
H2SK FORUM – International Conference on the Hydrogen Ecosystem Beyond 2030
The Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak National Hydrogen Association (NVAS) invite you to the first Slovak Hydrogen Conference, which will take place on 21st October 2025, at the NH Bratislava Gate One Hotel.
The event is being established as a professional platform to support the development of the hydrogen ecosystem in the Slovak Republic with a reach into Central Europe. Its goal is to connect industry, research, public administration, and international partners, while also raising public awareness of renewable and low-emission hydrogen as a key element of decarbonization.
The content of the conference is to inform both the general and professional public about the forecasts for the development of the hydrogen ecosystem beyond 2030 and to compare approaches to its development in neighboring countries.
The conference offers a professional program and discussions with representatives of the domestic and international hydrogen sector.
Výstupy z prvého ročníka medzinárodnej vodíkovej konferencie H2SK FORUM

Agenda
| 1. Block: Speeches and keynote presentations | |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Opening and Welcome Speech | NVAS + moderator |
| 09:05 – 09:15 | Keynote speech Szabolcs HODOSY | State Secretary, Ministry of Economy SR |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Video greeting Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS | CEO Hydrogen Europe |
| 09:30 – 09:50 | Online speech and presentation Valerie BOUILLON-DELPORTE | CEO Clean Hydrogen Partnership | Hydrogen R&D | Call 2026 |
| 09:50 – 10:40 | RFNBO in Industry Gábor TÓTH, Slovnaft, a.s. | Tibor ŠEREŠ, Duslo, a.s. Presentations and panel discussion on the decarbonisation of industrial hydrogen consumers |
| 10:40 – 11:20 | Coffee break, press conference |
| 2. Block: Long-term plan for the development of the hydrogen ecosystem in Slovakia (in SK) | |
| 11:20 – 11:25 | Introduction to the Hydrogen Ecosystem from the State Perspective Katarína AUGUSTINI | Ministry of Economy SR |
| 11:25 – 11:55 | The Development of the Hydrogen Ecosystem in Slovakia together
with Medium- and Long-term Production Scenarios up to 2050 Ján WEITERSCHÜTZ | Slovak National Hydrogen Association (NVAS) Document presentation |
| 11:55 – 12:40 | Moderated discussion Quadruple helix + Q&A Katarína AUGUSTINI | Ján KARABA | Pavol ŠUTOR | Ján HÍVEŠ Public administration, civil society, entrepreneurs, academia |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | Financing Opportunities for the Hydrogen Ecosystem 2025 - 2035 Lenka BARTOŇOVÁ | EY Vienna |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 3. Block: Comparison of Development Plans of the V4 Countries and Austria (in EN) | |
| 14:00 – 15:10 | Comparison of National Targets, Implementation Timetable and Financial Support Veronika VOHLÍDKOVÁ | Bence SPICZMÜLLER | Aleksander NAUMANN | Claudia CERNOHUBY-WALLNER | Ján WEITERSCHÜTZ Representatives of Hydrogen Associations and Agencies from CZ, HU, PL, AT, and SK Short presentations and panel discussion |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Green Ammonia as a Realistic Path Aleksander NAUMANN | Hynfra, Poland |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Coffee break |
| 4. Block: Good examples from practice: hydrogen valleys, H2tech leaders (in SK, CZ) | |
| 15:50 – 16:40 | Top H2 Innovations | 3 presentations H2 Project Gabčíkovo | Pavel ČULÍK jr., Vodohospodárska výstavba Hydrogen Valley EASTGATEH2V | Katarína SASARÁKOVÁ, Košický samosprávny kraj International hydrogen project ELEVATECEE | Tajana KARASOVÁ, SIEA |
| 16:40 – 17:30 | Hydrogen Ecosystem Beyond 2030 – Acceleration or Stagnation? Petr MERVART | Juraj SINAY | Jan SOCHOR | Peter HEGEDUŠ Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic and the national associations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, HYTEP and NVAS |
| 17:30 – 17:40 | Summary, closing |
| 17:40 – 19:00 | Reception – Free discussion, networking |
Speakers

Szabolcs HODOSY, MH SR

Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS, Hydrogen Europe

Valerie BOUILLON-DELPORTE, Clean Hydrogen Partnership

Gábor TÓTH, Slovnaft

Tibor ŠEREŠ, Duslo

Katarína AUGUSTINI, MH SR

Ján WEITERSCHÜTZ, NVAS

Ján KARABA, SAPI

Pavol ŠUTOR, HSH Group

Ján HÍVEŠ, STU Bratislava

Lenka BARTOŇOVÁ, EY Vienna

Veronika VOHLÍDKOVÁ, HYTEP

Bence SPICZMÜLLER, Hungarian Hydrogen Technology Association

Aleksander NAUMANN, Hynfra

Claudia CERNOHUBY-WALLNER, Wien Energie

Pavel ČULÍK jr., Vodohospodárska výstavba

Katarína SASARÁKOVÁ, KSK

Tajana KARASOVÁ, SIEA

Petr MERVART, MPO ČR

Juraj SINAY, MH SR

Jan SOCHOR, HYTEP

Peter HEGEDUŠ, NVAS













