Energy Talks Ossiach 2012

The aim of the Energy Talks Ossiach is to develop visions of a future humane oriented energy supply and to make the first steps to a concrete and visible implementation.

The organizers say that his could only be achieved by a serious discussion about the best solutions and joint efforts of politics, economy and science.

Since 1997 the Energy Talks Ossiach  provide an independent and international respected platform.

In three conference days renowned personalities, representatives of international companies and leading scientists will discuss the regulative basis order of the energy markets, new business models, changed quality criteria and their financing. Inspired by the picturesque ambience of the region around the lake Ossiach and the diversified social program the participants will make new contacts and generate new projects.

To us  a special interest is to talk with Mr. Klaus Toepfer – the former Minister of Environment of Germany, who was instrumental in achieving the results at the Rio 1992 World Summit, and followed up thereafter as first Head of UNEP.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 – Hotel Holiday Inn, Villach

7.00 pmFireside Talk, followed by a Networking Buffet
“Energy Discourse between Generations – from Sufficiency to Hype”Walter Kroy, Member of the Board, Tharsos, Germany Gottfried Haber, Institute of Economics, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, AustriaJohann Kranz, Chair of Management Information Systems and Methods, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany

Thursday, May 10, 2012 – Stift Ossiach

10.00 amOpening “Energy@Hybridgrids”Beate Prettner, Member of the Government of Carinthia, Environment and Energy Affairs, AustriaMichael Paula, Head of Energy and Environment Department, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Austria Gerhard Dörfler, Governor of Carinthia, Austriafrom 10.30 amSession: Energy@Hybridgrids – Energy Transition needs new Ways
The so called „Energy Transition“ is the reversal from a fossil- and in some countries also nuclear energy generation – to an renewable energy generation structure and supply. This requires a complete restructuring of our energy systems. This needs new technologies, new structures, rules and markets, as well as new ethical values for the handling of the valuably property „Energy“.

The Development of Renewable Energy Resources is a Success Story – what is to follow? Jürgen  Schmid, Director Fraunhofer IWES Kassel, Germany

The Transition to sustainable Usage of Energy needs integrative ApproachesVolker Krey, Deputy Program Leader, Energy Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria

Smart Grids Communication is Real-Time Challenge: faster, more, secureAlf Henryk Wulf, Chairman of the Board, Alcatel-Lucent, Germany

Hybridgrids open up new Perspectives – only for Fast and Flexible!Roger Kohlmann, Member of the Board and Department Head of Energy Grids and Regulation, BDEW, Germany

12.30 pm | Lunch

Smart Grids – Challences for the Energy InfrastructuresAndreas Breuer, Head of New Technologies/Projects, RWE Germany

Intelligent linked Gas and Power Grids are offering enormous Added ValueRobert Hinterberger, Managing Director, NEW ENERGY Capital Invest, Austria

Energy Computer Sciences is the Magic Word for Energy TransitionH.-Jürgen Appelrath, Institute for Practical Informatics, Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg and Chairman of the Board, OFFIS, Germany

The Goal is defined – let´s find new WaysFrank Zeeb, Manager Smart Grids, Fichtner, Germany

4.00 pm | Coffee Break

4.30 pmPanel Discussion: „Those who want 2050 – have to start today“Gerhard Dörfler, Governor of Carinthia, AustriaHermann Egger, Spokesman of the Board, KELAG, AustriaJoachim Pfeiffer, CDU/CSU-Fraction in German ParliamentRoger Kohlmann, Member of the Board and Department Head of Energy Grids and Regulation, BDEW, GermanyOrestis Terzidis, Head EnTechnon, Karlsruher Institute for Technologie, GermanyTheresia Vogel, Managing Director, Climate and Energy Fund, Austria

6.30 pm | End

7.00 pmCarinthian Evening with Reception of the Governor of Carinthia in Stift Ossiach

Friday, May 11, 2012 – Stift Ossiach

from 9.00 amSession: Energy@Hybridgrids – Technique, Infrastructure and Implementation
Hybridgrids make extreme demands to the new technologies: they should be secure, environment-friendly, socially acceptable, risk arm and for sure not that expensive as technologies are today. Whether this is possible is still in question. When it will be possible, only through systemic approaches and extensive implementation.

Energy Transition is more than Opt out of Nuclear Energy; we need new Energy Systems Klaus Töpfer, Minister for Environment (retired), longtime Director of UN-Environmental Protection Program UNEP, Germany

Hybridgrids: Future Vision or actual Challenge?Michael G. Feist, Chairman of the Board and Manager, Municipal Utility Hannover, Germany

Intelligent Gas Industry in a Smart Grids WorldGert Müller-Syring, Managing Director, DBI Gas- and Environment Technology, Germany

Automation is the Secret of digital Energy and Infrastructure SupplyOrestis Terzidis, Head EnTechnon, Karlsruher Institute for Technologie, Germany

10.40 am | Coffee Break

from 11.10 amSession: Energy@Hybridgrids – Business Models and Energy Services
The smart Energy world of the future is changing the basis of technology completely and also fundamentally the energy supply and infrastructure markets. So far only a few generators and network operators were in competition, now also other resourceful players are joining them.

Hybridgrids are: new Technique, new Business Models, new Players, new CustomersArnold Picot, Institute for Information, Organisation and Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany

Business Models and Energy Services – Challenges for the Energy IndustryThomas Irschik, Managing Director, Wien Energie Fernwärme, Austria

Business Strategies for the Hybrid WorldTobias Wiener, Manager Energy & Resources, Deloitte Austria

Urban Strategies: Smart City SalzburgMartin Panosch, Vice Mayor, City of Salzburg, Austria and August Hirschbichler, Member of the Board, Salzburg AG, Austria

12.30 pm | Lunch

2.00 pmPanel Discussion: Energy@Hybridgrids – Business Models and Energy Services
Challenges for the Energy Industry (new Business Models and Cooperations, new Implementations and Standards, new Security and Research Demands etc.)

David Brenner, Vice Governor of Salzburg State, AustriaKarl G. Nigl, Director Global Affairs, Magna International Europe, AustriaAndreas Huber, Partner, EQT Partners, GermanyArnold Picot, Institute for Information, Organisation and Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, GermanyMichael G. Feist, Chairman of the Board and Manager, Municipal Utility Hannover, GermanyThomas Starlinger, Fiebinger, Polak, Leon & Partner Attorneys at Law, AustriaGregor Waldstein, Managing Director, SolarFuel, Germany

3.30 pm | Coffee Break

from 4:00 pmSession: Energy@Hybridgrids – Mobilisation of other Branches
Intelligent Hybrid systems of the future allow a lot more than the actual energy supply. They are the fundament of the development of new services and products more over then the energy industry only. Leading the charge could be new energy-apps or electronic mobility or rather the CO2-free gas mobility. They make smart grids understandable and touchable.

Smart Storage4Smart Energy: Storage is the Key Factor for a Smart Energy SystemElvira Lutter, Program and Research Manager, Climate and Energy Fund, Austria

Digitalisation of Infrastructure Systems open new Perspectives in all Areas of LifeSabine Herlitschka, Member of the Board, Infineon Technologies Austria

Smart Hybridgrids are creating Green JobsRobert Tesch, Division Leader Energy Automation, Siemens Austria

Businss Models and Energy Services / Challenges for the IKT IndustryManfred Broy, Professor for Software and Systems Engineering, Technical University Munich, Germany

5.30 pmSummary of the Energy Talks 2012Albrecht Reuter, Member of the Board, Fichtner IT Consulting, Germany6.00 pmJoint Evening Event at the “Stiftsschmiede” at Lake Ossiach