Founded by Hadi Al Alawi, Al Hayat Group is headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It forms global partnerships to drive innovation while simultaneously managing various joint ventures, wholly-owned subsidiaries and operating divisions. In doing so, Hadi Al Alawi invokes the Islamic practice of Zakat, which emphasizes the importance of charity. The efforts of the Al Hayat Group also reflect this. The company also represents the values that it sees as a result of its family-run character: Integrity, innovation, trust, collaboration, commitment to quality, loyalty and discipline.

Stefanie Peters is Managing Partner of NEUMAN & ESSER (NEA GROUP), a medium-sized family business with more than 190 years of company history. For almost 100 years, NEUMAN & ESSER has been successful as a leading manufacturer of systems for the compression of gases and in particular H2 and H2 mixed gases. In the developing hydrogen economy, NEUMAN & ESSER has positioned itself as a solution provider: with the acquisition of HYTRON as a manufacturer of both decentralized and centrally scalable PEM and alkaline electrolyzers as well as reformers, NEA GROUP has decisively expanded its portfolio in the direction of plants for hydrogen generation. NEUMAN & ESSER covers essential technology and solution fields of a future hydrogen economy and is thus a driver of the energy transition and decarbonization. Stefanie Peters has been a member of the Federal Government’s National Hydrogen Council since 2020.

As a businessman based in the Philippines, Endika M. Aboitiz Jr.’s interests include cybersecurity, fintech, e-mobility, renewable energy, food and beverage, and partnerships with companies in Asia, Europe and the United States. He is currently the Chairman of the Management Board of publicly-listed Aboitiz Equity Ventures, one of the country’s largest conglomerates active in key industries such as energy, banking and financial services, food manufacturing and distribution, land development, infrastructure, data science, and artificial intelligence. Previously, Mr. Aboitiz held the positions of President and CEO of Aboitiz Transport System Corporation (ATS) for more than 30 years and was responsible for providing comprehensive transportation solutions for the movement of people and goods throughout the Philippines before the company exited this sector and shifted its focus to the energy sector. He then spent over a decade as a member of the Board of Directors in this area as well.