Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling studied Physics and worked for around ten years in the field of photovoltaics before becoming Director of the Hydrogen Technologies Division at Fraunhofer ISE, which today comprises around 180 scientists, engineers and students. He is the spokesperson of the Fraunhofer Hydrogen Network (39 institutes) and member of the Executive Board of Fundación Fraunhofer Chile Research (FCR).

Furthermore, he is actively involved in numerous national and international advisory boards and committees, including serving as Deputy Chairman of the National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (NOW), member of acatech and ESYS, and German delegate to the Executive Committee of the Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Program (TCP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Internationally, he is a member of the Advisory Board of RD20 for Clean Energy Technologies of the G20 countries and of the Green Energy Council of Larsen & Toubro, India. He has published more than 160 journal and conference papers and is Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Since 2023, Christopher Hebling has additionally served as Director International at Fraunhofer ISE.