Alistair Gemmell
Chief Business Development Officer, GeoPura
Alistair joined GeoPura as Chief Business Development Officer in 2024, bringing over two decades of experience in senior finance and commercial roles at Siemens and Siemens Energy. He has a strong track record in supporting large-scale energy projects, building strategic partnerships, and driving sustainable growth.
At GeoPura, Alistair focuses on expanding the business across the UK and internationally, developing partnerships that enable the scale-up of its hydrogen power solutions and support the transition to cleaner energy systems. His work is key to positioning GeoPura’s Hydrogen Power Units as a scalable alternative to diesel across multiple sectors.
He also brings specialist expertise in the transition of data centres to hydrogen-powered energy, helping meet growing demand for reliable, low-carbon power. Alistair is committed to delivering commercially viable solutions that support critical infrastructure while contributing to the global energy transition.
Damian Boylan
Lord Mayor of Cork
Damian Boylan is a Fine Gael Councillor representing Cork City’s North West Ward, encompassing Blarney, Tower, Kerry Pike, Cloghroe, Gurranabraher, Sunday’s Well, Knocknaheeny and surrounding communities.
First elected to Cork City Council in 2019 and re-elected in 2024, Damian has built a reputation as a hardworking and accessible public representative, focused on practical solutions and community engagement.
A native of Cork City and a proud past pupil of the North Monastery, Damian has a long history of involvement in community and business organisations. In 2008, he founded the Blarney Business Association, which continues today as the Blarney Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as Chair of Cork North Central Fine Gael and remains actively involved in community development initiatives throughout the city. He is President of the North Monastery Past Pupils Union, a board member of Gurranabraher Credit Union, on the board of Gaelscoil Muscrai and a member of the general council of The Munster Agricultural Society.
Outside of politics, Damian has spent much of his career in business development, sales and energy services. He currently works with Pinergy, one of Ireland’s leading energy companies, where he has held various senior commercial roles.
Damian’s professional experience provides him with a practical understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing businesses, communities and public services. He brings this perspective to his work on Cork City Council, where he has consistently advocated for housing delivery, infrastructure investment, economic development, road safety improvements and stronger community facilities.
He lives in Blarney with his wife Brenda. They have two children, Simon and Kate.
Throughout his public and professional life, Damian has remained guided by a simple belief: that communities thrive when people work together, treat one another with respect and focus on getting things done.
Dr. Meg Lin
CEO, Global Sustainable Fuel Alliance (GSFA)
Dr. Lin currently serves as CEO of the Global Sustainable Fuel Alliance (GSFA) and Deputy Director of the Hydrogen Energy Research Center (Taiwan Hydrogen Cluster) at National Central University. Through these dual roles, she leads GSFA’s work on global sustainable fuel policy standards and resource coordination — bridging international energy developers and Asia’s technology supply chain — while anchoring academic hydrogen platform, connecting university-led R&D with government policy, industry deployment, and international cooperation.
With over 15 years specialising in hydrogen energy and net-zero initiatives across industry, government, academia, and research, Dr. Lin has led more than 120 national and international projects, building cross-sector and cross-border collaboration platforms that accelerate the deployment of hydrogen, ammonia, and other clean-energy technologies. Drawing on a background in environmental engineering, public health, and industrial economics, she devotes her endeavours to commercialising emerging technologies, shaping policy, and creating innovative business models that turn research into action toward a net-zero future.
Peter Harte
CEO, Net Zero Energy
Peter studied Mechanical Engineering in UL, and then spent the early part of his career working for Accenture as a project manager in a variety of IT projects. He joined SWS Energy in 2003 and worked in the grid connection and market/regulation side of the business, joining Tim as a co-founder of Element Power. During his career in wind, Peter conceived and permitted the 500MW Greenlink Interconnector project, conceived the use of sync-comps for grid system inertia, and designed and delivered grid connection capacity for close to 1GW of Irish wind projects. He has sat on EirGrid’s DS3 Advisory Committee for more than a decade, and was the Chair of the Irish Wind Energy Association for 6 years. As CEO of Net Zero Energy, he is leading the development of the 620MW Rathrush Green Energy Park, a 70hr long duration energy storage project in Carlow.
Valerie Bouillon-Delporte
Executive Director, Clean Hydrogen Partnership
Valerie Bouillon-Delporte is the new Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, effective 1 June 2024.
Prior to this appointment, she served as the Hydrogen Ecosystem Director at Michelin, where she played a pivotal role in the development and deployment of hydrogen solutions. Her leadership extends to her tenure as Board member and Co-President of the French Hydrogen Association, as well as her coordination of the H2 Mobility France consortium.
Ms. Bouillon-Delporte has also made significant contributions as the former President of Hydrogen Europe, the European association of hydrogen industries. Additionally, she has chaired the governing board of the Fuel Cell Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, the precursor to the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, where she championed research, technological development, and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies across Europe.
Mrs. Bouillon-Delporte has worked for more than 20 years for several top leading automotive Tier one manufacturers. She has a track record in both aftermarket and OE automotive industries and acquired a strong expertise in marketing clean technology innovations.
Until end of May 2024 Mrs. Bouillon-Delporte was independent board member of Lhyfe, pioneer in industrial green hydrogen production and of Rely Solutions, Belgian company JV between Technip Energies and John Cockerill
Mrs. Bouillon-Delporte holds a master’s degree in international management from Kedge Business school and an executive degree in International Management from ESSEC Paris.
In January 2021 she was selected to be Knight of the Order of the French Legion of Honour.
She received many other recognitions from her peers. In March 2024 she was nominee amongst the trailblazing women in energy 2024 by Reuters. In 2021 she received from Green Univers and Andera Partners the Prize of Women in energy transition 2021 in the category: private sector industrials. Early 2019 she was selected by La Tribune as one of the 100 persons who are transforming France and won the Prize “transforming France 2019” in the mobility category. In 2017 she was one of the candidates selected to the WBCSD Leadership Women Award 2017.
Mrs. Bouillon-Delporte is also one of the founders of the automotive association WAVE (Women Automotive and Vehicles in Europe) whose mission is to attract more women into the automotive industry.
Ms. Bouillon-Delporte takes over from Mirela Atanasiu, who was ad interim and acting Executive Director between May 2023 and until May 2024.
Mirela Atanasiu
Head of Unit Operations and Communication, Clean Hydrogen Partnership
Mirela ATANASIU is the Head of Unit of Operations and Communication of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership since 2016 (which has taken over the predecessor Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, FCH JU), a Public-Private Partnership between European Commission and the European Industry (Hydrogen Europe) and Research Community (Hydrogen Europe Research). Until June 2024 and for over a year, she has also acted as interim-Executive Director, ensuring the kick-start of new JU activities and continuity of the partnership.
Previously, for more than 12 years she was a Senior Project Manager and Research Programme Officer in the Joint Undertaking and European Commission (Directorate Research and Innovation/Energy), following on a background experience as researcher in the Energy sector in Romania.
She holds an M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and an M.Sc. in Economics/Cybernetics and Economic Analysis.
Jose M Bermudez
Lead Hydrogen Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Jose M Bermudez works for the International Energy Agency (IEA) as the Lead Hydrogen Analyst, being responsible of the analytical work of the IEA in hydrogen technologies.
Jose is a chemical engineer by training and holds an MSc degree in Process and Environmental Engineering and a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering. He started his professional career in research, working for the Spanish National Research Council and the Imperial College London, focusing on the areas of hydrogen production and bioenergy. After 10 years in research, he joined the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK Government in 2017 to work as a technical energy specialist. He was responsible for providing technical and scientific advice for the development and implementation of energy policies dealing with bioenergy, hydrogen and shale gas. During this time, he held an Honorary Research Fellow position at Imperial College London. He joined the IEA in 2020. He has also been the coordinator of the Clean Energy Ministerial Hydrogen Initiative between 2020 and 2026.
Dr. Kerry-Ann Adamson-Morland
Global Hydrogen Lead, Capgemini
Dr. Kerry-Ann Adamson-Morland has spent nearly 30 years in hydrogen and fuel cells, long enough to see the hype come and go and still be excited about what comes next. As Capgemini’s Global Hydrogen Lead, she helps companies and governments turn hydrogen ambitions into reality.
She has founded her own advisory firm, mentored at Princeton, advised national governments, and built analytical tools that help investors work out what’s genuinely bankable. She’s at her best connecting people who should be talking to each other, and her talks are candid and practical.
Finally, she’s also delighted to be able to say that she has recently joined Logan as a Non-Executive Director.
Serge Grisin
Michelin
Serge Grisin has spent over 25 years in international motorsport. At Michelin, where he has spent most of his career, he served as VP of Formula E and Director of All Automotive Racing Activities, covering WRC, WEC, Formula E, ALMS and ELMS. He later built the motorsport and off-road hydrogen division at Symbio from the ground up, establishing Symbio as exclusive fuel cell supplier to the FIA Extreme H World Cup and developing the Formula Student H2 concept unveiled at the 2024 Paris Motor Show. He holds a doctorate in mechanics from INSA Lyon and completed executive education at IESE Business School.
Kieran McMorland
Engineering Projects Manager, Vermilion Energy
Kieran McMorland is the Engineering Projects Manager with Vermilion Energy, based at the Corrib Gas Terminal in Co. Mayo. He has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, with extensive experience leading complex engineering and infrastructure projects across all stages of the project lifecycle, from feasibility and development through to construction and delivery.
Throughout his career, Kieran has held a range of engineering and project leadership roles, managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors and key stakeholders to deliver major energy infrastructure projects.
Kieran is currently leading the Atlantic Energy @ Corrib (AE@C) green hydrogen initiative, exploring opportunities to leverage existing Corrib infrastructure to support hydrogen production and Ireland’s wider energy transition.
Kieran holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Galway and is currently pursuing an MSc in Business (Leadership and Management Practice) at UCD Smurfit School.
Prof. Rory Monaghan
University of Galway
Rory Monaghan is the Professor in Energy Systems Engineering and Head of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Galway, Ireland. He leads the University of Galway Ryan Institute Energy Research Centre and is the Deputy Director of Rinn Energy, Ireland’s new national research centre for energy systems decarbonisation. He is the Coordinator of SH2AMROCK, a 5-year, EU-funded project to build, operate, and grow Ireland’s first Hydrogen Valley. He is Ireland’s representative on the International Energy Agency’s Task on Renewable Hydrogen. Rory holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Galway and Masters and PhD degrees in the same field from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.