GPPS Energy & Aviation Draft Program
Welcome to our two-day Forum, Geopolitical Changes & Evolving Priorities for Power and Propulsion. Bringing together leaders across industry, academia, finance, and policy, we will explore sustainable energy, propulsion innovation, shifting global supply chains, and strategies to drive progress while balancing cost, security, and environmental responsibility.
Day 1: Wednesday January 14th
Day 2: Thursday January 15th
Day 1: Wednesday January 14th
| 08:00 – 17:00 | Registration | Main Building Entrance Hall |
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Morning Coffee | |
| 09:00 – 09:25 | Opening Ceremony GPPS Forum26 Welcome Speech by Albert Kammerer (Chairman GPPS Executive Committee, Ansaldo), Renaud Le Pierres (Chairman GPPS Organizing committee, Parker) and Hervé Morvan (Vice Chairman GPPS Organizing committee, Rolls-Royce) GPPS Awards presented by Vladimir Navrotsky (Chairman GPPS Award Committee, Siemens) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 09:00 – 09:25 | Logistics of the day Speakers → Renaud Le Pierres (Chairman GPPS Organizing Committee, Parker) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 09:30 – 13:00 | Theme: where are we now on Decarbonisation (Power + Propulsion) | ||
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Inaugural Keynote Session Changing Energy Systems and Implications for Land, Air, and Sea Power – The 2025 Energy Security Scenarios Speaker: Olivier Kenter (Shell) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Keynote 2 Session Challenges and Opportunities for the Energy Transition of Aviation Speaker: Pierre-Alain Lambert (SAFRAN) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Keynote 3 Session Deploying Gas Power Decarbonisation at Scale: Integrated CCS with EGR and H₂-Ready Turbines Speaker: Daniel Guyot (GE Vernova) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Networking & Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 12:50 | Panel 1 Feedback from O&G to End-User Moderator: Rainer Kurz (RKSBenergy LLC) Panelists: Olivier Kenter (Shell), Klaus Brun (Elliott Ebara), Francis Bainier (NaTran), Hervé Morvan (Rolls-Royce), Behnam Tahvildar (MAPNA) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 12:50 – 13:00 | Debrief | Hervé Morvan (Rolls-Royce), Renaud Le Pierres (Parker) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch | Dozentenfoyer |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Invited Presentation from MAPNA: Abbas Tabatabaei (MAPNA) | |
| 14:45 – 18:00 | Theme: Financial, Policies and territories updates | ||
| 14:45 – 16:00 | Panel 2 Market Dynamics, Economics & Investment Strategies Moderator: Hervé Morvan (Rolls-Royce) Panelists: Stephen Burnside (Cirium Ascend Consultancy), Adithya Bhashyam (BloombergNEF, UK) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Networking & Coffee Break | Foyer |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Keynote 4 Session Current landscape on worldwide decarbonization policies: a critical appraisal Speaker: Bobby Noble (EPRI) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Keynote 5 Session Energy Conversion Using Ammonia in Marine Propulsion and Turbine Power Generation Speaker: Toshiro Fujimori (IHI Corporation) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Keynote 6 Session Engineering Resilience: Navigating Energy Priorities in a High-Demand Future Speaker: Nico Schmäling (John Crane) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 18:00 – 18:10 | Debrief | Hervé Morvan (Rolls-Royce), Renaud Le Pierres (Parker) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 18:10 – 18:30 | Transfer to Evening Venue: Zunfthaus zur Waag | |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Apero Riche | Zunfthaus zur Waag |
| 20:00 – 22:00 | Dinner | Zunfthaus zur Waag |
Day 2: Thursday January 15th
| 08:00 – 17:00 | Registration | Main Building Entrance Hall |
| 08:00 – 08:50 | Morning Coffee | |
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Logistics of the day Speakers → Hervé Morvan (Rolls Royce) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 09:00 – 13:00 | Theme: Technologies updates | ||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Keynote 7 Session Industrial Gas Turbines decarbonization triggered by additive manufacturing Speaker: Vladimir Navrotsky (Siemens) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote 8 Session Supply chain challenges and opportunities in support to decarbonisation Speaker: Renaud Le Pierres (Parker) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Keynote 9 Session Gas Turbines for Sustainable Electric Power – In the Age of AI Speaker: John Gülen (Bechtel) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Keynote 10 Session A Defence perspective on energy and power for an increasingly contested world Speaker: Richard Partridge (Rolls-Royce) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Networking & Coffee Break | Foyer |
| 11:30 – 12:50 | Panel Discussion 3 Turbomachinery for decarbonization (Power/ Propulsion) Moderator: Christer Björkqvist (ETN) Panelists: Federico Bonzani (Ansaldo), Christopher Johnston (PSM), Vince Sidwell (Pratt & Whitney) Khawar Syed (Crosstown H2R) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 12:50 13:00 | Debrief | Hervé Morvan (Rolls-Royce), Renaud Le Pierres (Parker) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch | Dozentenfoyer |
| 14:30 – 18:00 | Theme: Path Forward | ||
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Keynote 11 Session Government Strategy and Industry Activities for Aero Engine Development in Japan Speaker: Toshinori Watanabe (The University of Tokyo) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Keynote 12 Session Decarbonizing Power and Flight: Technology Advances from SwRI Speaker: Kelsi Katcher (SWRI) | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Networking & Coffee Break | Foyer |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Flash Panel Voices of Tomorrow: Needs, Values & Expectations of the Next Generation | |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Closing Session Final Dialogue: Audience Q&A and Open Mic | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Closing Ceremony | HG F 30 | Audi Max |
