Program

October 1 and 2 will be an opportunity to learn, exchange ideas, and network. Hydrogen leaders from Canada and around the world will gather for the first edition of Hyvolution Canada in Trois-Rivières

Prise de parole forum - Hyvolution 2023

Two days dedicated to hydrogen

october 1st 2025

 

7 h 30 AM
Welcoming, registration and networking

 

8 h 30 AM
Opening Address

 

8 h 55 AM
keynote by  Andrew Stuart, honorary president of Hyvolution Canada
 
9 h 15 AM
Presentation of the 2025 edition of the Canadian Hydrogen Observatory Report          
  • Myrielle Robitaille -  Managing Director, Energy & Environment, Utilities, Transports and Manufacturing  @ Sia Partners
 
9 h 30 AM
panel of the provinces : Misinformation, Barriers, and Distances: How Can We Turn our Canadian Challenges into Collective Strength?

Modération : 

  • Myrielle Robitaille -  Managing Director, Energy & Environment, Utilities, Transports and Manufacturing  @ Sia Partners

Panelists :   

  • Maike Althaus - Vice-présidente Canada Centre @ Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA)
  • Colin Corbett - Director, Énergie verte et Innovation @ econext
  • Michèle Landry - CEO @ Hydrogène Québec
  • Laura Sloboda - Director of Operations at Hub Hydrogène @ Université Simon Fraser
  • Mark Cannon – CTO @ Hydrogen in Motion
  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered - Senior research - Hydrogen geopolitics, Global markets and strategies @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen

 

10 h 30 AM
Networking break
 
11 h 00 AM

parallel sessions

 
Dimension - All-Round Opportunities
FINANCING PROJECTS H2 & DERIVATIVES - Financing, investment, bankability, and business models

Modération : 

  • Friedrich Dehem-Lemelin - CEO Hydrolux et Board President @ Hydrogène Québec

Panelists :

  • Nadim Hauser - Directrice @ Investissement Québec
  • Pierre Rossini - CEO @ Skyhaul
  • Marc-Antoine Ducat - Entrepreneur en résidence @ Cycle Momentum
  • Fabrice Consalvo - Président & Fondateur @ Gamanergie Conseil

 

Dimension - Transatlantic Opportunities
MATCHING PRODUCTION-CAPACITY-DEMAND : State of the market in the context of new E.U. decarbonization mandates

Modération : 

  • Arvind Ramakrishnan, Director of Sustainable Development and Climate Change - Transportation and Public Services @ Deloitte

Panelists : 

  • Pierre Laboué - Head of International Relations @ France Hydrogène
  • Elli Varkaraki – Independent expert in hydrogen and derivatives
  • Stéphane Arnoux - Hydrogen / e-Fuels expert @ Hynazuma
  • Pierre Gonthier –CEO @ SAF+ International Group

 

Dimension - Sector Opportunities
GRID MANAGEMENT : Hydrogen as a storage solution for grid stability and flexibility

Modération : 

  • Pr. Bruno G. Pollet - Executive Vice President,, Association Internationale pour l’Hydrogène Énergie (IAHE), Chairholder  @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen at UQTR

Panelists : 

  • Pierre-Marie Manach - Consultant Énergie @ Artelys
  • Prof Dr Daniel HISSEL @ Université Marie et Louis Pasteur
  • Prof. Michel Trudeau @ Concordia University
  • Jean Paquin – Director & Senior Strategic Advisor, Energy Solutions @ Schneider Electric

 

Dimension - Emerging Opportunities
NATURAL HYDROGEN IN CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD : Underground treasure or energy mirage?

Moderation : 

  • Jasmin Raymond – Professor, Research Chair INQ on the geothermal potential of the North  - Centre Eau Terre Environnement  @ INRS

Panelists : 

  • Stephan Séjourné – Président @ Enki GeoSolutions
  • Peter Lauder - Exploration Manager @ Primary Hydrogen Corp.
  • Geneviève Bordeleau - professeure agrégée au Centre Eau Terre Environnement de l’INRS et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en protection des eaux souterraines dans un monde en changement

 

11 h 45

parallel sessions

 

Dimension - All-Round Opportunities
DRONAUTICS & LOGISTICS H2 : Projects, Players, and Actual Capabilities — From Civil to Military

Panelists : 

  • Pierre Rossini - CEO @ Skyhaul
  • Captain Besmir Shurdha - Operations Officer, Chief of Force Development @ Canadian Armed Forces

 

Dimension - Transatlantic Opportunities
CORRIDOR CANADA-EUROPE H2 - Investissements sans regrets dans les hubs industriels et plateformes logistiques Euro-Canadiennes

Modérateur : 

  • Saul Polo - Executive Director @ St. Lawrence Shipowners Association

Panélistes : 

  • Julie Lemieux – CEO @ Triple Point Resources (AB/NL)
  • Pierre Laboué - Head of International Relations @ France Hydrogène
  • Arvind Ramakrishnan - Director - sustainability and Climate Change - Transportation and Utilities @ Deloitte

 

Dimension - Sector Opportunities
H2 FOR CONNECTIVITY AND ENTERTAINMENT : Solutions for isolated communities, off-grid operators & events (sports, festivals, etc.)

Moderation:

  • Pr. Bruno Pollet - Vice-Président Exécutif, Association Internationale pour l’Hydrogène Énergie (IAHE), titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l’hydrogène propre à l’UQTR

Panelists : 

  • Dominic Fugère - CEO @ Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (GP3R)
  • Ejikeme Patrick Nwosu - President & CEO @ Lumos Laboratories (Nigeria)

 

Dimension - Emerging Opportunities
NATURAL HYDROGEN AND HELIUM : Bankability and business opportunities in Quebec, Canada and North America

Moderation:

  • Stephan Séjourné – President @ Enki GeoSolutions

Panelists :

  • Duncan McKenzie - Vice president exploration @ Global Helium
  • Pierre Levin - CEO @ Vema Hydrogen
  • Douglas Wicks – @ HyTerra

 

Dimension - Country Opportunities
USA  - Hydrogen achievements, challenges and opportunities 

Moderation:

  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered – Senior Researcher - Hydrogen Geopolitics, Global Markets, and Strategies @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen

Panelists:

  • Nicola Weiss - President @ H2 Grand Prix Foundation
  • Philippe Boisvert – Vice president Hydrogen Applications @ Plug Power
  • Andrew Larkin - Vice president T&P Development Engineering/CAPEX Delivery @ Veolia North America

 

12 h 50 PM
networing Lunch 

 

2 h 00 PM
inspiring talk - Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Past, Present, and Future!
  • Pr. Sunita Satyapal - Hydrogen Leader and Former Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy; and DOE Hydrogen Program Coordinator (USA)

 

2 h 20 pm
PANEL of the AMeRIcaS - How to Create Value with Hydrogen in a Fragmented Continent?

Moderation : 

  • Pr. Sunita Satyapal - Hydrogen Leader and Former Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy; and DOE Hydrogen Program Coordinator (USA)

Paneliste : 

  • Brayaham Villa – President @ Hidrógeno Colombia
  • David Billedeau – CEO @ Canadian Hydrogen Alliance
  • Myrielle Robitaille -  Managing Director, Energy & Environment, Utilities, Transports and Manufacturing  @ Sia Partners
  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered – Senior Researcher - Hydrogen Geopolitics, Global Markets, and Strategies @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen

 

3 h 20 PM
networking break
 
3 h 35 pm
Green Corridors: Port and Maritime Opportunities, H2, Ammonia, and Beyond

Moderation : 

  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered - Senior research - Hydrogen geopolitics, Global markets and strategies @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen

Panelists : 

  • Karine Otis – CEO @ Port de Baie-Comeau
  • Yann Genninasca - CEO @ MINCATEC Energy
  • Stefan Kaufmann – Former German federal parliamentarian and hydrogen policy coordinator, former strategic advisor to GH2
  • Arvind Ramakrishnan - Director - sustainability and Climate Change - Transportation and Utilities @ Deloitte

 

4 h 35 PM
Education and Business Development in Hydrogen: The H2GP World Championship as an Example
  • Nicola Weiss - President @ H2 Grand Prix Foundation

 

4 h 45 PM

parallel sessions

 

Dimension -  All-Round Opportunities
H2 FOR MOTORSPORTS & SOCIETY : H2GP RACE DEMONSTRATION with Quebec teams
  • Nicola Weiss - President @ H2 Grand Prix Foundation

 

Dimension - Transatlantic Opportunities
INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE - Sell, buy, invest in available turnkey H2 solutions

Moderation : 

  • Mathieu Demoulin -  Consultant Energy, Resources & Utilities @ SIA Partners

Panelists : 

  • Pierre Rivard - Founder and Board director @ Tugliq Energy Corp.
  • Doug Sitter - Client Manager @  Actemium
  • Eric Gauthier – CEO @ TES Canada H2
  • Ashrith Domun - Electrolyzer Technology Lead @ DNV

 

Dimension -  Sector Opportunities
PORTS IN THE AGE OF H2 AND ITS DERIVATIVES : RTS IN THE AGE OF H2 AND ITS DERIVATIVES Bunkering and Shore-Side Electrification Requirements

Moderation:

  • Fatma Abidi - Portfolio Manager, Renewables chez AtkinsRealis

Panelists : 

  • Karine Otis – CEO @ Port de Baie-Comeau
  • Yann Genninasca - CEO @ MINCATEC Energy
  • Jacques Paquin - Vice-président Exécutif @ Port de Trois-Rivières

 

Dimension -Emerging Opportunities
HYDROGEN FOR BIOENERGY AND BIOREFINERIES : From biomass to H2, and vice versa!

Moderation : 

  • Simon Barnabé – Professor and Director of Research Center Institut d'innovations en écomatériaux, écoproduits, écoénergies (I2E3) @ UQTR 

Panelists : 

  • Marie Paule Barreto – Vice presidente Bioenergies @ Tetra Tech
  • Meaghan Seagrave – Executive Director @ BioIndustrial Innovation Canada et CEO @ Sustainable Chemistry Alliance
  • Pr. Christophe Coutanceau – Co-director @ Réseau International de Recherche Hydrogène Propre France-Canada

 

Dimension - Country Opportunities
TOWARD AN H2 STRATEGY FOR TROIS-RIVIÈRES  - Public consultation session
  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered - Senior research - Hydrogen geopolitics, Global markets and strategies @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen
  • David Berthelot - Director of Attractiveness and Strategic Projects @ IDÉ Trois-Rivières
  • Marc-André Saint-Yves - Director of Partnerships and Ecosystem Development  @ Vallée de la Transition Énergétique

 

5 h 30 PM
opening Cocktail

Presented par : 

 

 
7 h 00 PM 
la nuit de l'hydrogène 

 

Presented by : 

 

 

 

 

 
Immerse yourself in the heart of La Nuit de l'Hydrogène, a unique festive evening where exquisite flavors in gourmet islands, captivating symphonies, and vibrant DJ beats.
come together under the stars at the Cogeco amphitheater in Trois-Rivières.
Let yourself be transported by this incomparable sensory experience, celebrating the energy, culture, and gastronomy of Trois-Rivières!

 

Get your ticket quickly! 

october 2nd 2025

7 h 30 AM
Welcoming, registration and networking
 
8 h 30 AM
Welcome address — Lessons from Day 1

 

8 h 35 AM
political address
  • Dominique Deschênes - sous-ministre adjointe à l'Énergie @ ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie

 

8 h 50 AM
STRATEGIC CONVERSATION with Sunita SATYAPAL & Bruno POLLET: "H2 is not dead, far from it!"

Moderation : 

  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered – Senior Researcher - Hydrogen Geopolitics, Global Markets, and Strategies @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen

Panelists:

  • Pr. Sunita Satyapal - Hydrogen Leader and Former Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy; and DOE Hydrogen Program Coordinator (USA)
  • Pr. Bruno G. Pollet - Vice-Président Exécutif, Association Internationale pour l’Hydrogène Énergie (IAHE), titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l'hydrogène propre à l’UQTR

 

9 h 15 AM
Aviation, Airports, and Aeronautics: Decarbonization and Accessibility

Moderation : 

  • Yanick Paquet - PhD. Energy Analyst, Hydrogen Expert  @ Nergica

Panelists : 

  • Michel Dion – CEO @ Strix
  • Pierre Rossini – CEO @ SkyHaul
  • Pierre Gonthier – CEO @ SAF+ International Group

 

 

10 h 15 AM  - Networking Break
 
10 h 30 AM
Hydrogen: Essential for operational resilience and the Defense Greening Strategy.

Moderation : 

  • Dr. Nirmal Gnanapragasam - CEO @ Canadian Hydrogen Safety Centre

Panelists : 

  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered - Assistant lecturer @ Ecole de Guerre
  • Douglas Wicks – Strategic Advisor, United States @ HyTerra
  • Captain Besmir Shurdha - Chief of Operations, Chief of Force Development @ Canadian Armed Forces
  • Matthew Surch - Senior Policy Analyst @ Canadian Coast Guard

 

11 h 30 AM

Parallel sessions

 

Dimension - All-Round Opportunities
NEW ELECTROLYSERS Focus on AEM: technology and success

Moderation : 

  • Mahesh Mohan Shanbhag - Post-Doctoral Researcher on AEM electrolysers @ Hydrogen Research Institute / UQTR

Panelists : 

  • Gurjant Randhawa - CEO @ Cipher Neutron
  • Pr. Bruno G. Pollet - Vice-Président Exécutif, Association Internationale pour l’Hydrogène Énergie (IAHE), titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l'hydrogène propre à l’UQTR
  • Jian Wu – Independent journalist @ « Hydrogen in China »

 

Dimension - Transatlantic Opportunities
TRANSATLANTIC FINANCING OF HYDROGEN PROJECTS : Where is the money for Euro-Canadian projects, how to get it?

Panelists:

  • Pierre Laboué - Head of International Relations @ France Hydrogène
  • Stefan Kaufmann – Former German federal parliamentarian and hydrogen policy coordinator, former strategic advisor to GH2

 

Dimension - Sector Opportunities
HYDROGEN AIRPORTS : Ground equipment, airline needs and overcoming challenges

Moderation : 

  • Dr. Raducu Dinu - Directeur ingénierie - Aviation @ AtkinsRealis

Panelists : 

  • Marion Chivot-Leegris - Director, ESG Strategy & Sustainability @ Edmonton Airport
  • Dr. Nirmal Gnanapragasam - CEO @ Canadian Hydrogen Safety Centre

 

Dimension  - Emerging Opportunities
RECYCLED CARBON, REINVENTED ENERGY: H2 and carbon for synthetic fuels

Moderation : 

  • Ana Oliveira – PhD student ACV PtX @ Biomass Technologies Laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke

Panelists : 

  • Marcella Franchi – Global CMO and Head of SAF @ Haffner Energy
  • Pietro Di Zanno – Managing director - North America @ Hy2Gen
  • Alan Kneisz – Managing Director @ Green Fuel Systems
  • Chris Reid - CEO @ Ekona Power

 

Dimension - Country Opportunities
SOUTH AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN - Hydrogen achievements, challenges and opportunities

Moderation : 

  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered - Senior Researcher - Hydrogen Geopolitics, Global Markets, and Strategies @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen

Panelists : 

  • Francisco Appelgren - Investment Commissioner @ Embassy of Chile to Canada
  • Brayaham Villa – President @ Hidrógeno Colombia

 

12 h 15 PM - Networking lunch

 

1 h 30 PM

Parallel sessions

 

Dimension - All-Round Opportunities
GENERATING SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY : Methodologies and Best Practices for social acceptance for H2 projects

Moderation : 

  • Gary Arpin - Training Manager @ NATIONAL

Panelists : 

  • Ejikeme Patrick Nwosu - CEO @ Lumos Laboratories (Nigeria)
  • Prof Dr Daniel HISSEL @ Université Marie et Louis Pasteur
  • Brayaham Villa – President @ Hidrógeno Colombia
  • Donald Olivier - PDG @ Société du Parc Industriel et Portuaire de Bécancour (SPIPB)

 

Dimension - Transatlantic Opportunities
HYDROGEN AND NUCLEAR POWER: Future prospects, risks, and immediate needs.

Moderation : 

  • Alex Bigouret @SIA

Panelists:

  • Nirmal Gnanapragasam -  President and CEO @ Canadian Hydrogen Safety Centre
  • Justin Moores - Senior Director, Technology Transfer & Commercialization chez Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
  • Sabrina Ullah - Director, Program Interface Nuclear & Non-Nuclear chez AtkinsRéalis

 

Dimension - Sector Opportunities
ROAD TRANSPORTATION AND H2 LOGISTICS: What are the needs from the warehouse to the last mile?

Moderation : 

  • Catherine Gosselin – Director of Hydrogen & Alternative Fuels @ Harnois Energies

Panelists

  • Pierre Rossini – PDG @ Skyhaul
  • Frederic Delrieu - Elemental Truck
  • Philippe Boisvert – VP Hydrogen Applications @ Plug Powerer

 

Dimension - Director of Hydrogen & Alternative Fuels
PARTNERSHIP RESEARCH TO BOOST THE HYDROGEN BUSINESS : How to boost international cooperations around H2

Moderation : 

  • Pr. Bruno G. Pollet - Vice-Président Exécutif, Association Internationale pour l’Hydrogène Énergie (IAHE), titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l’hydrogène propre à l’UQTR

Panelists:

  • Prof. Olivier Joubert - Director of the Hydrogen Federation @ CNRS
  • Hélène Filion - Business Development Officer (Clean and Energy-Efficient Transportation) @ National Research Council Canada
  • Pr. Christophe Coutanceau – Co-director @ Réseau International de Recherche Hydrogène Propre France-Canada
  • Nancy Déziel – CEO @ CNETE
  • Doug Sitter - Client Manager @  Actemium

 

 

Dimension - Country Opportunities
Europe: Hydrogen achievements, challenges and opportunities 

Moderation : 

  • Pierre Laboué - Head of International Relations @ France Hydrogène

Panelists:

  • Stefan Kaufmann – Former German federal parliamentarian and hydrogen policy coordinator, former strategic advisor to GH2
  • Antoine Forcinal - CEO @ Française de l’Energie
  • François Werner -Vice President in charge of ecological and energy transition @ Région Grand Est
 
2 h 15 PM

Parallel sessions

 

Dimension - All-round Opportunities
GREEN STEEL, GREEN MINES, e-FUELS, AND DATA CENTERS How does this H2 demand emerge? What opportunities in Canada?

Moderation : 

  • Gheorghe Marin – CEO @ Centre de métallurgie du Québec

Panelists : 

  • Pierre Gonthier – CEO @ SAF+ International Group
  • Serge Bédard– CEO - Optimisation des procédés industriels @ CanmetÉNERGIE
  • Yann Genninasca - CEO @ MINCATEC Energy
  • Pierre Rivard - CEO @ Tugliq (projet mine Raglan de Glencore)

 

Dimension - Transatlantic Opportunities
REGULATORY AND CERTIFICATION ISSUES : Transatlantic harmonization, normative certainty, loopholes, ease-ofdoing business

Moderation:

  • Nathalie Fortin - Vice-présidente Gestion environnementale @ WSP

Panelists:

  • Mayur Mukati - Sustainable Finance & Advisory @ Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
  • Guy Brouillard @ Stantec
  • Siasia Morel - Project Manager, International Standards ISO @ BNQ
     

 

Dimension - Sector Opportunities
H2 MULTIMODAL MOBILITY : Use cases, benefits and road-rail-river complementarity

Moderation : 

  • Pier-Luc Laurin – Directeur général @ Institut du véhicule innovant (IVI)

Panelists

  • Frederic Delrieu  @  Elemental Truck
  • Friedrich Dehem-Lemelin - CEO @ Hydrolux
  • Johann Bureau - Directeur technique - Transition énergétique @ SYSTRA Canada

 

Dimension - Emerging Opportunities
TERRITORIAL ECOSYSTEMS H2 QUÉBEC-CANADA : Which partnership mechanisms for which complementarities (interprovincial)?

Moderation : 

  •  Michèle Landry - CEO @ Hydrogène Québec

Panelists:

  • Raphael Beauchamp - Director of Regional Pathways @ The Transition Accelerator
  • Alex Bigouret – Associate consultant - Sia Partners
  • Alain Lemieux – PDG @ Vallée de la Transition Énergétique
  • Hami Ben Bassat - Cleantech Partnerships Manager @ Simon Fraser University (Vancouver)

 

Dimension - Country Opportunities
CENTRAL ASIA & PACIFIC RIM Hydrogen achievements, challenges and opportunities

Moderation : 

  • Mikaa Blugeon-Mered – Senior Researcher - Hydrogen Geopolitics, Global Markets, and Strategies @ Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen

Panelists:

  • Chine : Jian Wu – Journaliste independent @ « Hydrogen in China » substack (BC)
  • Taiwan : Meg Lin – Deputy Director, Taiwan Hydrogen Cluster & Hydrogen Research Center @National Central University
  • Mongolie : Peline Atamer – Directrice Progamme Sustainability in Asia (PSIA) @ OCDE
 
3 h 00 pm  - networking break

 

3 h 15 PM

plenary - pitch


START-UP PITCH2: Pitch National Start-up Contest
 
3 h 35 PM

plénière - panel

 

Dimension - EUROPE - canada
TRANSATLANTIC PANEL: Europe-Canada

Moderation : 

  • Michel Archambault – co-founder @ Hydrogène Québec

Panelists : 

  • Karine Otis - CEO @ Port de Baie-Comeau
  • Pietro Di Zanno – Directeur général - Amérique du Nord @ Hy2Gen
  • Pr. Christophe Coutanceau – Co-directeur du Réseau International de Recherche Hydrogène Propre France-Canada
  • Mathieu Demoulin -  Consultant Energy, Resources & Utilities @ SIA Partners

 

3 h 35 PM

plenary - closing remarks

  • Dr. Nassim Noura - Director of the Hydrogen Research Institute Office @ UQTR
  • Mario De Tilly - CEO @ IDÉ Trois-Rivières
  • Mathieu Payeur - Director @ Office for the Development of Green Hydrogen and Bioenergy au ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie