Meet Us @ European Hydrogen Week

How German Regions are Driving Europe’s Net Zero Future

Venue: Gold Hall, The Square Square - Brussels Convention Centre
Time: 15:25 - 15:55 Uhr, 30.09.2025
Germany’s future Net Zero Valleys and Germany Trade & Invest will attend this year’s European Hydrogen Week High Level Policy Conference to discuss the exciting hydrogen opportunities available in the country’s regions in transformation. 

Join Dr. Beate Baron, Director General Industrial Policy for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and Melanie Walter, Minister for Europe and Regional State Development (Lower Saxony) for a “How German Regions are Driving Europe’s Net Zero Future” fireside chat to learn more about the significance of the NZIA for Germany, NZT market potential, and the importance of hydrogen technologies to the future development of net zero acceleration sites.
Speaker:

• Melanie Walter, Minister for Europe and Regional Development of Lower Saxony
• Dr. Beate Baron, Head of Department for Industrial Policy at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
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Hydrogen Horizons: Business Opportunities in Europe’s First Net Zero Valleys

Venue: Silver Hall, The Square Square - Brussels Convention Centre
Time: 16:30 - 18:00 Uhr, 30.09.2025
Germany’s future Net Zero Valleys and Germany Trade & Invest invite you to the “Hydrogen Horizons: Business Opportunities in Europe’s First Net Zero Valleys” B2B Forum event in the parallel program of this year’s European Hydrogen Week. Europe’s first Net Zero Valleys (NZV) in Germany will accelerate net zero technology (NZT) production at pace, creating new opportunities in the hydrogen energy space. Germany Trade & Invest CEO Julia Braune and representatives of Net Zero Valley Lausitz and NetZero Northwest Germany will outline the NZT hydrogen production market space followed by a podium discussion of the NZV concept with specially invited guests Speaker, that will share insights into regional strategies, networks and success stories:

• Julia Braune, CEO Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI)
• Raphael Goldstein, Deputy Director/ Hydrogen Project Group GTAI
• Dr. Markus Niggemann, Head of the Steering Committee Net Zero Valley Lausitz
• Prof. Dr. Lutz Stührenberg, CEO Business Development Agency Wesermarsch
• Heiko Witte, CEO CHESCO GmbH
• Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Schmidt, Head of Hydrogen Technology Group, Fraunhofer IWU
• Dr. Tim Husmann, CEO Energy Hub Emsland Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
• Jan Müller, Chairman of the Board of Directors, J. MÜLLER Aktiengesellschaft and President of the Oldenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce
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Net Zero Industry – German Regions Setting the Transformation Pace (Side Event)

Venue: Plein Publiek BXL, Mont des Arts 5, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgien
Time: 17:45 - 21 Uhr, 30.09.2025
On the occasion of European Hydrogen Week 2025, Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) invites you to an exclusive evening networking reception alongside the official conference program. 

Join policy makers, industry leaders and regional stakeholders to explore how German regions are driving industrial transformation and creating prime opportunities for investment in hydrogen and other net-zero technologies.
More information & registration on our partner website.