Monday, June 13, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote
Presentations
Note: Presentations may start a few minutes before the time listed in the schedule.
Keynote Speakers
Pedro Lopez Estebaranz, COO, Uniper
Michael Grootenboer, Senior Vice President Engine Products, Air France KLM group
Ms. Priscilla Chandrasekaran, Global LNG Technology Innovation Manager, Shell Global Solutions International
Moderators
Jaroslaw Szwedowicz, R&D Senior Principal Key Expert for Gas Turbine Modules, Siemens Energy AG
Christer Björkqvist, Managing Director, ETN Global
Keynote Description:
Switching gear towards a rapid energy transition has never been more important!
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the climate crisis with recent catastrophic extreme weather events has sparked an energy revolution of a new dimension with the need of a revised timeline.
The 2022 Turbo Expo opening session will set the scene for the conference by highlighting the important role of turbomachinery both for the energy transition and in a carbon-neutral society.
The relevant stakeholders will in the opening session highlight the common vision and commitment to solving the “Energy Trilemma”. You will receive essential information for the design of a future road map to be built on dispatchable, efficient and reliable energy and storage solutions that can work together with intermittent renewable energy solutions without compromising security of supply.
Priscilla Chandrasekaran, Global LNG Technology Innovation Manager at Shell, will explain Shell’s strategy to accelerate their business transition in partnership with various sectors. She will focus in particular on the synergies between LNG and hydrogen.
From the utility user community, Pedro Lopez, COO Uniper and President of ETN Global will stress the importance of a wide cooperation and showcase Uniper’s dedication to empowering the energy evolution by becoming carbon-neutral and by offering sustainable energy solutions.
The energy transition in air transport is also underway with hydrogen ecosystem as one of the essential building blocks which will be shown by Michael Grootenboer, Senior Vice President Engine Products for the Air France KLM Group.
Finally, Uwe Gruschka, Vice President Technology and Innovation, Siemens Energy, will highlight common commitments from an OEM perspective as well as Siemens Energy’s strive to set new benchmarks for decarbonization and a successful transformation of energy systems.
Overall, the opening session will provide valuable input to the road mapping of the future of propulsion and power and address how we can accelerate our common journey towards secure, climate neutral energy solutions. Are the policy makers, the gas turbine user community, the suppliers and distributers of sustainable fuels and the gas turbine industry all onboard? Any guidance to the Turbomachinery R&D community that enable an even stronger and more dedicated support?
Astonishing achievements in this direction have already been made by the R&D community and as usual the ASME IGTI’s annual award program will at the end of this session present and honor the individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the turbomachinery industry.
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