EnergyCom

Senior Executive Conference

August 28, 2024

GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute Ruschlikon/Zurich

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The "EnergyCom" Senior Executive Conference is the leading independent platform for decision makers of the Swiss energy industry. The interdisciplinary community is made up of energy suppliers and producers, technology companies, value creation partners, investors, science, associations, authorities and politics. The business-to-business platform makes an important contribution to the strategic future shaping of the energy market and energy transition in Switzerland. The high-caliber community is made up of an exclusive circle of personally invited members of boards of directors and management boards, as well as top managers from relevant business partners. The focus is on informal dialogues between the executives and peers. The private conference is media-free. The Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE, EMPA, the ETH Energy Science Center, Association of the Swiss Gas Industry and the trade association Swissmem are actively involved as an expertise partner.


EnergyCom 2024

No energy transition without Grid infrastructure,
Data and Innovation Power

The electricity grid is the lifeline of the electricity supply and the enabler of the energy and climate strategy. The energy grid planning of thermal grids and gas grids must also be integrated synergistically. The further development, modernization and expansion of the grids require investments running into billions. And reliable framework conditions and an appropriate rate of return are key to mastering the challenges. Accelerated procedures for the further development of network infrastructures are also required at all levels.

EnergyCom 2024 brings the topics of grid infrastructure expansion into the critical discourse. The results of the new distribution grid study conducted by the VSE together with ETH Zurich on the further development of the distribution grid and the costs of various expansion scenarios will be presented and discussed.

Data infrastructures, their use and access are the core and what rules apply to "new business models" in Switzerland? Protection against cyber threats and compliance with minimum standards for electricity producers, grid and storage operators and gas suppliers is mandatory. Are energy supply companies fit for the AI era? And what does the 'Secure Swiss Utilities Network' initiative mean for the resilience of critical infrastructures?

With the "Mining the Atmosphere" research initiative, Empa is proposing nothing less than a paradigm shift: from a CO2-emitting to a CO2-binding society that utilises the greenhouse gas as a valuable raw material. The City of Zurich and Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich (ERZ) is in the process of realising CO2 negative emissions to achieve the 2040 climate neutrality target. 

The circle of participants is made up of personally invited decision-makers from energy suppliers, investors, authorities and companies who are making an important contribution to the future of the Swiss energy market.

On behalf of the hosting partners, you are cordially invited to maintain a dialogue with your management peers.

EnergyCom - the senior community of the Swiss energy industry for the exchange of opinions and experiences.

Program August 28, 2024

11.00

Sonja Hasler

Moderatorin SRF

11.10

Dr Turhan Demiray

Research Director, Research Center for Energy Networks, ETH Zurich

11.40

Yves Zumwald

CEO, Swissgrid AG


Martin Schwab

CEO, CKW, President of the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (VSE)


Benedikt Loepfe

Director,
ewz Electricity Company of the City of Zurich

13.50

Matthias Galus

Head of Geoinformation & Digital Innovation Section, Federal Office of Energy BFE


14.00

Jürg Grossen

National Councillor and President Swiss, eMobility


Michael Dommer

Chief Executive Officer,
EVUlution AG

14.40

Max Heinemeyer

Chief Product Officer, Darktrace



Michael M. Nussbaumer

CIO, Member of the Executive Board, Regionalwerke AG Baden



Markus Riner

Head of Digitalisation & IT,
Swiss Association of Electricity Companies


16.00

Dr Nathalie Casas

Member of the Executive Board, Head of the Energy, Mobility and Environment Department, Empa


Prof Dr Marco Mazzotti

Full Professor, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich



Jörg Solèr

Director,
Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich (ERZ) – Stadt Zurich



17.30

Benoît Revaz

Director, Federal Office for Energy BFE

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Venue


Senior Executive Conference & Senior Dialog & Dinner
August 28, 2024


GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute
Langhaldenstrasse 21
CH-8803 Ruschlikon/Zurich
T +41 44 724 61 11
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