Programme 2021

Wednesday, 13. January 202112:00

Check-in & Warm-up-Sessions

Wednesday, 13. January 202113:00

Opening of the Handelsblatt Energy Summit

Green Deal & independent national initiatives: Who sets the framework conditions? Will we see more or less Europe in the future?

Wednesday, 13. January 202113:10Opening Keynote
Wednesday, 13. January 202113:30Impetus & Fireside Chat
Wednesday, 13. January 202113:45

Time for your questions and discussion

Wednesday, 13. January 202114:15Keynote & Q&A
Wednesday, 13. January 202114:35

Fossil free Europe: How to manage the transformation?

Wednesday, 13. January 202114:50Best Cases
Wednesday, 13. January 202115:05

Break out rooms:

Wednesday, 13. January 202115:20

Networking Break

International Best Practice

Wednesday, 13. January 202115:40REPORTAGE

Green, cheap, cross-boarder: How the north sea region is driving forward the energy revolution

Wednesday, 13. January 202115:55Best Practice

How large utilities can benefit from artificial intelligence in their daily operations. Best practices for partnering between large utilities and start-ups / scale-ups

Wednesday, 13. January 202116:10

Live from the hydrogen cogeneration plant in Hamburg

Hydrogen as an enabler for the Green Deal

The future of the automotive industry

Wednesday, 13. January 202117:25

Closing remarks

Wednesday, 13. January 202117:30

Digital Evening event

Car design talk with

Thursday, 14. January 202109:30

Welcome to Day Two

Sustainable reshaping of the energy industry

Thursday, 14. January 202109:35Opening Keynote & Interview

Energy transition 2021

Thursday, 14. January 202109:55FIRESIDE CHAT
Thursday, 14. January 202110:10

Time for your questions and discussion

Thursday, 14. January 202110:35

Time for your questions and discussion

Thursday, 14. January 202110:55

Networking Break

Thursday, 14. January 202111:15Portrait
Thursday, 14. January 202111:30

Time for your questions

Renewable energies, the future of the Renewable Energies Act, market design

Thursday, 14. January 202111:35FIRESIDE CHAT
Thursday, 14. January 202111:50

Time for your questions

Thursday, 14. January 202112:15

Behind the Scenes: Looking behind the scenes of energy journalism

Thursday, 14. January 202112:20

Time for your questions and discussion

Thursday, 14. January 202113:00

End of morning session

Strategic initiatives for the future of the sector

Thursday, 14. January 202117:00

Welcome to evening session

Thursday, 14. January 202117:05WAKE-UP CALL

Energy policy in an election year: What are the current challenges and what kind of proposals are coming from the political parties?

Thursday, 14. January 202117:50Impulse
Thursday, 14. January 202118:30

Closing remarks

Thursday, 14. January 202118:35

Digital Evening event

Friday, 15. January 202109:30

Welcome to Day Three

Energy efficiency and renewables: a challenge or a competitive advantage for industry?

Friday, 15. January 202109:35Impulse & Q&A
Friday, 15. January 202109:50

Time for your questions and discussion

Friday, 15. January 202109:55Video Reportage

Managing Covid-19 during the shutdown

Friday, 15. January 202110:00FIRESIDE CHAT
Friday, 15. January 202110:15DISCUSSION

Resilience, security of supply and redundancy: how much duplicate infrastructure do we need?

Further panellists to be agreed

Friday, 15. January 202110:35

Time for your questions and discussion

Friday, 15. January 202110:40

Workshop session III

Friday, 15. January 202111:00

Networking Break

Friday, 15. January 202111:35DISCUSSION

Covid-19 – a turbo for digitization, a new business culture and a new way of working?

Friday, 15. January 202112:20

Closing Keynote & Talk

Friday, 15. January 202112:35

Wrap-up

Friday, 15. January 202112:50

End of the Handelsblatt Energy Summit

Digital Energy Day of the Handelsblatt Energy Summit

Digital sessions on 19 January 2021 from 9 am to 4 pm

Anna Borg

Anna Borg

CEO and President, Vattenfall AB
Rainer Baake

Rainer Baake

Founding Director, Stiftung Klimaneutralität
Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm

Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, German Council of Economic Experts
Stefan Kapferer

Stefan Kapferer

CEO, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
Tobias C. Pross

Tobias C. Pross

CEO, Allianz Global Investors
Svenja Schulze

Svenja Schulze

Federal Minister for the Environment
Anders Opedal

Anders Opedal

CEO and President, Equinor ASA
Mag. Dr. Michael Strugl, MBA

Mag. Dr. Michael Strugl, MBA

CEO, Verbund AG
Janosch Abegg

Janosch Abegg

Senior Originator, Axpo Deutschland
Markus F. Schmidt

Markus F. Schmidt

Chief Development Officer, Enervie Südwestfalen Energie und Wasser AG
Manon van Beek

Manon van Beek

CEO, TenneT
Knut H. H. Johansen

Knut H. H. Johansen

CEO, eSmart Systems, Norway
Carlos Lange

Carlos Lange

CEO and President, INNIO
Thomas Baade

Thomas Baade

Technical Director, HanseWerk Natur
bergmann

Dr Jörg Bergmann

CEO, OGE
Dr Stefan Kaufmann

Dr Stefan Kaufmann

MP, Representative for Green Hydrogen, CDU/CSU
Sascha Müller-Kraenner

Sascha Müller-Kraenner

Federal Managing Director, Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.
Andreas Schierenbeck

Andreas Schierenbeck

CEO, Uniper SE
Axel Kießling

Axel Kießling

Head of Strategy & Partnerships, Digital & Flex Development, TenneT TSO GmbH
Dr. Ing. Hans Schermeyer

Dr. Ing. Hans Schermeyer

Product Owner Energy Services, Viessmann PV + E-Systeme GmbH
Holger Schneidewindt

Holger Schneidewindt

Spokesperson for energy law, Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V.
Hildegard Müller

Hildegard Müller

President, German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
Prof. Lutz Fügener

Prof. Lutz Fügener

Transportation Design, Hochschule Pforzheim

Peter Altmaier

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs
Dr. Frank Mastiaux

Dr Frank Mastiaux

CEO, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Kerstin Andreae

Kerstin Andreae

Chairperson of the Executive Board , BDEW

Stefan Dohler

CEO, EWE AG
Oliver Koch

Oliver Koch

Managing Director, Sonnen GmbH
Benjamin Grunfeld

Benjamin Grunfeld

Partner, Guidehouse
Dieter Keller-Giessbach

Dieter Keller-Giessbach

Director, Guidehouse
Daniel Muthmann

Daniel Muthmann

Head of Business Development, Politics and Public Affairs, Open Grid Europe GmbH
Kees van der Leun

Kees van der Leun

Director, Guidehouse
Dr Werner Götz

Dr Werner Götz

TransnetBW
Dr Rolf Martin Schmitz

Dr Rolf Martin Schmitz

CEO, RWE AG
Annalena Baerbock

Annalena Baerbock

Federal Chairwoman, B90/Die Grünen

Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath

CEO, RWE Renewables GmbH
Momme Janssen

Momme Janssen

CEO, Enercon GmbH
Dr Martin Schichtel

Dr Martin Schichtel

Managing Director, Kraftblock (Nebuma GmbH)
Thomas Wagner

Thomas Wagner

CEO, GETEC Group
Dr Hans Bohnen

Dr Hans Bohnen

COO, Clariant International
Jörg Stäglich

Jörg Stäglich

Partner, Oliver Wyman
Dr Thomas Fritz

Dr Thomas Fritz

Partner, Oliver Wyman
Dr Wolfgang Lippert

Dr Wolfgang Lippert

Director, Google Cloud Germany
Dr Victoria Ossadnik

Dr Victoria Ossadnik

CEO, E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH
Timo Sillober

Timo Sillober

Chief Sales & Operations Officer, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Achim Südmeier

Achim Südmeier

Member oft he board, RheinEnergie AG
Dr Susanna Zapreva

Dr Susanna Zapreva

CEO, Vorstandsvorsitzende, enercity AG
Ilona Ludewig

Ilona Ludewig

Founder, 4hundred
Dr. Matthias Dill

Dr. Matthias Dill

CEO, Energy Impact Partners Europe
Dr Thomas König

Dr Thomas König

COO, E-ON SE
Dr. Matthias Cord

Dr Matthias Cord

Co-CEO, Thüga AG
Matthias Hartmann

Matthias Hartmann

CEO, Techem GmbH
Mario Mehren

Mario Mehren

CEO, Wintershall Dea GmbH

Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer, MoP

CDU/CSU

Bernd Westphal, MoP

SPD

Dr Ingrid Nestle, MoP

Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Neumann, MdB

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Neumann, MoP

FDP
Christian Kullmann

Christian Kullmann

CEO, Evonik Industries AG
Michael Lucke

Michael Lucke

Managing Director, Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH
Volker Backs

Volker Backs

Managing Director, Hydro ALuminium Rolled Products GmbH
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Brick

Dr Hans-Jürgen Brick

CEO, Amprion GmbH
Josef Hasler

Josef Hasler

CEO, N-ERGIE AG
Jan Gilg

Jan Gilg

President SAP S/4HANA, SAP SE
Jochen Homann

Jochen Homann

President, Bundesnetzagentur
Katherina Reiche

Katherina Reiche

Chairman of the Board, Westenergie AG
Lars Ernst

Lars Ernst

Managing Director, Aareal Bank AG
Thomas Schönhoff

Thomas Schönhoff

Managing Director, stadtenergie GmbH
Katja Steger

Katja Steger

Managing Director, E-wie-Einfach GmbH
Verena Amann

Verena Amann

Board Member, MVV Energie AG
Markus Hilkenbach

Markus Hilkenbach

CEO, WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke
kamp

Philip Kamp

Gesellschafter / Co-Founder, auxmoney GmbH
Greg Jackson

Greg Jackson

Founder and CEO, Octopus Energy
Erna-Maria Trixl

Erna-Maria Trixl

CEO, EMT Advisory
Dr Ana Trbovich

Dr Ana Trbovich

Co-Founder and COO, Grid Singularity GmbH
Diana Rauhut

Diana Rauhut

Member of the Board, Mainova
Sebastian Jurczyk

Sebastian Jurczyk

Managing Director, Stadtwerke Münster GmbH
Prof. Dr Bastian Halecker

Prof. Dr Bastian Halecker

Partner, German Deep Tech Institute
Prof. Dr Jens Strüker

Prof. Dr. Jens Strüker

University Bayreuth
Dr.-Ing. Daniel Stetter

Dr.-Ing. Daniel Stetter

Head of Smart Energy Systems, Fraunhofer IAO
Dr Andreas Hoffknecht

Dr Andreas Hoffknecht

Technical Director, Energienetze Mittelrhein GmbH & Co. KG
Sebastian Welzel

Sebastian Welzel

Managing Director, Sprungwerk GmbH
Mirco Pinske

Mirco Pinske

CEO, Digitale Plattform für Kommunale Services (DIPKO)
Paul Dittrich

Paul Dittrich

Managing Director, urban energy GmbH
Thorsten Zoerner

Thorsten Zoerner

Managing Director, STROMDAO GmbH
kalkoffen

Malte Kalkoffen

Managing Director, endios GmbH
Peer Meinhardt

Peer Meinhardt

Vice President Sales Customer Experience, SAP SE
Lasse Schmid

Lasse Schmid

Managing Director, CHECK24 Vergleichsportal Energie GmbH
Mandy Schwerendt

Mandy Schwerendt

CEO, LYNQTECH GmbH
Klaus Stratmann

Klaus Stratmann

Deputy Manager Berlin Office, Handelsblatt
Georg Boie

Georg Boie

Managing Director, EWE Erneuerbare GmbH
Katja Wünschel

Katja Wünschel

COO Wind Onshore & PV Europe & APAC, RWE Renewables GmbH
Johann Saathoff

Johann Saathoff

MdB
Björn Broda

Björn Broda

Björn Broda, Vice President Renewable Energies Germany, juwi AG
Kathrin Witsch

Kathrin Witsch

Team Leader Energy, Climate and Greentech, Handelsblatt

Felix Zhang

Group Executive Director and Venture Partner, Envision Energy
Dr. Carsten Lehmköster

Dr. Carsten Lehmköster

Managing Director, Amprion Offshore GmbH
Heribert Hauck

Heribert Hauck

Head of Energy, TRIMET Aluminium SE
Olaf Lies

Olaf Lies

Lower Saxony Minister for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection
Matthias Taft

Matthias Taft

Member of the Board, BayWa AG
Malte Künzer

Malte Künzer

SOLARIMO
reinert

Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Reinert

CEO, SMA Solar Technology AG