The program of the Powerfuel Conference 2023

May 15 to 16, 2023

Representatives from various countries attended the conference. The focus was on national and international activities. The goal was to initiate new cooperations and to bring actors together. The coffee breaks between presentations and the lunch break offered interesting opportunities for networking and matchmaking.

8:30

Registration

09:00

FILMTHEATRE
Welcome by Reto Brennwald, Martin Bütikofer and Elmar Schäfer

09:05

CONFERENCE, Filmtheatre
A – General overview of the energy situation in Switzerland
Moderation: Reto Brennwald

09:05 Wasserstoff statt heisse Luft
Dr. Roland Bilang, Managing Director, Avenergy Suisse

09:15 Wasserstoff als Teil der Lösung
Nadine Brauchli, Head of Energy Division, Member of the Executive Board, Verband Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen VSE

09:25 Wasserstoff: Handlungsbedarf und Chancen
Daniela Decurtins, Director, Verband der Schweizerischen Gasindustrie VSG

09:35 Das gleiche Ziel: Versorgungssicherheit
Debate between the association leaders of Avenergy Suisse, VSE und VSG

10:05 Die Dekarbonisierungs-Reise der Migros im Güterverkehr
Rainer Deutschmann, Head of Corporate Security & Traffic Mgmt, Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund

10:20 Resilienz durch Diversität – Überlegungen zur Energieversorgung der Schweiz
Patrick Dümmler, Head of Research and Member of the Governing Body, Avenir Suisse

10:40

Coffee break

11:25

CONFERENCE, Filmtheatre
B – Hydrogen for Switzerland
Moderation: Reto Brennwald

11:25 Wasserstoff: Der Weg zur stabilen Versorgung
Dr. Ing. Hans Michael Kellner, CEO, Messer Schweiz AG

11:45 AVIA New Energy – Vom mittelständischen Mineralölhändler zum modernen Energiedienstleister
Alain Schwald, Head of New Energies Workgroup, AVIA Vereinigung / Schätzle AG

12:05 Zukunftsperspektive Wasserstoff – Jetzt die Transformation gestalten
Christoph Luschnat, Head of Energy Policy and Coordinator for Hydrogen, terranets bw

12:25 Entwicklungstrends in der Wasserelektrolyse: Eine Technologie- und Marktanalyse
Tom Smolinka, Head of Department Chemical Energy Storage, Fraunhofer ISE

12:45

Lunch break

13:45

CORONADO HALL, Conference Center
Stage program with pitches

15:15

CONFERENCE, Filmtheatre
C – Switzerland and its neighbors
Moderation: Reto Brennwald

15:15 Wasserstoff in der Schweiz – die Rolle des Bundes
Dr. Markus Bareit, Energy Supply and Monitoring Specialist, Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE

15:30 Überblick der Wasserstoff-Aktivitäten Baden-Württemberg
Tabea Ruckh, Speaker Platform H2BW, e-mobil BW GmbH

15:45 Wasserstoffmobilität in Deutschland – Strategie und Konzepte
Annett Wess, Programme Manager Hydrogen Europe, NOW GmbH

16:00 Wasserstoff-Technologie in Österreich: Ambitionen, Status und Ausblick
Magdalena Lindl, Clustermanager, Hydrogen Austria

16:15

Coffee break

17:00

CONFERENCE, Filmtheatre
D – Political talk: cooperation across the borders
Moderation: Reto Brennwald

17:00 Talk: Zusammenarbeit über die Grenzen
Talk with Tabea Ruckh, Annett Wess, Magdalena Lindl and Christian Bach

from 18:00

Evening event in the aviation and space travel hall

The speakers of the Powerfuel Conference 2023

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