Roundtable Winning the Clean-Tech Race: The Industrial Playbook for Scale and Execution

Oct 29, 2026 — 01:30 pm - 2:30 PM
Main stage

Decarbonisation of industry Energy storage Biogenic & synthetic gaseous fuels (Biogas, Hydrogen, Syngas, SNG etc.) Biogenic & synthetic solid fuels (Biomass, Waste, Biocoal, etc.)

Moderator:

Speaker:

Adrian Polec, Franck Neel, Olivier Sala

Roundtable Winning the Clean-Tech Race: The Industrial Playbook for Scale and Execution

Speakers in this session

Moderator

Jeremy White

Wired

Senior innovation Editor for Wired Magazine

Speaker

Adrian Polec

Prime Batteries

CEO

Franck Neel

OMV Petrom

Member of the Executive Board

Olivier Sala

Engie

Group Vice President Research & Innovation

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