H2 Strasbourg

Programme

A single day to lay the foundations of a European sector

09h00

Opening

Official Opening

Institutional addresses by the State authorities, the Ville de Metz and the Eurométropole, in the presence of the civilian and military delegations.

  • Protocol
  • All delegations

09h30

Plenary

Natural hydrogen: from scientific discovery to European strategic stakes

Lorraine natural hydrogen set within the European energy landscape: security of supply, strategic autonomy, and the timeline for the sector.

  • Sovereignty
  • Europe

10h45

Major Strategic Session

Sovereignty of the subsoil and securing strategic supplies

  • Sovereignty
  • Supplies

12h00

Presentation

Presentation of the founding principles

  • Metz Declaration

12h30

Signatories

College of founding signatories

  • Founding signatories

14h00

Panel I

Defence and energy autonomy

European armed forces facing the challenge of strategic supply.

  • Defence
  • Energy autonomy

15h15

Panel II

From the resource to strategic infrastructure

  • Exploration
  • Production
  • Storage
  • Transport
  • European corridors
  • Ports
  • Energy networks
  • Infrastructure
  • European corridors

16h30

Special Session

Towards a European committee of experts and an independent European agency for strategic resources

  • European committee
  • European agency

17h45

Closing Addresses

Adoption and signing of the Metz Declaration

Adoption and signing of the founding act, closing addresses, followed by a cocktail reception until 19h00. Official announcements:

  • Creation of the Metz European Committee of Experts
  • Annual European report on strategic resources
  • Annual forum to monitor the Metz Declaration
  • Proposal to create an Independent European Agency for Strategic Resources
  • Metz Declaration
  • Announcements
  • Cocktail
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Our Speakers

Prospective speakers. An evolving programme, subject to change pending institutional confirmations.

Morning

Pr Jacques Pironon

Professor

CNRS / GeoRessources

Philippe de Donato

Research Director

CNRS / GeoRessources

Yannick Peysson

IFP Énergies Nouvelles

Frédéric Glanois

BRGM

Pr Karsten Pinkwart

Professor

Fraunhofer ICT

Jochen Ehlgötz

Director General

TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe (TRK)

Julien Moulin

President

Française de l'Énergie

Yann Fouant

Française de l'Énergie

Afternoon

Pierre Olivier Béraud

Operational Capability Development

Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA)

Dr Linda Oukacine

Head of Energy Innovation

Agence de l'Innovation de Défense (AID)

Christian Burger

Général

SIMMT

Marc Ollier

Deputy Director General

GICAT

François Arbault

Commission européenne, DG DEFIS

Tomasz Husak

Commission européenne, DG DEFIS

Jean-François Ripoche

Director, "Europe Division"

DGA