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DOING BUSINESS IN GERMANY PROGRAMME AGENDA – ENERGY ECONOMICS 5 – 16 MARCH 2017 Supported by
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DOING BUSINESS IN GERMANYPROGRAMME AGENDA – ENERGY ECONOMICS
5 – 16 MARCH 2017
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WELCOME TO COLOGNE
Day 1 – COLOGNE Sunday 5 March
Welcome to Cologne! Your hotel is situated in the heart of Cologne city centre. Please note that all times are subject to change. Final times will be communicated prior to the events.
03.00 pm Check-in Hotel Flandrischer Hof Flandrische Str. 3-11, 50674 Cologne www.flandrischerhof.de
05.30 pm Welcome dinner Gaffel-Haus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1, 50667 Cologne www.gaffelamdom.de
Please see page 15 for a map of Cologne city centre.
Useful links: www.cologne.de www.cologne-tourism.com www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/north-rhine-westphalia/cologne
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Day 2 – COLOGNE Monday 6 March
08.30 am Pick-up at hotel
09.00 am Official opening OfficialopeningofDBiGermany2017–EnergyEconomics Welcome and presentation by Moritz Ehlen, Manager Academic Short Programmes. Participants will receive a detailed overview of the scheduled programme events.
10.30 am Expert Talk Introduction EnergyMarketsinGermanyandEurope101 • What differentiates energy from other commodities and why does it matter? • Energy supply between the poles of European market integration, climate change, security and costs • The German ‘Energiewende‘, what is it all about?
Expert talks are delivered by: Prof. Dr Marc-Oliver Bettzüge, Director of the Institute of Energy Economics Dr Christian Tode, Manager Commercial Advisory
12.30 pm Lunch Lunch at a nearby venue
01.30 pm Expert Talk 1 Decentralisation and Digitisation of Energy Supply • What drives decentralised energy supply? • The role of photovoltaics and battery storage • New roles and requirements for utility companies
03.30 pm Expert Talk 2 Natural Gas Supply in Europe • What is the role of Russia’s Gazprom? • Is there need for further diversification of supply? • Insights on the economic implications of policy decisions and the policy implications of economic decision
Handout of team assignments for Tuesday afternoon
05.00 pm End of day
Venue of the day: Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne Vogelsanger Str. 321a, 50827 Cologne
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Day 3 – COLOGNE Tuesday7March
09.00 am Pick-up at hotel
09.30 am Expert Talk 3 European Electricity Markets • How European market integration shapes electricity markets in Europe • National sovereign rights and related inefficiencies • European carbon pricing, the efficient way to mitigate climate change
11.00 am Expert Talk 4 Shaping Societies and Companies using long-term Views • Trends and scenarios as tools to understand future developments • The strengths and weaknesses of long-term strategy development • Focus on German/European energy supply
12.30 pm Lunch Lunch at a nearby venue
01.30 pm Team presentations Your presentations of Monday‘s assignment
04.00 pm Visit to NEXT Kraftwerke Cologne Lichtstr. 43g, 50825 Köln
Next Kraftwerke is the operator and provider of a large-scale Virtual Power Plant (VPP) and a certified power trader on various European energy exchanges. www.next-kraftwerke.com
06.00 pm Dinner Group dinner at a nearby restaurant Most likely Brauhaus Päffgen paeffgen-koelsch.de
08.00 pm End of day
Venue of the day: Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne Vogelsanger Str. 321a, 50827 Cologne
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Day 4 – COLOGNE / BONN Wednesday 8 March
08.15 am Pick-up at hotel
09.00 am Visit to DLR Cologne, German Aerospace Center Linder Höhe, 51147 Cologne
DLR energy research is concentrating on environmentally friendly, efficient and low-cost energy supply and storage on a scale relevant to the energy industry. It works • on efficient and environmentally friendly power generation, • on thermal, electrochemical and chemical energy storage and • on the analysis and further development of the energy system. www.dlr.de
12.30 pm Lunch
01.30 pm Visit to Bundesnetzagentur, Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway Tulpenfeld 4, 53113 Bonn
The Bundesnetzagentur promotes effective competition in the regulated areas and ensures non-discriminatory access to networks. It protects important consumer rights and is also the root certification authority under the Electronic Signatures Act. In addition, the Bundesnetzagentur is responsible for implementing the Grid Expansion Acceleration Act. www.bundesnetzagentur.de
05.00 pm Leisure Optional tour of Bonn and drinks
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Day 5 – COLOGNE Thursday 9 March
08.45 am Pick-up at hotel
09.30 am Visit to RheinEnergie Cologne Am Molenkopf 3, 50735 Cologne
RheinEnergie is a regional energy supplier that provides the city of Cologne and its surrounding areas with electricity, heating, natural gas and drinking water. http://www.rheinenergie.com/de/unternehmensportal/ueber_uns/rheinenergie/index.php (in German)
Search on Youtube: RheinEnergie – GrowSmarter (english)
12.30 pm Lunch
01.30 pm Visit to Athion Im Klapperhof 33, 50670 Cologne
Athion offers its customers easy access to the advantages of a digitalised industrial energy supply. www.athion.de
04.00 pm Leisure Rooftop tour of Cologne Cathedral www.domfuehrungen-koeln.de/dach
06.00 pm End of day
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Day 6 – AACHEN / GARZWEILER Friday10March
07.30 am Pick-up at hotel
09.00 am Visit to E.ON Energy Research Center Mathieustraße 10, 52074 Aachen
The mission of the E.ON Energy Research Center is to develop a comprehensive understanding of how sustainable energy can be realised by focusing on the reduction of energy consumption and the use of environmentally friendly energy sources. www.eonerc.rwth-aachen.de
Speaker: Prof. Reinhard Madlener, Director of the Institute of Future Energy Consumer Needs and Behavior Profile: www.wiwi.rwth-aachen.de/cms/Wirtschaftswissenschaften/Die-Fakultaet/ Institute-und-Lehrstuehle/Professoren/~bmxq/Madlener-Reinhard/?lidx=1
11.15 am Lunch
12.00 pm Coach to Tagebau Garzweiler
01.00 pm Visit to Tagebau Garzweiler – Talk and Tour Large surface mine for lignite, used for power generation at nearby power plants.
Drone footage of Garzweiler on Youtube, search for: #DailyDrone: Garzweiler
05.30 pm Coach to Cologne
06.00 pm End of day
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Day7–COLOGNE Saturday 11 March
All day Leisure time What to do in Cologne: www.cologne.de/what-to-do
Day 8 – COLOGNE / BERLINSunday 12 March
11.00 am Check-out and pick-up at hotel Please remember to take all luggage with you, as we will not return to Cologne.
12.48 pm Train to Berlin Cologne Central Station, platform 2
05.06 pm Arrival in Berlin Berlin Central Station
05.30 pm Check-in Intercity Hotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof Katharina-Paulus-Straße 5, 10557 Berlin
Evening Leisure time What to do in Berlin: www.visitberlin.de/en/see
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Day 9 – BERLIN Monday 13 March
08.45 am Meet in hotel lobby Travel by public transport Subway U55 to Brandenburger Tor, change to train line S2 (direction Lichtenrade) to Buckower Chaussee, change to bus line 277 (direction Hermannstr.) to Culemeyerstr.
10.15 am Visit to GE Power Conversion Culemeyerstr. 1, 12277 Berlin
GE Power conversion applies the science and systems of power conversion to help drive the electric transformation of the world‘s energy infrastructure. www.gepower.com
Speaker: Dr Wolfgang Dierker, Director Government Relations; and staff
11.30 am Lunch Lunch at GE Power Conversion
12.30 pm Travel Travel back to central Berlin by public transport
02.00 pm Leisure Sightseeing in central Berlin
04.00 pm Visit to Stasi Museum Ruschestraße 103, 10365 Berlin www.stasi-museum.de
06.00 pm End of day
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Day10–BERLIN Tuesday 14 March
09.00 am Meet in hotel lobby Walk to BDEW (approx. 15 minutes)
09.30 am Visit to BDEW German Association of Energy and Water Industries Reinhardtstraße 32, 10117 Berlin
BDEW represents 1800 companies from the areas of natural gas, electricity and district heat, water and wastewater. www.bdew.de
Speaker: Dr Stephan Krieger, Director International Relations
12.30 pm Lunch
02.00 pm Visitto OfficeofThomasBareiß,MemberoftheBundestag,Representativefor Energy Policy of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin
Speaker: Josef Schützeichel, Advisor to Thomas Bareiß
05.00 pm Tour of Deutscher Bundestag (German Federal Parliament) Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin www.bundestag.de
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Day 11 – BERLIN / LEIPZIG / MUNICH Wednesday 15 March
09.15 am Check-out and coach to Leipzig Please remember to take all luggage with you, as we will not return to Berlin. Please leave your luggage on the coach during the day.
11.30 am Lunch Ratskeller Lotterstraße 1, 04109 Leipzig www.ratskeller-leipzig.de
01.30 pm Visit to European Energy Exchange Augustusplatz 9, 04109 Leipzig
EEX is the central trading platform for energy, energy related products and commodities in Europe. www.eex.com
Energy Trading on EEX – Facts and Figures (Diana Warnecke, Political & Regulatory Affairs) Energy Trading on EEX – Energy Transition Products (Dr Maximilian Rinck, Business Development)
05.00 pm Dinner Dinner at Moritzbastei Universitätsstraße 9, 04109 Leipzig www.moritzbastei.de
06.00 pm Coach to Leipzig/Halle airport
08.15 pm Flight to Munich FlightLH2171 Booking code will be communicated. Check-in at your own responsibility.
09.10 pm Arrival at Munich Airport Train to Munich Central Station, train lines S1 or S8
10.30 pm Check-in Best Western Atrium Hotel München Landwehrstraße 59, 80336 Munich
What to do in Munich: www.muenchen.de/int/en/sights
Beer garden near the hotel: www.augustinerkeller.de
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Day 12 – MUNICH Thursday 16 March
07.15 am Meet in hotel lobby Travel by public transport, subway line U6 to Garching Forschungszentrum
08.40 am Visit to GE Global Research Freisinger Landstr. 50, 85748 Garching
With a hand in nearly all GE research fields, this center is a hub of commercial and industrial science and technology innovation. www.geglobalresearch.com/locations/munich-germany
Speakers: Prof. Stephan Reimelt, President GE Germany & Austria Dr Carlos Härtel, Director GE Global Research Europe, CTO GE Europe
12.30 pm Lunch Lunch at GE Global Research
01.15 pm Public transport to Thüga Subway line U6 to Sendlinger Tor, change to subway line U1 to Stiglmaierplatz
02.30 pm Visit to Thüga AG Nymphenburger Str. 39, 80335 Munich
With around 100 members, the Thüga Group is the largest network of municipal energy and water suppliers in Germany. www.thuega.de (in German)
05.30 pm Farewell dinner, end of programme For your comfort, we have reserved one additional night in the hotel for you. Please note: subsequent transport and travel arrangements are at your own expense and responsibility from this point.
Day 13 – MUNICH Friday17March Check-outby10am
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Travelling to and around Cologne
For information on travelling to and around Cologne, we recommend you download the Deutsche Bahn Navigator app in your app/mobile store or scan the QR code. This is a powerful tool for door-to-door navigation.
The Lufthansa app provides you with everything you need for your Lufthansa journey: flight booking, timetable, flight status, check-in and more.
DB Navigator app – everything in one app
• Travel planning including S-Bahn (local trains) and U-Bahn (underground trains), trams and buses• Real-time information with current departure and arrival times• Door-to-door route planner including GPS positioning and footpath mapping• Delay notifications as a push message• Saver fare finder to find the cheapest prices available• Book your ticket on your smartphone or online and download it
The Lufthansa app offers you
• A quick overview of flight data, seat, gate, terminal, a boarding countdown and the weather at your destination• Book Lufthansa flights to worldwide destinations conveniently using your device• All the important information about your flight on one compact page• Push messages about the latest information such as gate changes• Always to hand – so your boarding passes are always available even when you are offline
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Key locations in Cologne: 1. WiSo Faculty 2. Hotel Flandrischer Hof 3. Cologne Central Station
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To get to the hotel from the train station take the metro line 5 (in the direction of Am Butzweilerhof) to Friesenplatz, then change to line 12 (in the direction of Zollstock) or 15 (in the direction of Ubierring). Get off at the next station, which is Rudolfplatz. The hotel is about two minutes‘ walk from the metro station.
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For more information on the programme, please seewww.wiso.uni-koeln.de/dbi.html
Photos: Patrick Schöpflin (1); University of Cologne (2-16)
PROGRAMME MANAGER
Mr Moritz EhlenEmail: [email protected]: +49 (0)221 470-1283
University of Cologne Faculty of Management, Economics and Social SciencesInternational Relations Center (ZIB WiSo)Albertus Magnus Platz 50923 Cologne Germany
