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Agenda
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Pre-conference add-on: Regulation and Trade Dynamics Workshop*
- 08:00
Registration open
*The workshop on Tuesday 2 December is open to Regulation and Trade Dynamics Workshop passholders only. Select 'Add-on: Regulation and Trade Dynamics Workshop' when completing your registration to gain access.
Morning sessions
- 09:25 - 09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
Speakers Include:

Jack Merriott
Senior Manager - ConsultingArgus- 09:30 - 11:00
Mapping the regulatory landscape for ammonia now and in the future
Overview of RED II and III, RFNBO, CBAM, IMO and Fuel EU Maritime
- Regulatory timelines and updates
- Implications for clean ammonia and hydrogen
- Maritime sector – how do all these policies interact?
Speakers Include:

Jack Merriott
Senior Manager - ConsultingArgus
Mei Kei Lai
Manager - ConsultingArgus
Daniel Lorenzetto
Senior Manager Low Carbon AmmoniaAir Products- 11:00 - 11:30
Networking break
- 11:30 - 11:50
RED III transposition in the Netherlands — an example to follow?
The Netherlands has submitted the first proposal for transposition of RED III: what are some of the key takeaways from the proposal?Speakers Include:

Lieuwe Brouwer
Programme CoordinatorNLHydrogen- 11:50 - 12:30
Do we finally have definition under the European delegated acts, for hydrogen and ammonia to qualify as RFNBOs and under Low Carbon Delegated Act?
- What is the latest on the delegated acts? What does this mean for targets set under RED III looking to 2030 and 2035?
- Influencing the European delegated acts and softening RFNBO criteria to make the business case for hydrogen and clean ammonia adoption: blue ammonia
- How is implementation of RED III going and what does this mean for demand in different sectors? What have been the reactions from member states? Will they follow the same path and how could approaches differ?
- How is CI of low carbon ammonia produced across the globe differing? Why does it matter for Europe?
Speakers Include:

Vanessa Dietz
Hydrogen and Sustainability ManagerEnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg
Lieuwe Burger
Director Governmental Relations EuropeAir Products
Pamela Machado
Senior Reporter, Hydrogen and Future FuelsArgus
Networking lunch
- 12:30 - 13:30
Networking lunch
Afternoon sessions
- 13:30 - 14:00
Argus insight: structuring the ammonia low carbon NW Europe price index
With CBAM coming into effect from January 2026, gain insights into what is changing to our price assessments and what this means for your business.
Speakers Include:

Ruth Sharpe
Editor - AmmoniaArgus
Oliver Hatfield
VP FertilizersArgus- 14:00 - 14:30
Mass balancing and certification scheme updates for clean ammonia
- Latest updates, approaches and development from different schemes for clean ammonia
- What are the synergies of all of these schemes?
- How are different institutions working together to enable the adoption of clean ammonia?
Speakers Include:

Emile Herben
Director of Product ManagementYara Clean Ammonia
Hannah Todd
Technical and Safety OfficerAmmonia Europe
Lizzy Lancaster
Deputy Editor - AmmoniaArgus- 14:30 - 15:30
Coffee and roundtables
- 15:20 - 16:00
Fuel EU Maritime versus IMO: to what extent are they coordinated and where do they differ?
- Compliance mechanisms and penalties: what are the different ways in which shipowners can comply?
- Differences in maritime regulation: Net Zero Framework vs Fuel EU Maritime
- Future alignment opportunities – what does that mean for the adoption of clean ammonia?
Speakers Include:

Pia Rebelo
Legal AnalystStephenson Harwood- 16:00 - 16:30
Wrap up and moving forward: Hydrogen demand: is it delayed or pushed back?
- What does that mean for clean ammonia adoption or imports into Europe?
- To what extent are governments trying to push goals back? Is hydrogen the best way to decarbonise?
- What else is out there? – Carbon capture and storage – Norway/Scandinavia, cheap renewables energy – the role of southern Europe
Speakers Include:

Graham Weale
Professor for Energy EconomicsRuhr University Bochum
Joyce Aviso
Hydrogen Principle, ConsultingArgus
Pamela Machado
Senior Reporter, Hydrogen and Future FuelsArgus- 16:30
Chair’s closing remarks
Speakers Include:

Joyce Aviso
Hydrogen Principle, ConsultingArgus
Welcome drinks reception sponsored by Port of Rotterdam
- 17:00 - 19:00
Welcome drinks reception sponsored by Port of Rotterdam (open to all attendees)
Wednesday, 3 December 2025
Main Conference Day 1
- 08:00
Registration open
- 08:00 - 09:00
Networking breakfast
- 08:00 - 09:15
CEO Roundtable (by invitation only)
Morning sessions
- 09:20 - 09:30
Welcome from host sponsor - Port of Rotterdam

Boudewijn Siemons
CEOPort of Rotterdam- 09:30 - 09:40
Chair's opening remarks

Tim Cheyne
SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEFArgus- 09:30 - 09:40
Argus insight: structuring the ammonia low carbon NW Europe price index
Speakers Include:

Ruth Sharpe
Editor - AmmoniaArgus
Oliver Hatfield
VP FertilizersArgus- 09:50 - 10:35
Keynote Panel: Decarbonising Ammonia: Market Signals, Regulation, and End-User Demand
- Where are we on the roadmap to low-carbon ammonia? Are regulations driving real offtake, and is the market willing to pay for greener molecules?
- Which industrial sectors are showing the most immediate potential for clean ammonia uptake in Europe?
- How far down the chain do we need to go to unlock demand? What new business models are emerging, and who are the critical voices still missing?
Speakers Include:

Duna Uribe
Program Manager Clean AmmoniaPort of Rotterdam
Jeffrey Norman
Vice President Low Carbon AmmoniaAir Products
Sebastian Budischin
SVPSEFE (Securing Energy for Europe)
Jens Aßmann
VP Business Management Ammonia Value Chain & Operations Amino ResinsBASF
Tim Cheyne
SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEFArgus- 10:35 - 11:10
Europe’s Ammonia Dilemma: Domestic Capacity or International Supply? Fertilizer market perspectives
- How much ammonia will be locally produced versus how much will be imported?
- Is there infrastructure in place across the continent for ammonia to be imported? What capacity exists today and where are the gaps?
- Clean ammonia for the European fertilizer industry: how does the industry see the future? When will low carbon ammonia become a commodity in its own right?
Speakers Include:

Aviv Bar Tal
Global Vice President CommercialOCI
Stephen Jackson
CEOAmmonia Europe
Ivar de Maa
Business Development ManagerVopak
Brend Michiels
Market Intelligence AdvisorPort of Antwerp-Bruges
Ruth Sharpe
Editor - AmmoniaArgus- 11:10 - 11:40
Networking break
- 11:40 - 12:10
Argus views: Future of clean products in Europe
- Pricing forecast for five years, what could be the scenarios?
- What will happen to existing market for ammonia in Europe
- CBAM: can we plot the point where clean ammonia market becomes a reality?
Speakers Include:

Marina Simonova
Principal - Consulting, Fertilizer & Clean Ammonia AnalyticsArgus
Jake Preseton
Senior Analyst - ConsultingArgus- 12:10 - 13:00
Financing the future: What makes clean ammonia projects bankable?
- From concept to FID: What are the key impediments holding projects back from reaching financial close, and what do financiers need to see to back clean ammonia and green hydrogen investments?
- Ammonia as a hydrogen enabler: How does ammonia solve hydrogen’s transport and storage challenges, and is it the key to unlocking global green hydrogen trade?
- Policy, markets and project viability: With Europe’s fragmented support landscape, how can developers align with target markets and build scalable projects which can be financed by 2030?
Speakers Include:

Andrej Nötzel
Director, EnergyKfW IPEX-Bank
Antonia Vlek
Director, Project & Infrastructure FinanceABN AMRO Bank
Pierre-Germain Marlier
Investment Director, Head of Northern EuropeHy24
Keshni Sritharan
Senior Originator, Low Carbon CommoditiesEnBW Energie Baden Wurttemberg
Jake Preseton
Senior Analyst - ConsultingArgus
Networking lunch sponsored by Höegh Evi
- 13:00 - 14:00
Networking lunch highlighting women in clean ammonia
Speakers Include:

Keshni Sritharan
Senior Originator, Low Carbon CommoditiesEnBW Energie Baden Wurttemberg
Andrea Guati-Rojo
Head of Stakeholder Relations and Public AffairsAmmonia Energy Association (AEA)
Corinne Sandberg
Chief Marketing OfficerEVREC
Duna Uribe
Program Manager Clean AmmoniaPort of Rotterdam
Ruth Sharpe
Editor - AmmoniaArgus
Afternoon sessions
- 14:00 - 15:00
Panel discussion: Global Supply Momentum - Tracking Clean Ammonia Project Progress
- Key production hubs and project pipeline: What is happening on the supply side in major countries like the US Gulf coast, the UAE and China? Which blue and green ammonia projects are moving toward FID or commissioning?
- From announcements to action: How are key players progressing? What separates speculative projects from those reaching commercial reality?
- Carbon intensity and market readiness: With low-carbon indexes maturing, how are producers benchmarking carbon intensity (CI)?
Speakers Include:

Jong Chen Foo
Head of Global AmmoniaWoodside Energy
Jonathan Flynn
Director Clean EnergyCF Industries
Corinne Sandberg
Chief Marketing OfficerEVREC
Wim Damme
Head of Green Hydrogen & Ammonia TradingEnvision Energy
Jack Merriott
Senior Manager - ConsultingArgus- 15:00 - 15:40
Roundtables and coffee break
- North America led by Jong Chen Foo, Global Head of Ammonia, Woodside Energy
- Europe led by Dr. Jens Aßmann, VP Business Management Ammonia Value Chain & Operations Amino Resins, BASF
- China led by Wim Damme, Head of Green Hydrogen & Ammonia Trading, Envision Energy
Join our interactive roundtable sessions designed to spark meaningful conversations and connections. Sign up now to secure your spot and engage with peers, share insights, and explore new ideas in a collaborative setting. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your network and gain fresh perspectives - follow the sign-up form when you register today.
Roundtable leaders include:

Jong Chen Foo
Head of Global AmmoniaWoodside Energy
Jens Aßmann
VP Business Management Ammonia Value Chain & Operations Amino ResinsBASF
Wim Damme
Head of Green Hydrogen & Ammonia TradingEnvision Energy- 15:40 - 16:25
Why now? European ports preparing for future handling of low carbon ammonia today
Building a clean ammonia ecosystem in Europe
- What is the government missing in terms of the role of ports as demand aggregators to help get projects kick-started?
- Role of ports in cracking projects: How are ports preparing to offer flexibility to cracking project for supply and offtake? When to invest in cracking infrastructure and import terminals
- Case study: Pecem to Rotterdam to Duisburg
Speakers Include:

Johannes Eng
Corporate Development and StrategyPort of Duisburg
Wouter Demenint
Program Manager Hydrogen Supply ChainsPort of Rotterdam
Sjoerd Jenneskens
Director Ammonia Distribution & TradeOCI
Alexander Fokker
General ManagerLBC Tank Terminals
Oliver Hatfield
VP FertilizersArgus- 16:25 - 17:10
Progress on ammonia crackers: What are the latest updates from key projects in Europe?
- Are there any developments taking place outside of Europe from which the industry can learn?
- What is the expected performance level of crackers? Development of cracking technology efficiency and costs
- How are technology companies working with partners in the hydrogen and ammonia space to develop the business case for ammonia cracking?
Speakers Include:

Nils Jakob Hasle
EVP Clean EnergyHoegh Evi
Vaios Kitsos
Head of Technical Sales Ammonia Crackingthyssenkrupp Uhde
Tobias Roelofs
Senior Business Developer CCS & CCUTNO- 17:10 - 17:30
Why is PGS 12 an important starting point for international ammonia terminal design?
- How can PGS 12 be used as a model for developing further safety standards for clean ammonia globally?
- What further developments or technologies are contributing to unlocking ammonia's role in Europe?
- How is the industry working together to bring innovation to the next generation of onshore ammonia terminals
Speakers Include:

Natalia Zubenko
Business Development ManagerGTT- 17:30
Chair’s closing remarks & end of day 1 main conference

Tim Cheyne
SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEFArgus
Main networking drinks reception
- 17:30 - 19:00
Main networking drinks reception
Thursday, 4 December 2025
Main Conference Day 2
- 08:00
Registration open and morning coffee
- 08:15 - 08:50
End-user breakfast roundtables
- Fertilizer sector led by Oliver Hatfield, VP Fertilizers, Argus
- Shipping led by MeiKei Lai, Manager - Consulting, Argus
- Refining transition: how are oil refiners looking to integrate ammonia to meet decarbonisation goals—and what is the pace of adoption? ? Led by Joyce Aviso, Principal – Hydrogen, Argus
- Beyond physical: Navigating ammonia price risk with derivatives led by Kieran Walsh, Commodity Broker, FIS
Join our interactive roundtable sessions designed to spark meaningful conversations and connections. Sign up now to secure your spot and engage with peers, share insights, and explore new ideas in a collaborative setting. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your network and gain fresh perspectives - follow the sign-up form when you register today.
Roundtable leaders include:

Oliver Hatfield
VP FertilizersArgus
Joyce Aviso
Hydrogen Principle, ConsultingArgus
Mei Kei Lai
Manager - ConsultingArgus
Morning sessions
- 09:00 - 09:05
Chair’s opening remarks
Speakers Include:

Oliver Hatfield
VP FertilizersArgus- 09:05 - 09:35
How can the industry create more demand for low carbon ammonia? Transitioning from demand to offtake contracts
- Finding new demand: where are the early market signals? Why are things not happening at pace we want?
- To what extent has the IMO Net Zero framework served as a driver of momentum in the market? What role will refineries and demand for green hydrogen play?
- How can the industry convert demand into offtake contracts? How do we get to investments and contracts?
- Why are pricing structures so important in formulating these first-of-a-kind offtake contracts?
Speakers Include:

Saravanan Manivel
Director – Low Carbon FuelsEngie Trading
Harish Jayaram
Vice President, Business DevelopmentHygenco Green Energies
Haris Zografakis
Senior ConsultantStephenson Harwood
Oliver Hatfield
VP FertilizersArgus- 09:35 - 09:55
Ship-to-ship transfers: Exploring the technical and safety challenges of ammonia as a shipping fuel
Successful case studiesSpeakers Include:

Naomi van den Berg
Program Manager Sustainable TransportPort of Rotterdam- 09:55 - 10:35
Panel discussion: Clean ammonia at sea: is the shipping industry ready?
- Technology readiness and fleet orders: how close are we to commercial deployment of ammonia-fuelled vessels? Who is placing orders, and how many ships are in the pipeline?
- Blue versus green ammonia preferences: are shipowners open to using blue ammonia, or is green the only acceptable option for decarbonisation strategies in the longer-term? How does this compare to other low carbon fuels?
- Offtake and fuel commitments: are we seeing real momentum in offtake agreements and ammonia procurement? What signals are emerging from early movers in the maritime sector?
Speakers Include:

Oeyvind Lindeman
Chief Commercial OfficerNavigator Gas
Kristof Coppé
Director Fleet Operations & Technical Business DevelopmentExmar
Eva Boje Errebo
Head of Time CharterMaersk Tankers
Emile Herben
Director of Product ManagementYara Clean Ammonia
Jack Merriott
Senior Manager - ConsultingArgus- 10:35 - 10:55
Powering progress: ammonia engines and the race to adoption
- How close are shipowners and engine makers to commercial deployment? With wartsila targeting a 2026 release, what is the realistic outlook for ammonia-powered vessels?
- Dual-use innovation: beyond shipping, could ammonia engines play a role in off-grid power generation? What are the crossover opportunities for developers and investors?
- Are engine makers moving fast enough to meet demand? What do they need to demonstrate now to keep momentum -and market interest - alive?
Speakers Include:

Jorgen Vedsted
Principal Promotion ManagerEverllence- 10:55 - 11:15
Networking break
- 10:15 - 11:40
Powering Europe with the innovations from Japan: will Europe come around to the use of ammonia for maritime and generating power?
- With Japan’s government supporting ammonia for maritime and power generation to offset conventional costs, will Europe follow suit with similar incentives or compensation mechanisms?
- Can Europe justify the high cost of clean ammonia in its power sector, and what role will it play in long-term decarbonisation strategies?
- Could European regulations evolve to support ammonia in power generation, or will policy gaps continue to limit its adoption in the power sector?
Speakers Include:

Susumu Tokura
Managing Director & CEOIHI Europe Ltd- 11:40 - 12:00
thyssenkrupp Uhde and JM presentation
- 12:00
Chair's closing remarks
Speakers Include:

Jake Preseton
Senior Analyst - ConsultingArgus
Networking lunch
Port of Rotterdam site visit - Portlantis
- 12:30 - 16:00
Site visit sponsored by Port of Rotterdam