Alicia Eastman

Host of ‘Everything About Hydrogen’, Co-Founder and Board Director

InterContinental Energy

Alicia Eastman is Co-Host of cult favorite podcast ‘Everything About Hydrogen’. She is also the Co-founder of leading green fuels company, InterContinental Energy (“ICE”) for nearly ten years and President until 2024. She remains on the Board of Directors.

Alicia focused on funding, GCC projects including Oman, and industry education. Once securing blue chip investment in both ICE and the project consortia, as well as operating partners bp and Shell, Alicia branched out to hydrogen/ammonia policy, regulations, certification, external relations with industry regulators and trade groups as well as different UN bodies to establish best-in-class practices for renewable hydrogen companies and countries developing hydrogen road maps. She is honored to sit on the McKinsey & Company Sustainability Advisory Council, and to be named a hydrogen expert by the UN ECE, leading the ammonia pathway.

Prior to ICE she was a founding MD and Fund Manager of institutionally backed Asia Pacific Capital Fund II and the Mongolia Opportunities Fund. Alicia also led global strategy, outsourcing and acquisitions of biotech, pharma and specialty chemicals at Elan Biopharmaceuticals and was Vice President of Prudential Asia Infrastructure Mezzanine Capital Fund. She was also a Founding Principal at NetFuel Ventures (acquired by the University of Chicago) and has held international strategy and investment positions at Gemini, Lend Lease, and AirTouch International (Vodafone).

Alicia holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Alicia is a frequent speaker at green hydrogen, sustainability, shipping, and ammonia conferences and contributor to industry events and publications including Financial Times, Bloomberg, UNIDO, COP, WTO, Reuters, Sustainable Energy Council, McKinsey, Climate Council, CleanTech Business Club, DeCarb Connect, the Economist, World Economic Forum, Argus, IRENA, Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Getting to Zero Coalition Policy task force, Global Maritime Forum, S&P Global Platts, and World Hydrogen Leaders.

She is also on the Board of multiple charities targeting poverty, education, healthcare, nutrition, and green energy solutions for war-torn and natural disaster victims as well as generally impoverished young women seeking higher education.

Session Overview

Wednesday, 6 November

11:00

Maritime & Logistics Conference Conference Room A 11:00 - 12:00

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Delivering a low carbon maritime future: making sense of the evolving regulations

New policy frameworks are steering the maritime industry towards net-zero, highlighted by key agreements at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The consensus from MEPC 81, on measures such as the GHG Fuel Standard and Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) framework, has set the stage for stringent regulations by 2025, aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and reducing emissions. Yet, the question remains: do these regulatory advances possess sufficient strength to propel the industry towards decarbonisation? To avoid a fragmented regulatory environment and steer towards a cohesive global approach, proactive innovation from all stakeholders to adapt to new operational realities and accountability will be essential.

Attendee insights:

Gain insights into the evolving maritime decarbonisation policy frameworks, what the industry can expect in the near-term from a regulatory perspective and how increasingly stringent measures are impacting stakeholders across the maritime value chain.

15:30

Hydrogen Conference ICC Hall B 15:30 - 16:15

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Midstream matters: developing infrastructure for transporting and storing hydrogen

To enable a global low-carbon hydrogen market independent on hydrogen hub models, it is critical to solve the challenge of transporting hydrogen over long distances. Moving hydrogen, especially via pipelines and ships, presents challenges due to its low density, which requires either high-pressure compression or liquefaction to make it economically viable. Additionally, hydrogen's small molecule size leads to high rates of embrittlement and leakage, posing further challenges for pipeline material integrity and safety. To build out an effective hydrogen infrastructure system, advances in pipeline technology, robust safety protocols, and international standards for hydrogen handling are essential. Alongside these technical improvements, the implementation of supportive policies and financial incentives will be crucial to stimulate private sector investment in hydrogen transport and storage projects.

Attendee insights:

Understand the technical and economic barriers to scalable hydrogen transportation and storage networks, the innovations needed to overcome hydrogen's unique challenges and the strategies for integrating these solutions into a coherent infrastructure framework.