06 June - 08 June 2023
Hilton Post Oak, Houston, Texas

Argus Clean Ammonia North America Conference

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  • Pre-conference networking reception
  • 7:30
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  • 16:30
  • Registration opens
  • 8:00
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  • 9:30
  • C-Suite breakfast: building a sustainable ammonia market in the Americas
Invite-only roundtable featuring C-Suites across the supply chain uniting to discuss challenges and opportunities in the Clean Ammonia market. 
  • 9:05
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  • 9:10
  • Producer's address Bhuvam Patel - Conference producer, Argus
  • 9:10
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  • 9:15
  • Chairperson's opening remarks Tim Cheyne - SVP- sustainable fertilizers, Argus
  • 9:15
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  • 9:40
  • Keynote speech: understanding the IRA and America's future as the clean energy exporter to the world
  • 9:40
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  • 10:30
  • Argus Clean Ammonia and Hydrogen market overview Tim Cheyne, SVP- Sustainable Fertilizers, Argus - Tim Hard, SVP- Energy Transition, Argus
Argus experts contextualise latest trends in the Clean Ammonia & Hydrogen trade, production and offtake sectors. 
  • 10:30
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  • 11:15
  • How far is the US from becoming the world’s number one ammonia exporter?

• What does the US ammonia production roadmap look like?
• The domino effect: are new project announcements triggering increased investment in ammonia?
• Signing the deals: How will the industry stimulate global demand?

Speakers Include:

Antonio Fayad, H2 Strategy and Origination, EDP Renewable


  • 11:15
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  • 12:00
  • Morning break
  • 12:00
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  • 12:45
  • The blue solution: how does the US convince the world to buy blue ammonia? - thyssenkrupp

• Does the current European policy and energy mix make blue ammonia a viable option?
• Why is blue ammonia not perceived to be a sustainable alternative?
• Exploring developments in CCUS technology

Moderated by:

Jack Merriot, Senior Manager, Argus

Speakers include:
Hady Abdulhady, Director Business Development, thyssenkrupp


  • 12:45
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  • 14:00
  • Lunch break
  • 14:00
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  • 14:45
  • Is the fertilizer industry the first mover for clean hydrogen procurement in the US? - Ammonia Energy Association

• Will fertilizer companies commit to procuring H2 from local producers?
• How can fertilizer producers be the key catalyst needed to spur H2 production in the US
• Clean hydrogen to clean ammonia: creating sustainable links

 

Speakers Include:

Trevor Brown, Executive Director, Ammonia Energy Association


  • 14:45
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  • 15:30
  • Afternoon break
  • 15:30
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  • 16:15
  • Sailing the seven seas with ammonia: when will there be enough aggregated demand for ammonia as marine fuel? - MOL, H2Carriers

• Exploring the latest deployment of ammonia-ready ships
• How will fuelling of ammonia work? Will there be a book and claim system in place?
• Fuelling demand: outlooks on the 2023 roll-outs of ammonia-ready vessels

 

Confirmed Speakers:

Sebastian Kihle, Chief Technology Officer, H2Carriers

Suryan Wirya-Simunovic, Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K Lines Ltd
  • 16:30
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  • 18:00
  • Evening networking reception
  • 8:00
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  • Registration opens
  • 9:00
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  • 9:15
  • Chairperson's opening address Tim Cheyne - SVP-Sustainable fertilizers, Argus
  • 9:15
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  • 9:30
  • Keynote presentation TBA
  • 9:30
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  • 10:15
  • Is ammonia the ideal downstream investment for the oil and gas sectors?
• Why do Oil majors need to invest in ammonia projects?
• Can the oil industry bring maturity to the ammonia and hydrogen markets?
• How can ammonia be the key for oil and gas producers to invest in successful origination projects
  • 10:15
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  • 11:00
  • Exploring avenues for modular scalability across North and South America - Ammpower, ATOME

• Finding the ideal offtake market for modular facilities
• How has Latin America become a new potential market for scalable green ammonia production?
• Can modular projects help create a sustainable ammonia market domestically?

 

Confirmed Speakers:

Terje Bakken, Director- Fertilizer and Ammonia Markets, ATOME

Zhenyu Zhang, CTO, Ammpower
  • 11:30
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  • 12:15
  • Morning break
  • 12:15
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  • 13:00
  • Decarbonising domestic transportation using ammonia - Amogy

• Exploring ammonia usage in the transport and vehicle industry
• Prospects for rolling out ammonia powered land and water vehicles
• Is scalability going to be the biggest challenge for creating a suitable ammonia fuel market?

 

Presented by:

Seonghoon Woo, CEO, Amogy

  • 13:00
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  • 14:30
  • Lunch
  • 14:30
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  • 15:00
  • Making the industrial cluster model work: Is America too big for industrial cluster integration?

• Managing heat requirements for ammonia production using cluster generated heat
• How can the ammonia-merchant-model promote circular economy through integrated industrial systems
• Are Port clusters key to creating successful deployment for marine fuelling points?

Speakers Include:

Oleksiy Tatarenko, Principal, RMI


  • 15:30
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  • 16:00
  • Financing the next big ammonia project: what are funders looking for? - New Climate Ventures

Speakers Include:

Eric Rubenstein, Managing Partner, New Climate Ventures

  • 16:00
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  • 16:30
  • Certification boundaries: IRA vs Europe vs Japan
  • 16:30
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  • 17:00
  • Final networking session