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

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 , 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 , 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 , 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