DRAFT AGENDA as of 30.10.2019
8th INDO-GERMAN ENERGY FORUM 31 October - 1 November Hotel Oberoi and Le Meridien, New Delhi, India
31 October 2019 Venue: The Oberoi, New Delhi, India Room: Aravalli, Lobby Floor
18:30 Registration
19:00 Evening Reception with Business and Government Representatives with energy companies and officials from Govt. of India and Govt. of Germany
Welcome Remarks by Indian and German side Dr. Christine Falken-Grosser, Head of Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Govt. of Germany
Welcome Remarks by Julie Reviere, Director GIZ India
1 November 2019 Venue: The Oberoi, New Delhi, India
10:30 Registration
11:00 Women empowering the energy transition Organized by GWNET & CEEW
Room: Nilgiri, Lobby Level
Lighting the lamp
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Christine Falken-Grosser, Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Govt. of Germany
Women empowerment in the sustainable energy sector through access to employment on equal terms as men Video message by Ms. Christine Lins, Director, GlobalWomenNet.org
A panel discussion about women's empowerment in the energy sector
Ms. Kanika Chawla, Senior Programme Lead, Council on Energy, Environment and Water Mr. Gaurav Mehta, Founder & CEO, Dharma Life Ms. Christine Lins, Director, GlobalWomenNet.org Dr. Rashi Gupta, Managing Director, Vision Mechatronics Pvt Ltd Ms. Ritu Lal, Sr. VP and Head Institutional Relations, Amplus Solar Ms. Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Chief CSR, ReNew (tbc)
12:30 Networking lunch
14:00 Panel Discussion on Market and System Integration of Renewable Energies
Room: Nilgiri, Lobby Level
Moderator: Mr. Tobias Winter, MD, IGEF-SO
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Christine Falken-Grosser, Head of Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Govt. of Germany
Keynote - Solar Disruption has just begun Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber Vice-President, International Solar Energy Society ISES
Panel discussion Mr. K.V.S. Baba, CEO, POSOCO Mr. Oliver Then, Executive Managing Director, VGB PowerTech Dr. Jochen Dirksmeyer, Offshore Business Development, Wpd Offshore Wind Mr. Joerg Doerner, Global Head Innovation Solutions, Siemens Ltd. India Mr. Sascha Krause-Tuenker, CFO, Next2Sun
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Inauguration of 8th Indo-German Energy Forum
Room: Ballroom, Lobby Level
Lighting the lamp
Opening Remarks by the Indian side Raj Kumar Singh, Minister, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India Opening Remarks by the German side Peter Altmaier, Minister, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Govt. of Germany
16:45 Indo-German Energy Forum Signing Ceremony
Room: Ballroom, Lobby Level
witnessed by Hon’ble Ministers and State Secretaries from both Governments.
16:50 IGEF Group Picture followed by a bilateral meeting between Hon’ble Ministers.
16:55 High Level Panel Discussion on Inter-Ministerial support to the Energy Transition
Room: Nilgiri, Lobby Level
Moderator: Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy Resource Institute (TERI)
CEO Mr. Amitabh Kant, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI), Govt. of India (invited) Secretary Aanand Kumar, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India (to be invited) Secretary of State Norbert Barthle, Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Govt. of Germany Secretary of State Jochen Flasbarth, Ministry for Environment, Nature, Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Govt. of Germany Secretary of State Bettina Hagedorn, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Germany
17:40 Networking Break
18:00 Review IGEF roadmap and report of the IGEF Subgroups
Room: Ballroom, Lobby Level
Designated Secretary Sanjiv Nandan Sahai, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India Secretary of State Christian Hirte, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Govt. of Germany Subgroup 1 “Efficiency Enhancement in Fossil Fuels Based Power Plants” Subgroup 2 “Renewable Energies” Subgroup 3 “Demand Side Energy Efficiency” Subgroup 4 “Green Energy Corridors”
18:50 Closing Remarks Room: Ballroom, Lobby Level Secretary of State Christian Hirte, Ministry for Economic Affairs
and Energy, Govt. of Germany Designated Secretary Sanjiv Nandan Sahai, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
19:00 Evening Reception on invitation of German Embassy, Indo- German Chamber of Commerce and Indo-German Energy Forum Room: Lobby Level