overview: Must-attend hydrogen events

The Hy.Summit.Rhein.Ruhr congress is a two-day conference on September 1st in Duisburg and September 2nd in Bochum uniting experts and decision makers to chart the path to a hydrogen-powered future. H2UB CEO Uwe Kerkmann will speak on September 2nd in Panel V ‘Lessons learned: Experience gained from obstacles in the implementation of hydrogen projects’.

Innov8rs Berlin is a hands-on, international event on corporate innovation, venture building and transformation, featuring interactive keynotes, roundtables and peer-to-peer sessions where innovation leaders, venture teams and industry experts share best practices and scaling methods. It delivers actionable insights, real-world learnings from top companies and vital networking across the innovation ecosystem.

Germany’s largest B2B Startup Expo and Conference: Join us in celebrating the future of tech. More than 5,000 people come together to learn, share knowledge, exchange ideas and do business. Stars and hidden champions of the startup scene as well as heroes from all over NRW are waiting for you.

Part of the Innovation Bridge UK Project, the Greater Manchester–Germany Innovation Summit convenes industry, science and government leaders at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre on two days. Day one spotlights hydrogen, featuring insights into Greater Manchester’s 2025–2030 hydrogen strategy, expert panels on market challenges and interactive workshops bridging the Ruhr and Manchester ecosystems. Participants will share best practices, forge partnerships and network at an evening reception.

Through the new bi-annual structure of the European Hydrogen Week, this year, the event focusses on conferences. In panels and workshops, some of the most prominent stakeholders in the hydrogen industry will be covering pressing topics facing hydrogen. The European Hydrogen Week Conference edition will allow for even more room to create connections, exchange ideas and form new partnerships. 

The hy-fcell is one of the world’s leading international trade fairs and conferences for hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Combining a high-level exhibition and conference, it brings together experts from industry, research, and policy to drive innovation and explore new business opportunities. Participants can also look forward to a high-calibre conference, interactive workshops and the presentation of the hy-fcell Award for outstanding hydrogen projects.

Hydrogen Technology World Expo 2025 is a must-attend hydrogen-focused conference and exhibition dedicated to discussing advanced technologies for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. It brings together the entire hydrogen community to discuss and discover cutting-edge solutions, gain actionable insights and forge partnerships that accelerate the global hydrogen economy.

The Innovation Roundtable Summit is the world’s largest corporate only innovation event. More than 600 innovation executives from over 300 multinational companies gather in Copenhagen to exchange ideas, share best practices and explore emerging trends. The H2UB will be present not only with its own booth but also with members moderating two sessions. More information will follow soon.

At our year-end event, we will gather our HYDROVERSE community once more to celebrate a successful and impactful year 2025 that brought along many new connections and changes. The evening will be about exchanging insights, ideas and experiences of the past year while looking ahead to 2026. We’re working on a small programm – so stay tuned! 

The 2026 edition of the Hyvolution marks the 10th anniversary of this international and political business symposium. To commenmorate this, the event provides new dynamic formats like round tables, masterclasses and workshops that are open to all attendees. It is a perfect opportunity for deepening expertise, networking and accelerating projects.

H2 Forum Berlin brings hydrogen pioneers together for practical exchange—no future plans or outlines but real projects and early success stories. Presentations showcase implemented use cases with insights into success factors, implementation hurdles and failure reasons. Sessions spotlight offtakers—the customers central to market development and project scaling—alongside regulatory frameworks, market strategies and cutting-edge, forward-looking technologies.

World Hydrogen is the leading global platform for hydrogen business in the iconic Rotterdam Ahoy. Each year 15,000 decision makers, Energy Ministers, and CEOs from over 100 countries, enhance the event as the official global springboard for hydrogen deals and project developments. It is an exchange of key insights assessing the progress of the industry against industry and decarbonisation goals while also providing the space for new alliances and the start of new hydrogen projects.