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  • March 18 - 22, 2024
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Sung Hur

LG Chem

Executive Vice President & Head of Global Business Development Group

Sung Hur holds the position of Executive Vice President of Global Business Development & Projects and Renewable Energy Development. He is a member of the executive leadership team for the Petrochemical Company. Prior to joining LG Chem, he served as president of the country for bp in Korea, where he oversaw diverse businesses. Over his career spanning more than 31 years he has lead significant businesses & roles in bp and LG Chem including global business development & projects, renewable energy development, country president, a joint venture company president, marketing, sales & logistics, strategy & planning, engineering, and plant operations. Sung Hur earned a bachelor of science degree in Aerospace Engineering and masters of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois.

Sessions With Sung Hur

Monday, 6 March

  • 01:00pm - 01:30pm (CST) / 06/mar/2023 07:00 pm - 06/mar/2023 07:30 pm

    Hydrogen Policy: Setting the ground rules
    Panel
    Europe has led in recent years in establishing policy targets and support mechanisms for low-carbon hydrogen. But the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, with its generous tax credits for hydrogen projects, seems to have put the United States in a leadership position—and is causing the EU to rethink its own approach. Is this now a competition – or will funding support in any jurisdiction help accelerate hydrogen development overall? Looking globally, what is the scale of the future opportunity for partnerships between potential low-cost hydrogen suppliers in the Middle East and Africa and potential importers in Europe and Asia?