TÜV SÜD Negative Emissions Dialogue

🌐 ​Language: English

♿ ​Wheel-chair accessible

💶 Event free of charge

🎟️ ​Hosted by: TÜV SÜD

TÜV SÜD brings together leading scientists, policymakers, market participants, standards experts, industry representatives, and climate-tech startups to shape the future of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies and trustworthy, high-quality carbon markets. This full-day event features keynotes, panels, workshops, start-up pitches, and a facility tour. The day aims to generate momentum for scalable, marketable climate solutions the world can trust.

Highlights of the Programme

• Welcome Address by Patrick Vollmer, Chairman of the Board of Management, TÜV SÜD AG

• Presentation of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report 2026,
  Dr. Injy Johnstone, Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute

• Expert keynotes featuring:

  • Thomas Mühlpointner, Managing Director, Future Camp
  • Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz, Director of the Department of Geography, LMU Munich,
    member of the German government’s Expert Council of Experts on Climate Issues
  • Stefanie Hauer, Member of the Board, Deutscher Verband für negative Emissionen e.V.
  • Prof. Dr. Michael Rumberg, Managing Director, Volkswagen ClimatePartner

• Two high-level panel discussions:

  • Financing and scaling carbon dioxide removal, Moderator: Dennis West (Oxford Net Zero) | Panelists:
    • Leonie Hoffmann (DVNE)
    • Thomas Mühlpointner (Future Camp)
    • Dr. Julia Pongratz (LMU Munich)
    • Yannik Seyfert (TUV SUD)
    • Laurent Müller (Climeworks)
    • Andreas Wagner (UniCredit)
  • Building trust in digital carbon markets, Moderator: Dennis West (Oxford Net Zero) | Panelists:
    • Patrick Hilt (SustainCert)
    • Prof. Dr. Michael Rumberg (Volkswagen ClimatePartner)
    • Javier Castro (ICVCM)
    • Dr. Anna Lehner (Carbonfuture)
    • Magnus Drewelies (Ceezer)

• Climate-tech start-up pitches

• Networking lunch with industry leaders and innovators

• Interactive workshops hosted by NABU, Carbonfuture, ClimatePartner, Reverion, and TÜV SÜD

• Closing remarks by Dr. Céline Bilolo, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of the Sustainability Business Unit at TÜV SÜD AG

• Optional guided bus tour to the phlair facilities in Ismaning

Please note that photographs and video recordings will be taken during the event for documentation, reporting, and public communication purposes. If you do not wish to be included in such recordings, please let us know on site so that we can take this into consideration.