: What is the current status of the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy? What course must be set so that hydrogen and its derivatives can become the backbone of a climate-neutral energy supply?
Dr. Philipp Steinberg will kick off the event with his presentation “Hydrogen and the energy transition – from hype to reality”. The energy and climate policy expert was most recently head of department at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, where he was responsible for hydrogen, gas and energy security, among other things.
Afterwards, we look forward to exciting inputs, including from
- Prof. Dr. Mario Ragwitz (Fraunhofer IEG/TransHyDe),
- Friederike Allolio (IKEM),
- Dr. Eva Schmid (dena),
- Anika Nicolaas Ponder (IKEM),
- Prof. Dr. Joachim Müller-Kirchenbauer (TU Berlin),
- Dr. Michael Kalis (IKEM),
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Lemmer (DLR) and
- Prof. Dr. Michael Lehmann (FH Erfurt/IKEM),
and a panel discussion with
- Fabian Floto (Eternal Power),
- Nadine Kanu (German Renewable Energy Federation),
- Bernhard Kluttig (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy),
- Friederike Lassen (German Hydrogen Association) and
- Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker (Member of the Bundestag, CDU/CSU).
The event will take place on October 16, 2025 at the premises of our strategic partner BBH (Magazinstr. 15-16, 10179 Berlin). Admission is from 14:00, start at 15:00.
