• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Holger Lösch

Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Deputy Director General

Holger Lösch was born in Schweinfurt in 1963. He is married with two children. From 1983 to 1992 he studied Political Sciences, History and German at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. Even during his studies he worked as a journalist and editor in the television section of Bayerischer Rundfunk. From 1995 he was head of the staff of the television directorate at Bayerischer Rundfunk, subsequently moving on to assume the management of Central Programme Coordination in 1998. In 2001 Holger Lösch moved to the Schörghuber Corporate Group in Munich. He was a member of the corporate management board. In 2008 he joined the Federation of German Industries (BDI). Holger Lösch has been a member of the BDI Executive Board since July 2011 and Deputy Director General of the BDI since April 2017. He is in charge of the transformational issues like energy, climate, sustainability and mobility. He was in charge of producing to major studies on industrial pathways towards climate neutrality in cooperation with Boston Consulting Group.

Sessions With Holger Lösch

Monday, 18 March

  • 03:00pm - 03:30pm (CST) / 18/mar/2024 08:00 pm - 18/mar/2024 08:30 pm

    Hydrogen in Germany and Beyond

    Hydrogen

    Germany sees hydrogen as a key component of its efforts to decarbonize the economy and achieve its climate goals, and it is actively working on policies and initiatives to support its widespread adoption. Germany is investing in the development of hydrogen infrastructure, including production, storage, transportation and refueling stations. Where is Germany investing and collaborating with other EU states? What hydrogen projects are succeeding in keeping the EU on target for 2050?

Thursday, 21 March

  • 02:30pm - 03:00pm (CST) / 21/mar/2024 07:30 pm - 21/mar/2024 08:00 pm

    Carbon Borders: Global impact of CBAM

    Climate & Sustainability

    The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has triggered a significant uptick in the development of carbon markets around the world, as more countries seek to put a price on carbon emissions that may help their industries sidestep Europe’s new carbon tariffs. We will discuss the trends we see both in developed and developing markets, review carbon market policy and regulatory landscape, discuss efforts to decarbonize supply chains and the opportunities and challenges for emerging markets with CBAM.