Stefan Van Laer

Senior Climate Transition Developer · Port of Antwerp-Bruges · company speakers →

Stefan works at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Europe's second largest port hosting the largest petrochemical cluster, in the Sustainable Transition team where he is focusing mainly on hydrogen and CO2 and in particular the connection of the port with the German hinterland. He also holds a sherpa role to the President of the Belgian Hydrogen, Mr. Tom Hautekiet. Before he was already active for 2,5 years in the hydrogen sector at WaterstofNet, a nonprofit organization that founded and coordinated a hydrogen cluster of 180 Dutch and Belgian companies active in the BeNeLux. In this role, he co-founded the Belgian Hydrogen Council (BHC) in 2022. Stefan was in charge of public affairs and international relations for both WaterstofNet and the BHC. In 2020 he started his career at the Belgian Steel Industry Association, where he followed up European and Belgian climate and energy policy for two years. Stefan graduated in 2016 as a Master of Laws and subsequently completed a Master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Antwerp. In 2021 he followed the Postgraduate Diploma in Climate and Energy at the same university.

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Speaking history

InterBattery Europe

23 June 2026 Munich, Germany “Between Rearm EU and Repower EU - What Strategic Role Does Hydrogen Play for Europe?”

International Conference on Distillation & Absorption

30 August 2026 Salzburg, Austria “The Port of Antwerp-Bruges integrated energy proposition: a multifocal answer to a complex challenge”

Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe

20 October 2026 Hamburg, Germany

Topics this speaker covers

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Sectors

energy_utilities_sustainabilitymanufacturing_industrial

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