- Please download here the complete program of the 1st German American Energy Conference (pdf-file: 2 MB).
| 8:30 AM | Registration |
| 9:30 AM | Welcome Speech by the Organizers |
| Stephan Kohler, CEO, German Energy Agency (dena) Dr. Martin Wansleben, Managing Director, German Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) |
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| 9:45 AM | Opening Speeches |
| Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister, Federal Foreign Office (AA) Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Federal Minister, Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) |
| 10:15 AM | "Renewable Energy within the Context of the Transatlantic Energy Dialogue" |
| Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Federal Minister, Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) John M. Koenig, Chargé d'Affaires a.i., US-Embassy Berlin Dr. Werner Schnappauf, CEO and Board Member, Federation of German Industries e.V. (BDI) John Hanger, Acting Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of Pennsylvania Michael Eckhart, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Rainer Bröring, Managing Director GE Wind Energy GmbH, GE Energy Germany |
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| 11:00 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:20 AM | "Current and Latest US-Developments in the Renewable Energy Sector" |
| Scott Minos, Senior Energy Technology Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
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| 11:40 AM | "Market Conditions and Incentives for Renewable Energies in the US-Market" |
| Michael Eckhart, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) | |
| 12:00 PM | "Relation of Federal to State Incentive Policy with Michigan as an Example" |
| Frederick W. Hoffman, Special Advisor to the Govenor for Economic Development and Special Projects, State of Michigan | |
| 12:20 PM | Discussion |
| 12:40 PM | Lunch Buffet |
| 2:00 PM | "Economic Development resulting from Renewables - Analysis of Eastern Germany as Location for Successful Technological Development" |
| Ulrich Kasparick, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS) |
| 2:20 PM | "Market Entry and Cooperation: Opportunity, Risk, and Success Factors" |
| Dr. Torsten Henzelmann, Partner and Head of GreenTech, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH | |
| 2:40 PM | "Tax and Legal Conditions Affecting Successful Market Entry" |
| Reinhard Lemke, Attorney, Plunkett Cooney | |
| 3:00 PM | Discussion |
| 3:20 PM | "Investors and Funding Sources for Renewable Energy Projects" |
| Raimo J. de Vries, Vice President, Fifth Third Bank European Office | |
| 3:40 PM | "Renewable Energy Market Growth: Opportunities and Risks for Business Financing and Insurance Industry" |
| Ernst Rauch, Head of Corporate Climate Centre, Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | |
| 4:00 PM | "Experiences with Locating Project Finance for German Companies in the U.S." |
| Stefan Schmitz, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP | |
| 4:20 PM | Discussion |
| 4:40 PM | Coffee Break |
| 5:00 PM | "Tailoring Market Entry Strategy to U.S. Federal System Requirements" |
| Jan Christoph Wiedemann, Managing Director, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc., Texas Office, Houston | |
| 5:15 PM | "The U.S. - 50 times different: Market Entry in the Renewable Energy Sector with Massachusetts and other States as an example" |
| Bruce R. Greenwood, President, Council of American States in Europe (C.A.S.E.) and Director Europe, Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment | |
| 5:30 PM | "Support Services and Informational Resources in Germany regarding the U.S. Market" |
| Dr. Konrad Bauer, Project Director Renewable Energy, German Energy Agency (dena) | |
| 5:45 PM | Discussion |
| 6:00 PM | Transfer to the Evening Reception |
| 6:30 PM | Evening Reception |
| Welcome by guest of honor: Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister, Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) The reception will be at the: PURO Sky Lounge Europa-Center Tower 20. Obergeschoß Tauentzienstraße 9-12 10789 Berlin |
Moderator:
Klaudia Martini, Attorney at Law and former Minister of Environment and Forests of Rhineland-Palatinate.
German and English speeches will be translated simultaneously.
Presentation slides will be in English.
