Press Tour Green Production Technologies

9 – 14 October 2011 Denmark

Preface

Press Tour Green Production Technologies P ol a nd Recent estimates show that nine billion people will inhabit our planet by 2050. This makes it all the more important to manage our limited resources and raw materials in a sustain-

able fashion, reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption, and curb climate change. Many German research organisations and companies have already recognised that ecol- ogy and economy are not mutually exclusive. The development of “green” production Berlin technology plays a vital role for Germany’s industry and export-oriented economy. But wolfsburg more importantly, it represents Germany’s global responsibility, because the world econo-

T he N etherl a nds my can only be sustained if all countries make more efficient use of our planet’s resources MAGDEBURG and implement the necessary technologies to do so. Helmholtz-Zentrum Germany is aware that research and investment in environmentally-friendly, resource-con- Autostadt Wolfsburg Berlin für Materialien dortmund serving technologies safeguards jobs at home and ensures worldwide growth. As a result, und Energie (HZB) strong investment in green production technologies has made Germany one of the leading nations in this international field. Aachen During the week-long press tour, international journalists will have the opportunity to Siemens AG – Gas learn more about Germany’s innovation networks and clusters. The tour will take them to Turbine Power Plant research institutions and market leaders in environmentally-friendly automobile produc-

C zech R epublic tion, resource and energy-efficient automation technology, solar technology, recycling and Mr Oliver Krischer plant construction. Member of the German Bundestag Fraunhofer-Institute The “Research in Germany” press tour is part of the campaign “Green Production Technol- (Alliance ‘90/The Greens) for Production Systems ogies” launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to strengthen and Design and expand R&D collaboration between Germany and international partners in this field. Technology (IPK) The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), which has organised the press tour on behalf of the BMBF, is the largest funding organisation in the world and supports the in- RWTH Aachen University Stuttgart ternational exchange of students and scholars. Its primary objectives include encouraging outstanding young academics from abroad to study or conduct research in Germany and enabling young German researchers to gain professional qualification at the best institu-

Fr a nce Festo AG & Co. KG tions around the world.

For more information on “Research in Germany”, the “Green Production Technologies” campaign and the DAAD, please visit: Alba GmbH Stuttgart • www.research-in-germany.de • www.research-in-germany.de/production_technologies Switzerland Austria • www.daad.de

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Press Tour Programme Monday, 10 October 2011 Mr Nico Pastewski Green Production Technologies Innovation Manager Energy efficiency in practical use 9 October – 14 October 2011 Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Roos Head of Process Automation Management Presentation on exhibition module Sunday, 9 October 2011 Process Automation (water processing) Arrival in Stuttgart according to individual arrangements Dr Heinrich Frontzek Check-in at the Park Inn by Radisson Stuttgart Hotel Head of Corporate Communication Bionic – Inspired by nature, SmartBird 19:30 Welcome dinner at the hotel in the RBG Restaurant Mr Günther Mugrauer Ms Anke Sobieraj Effekt Technik GmbH Head of Section 523 - Marketing for Research (cooperation partner of the Bionic Learning Network) German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) SmartBird – Show (live) Welcome address Opportunity for discussion and interviews Accommodation park Inn by Radisson Stuttgart Hotel 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch at Festo AG & Co. KG Monday, 10 October 2011 13:00 Transfer 9:00 Departure from the hotel by bus 14:00 - 16:00 Alba GmbH Stuttgart 10:00 - 12:00 Festo AG & Co. KG Mr Carsten Strenger Dr Eberhard Veit Head of Regional Unit Waste Operations South Technology and Market Positioning Mr Philipp Piesnack Chairman of the Management Board Business Development - Operations Manager Welcome address Reducting waste by returning waste products to the resource Dr Peter Post and production cycle Head of Research and Programme Strategy Reduction of CO2 emissions Green Production Various procedures in commercial and municipal business Mr Nico Pastewski Guided tour around ALBA recycling plant Innovation Manager 16:00 Transfer to the hotel Energy efficiency at Festo AG 18:30 Transfer Guided tour through the Festo AG: 19:00 - 21:00 Dinner at the restaurant: “Alte Kanzlei“ Mr Christoph Kögler Head of International Visitor Service 21:00 Transfer History and different areas of business Accommodation park Inn City Hotel Stuttgart

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Tuesday, 11 October 2011 Tuesday, 11 October 2011 7:15 Transfer from the hotel to Stuttgart train station 21:00 Dinner at the hotel restaurant 8:05 - 9:40 Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main by IC 2294 Accommodation pullmann Hotel Dortmund 10:16 - 12:16 Frankfurt am Main to Aachen by ICE 16 (4h11 min.) Guest: Wednesday, 12 October 2011 Mr Eckart Lilienthal Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 09:00 - 12:00 Transfer by bus from Dortmund to Wolfsburg (approx. 3 h) 12:30 Walk to the restaurant (approx. 10 min.) 12:00 Lunch at the restaurant “Awilon” in the Art Museum Wolfsburg 13:00 - 14:30 Working lunch at the restaurant 13:30 Transfer “Restaurant Kurpark-Terrassen” with 14:00 - 17:00 The Autostadt Wolfsburg Mr Oliver Krischer, (Alliance ‘90/The Greens) Dr Lino Santacruz-Moctezuma Member of the German Bundestag (Parliament) Autostadt International Media Contact The changing energy policy in Germany The Autostadt in Wolfsburg 14:30 Transfer by bus Guided tour around the Autostadt 15:00 - 18:00 The Cluster of Excellence “Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries” at RWTH Aachen University 17:00 - 18:00 Transfer by bus from Wolfsburg to Magdeburg (approx. 1h) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Brecher Check-in at the hotel Chief Executive Officer 19:15 Transfer Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kozielski 19:30 – 21:00 Dinner at the restaurant “Le Frog – Brasserie am See” Managing Director 21:00 Transfer Mr Wilhelm Oliver Karmann Management Assistant Accommodation hotel Grüne Zitadelle Magdeburg (Hundertwasserhaus) Cluster of Excellence – Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries Thursday, 13 October 2011 RWTH Aachen Campus 08:15 - 10:15 Transfer by bus from Magdeburg to Berlin (approx. 2h) Guided tour of selected institutes involved in 10:30 - 12:30 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) “Green Production Technologies” Dr Rutger Schlatmann Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) Managing Director of PVcomB, Competence Center for Thin-Film- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) and Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics in Berlin Fraunhofer Institute for Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen (ITA) Institute for Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen (IKV) Dr Ina Helms Head of Public Relations Department Discussion Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) 18:00 - 20:30 Transfer by bus from Aachen to Dortmund (approx. 2h30 min.) Introduction of the PVcomB Check-in at the hotel Cooperation with the industry at the PV Cluster-Adlershof

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Thursday, 13 October 2011 Friday, 14 October 2011

Guided tour through the PVcomB 09:15 Transfer

12:30 Transfer 10:00 - 12:00 Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems 13:00 - 13:45 Lunch at the restaurant “The Great Room” and Design Technology (IPK) Dr.-Ing. Jens König 13:45 Transfer Project Manager 14:00 - 16:00 Siemens AG – Gas Turbine Power Plant Selective Laser Melting Dr. phil. habil. Hans-Peter Böhm CO2 Dry Ice Blasting Corporate Communications and Government Affairs Adaptive Robot Manufacturing Introduction to Siemens AG Guided tour through the Institute Markus Vogelsang Head of Final Assembly Technology 12:00 Transfer Siemens Gas Turbine Power Plant 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch at the restaurant “Schnitzelei” Guided tour through the Gas Turbine Power Plant

Discussion 13:30 Transfer to the Brandenburg Gate

16:15 Transfer 18:00 Individual arrival in front of the Radisson Blue Hotel Berlin Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 3, 10178 Berlin (close to Berliner Dom) Check-in at the hotel

18:45 Walk to the restaurant 18:30 - 19:30 Boot tour on the Spree

19:00 - 20:30 Dinner at the restaurant “Le Provencal” 19:30 Walk to the restaurant 20:30 Walk to the hotel 20:00 Farewell dinner at the restaurant “Hackescher Hof” Accommodation park Inn Hotel Berlin 21:30 Walk back to the hotel

Accommodation park Inn Hotel Berlin

End of official programme

Saturday, 15 October 2011

Departure according to individual arrangements

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Ashraf AMIN Anwar Jamal ASHRAF Al-Ahram Newspaper Deutsche Welle

Ashraf Amin was born in 1976 and studied Anwar Jamal Ashraf has been working as an Chemistry and Physics at Cairo University. In editor in the Hindi Service of Deutsche Welle 2007, he got a master’s degree in Science & since 2006. Technology for Sustainability (STS) at Sussex He extensively covers issues related to the envi- University, Brighton, UK. ronment and climate change and has a special Mr Amin has been working as a science editor interest in new technologies and eco-friendly for 12 years. He has freelanced for several por- cars. tals and TV channels. He is a media consultant Mr Ashraf also reports about renewable and and trainer for several institutions. Since 2009, solar energy topics and keeps a close eye on Mr Amin has been the Deputy Head of the Sci- climate-related international conferences. entific Department at Al-Ahram Newspaper. He holds a master’s degree in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. • [email protected] Recently one of his documentaries won an award in the prestigious New York Radio Fes- tival. Before coming to Germany, Mr Ashraf worked Egypt India in India for almost 10 years at a news agency “I would like to learn more about “I would like to see how major com- and various television broadcasters. the policies and technical solutions panies from different sectors were Germany uses to reduce pollution able to make a complete U-turn • [email protected] in the transportation sector. I am and become more environmentally also interested in current German friendly. As a journalist working for research efforts to maximise the an international broadcaster with benefits of solar energy produc- India as its target group, our discus- tion.” sions will enhance my understanding in order to build bridges and create awareness among Indians in general – and growing Indian industries in particular.”

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Carlos Henrique FIORAVANTI Luis Manuel GUERRA Pesquisa Fapesp The Chronicle

Carlos Henrique Fioravanti, born in 1961, Luis Manuel Guerra majored in Chemistry studied Journalism at São Paulo University in and specialised in Hazardous Waste in Berlin. Brazil. He started writing about science and He founded the Institute for the Promotion technology in 1985 and has worked in various of Environmental Research in Mexico City. He magazines and newspapers. Since 1999 he launched the first “No-Car Day” in Mexico, has written for Pesquisa Fapesp, a leading sci- initiated a voluntary environmental-auditing ence magazine in Brazil. He was awarded the programme for Mexican industry and has writ- Conservation International’s Biodiversity Re- ten eight books on environmental matters and porting Award four times (2003, 2004, 2006 over 200 articles on sustainable development. and 2008) and the Stop TB Partnership Award Mr Guerra has hosted Mexico’s longest-run- for Excellence in Reporting on Tuberculosis ning radio show on the environment “Green (2009). In 2007 he won a scholarship from the Zone” and the science radio broadcast “Sci- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at ence 3x7”. He writes about the environment the University of Oxford. In 2010 he completed for “The Chronicle” and presents the environ- a PhD in Scientific and Technological Policy at ment report for the TV show “The Fifth Power”. the State University of Campinas. Brazil Mexico • [email protected]. “Having written about science and • [email protected] “My motivation to participate in technology policies in Brazil, Eng- the Green Production Technolo- land and the US and climate ex- gies Press Tour is to learn first-hand change, I hope to do the same in about the advances that Germany Germany. I want to examine how has made in sustainable technolo- green production technologies gies. I expect to report daily on the have been collectively built in order success stories we experience dur- to help diversify the use of renew- ing the tour.” able energies in Brazil.”

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Jen Chuan HSU Dr Paul JANOSITZ Global Views Monthly Tagesspiegel, Zeit online, Stuttgarter Zeitung

Jen Chuan Hsu, born in 1969, studied Sci- Paul Janositz, born in 1946, studied Chemistry ence, Culture and Communication at Bath at the Technical University Berlin (TUB). In 1977 University in the UK and received his mas- he obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering. ter’s Degree in 2000. He then worked as a foreign student advisor at Mr Hsu has worked for newspapers and the TUB International Office for eleven years. magazines for 17 years, first as a reporter Since 1989 he has dedicated himself to a ca- covering local news and later as a senior re- reer in science journalism. He has reported on porter covering high-tech news. subjects from natural and engineering sciences After joining Global Views, he directed the to medical and environmental topics. high-tech department and was later ap- Until 2008 Mr Janositz worked as editor of the pointed Managing Editor, responsible for newspaper “Der Tagesspiegel” in Berlin. He special reports or cover stories in the maga- currently writes for several newspapers and zine. journals as a freelance reporter, e.g. “Der Ta- Mr Hsu was awarded the Asia Report gesspiegel”, “Gießener Allgemeine”, “Stutt- Award in 2010 and received several awards garter Zeitung”, “Jüdische Allgemeine” and Taiwan in Taiwanese publications. Germany “ZEIT Online”. “I want to know how German • [email protected] “As a science journalist, I’ve of- • [email protected] companies have developed green ten covered topics related to the production technologies thus far. natural sciences, engineering, and Where do these technologies come environmental issues. Topics like from and how do they work? What bionics, green chemistry, sustain- is the advantage of the new tech- able development and the chang- nologies in comparison to the old? ing energy industry are becoming How efficient are they?” more and more important to me. I expect solid information during the tour and the opportunity to discuss different national aspects with journalists from abroad.”

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Akinlabi JIMOH Siddharth KELKAR Development Communications Network Maharashtra Times

Akinlabi Jimoh is currently the Programme Di- Siddarth Kelkar, born in 1977, obtained a rector of the Development Communications bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Network, a media-development NGO which master’s degree in Communication and Jour- seeks to promote public understanding of nalism from the University of Pune in 2000. science, public health and development sec- He also did a diploma course in Japanese Lan- tor issues. With over 21 years of professional guage Studies during the same period. experience, Mr Jimoh has become one of the Mr Kelkar started his career as a reporter in the leading trainers and mentors in science and Marathi language daily “Kesari” and went on publich health journalism in Nigeria. to work with “Loksatta”, “Sakal” and a na- Mr Jimoh is also the Anglophone Coordina- tional daily “The Indian Express”. tor of the Science Journalism Cooperation (Sj- Since March 2011, Mr Kelkar has been work- COOP), a project of the World Federation of ing with the “Maharashtra Times” as a princi- Science Journalists (WFSJ). Jimoh worked at pal correspondent and edits a supplement ti- Nigeria’s leading daily newspaper “The Guard- tled “Pragati Fast” that deals with educational ian” before becoming a freelance journalist. issues. He was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow Although his main area of interest has been Nigeria at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology India educational reporting, Mr Kelkar has taken “The sharing of information does (MIT) in 2000/2001 and a Bellow Fellow in “I look forward to learning about special interest in learning and writing about not stop at my doorstep; it con- Population and Development Studies at Har- ways of developing alternative, en- various environment related topics and issues. tinues in a network of journalists vard in 1995/96. vironmentally friendly technologies. whom we mentor and support Instead of going into the technical • [email protected] with story ideas that are relevant • [email protected] details, I would like to know how within our local environment. The the policies were drafted at the tour will provide global perspectives government level and how simul- that can only be relevant if applied taneous research was done. I think within the local and continental en- such experiences can teach devel- vironments. I expect a wealth of in- oping countries a lot about what formation – not only for stories, but not to do in the early stages.” for sharing and networking.”

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Anchalee KONGRUT Apostolos LAKASAS Bangkok Post Kathimerini

Born and raised in Bangkok, Anchalee Kongrut Apostolos Lakasas is a Greek journalist, born in graduated from Thammasat University with a 1968, and lives in Athens. bachelor’s degree in Journalism. She received Mr Lakasas studied Law at the School of Law her master’s degree from the New School for and Economics at the University of Athens. He Research in New York City, USA. speaks French and English and has been work- She joined the “Bangkok Post” in 1996 as a ing as a journalist for “KATHIMERINI” since news reporter for environmental issues. In 1995. Since 2000 he has been responsible for 2008 she moved from the front page news topics on education and scientific research but section to the “Life” feature section of the has also reported on the European Commu- “Bangkok Post”. She is in charge of “Earth nity, transport and labour, economic research, Alert”, a weekly column on the environment. Greek-Turkish foreign affairs and foreign trade. She is also a book editor for the “Bangkok Post”. • [email protected]

• [email protected] Thailand Greece “I expect the Green Production “First of all, this multicultural group Technologies Press Tour to be a of journalists and their expectations roundtable discussion between sci- are very interesting. Green produc- entists and journalists that enables tion technologies are a domain in the latter to learn more. The buzz- which many players are interested word ‘green technology’ has been in investing. on people’s lips for a while, but not In addition, I would like to find so many can clearly visualise the out how collaboration might be concept. established between the German At the same time, I hope journalists research and business communities can be of use in sharing ideas with and their equivalents in Greece.” scientists on how to communicate in layman’s terms.”

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Débora ARENA MISMETTI Bára Procházková Folha de S.Paulo Respekt

Débora Arena Mismetti, born in 1981 in São Bára Procházková, born in 1979 in the Czech Paulo, Brazil, is an assistant editor for the health Republic, studied Political Science and Eastern and science section of “Folha de S.Paolo”. She European Studies at the University of Ham- has been working at “Folha” - the major daily burg. She worked as an editor at the Czech newspaper in the country - since 2007, first National Radio and later as a chief reporter writing about consumer trends, fashion and at the daily newspaper „Deník“. From 2006 design, then as assistant editor, about health to 2008 she was a member of the managing and science issues. Ms Mismetti studied His- board of the German news agency „n-ost“, tory at the University of São Paulo for a brief which covers the Middle and Eastern Europe period and graduated with a degree in Jour- for German speaking media. Ms. Procházková nalism from Cásper Líbero School of of Com- is an editor at the weekly magazine „Respekt“ munication in 2005. In her dissertation, she since 2008. She collaborates with Czech-Ger- wrote a book about the social and political or- man organisations on the improvement of the ganisations of the homeless people in down- bilateral relationship. town São Paulo. • [email protected] Brazil • [email protected] Czech Republic “The newspaper which I work for, “Germany is a great inspiration for Folha de S.Paulo, is planning next Czech Republic in many fields and year a special section for the Rio +20 this is particulary true for green top- conference. This special is going to ics. I expect, that the background focus on new technologies for envi- information helps me to under- ronmentally and socially sustainable stand the topic better. That is the production.” only way, to explain it to the Czech readers in a trustful manner.”

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Gellért RAJCSÁNYI Anna SHATALOVA Heti Válasz POISK

Gellért Rajcsányi was born in 1981 and stud- Anna Shatalova was born in 1983 and studied ied Law and State Governance at the ELTE Linguistics and Foreign Literature at Lomonosov University and Corvinus University of Buda- Moscow State University (Faculty of Philology). pest. He worked at various Hungarian publi- She graduated from the university in 2008 as a cations, e.g. the daily “Magyar Nemzet”, the certified specialist in the fields of English, General weekly “Hei Válasz” and the “MúzeumCafé” and Comparative Linguistics. arts magazine. He also published articles on She received additional education in Intercultural the international online magazine “Cafeba- Communication at the University of Helsinki. bel.com”. She did a weekly programme on Radio Free Eu- Since 2009 he has been the deputy Editor- rope/Radio Liberty as a scientific correspondent. in-Chief of “Mandiner.hu”, a Hungarian on- Since 2003 she has been working for “POISK” line news magazine. Gellért Rajcsányi covers (The Search), a Russian scientific community international political and economical issues, weekly, founded by the Russian Academy of Sci- European affairs as well as Hungarian and in- ences and the Ministry of Education and Science, ternational cultural topics. as a correspondent of the Special Projects Depart- ment. Hungary • [email protected] Russia “I am very interested in how Ger- “Green production technologies • [email protected] many’s famous technology is have become something of a trend changing in a changing world. I in Europe. We believe that they would also like to see how green should also be developed in Russia, technologies can really change the but to do so properly, our scientists industry and the way we live.” and policy-makers in the field of research and education need more information about this topic. I expect an outstanding and interesting trip that will meet the high stand- ards set by previous DAAD R&D tours for journalists.”

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Tam TRAN NGUYEN Olga VESNIANKA Thanh Nien Newspaper Deutsche Welle Ukraine

Tam Tran Nguyen is a journalist at “Thanh Olga Vesnianka is a journalist and blogger. She Nien”, one of the most popular and influen- was born in Zaporizhia and now lives in Kiev. tial newspapers in Vietnam. Before writing for She studied at the Ukrainian School of Political for this daily Vietnamese newspaper, Mr Tam Studies in the programme “Digital future jour- wrote for the Vietnamese News Agency (VNA) nalism” at Kyiv-Mohyla School of Journalism. and the newspaper “Saigon Marketing”. Over As a freelancer for Deutsche Welle (Ukraine the past ten years, Mr Tam has covered a va- Section) she writes about environmental is- riety of Vietnam’s economic fields, especially sues, energy efficiency and renewable energy, foreign direct investment (FDI), import-export, sustainable development and climate change. business and tourism. However, Mr Tam mostly She cooperates with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung writes about politics and society. Born in 1978 Ukraine and has covered the international cli- in the center of Vietnam, he graduated from mate change negotiations at the UN Confer- university as a teacher and then moved to Ho ence in Copenhagen and Cancun as the only Chi Minh City in the south to work. journalist from the Ukraine. She organised screenings of the Sustainable Life film festival • [email protected] in Kiev and was a moderator of discussions in Vietnam Ukraine Kiev during the EcoCup – festival of ecological “Vietnam started attracting FDI “Since I report on development films. over 20 years ago. However, there possibilities in green technologies in are still many labor-intensive and Ukraine and discuss this issue with • [email protected] environmentally polluted projects audiences at public events, I want in the country. This tour is a good to gain a better understanding of chance for me to gain practical ex- examples from Germany that could perience in addressing these issues be useful for Ukrainian production, while connecting German and Vi- scientists, and people in general. etnamese enterprises.” It would also be interesting to dis- cover how our countries cooperate today and in the future.”

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Yue YUAN Dr Yulia ZAGORUIKO San Lian Life Weekly Dzerkalo Tyzhnja

Yue (Albert) Yuan, born 1968 in Shanghai, Yulia Zagoruiko studied Journalism at the Kiev studied Genetics at Fudan University in China State University. She received a PhD in Ukrain- and Zoology at Arizona State University in the ian Literature in 1993 from the Institute of United States. He became a science reporter Literature where she continued as a research for “San Lian Life Weekly”, one of the most re- fellow until 2000. While living abroad, Ms nowned news and life style magazines in Chi- Zagoruiko began her career as a foreign cor- na, in 2005. Mr Yuan’s main focus is medical respondent on political and economic issues and environmental science. He attended four for the news agency Interfax-Ukraine and the UN climate change conferences, wrote many Ukrainian weekly “Zerkalo Nedeli”. reports on climate change, environmental pol- Starting in 2007, she spent two years at the lution, sustainable development and renewa- Secretariat of the President of Ukraine as the ble energy. He won several journalism awards, Deputy Head of the Information Policy Depart- the most prestigious one being the “Reed El- ment, responsible for liaising with foreign me- sevier UK-China Science Journalism Prize” for dia. Since 2009, Ms Zagoruiko has continued “the best feature on a science subject in a na- to work for “Zerkalo Nedeli”. tional or regional periodical” in 2007. She is the author of more than 600 publica- China Ukraine tions and has been distinguished as an Hon- “Going green is the future of the • [email protected] “This topic is relevant to my coun- oured Journalist of Ukraine. human race. I’d like to know more try’s future. The effort to switch to about German companies’ renew- environmentally friendly produc- • [email protected] able technologies.” tion is still just getting started in Ukraine. It needs to be encouraged and promoted through the education of both political and business circles.”

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Festo AG & Co. KG Dr Eberhard Veit Member of the Management Board Technology and Market Positioning, Chairman of the Management Board, Festo AG, Esslingen

Festo is a leading world-wide supplier of automation technology. Innovations and prob- Dr Veit received his first degree inE ngineering lem-solving competence in all aspects of pneumatic and electric drive technology, as well at the University of Stuttgart. He went on to as its unique range of industrial training and education programmes define performance win the German Innovation Prize 2000 for his leadership of the family company. With over 300,000 customers in 200 industries, the doctoral thesis at the University of Munich. Af- Festo Group achieved sales revenues of over 1.8 billion euros in the 2010 fiscal year. Festo ter taking the post as Head of Research and is a global player with over 14,600 employees worldwide. Its approach to product devel- Development with the cleaning equipment opment, using bionics and biomechatronics within the framework of the Bionic Learning manufacturer Kärcher, he was largely respon- Network, represents a true first in the field of automation technology. sible for successfully driving forward the company’s line of consumer products. He has been a member of the Management Board of Festo AG since 1997. In addition to being the Board’s spokesman, he has been responsible for product and technology management since 2004. Dr Veit has been Chairman of the Board of Di- rectors of Festo AG since May 2008.

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Dr Peter Post Nico Pastewski Head of Research and Programme Strategy Innovation Manager Festo AG, Esslingen Festo AG, Esslingen

Dr Peter Post was born in Haiger, Germany Nico Pastewski, born in 1978, studied En- in 1959. From 1975 to 1978, he completed vironmental Engineering in Berlin. Between training as a skilled worker in the field of tool 2005 and 2006, he worked on environmen- and die-making, and in 1980, began studying tal-engineering and management issues as a Mechanical Engineering at the University of researcher at Seoul National University (Seoul, Siegen, where he graduated in. Subsequently, South Korea) and as intern at the European Dr Post worked as a research employee in Sie- Commission (Brussels, Belgium). Starting in gen. He has been employed in the R&D de- 2006, he worked as a research consultant and partment at Festo AG & Co. KG since 1989. PhD student in the Innovation and Technology In 2004 he assumed responsibility for applica- Management Department at the Fraunhofer tions research and pre-development, and since Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) and 2008, he has been head of the company’s re- the University of Stuttgart, where his tasks search and programme strategy. Dr Post was included executing and coordinating various distinguished with the German Future Award (inter-)national projects. Mr Pastewski joined in 2010. Festo as an Innovation Manager dealing with energy efficiency issues in 2011.

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Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Roos Dr Heinrich Frontzek Head of Process Automation Management Head of Corporate Communication Festo AG, Esslingen Festo AG, Esslingen

Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Roos, born in 1958, studied As Head of Corporate Communication for Fes- Electrical Engineering at the TH Darmstadt and to AG, Dr Heinrich Frontzek oversees all corpo- was awarded his PhD in Electrical Power Trans- rate communication activities world-wide. He mission and Distribution in 1989. is responsible for the corporate reputation, de- In 1987 he joined the Corporate Engineering sign and brand management, develops com- Department at HOECHST AG where he and his munication strategies and acts as an advisor to team were responsible for detail engineering the Management Board. of automation systems for large investment projects. In 1996 he joined the German opera- Dr Frontzek has more than 15 years of experi- tion of ABB and was responsible for the Busi- ence in corporate communication of innova- ness Unit Chemicals, Oil&Gas (sales and execu- tion, technology, education and knowledge tion of automation projects for these industry in engineering industrial companies. He was segments). Dr Roos has worked at Festo since the founding president of the Cluster Initia- 2006 as the head of the newly created Process tive Mechatronics Baden-Württemberg and is Automation Business Center, which is respon- member of the VDMA communication net- sible for the global business development with works (German Engineering Federation) and process industry customers. of acatech (German Academy of Science and Engineering). He also heads the Festo Bionic Learning Network, which was awarded the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Ger- many 2010 in the category Communication Design.

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ALBA Stuttgart GmbH Carsten Strenger Head of Regional Unit Waste Operations South

For more than 40 years, ALBA has been a reliable partner for local authorities, industry, Between 1995 and 2007, Mr Strenger held commerce and trade. The same applies to private households, as well. We provide our full several executive positions, such as head of the services for every branch of business in every situation and every phase. From waste man- controlling department, plant manager and agement (waste balancing and waste management concepts, disposal, container services) chief operation manager in an international to recycling, ALBA operates various sorting plants for lightweight packaging, used plastic company in the machine building branch. packaging, glass processing and household waste, along with other recyclable fractions. Since 2008 he has been the Head of the Re- Using the most efficient, state-of-the-art techniques, our innovative technical processing gional Unit Waste Operations South. enables us to sort 95 percent of all waste and separate almost every recyclable fraction.

In the field of recyclable trading, ALBA markets and trades a wide variety of fractions, such as waste paper, plastics, glass, electronic waste, residual waste, substitute fuel, scrap wood, used carpets and bulky refuse.

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Philipp Piesnack Business Development - Operations Manager

Philipp Piesnack started at ALBA Management GmbH in Berlin as a management trainee in the ALBA Group’s management trainee programme in 2008. From April 2009 to Decem- ber 2010, he held the position of assistant to the CEO. There he worked in the operations management (system optimisation, purchas- ing, process engineering, production controlling) and supported the Division Director in strategic projects (strategic business development, change management projects) at ALBA Stuttgart. Since 2011 Mr Piesnack has been working as the Business Development - Opera- tions Manager at ALBA Stuttgart GmbH. In this position he supports the executive board and manages improvement projects in the manufacturing and logistics field (lean management / manufacturing, process engineering, site anal- ysis, change management projects).

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The changing of the energy policy Oliver Krischer in Germany Member of the German Bundestag (MdB) Alliance ‘90/The Greens

Today’s energy policies are faced with formidable challenges. Although the challenges are Oliver Krischer is a member of the German daunting, policy-makers would do well to view climate change not only as a cost factor, but Bundestag. As a delegate of the Green Party an opportunity to open new markets. The renewable energy sector in Germany has success- (Alliance ‘90/The Greens), Krischer was elected fully managed to address the demands of both climate protection and economic growth. In to the Bundestag in the last general elections 2010 a total of 370,000 people were employed in renewables. The fact that Germany weath- in Germany in 2009 and represents the district ered the global economic and financial crisis better than many other countries can in part be of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia. attributed to this boom. In order to keep this success-story going I do support renewables, Born in 1969, Krischer joined the Green Par- combined heat and power, and efficiency technologies through my political work. ty in 1989. After his studies in Biology at the RWTH Aachen University, he became a legis- lative assistant for Michaele Hustedt in 1997, a former member of the German Bundestag. Five years later, he joined the Green Party Par- liamentary Group in the state of North Rhine- Westphalia to work as a senior adviser for energy and agriculture. In the current parliamentary term, Mr Krischer is the speaker for the parliamentary group in the fields of energy and resource efficiency. He is a member of the Committee for Environ- ment, Conservation and Reactor Safety and a deputy member of the Committee for Econo- my and Technology. Oliver Krischer lives in Düren with his wife and two children.

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The Cluster of Excellence Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Brecher “Integrative Production Technology Chief Executive Officer for High-Wage Countries” at RWTH Aachen University

Manufacturing companies in high-wage countries are facing growing challenges in a Christian Brecher, born in 1969, studied Me- global market. The Cluster of Excellence (CoE) “Integrative Production Technology for chanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen Univer- High-Wage Countries” at RWTH Aachen University delivers solutions for sustainable pro- sity and was awarded his PhD in 2002. duction in terms of economy, environment and society. Within the CoE, researchers from Prof. Brecher holds the Chair of Machine Tools the field of production engineering and material sciences at RWTH Aachen University de- at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Pro- velop tailored methods for the organisation and the use of technology in high-wage production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen duction sites that address all factors of production in human-centred product-production University, and in January 2004, became the systems. Research focuses on the areas of Individualised Production, Virtual Production director and head of the production machine Systems, Hybrid Production Systems and Self-Optimising Production Systems. Together department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Pro- with renowned industrial partners, the findings of the CoE are successfully being trans- duction Technology (IPT) in Aachen. ferred into industrial applications in selected business and technology cases. He received the Borchers Award of the RWTH Aachen University and the Otto Kienzle Medal of the German Academic Society for Produc- tion Engineering (WGP). Prof. Brecher has been the Chief Executive Of- ficer (CEO) of the Cluster of Excellence “Inte- grative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries” at RWTH Aachen University since 2006.

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Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kozielski Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Oliver KARMANN Managing Director Management Assistant

Stefan Kozielski, born in 1983, studied Me- Wilhelm Oliver Karmann, born in 1984, stud- chanical Engineering and Economics at RWTH ied Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen Aachen University and was awarded his PhD University and the Tsinghua University in Beijing. in 2010. Mr Karmann has worked as the Management Dr Kozielski worked at the Laboratory for Ma- Assistant of the Cluster of Excellence “Inte- chine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) grative Production Technology for High-Wage of RWTH Aachen University where he super- Countries” at RWTH Aachen University since vised the workgroup Process Management of 2011. the Production Engineering Department. Mr Kozielski has worked as the Managing Director of the Cluster of Excellence “Integrative Pro- duction Technology for High-Wage Countries” at RWTH Aachen University since 2010.

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The Autostadt in Wolfsburg Dr Lino SANTACRUZ–MOCTEZUMA International Media Contact

As a communications platform for the Volkswagen Group, the Autostadt in Wolfsburg focus- Lino Santacruz-Moctezuma was born in Mex- es on the company’s corporate values and all aspects of mobility in keeping with the theme: ico City, where he studied Communication at “People, cars and what moves them.” The theme park and education centre have attracted the Universidad Iberoamericana. He started his some 22.5 million visitors since the official opening in 2000. This makes the Autostadt one career in Televisa, the largest Spanish-language of the most popular tourist destinations in Germany. It is the world’s largest new car distribu- media group in the world. As a member of the tion center and home to the ZeitHaus, the most frequently visited car museum in the world. Mexican Foreign Service, he was posted in Featuring a variety of cultural events, including the annual Movimentos Festival, the Autostadt Germany and in the USA. He is author of nu- is also an international centre for cultural activities. merous communication articles and has trans- lated books, television series and documentaries. Santacruz-Moctezuma received an MA in Diplomatic Studies at the IMRED in Mexico City and an MA and PhD in Mass Communications at Leicester University in England. He currently works at Deutsche Welle TV (DW-TV). He has been the International Media Contact at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg since 2009.

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PVcomB, Center of Excellence for Dr Rutger SCHLATMANN Thin-Film and Nanotechnology in Director of PVcomB, Center of Excellence Photovoltaics in Berlin for Thin-Film and Nanotechnology in Photovoltaics in Berlin

PVcomB is a new center for technology transfer in thin-film photovoltaics, founded by the Rutger Schlatmann obtained his PhD at the Helmholtz Center Berlin for Materials and Energy (HZB) and the TU Berlin. Based on the FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Phys- world leading thin-film photovoltaics (PV) research at HZB and the engineering and natural ics in Amsterdam, working on X-ray multilayer sciences faculties at the TU Berlin, PVcomB has created a unique PV-cluster in Berlin-Adler- mirrors (1995). He then worked as a researcher shof, in close proximity to many of the important international photovoltaic companies. for the Dutch-Swedish multinational Akzo No- bel, working on high-strength polymer fibers PVcomB‘s main goal is to support worldwide growth of thin-film photovoltaic technologies (1996-1999). From 1999 to 2008 he worked by providing top-level technology transfer. In a baseline process, two dedicated research- as an R&D manager at Helianthos BV, a com- lines are built up to produce thin-film PV modules with an area of 30 x 30 cm2 (Si and pany that develops flexible thin-film silicon so- CIGSe). Technology transfer is achieved in cooperative R&D projects with industry, as well lar modules, which became a full subsidiary of as in education and training programmes delivering highly skilled thin-film PV profession- NV Nuon in 2006. als. PVcomB is supported by a large number of companies, both in thin-film PV production Since 2008 he has worked as Managing Direc- and in analytics, production equipment and materials. In 2009 PVcomB was recognised by tor of PVcomB, a joint initiative of the Helm- the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) as a leading thin-filmP V cluster. holtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Ener- PVcomB with its partners (regional universities and research institutions) was awarded a gie (HZB) and the Technische Universität Berlin 15-million-euro grant from the BMBF and the State of Berlin for the period of 2010-2015. and in cooperation with industry partners.

Rutger Schlatmann´s research interests include all aspects of thin-film Si and CIGS-based solar cells. His other interests include the mechanics of thin-film structures and atmospheric pres- sure chemical vapour deposition of TCO materials, especially tinoxides.

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Dr Ina HELMS Dr Iver Lauermann Head of the Public Relations Department at Scientist at the Institute of Heterogeneous the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie Materials Systems (E-I2) at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB)

Ina Helms, born in 1964, studied Chemistry Iver Lauermann, born in 1960, studied Chem- at Humboldt University Berlin. For two years istry in Hamburg and Southampton. From she worked as an engineer for R&D at Werk 1987 to 1991, he was a research associate für Fernsehelektronik Berlin and then finished and doctorate student at the Institut für So- her doctorate at Humboldt University in 1997. larenergieforschung (ISFH) in Hannover. He She was trained as an editor and worked as graduated with Rüdiger Memming in the field a freelance science writer and staff journalist of photoelectrochemistry of silicon carbide. Af- for several years. She worked for newspapers ter completing his postdoctoral studies at the and radio broadcasts. From 2003 to 2006, Ms California Institute of Technology, he worked Helms worked in Leipzig as an editor at the as department manager at the Institute for publishing company BIFAB which publishes the Applied Photovoltaics in Gelsenkirchen. He has Brockhaus encyclopaedia. In her work on the been with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für encyclopaedia, she was responsible for editing Materialien und Energie since 2002. His area articles concerning the chemistry field and re- of activity is the characterisation of thin-film lated areas. In 2007 she joined the HZB in Ber- solar cells and their components by means of linwhere she is now the media liaison respon- synchrotron-based spectroscopy. sible for internal and external communication.

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Siemens AG Gas Turbines Dr. phil. habil. Hans-Peter Boehm, & Power Plants Physicist Corporate Communications and Government Affairs

The products from the Berlin gas turbine plant are at work generating energy at power Dr Boehm, born in 1952, received his degree in plants throughout the world. Gas turbines for power plants delivering 113 to 375 MW for Physics from the University of Leipzig in 1978. the 50- and 60-Hz market are produced at the 130,000-m2 factory site. Since 1972, this From 1978 to 1979, he held a research posi- facility has manufactured more than 800 gas turbines for power plants in over 60 countries tion at “Kombinat Robotron” in Dresden fol- around the world. lowed by a position as university assistant at the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the TU An in-house testing department – one of the most modern and efficient in the world – Dresden. Between 1983 and 1990, Dr Boehm enables test-running of turbines and turbine components up to 335 MW. worked as a researcher at the TU Dresden and Humboldt University Berlin where he received The facility also services installed machines. Manufacturing spare parts and performing his PhD in 1986 and his habilitation in 1990. In repairs are important mainstays of the global gas turbine business with around-the-clock the following eight years he worked as asso- service available 365 days a year. ciated professor at the Technical University of Dresden. In 1998 he left the academic environment and started working for Siemens Power Generation Erlangen as Senior Communica- tions Specialist. In 2002 he became Director of Group Communications. In January 2005 he became the Vice President of Government Af- fairs at Siemens AG Berlin.

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Markus Vogelsang Head of Final Assembly Technology

Mr Vogelsang is the section manager for Tech- nology & Innovation at Siemens Gas Turbines & Power Plants Final Assembly. He studied In- dustrial Engineering between 2001 and 2007. Continuing his studies in 2008, he became an industrial welding engineer. His thesis topic was “Design Modification of a Gas Turbine- Casing for Electron Beam Welding (LSF).

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Production Technology Center Dr.-Ing. Jens König Fraunhofer Institute for Production Project Manager Systems and Design Technology

The Berlin Production Technology Center comprises the Institute for Machine Tools and Dr.-Ing. Jens König studied Lecturer of Manu- Factory Management (IWF) of the TU Berlin and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production facturing Technology and Machine Tools. He Systems and Design Technology (IPK). The IWF was founded in 1904 by Prof. Dr.-Ing. began working as a research assistant at the Georg Schlesinger and is one of the oldest and most renowned research institutes in the Institute for Machine Tools and Factory Man- field of production technology in Germany. The Fraunhofer IPK was established in 1976 agement (IWF) of the TU Berlin in 2003. He is as the first institute of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in Berlin. Both institutes have worked the honorary secretary for the technical com- closely together ever since. In 1986 they moved into the Production Technology Center, mittee on “CVD Diamond Tools” at the Ger- where today more than 500 staff members work in research, academics and industrial man Association of Engineers. development. Dr König headed the Cutting Technology research team from 2006 to 2008. In 2008 he took over the position as Chief Engineer of the Department of Machine Tools and Manufac- turing Technology and completed his PhD in 2009. In 2008 he became a project manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Sys- tems and Design Technology (IPK) Berlin.

56 57 Hotels Restaurants

Park Inn by Radison Stuttgart Hotel 9 October 19:30 12 October 19:30 Restaurant of the Park Inn by Le Frog – Brasserie am See 9-11 Oct. 2011 Radisson Stuttgart Hotel Heinrich-Heine-Platz 1 Hauptstätter Strasse 147 / Hauptstaetter Strasse 147 / 39114 Magdeburg Ecke Kolbstrasse Ecke Kolbstrasse | 70178 Stuttgart Phone: +49 391 5313556 70178 Stuttgart Phone: +49 711 320940 www. lefrog-md.de Phone: +49 711 32 09 40 www.parkinn.de www.parkinn.de/hotel-stuttgart

10 October 19:00 13 October 13:00 Pullman Hotel Dortmund Alte Kanzlei The Great Room Schillerplatz 5A | 70173 Stuttgart Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 10-11 11-12 Oct. 2011 Phone: +49 711 294457 10553 Berlin Lindemannstrasse 88 www.alte-kanzlei-stuttgart.de Phone: +49 30 3398876970 44137 Dortmund www.thegreatroom.de Phone: +49 231 91 13 0 www.pullmanhotels.com/de/hotel- 11 October 13:00 - 14:30 13 October 19:00 2833-pullman-dortmund/index.shtml Restaurant Kurpark-Terrassen Restaurant Le Provencal Dammstr. 40 | 52066 Aachen Spreeufer 3 | 10178 Berlin Phone: +49 241 66696 Phone: +49 30 3027567 Hotel Grüne Zitadelle Magdeburg www.kurpark-terrassen.de www.leprovencal.de 12-13 Oct. 2011 Breiter Weg 9 11 October 21:00 14 October 12:30 - 13:30 39104 Magdeburg Restaurant of the Pullmann Hotel Schnitzelei Phone: +49 391 62 07 80 Dortmund Röntgenstrasse 7 | 10587 Berlin www.hotel-zitadelle.de Lindemannstrasse 88 | 44137 Dortmund Phone: +49 30 34702778 Phone: +49 231 91130 www.schnitzelei.de www.pullmanhotels.com Park Inn Hotel Berlin 12 October 12:00 - 13:30 14 October 20:00 13-15 Oct. 2011 Restaurant AWILON in the Hackescher Hof Alexanderplatz 7 Art Museum Wolfsburg Rosenthaler Str. 40/41 10178 Berlin Hollerplatz 1 | 38440 Wolfsburg 10178 Berlin Phone: +49 30 23 89 0 Phone: +49 5361 2 55 99 Phone: +49 30 2835293 www.parkinn-berlin.de www.kunstmuseum-wolfsburg.de www.hackescher-hof.de

58 59 Important Numbers Escort Press Tour 2011

Escort Friedrich +49 151 21 58 16 12 Mr Friedrich von Maltzahn +49 151 22 69 42 89 Ms Anke Sobieraj von maltzahn +49 151 146 288 63 Ms Esther Kirk On behalf of MICHEL International Relations & Services [email protected]

Emergency 110 Police 112 Fire brigade & ambulance Anke Sobieraj DAAD Bonn – Ref. 523 11880 (additional fees apply) Telephone enquiry services [email protected]

Taxicab services +49 711 55 10 00 0 Stuttgart Esther Kirk +49 241 66 66 6 Aachen DAAD Bonn – Ref. 523 +49 5361 23 02 3 Wolfsburg [email protected] +49 30 44 33 22 Berlin +49 231 14 44 44 Dortmund +49 391 73 73 73 Magdeburg Eckart Lilienthal Federal Ministry of Education and Research [email protected] Airports Only accompanying the delegation on 11th of October +49 1805 94 84 44 (additional fees apply) Stuttgart +49 1805 37 24 63 6 (additional fees apply) Frankfurt +49 89 97 50 0 Munich +49 1805 00 01 86 (additional fees apply) Berlin Corinna stefani International Bureau of the Federal Ministry +49 211 42 16 66 6 Düsseldorf of Education and Research [email protected]

Other important numbers +49 1805 59 96 63 3 (additional fees apply) German Railway (Deutsche Bahn) +49 800 33 44 33 55 Western Union Bank Volker Lannert +49 180 50 14 39 1 (additional fees apply) Lebara Prepaid Mobile DAAD Photographer [email protected]

60 61 Addresses List of Foreign Embassies located in Berlin / Germany

Festo AG & Co. KG Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materi- Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria (10 October, 10:00 - 12:00) alien und Energie / Center Berlin for Wallstrasse 57 | 10179 Berlin Neue Jakobstrasse 4 | 10179 Berlin Ruiter Strasse 82 Materials and Energy Phone: +49 30 72 62 80 Phone: +49 30 21 23 00 73734 Esslingen (13 October, 10:30 - 12:30) [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +49 180 30 31 11 1 Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 www.festo.com 14109 Berlin China - Republic of China Russia - Russian Federation Phone: +49 30 80 62 0 Märkisches Ufer 54 | 10179 Berlin Unter den Linden 63-65 | 10117 Berlin www.helmholtz-berlin.de Phone: +49 30 27 58 80 Phone: +49 30 22 91 11 0 [email protected] [email protected]

ALBA Stuttgart GmbH Siemens Gasturbinenwerk / Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt Taiwan - Republic of China (10 October, 14:00 - 16:00) Gas Turbines & Power Plants Stauffenbergstrasse 6 | 10785 Berlin Markgrafenstrasse 35 | 10117 Berlin Anton-Schmidt-Strasse 25 (13 October, 14:00 - 16:00) Phone: +49 30 47 75 47 40 Phone: +49 30 20 36 10 71332 Waiblingen - Eisental Huttenstrasse 12 [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +49 7151 17 13 0 10553 Berlin www.alba.info Phone: +49 30 34 61 0 Greece - Hellenic Republic Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand www.siemens.com Jägerstrasse 54-55 | 10117 Berlin Lepsiusstrasse 64-66 | 12163 Berlin Phone: +49 30 20 61 29 00 Phone: +49 30 79 48 10 RWTH Aachen Fraunhofer Produktionstechnisches [email protected] [email protected] (11 October, 15:00 - 18:30) Zentrum Berlin (PTZ) / Werkzeugmaschinenlabor (WZL) / Institute for Production Hungary - Republic of Hungary Ukraine Laboratory for Machine Tools and Technology Unter den Linden 76 | 10117 Berlin Albrechtstrasse 26 | 10117 Berlin Production Engineering (14 October, 10:00 - 12:00) Phone: +49 30 20 31 00 Phone: +49 30 28 88 70 Manfred-Weck-Haus, Room 123 Pascalstrasse 8-9 [email protected] [email protected] Steinbachstrasse 19 10587 Berlin 52074 Aachen Phone: +49 30 39 00 60 India - Republic of India Vietnam - Socialist Republic Phone: +49 241 80 1 www.ipk.fraunhofer.de Tiergartenstrasse 17 | 10785 Berlin of Vietnam www.rwth-aachen.de Phone: +49 30 25 79 50 Elsenstrasse 3 | 12435 Berlin [email protected] Phone: +49 30 53 63 01 08 Autostadt GmbH [email protected] (12 October, 14:00 - 17:00) Stadtbrücke Mexico - United Mexican States 38440 Wolfsburg Klingelhöferstrasse 3 | 10785 Berlin Phone: +49 5361 40 16 11 Phone: +49 30 26 93 23 www.autostadt.de [email protected]

62 63 Index Index Institutions

Index of participants (in alphabetical order) Index of Institutes (in alphabetical order) Name Country Media/Institution Page ALBA Stuttgart GmbH 36 Mr Ashraf AMIN Egypt Al-Ahram Newspaper 10 ALBA Stuttgart GmbH Mr Anwar Jamal ASHRAF India Deutsche Welle 11 Mr Carsten STRENGER 37 Mr Carlos Henrique FIORAVANTI Brazil Pesquisa Fapesp 12 Mr Philipp PIESNACK 38 Mr Luis Manuel GUERRA Mexico The Chronicle 13 The Autostadt 46 Mr Jen Chuan HSU Taiwan Global Views Monthly 14 Autostadt GmbH Dr Paul JANOSITZ Germany Freelance (Tagesspiegel, Zeit 15 Dr Lino SANTACRUZ-MOCTEZUMA 47 online, Stuttgarter Zeitung) Festo AG & Co. KG 30 Mr Akinlabi JIMOH Nigeria Development 16 Festo AG & Co. KG Communications Network Dr Eberhard VEIT 31 Mr Siddharth KELKAR India Maharashtra Times 17 Dr Peter POST 32 Ms Anchalee KONGRUT Thailand Bangkok Post 18 Mr Nico PASTEWSKI 33 Mr Apostolos LAKASAS Greece Kathimerini 19 Dr.-Ing. Eckhard ROOS 34 Ms Débora MISMETTI Brazil Folha de S.Paulo 20 Dr Heinrich FRONTZEK 35 Ms Bára Procházková Czech Respekt 21 Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology Berlin 56 Republic Fraunhofer Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin (PTZ) Mr Gellért RAJCSÀNYI Hungary Heti Válasz 22 Dr.-Ing. Jens KÖNIG 57 Ms Anna SHATALOVA Russia POISK 23 German Bundestag 40 Mr Tam TRAN NGUYEN Vietnam Thanh Nien Newspaper 24 Deutscher Bundestag Ms Olga VESNIANKA Ukraine Deutsche Welle Ukraine 25 Mr Oliver KRISCHER, MdB 41 Mr Albert Yue YUAN China San Lian Life Weekly 26 Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie 48 Dr Yulia ZAGORUIKO Ukraine Dzerkalo Tyzhnja 27 Dr Rutger SCHLATMANN 49 Index of escorts (in alphabetical order) Dr Ina HELMS 50 Dr Iver LAUERMANN 51 Name Country Media/Institution Page Ms Esther KIRK Germany DAAD Bonn – Ref. 523 61 RWTH Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools 42 Mr Volker LANNERT Germany DAAD Photographer 61 and Production Engineering Mr Eckart Lilienthal Germany Federal Ministry of 61 RWTH Aachen Werkzeugmaschinenlabor (WZL) Education and Research Prof. Dr.- Ing. Christian BRECHER 43 Mr Friedrich Germany On behalf of 61 Dr.- Ing. Stefan KOZIELSKI 44 von MALTZAHN MICHEL International Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Oliver KARMANN 45 Relations & Services Siemens Gas Turbines & Power Plants 52 Ms Anke SOBIERAJ Germany DAAD Bonn – Ref. 523 61 Siemens Gasturbinenwerk Ms Corinna STEFANI Germany International Bureau of 61 Dr. phil. habil. Hans-Peter BÖHM 53 the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Mr Markus VOGELSANG 54

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Table of contents Page

Preface 3

Programme 4 - 9

Profile of Participants 10 - 27

Profile of Institutions and Speakers 30 - 57

List of Hotels 58

List of Restaurants 59

Important Numbers 60

Escort 61

Adresses 62

List of Foreign Embassies 63

Index of Participants (in alphabetical order) 64

Index of Institutions (in alphabetical order) 65

Notes 66

66 67 Coordination of the Press Tour and Publisher Representative of the Federal Ministry German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) of Education and Research (BMBF) Section 523 – Marketing Research Eckart Lilienthal Kennedyallee 50, 53175 Bonn Section 211 – Policy Issues and Internationalisation www.daad.de Strategies www.research-in-germany.de Email: [email protected] Anke Sobieraj www.bmbf.de Email: [email protected] Esther Kirk Representative of the International Bureau Email: [email protected] of Federal Ministry of Education and Research (IB BMBF) Organisation Corinna Stefani MICHEL International Relations & Services Email: [email protected] Friedrichstrasse 191 www.internationales-buero.de 10117 Berlin Photo credits Cover / Foto: Festo AG. & Co KG | Rebecka Michel p.28-29 / Volker Lannert | p. 30 / Festo AG. & Co Email: [email protected] KG, Technologie Center | p.36 / ALBA Stuttgart www.michel-irs.com GmbH | p.39 / Volker Lannert | p.40 / Volker Lannert | p.42 / Institut für Getriebetechnik und Photographer Maschinendynamik IGM der RWTH Aachen | Volker Lannert p.46 / Übersicht Autostadt, Foto: Marc-Oliver Email: [email protected] Schulz | p.48 / Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, BESSY www.vlannert.de Gebäude | p.52 / © Siemens AG, Foto: Martin Adam | p.55 / © contrastwerkstatt - Fotolia.com | Layout and Typesetting p.56 / Fraunhofer IPK, PTZ+AMP Verena-Kristin Helbach Email: [email protected] www.verena-kristin.de

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