Business Talks Pop Up @ Düsseldorf 2023

ILF CONSULTING ENGINEERS. THE PASSION FOR ENGINEERING.

10,500+

PROJECTS SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED

For more than five decades, ILF has been developing technically challenging projects with the aim of improving the quality of life around the world.

BUSINESS TALKS was created with the aim of becoming a regular private and exclusive series of gatherings to brainstorm on specific business topics and provide access to privileged opportunities.

BUSINESS TALKS was conceived in the framework of the vibrant business environment of the Principality of Monaco by business professionals. It targets international awareness on important topics and provides expert analysis from senior lecturers and panellists.

BUSINESS TALKS aims to be a platform facilitating the exchange of ideas and best practices relevant to specific business sectors and to forge valuable networking and partnerships at the international level.

What is BUSINESS TALKS about?

• Sharing information about Trends, Active Projects and Investment Opportunities

• Focus on International Business, Energy transition, Yachting and Mergers & Acquisitions

• Talks between Experts and Business Owners

Why BUSINESS TALKS?

• Create win-win synergies by connecting industry experts in a competitive world

• Methods to approach new markets, new technologies and share strategies

Who is attending BUSINESS TALKS?

• Accomplished, Open and Dynamic Business professionals

• Business Owners and Experts in Industry

• Senior Lecturers and Panellists from relevant Business Sectors

Why attend BUSINESS TALKS?

• Opportunity to mix with select professionals to activate business synergies and brand awareness

• Access an elite audience of economic operators from specific economic sectors

• Participation in series of meetings and exchanges in key business locations

EVENT PROGRAM

09:00 Guests Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:30 Business Talks Pop Up @ Düsseldorf

09:45 First Session ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND TRENDS

10:15 Second Session ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE & SUSTAINABILITY

11:00 Third Session CARBON CAPTURE

12:00 Business Lunch

13:00 Roundtables following up the first three morning sessions

14:00 B2B Meetings

15:00 End of event

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TOPICS

Economic Outlook and Trends

(Monaco - Houston - Düsseldorf - Al-Khobar - Milan)

Energy for the Future & Sustainability

Carbon Capture

(Monaco - Houston - Düsseldorf - Milan)

Alternative Investments & Diversification

M&A and Cross Border Transactions

(Monaco - Houston - Al-Khobar - Milan)

New Technologies & Web 3 - Impact on Business and Daily Life

(Monaco - Houston - Milan)

Business Talks, created in Monaco by One Go-On Sarl (head of a group of companies specialised in international business development) and Investor Media Monaco Sarl (an independent boutique media & event company), is a business event format with the aim to boost international business development activities by creating opportunities between selected players in selected destinations.

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SPEAKERS

DR. CHANDRASEKHAR RAMAKRISHNAN is currently Managing Director at ILF-AUT. He holds a PH.D. in Process Engineering from the Institute of Process Engineering and an M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University Vienna, Austria.

Chandrasekhar has 20 years of work experience in the international oil & gas industry and has managed, led and supervised numerous on- and off-shore projects dealing with oil&gas production, gas storage facilities, refineries, petrochemical plants, etc. Areas worked include Europe, the Middle-East, North Africa, South America and CIS countries.

His recent focus of activities is following all the trends of circular economy, including projects/developments in green hydrogen and ammonia, carbon capture and utilization, e-fuels and recycling of plastics and batteries. His key qualifications and areas of interest include general management, project management, business development, oil & gas engineering, explosion protection and technical safety. He is also an experienced HAZOP Chairman.

Chandrasekhar is author and co-author of several publications and always looking out for interesting new technological developments and research activities.

Since 2021 he has been also acting as Global Downstream Advisor to the UAE office of ILF in Abu Dhabi, supporting Downstream capability build-up and following various business development opportunities worldwide

DR. CHRISTIAN MÜLLER - Volante International founder and owner of the company founded in 2020 and based in Maastricht with subsidiaries Volante Swiss in Rheinfelden and Volante Afrika in Dakar, Senegal.

They spent their whole working life in the Power and Gas Business and they utilize their experience to offer to clients a variety of expertise technically and business wise. This includes a huge network of clients and suppliers.

What they do in detail in the Renewable Business:

• Process Engineering

• Gas and Airflow CFDs

• Detail 3D planning and stress calculation of pipelines

• Risk analysis/Environmental Impact, HAZOPs etc.

• Support with authority permissions

• Customer business support

• Selection of suppliers RFQs, spec and contract negotiations

• Own Products.

PROF. DR. TORSTEN DENNIN is Partner and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Asset Management Switzerland AG, and he has more than 20 years of experience in the Asset and Wealth Management industry. His focus areas are the global commodity markets and cryptocurrencies.

Furthermore, Torsten is a Professor of Finance & Economics, teaching regularly at HSLU, ESADE, ISM, and TUKE. He is a ordinary member of Berlin Institute of Finance, Innovation and Digitization (BIFID), and advisor to the companies SPIRIT Blockchain AG and Bretton Woods digital AG in Zug, Switzerland.

Torsten is author of several books, and he lives with his wife and daughter in Switzerland. “From Tulips to Bitcoins” reached bestseller status in the categories Finance, Commodities, and Digital Currencies on Amazon.com, and has been translated in several languages. His new book “Games of Greed” just has been published in February 2023.

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The ILF Group is an internationally active, completely independent engineering and consulting firm with its headquarters in Tyrol, Austria. ILF supports its clients to successfully identify, prepare and execute technically challenging energy, industrial and infrastructure projects with a strong strive towards energy transition. With over 2,500 highly qualified employees at more than 45 office locations across five continents, the companies of the ILF Group have a strong regional presence. This enables ILF to interact with clients and project parties on site.

The combination of local presence and international expertise ensures that client needs are met in the best possible way. The company is privately owned by the founding families and is therefore completely independent. It has no affiliation with manufacturers, suppliers, or financial institutions.

ILF helps clients in the four main business areas of Energy & Climate Protection, Water & Environment, Transport & Urban Spaces as well as Oil, Gas & Industrial to reach their ambitious goals. ILF is committed to achieving the highest standard of client satisfaction and to maintaining long-term business relations with its clients.

A leader in improving quality of life around the globe - in pursuit of this vision, ILF is passionately contributing to sustainably improving living conditions worldwide and the global energy transition. This is what drives us and makes us believe in our work.

Instead of solely focusing on growth, ILF aims for market leadership through quality and continuously strives for engineering excellence. In order to best serve client’s needs, ILF’s employees collaborate across regionally spread offices to work as one team. Distance, time zones, and cultures are successfully bridged. ILF’s great people are making the difference! ILF’s highly motivated employees want to excel and contribute to the overall success of ILF

Problems are considered challenges, and finding the best solution is the goal. ILF strives for long-term relationships and for employees to see themselves as ambassadors of ILF

In the next few years, investments of an unprecedented magnitude will be required to reduce the global carbon footprint and achieve net-zero emissions. With our diverse service portfolio, we are perfectly positioned to advance the energy transition, to implement the necessary changes for a mobility transition, to protect and use water as a resource in the best possible way, and to bring about improvements for the entire industrial sector. In line with its commitment to contribute to sustainability, ILF puts the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the heart of its business activities.

In addition, we also focus very strongly on sustainability and reduction of ecological footprint and pollution within the company and its projects, e.g. on topics such as mobility, energy production and the circular economy. In the chemical industry, ILF plays a crucial role in optimizing production processes and reducing emissions. ILF uses its extensive expertise to help clients increase efficiency and reduce the impact of their operations on the environment.

This policy is however only the starting point of ILF’s endeavors to embed sustainability into its organizational culture. An effort is also being made to enhance the life quality of the employees, and enable them to make their own personal contribution to improving the quality of life worldwide.

Through responsible management and a range of training programs offered by the ILF Academy, staff are able to develop both professionally and personally at all stages in their career. The ILF International Trainee Program additionally offers young engineers the possibility to gain international professional experience whilst developing their intercultural competence.

In January 2023, ILF Consulting Engineers Austria has also become a new business partner of the Underground Energy Storage Technologies (UEST) consortium, where we look forward to tackling new challenges around the storage of hydrogen and carbon dioxide with highly professional partners, all with the shared goal of achieving sustainable and responsible use of energy and natural resources.

An international events platform to talk about Business and Measure Results. 2023 foresees five events in five primary business locations.

FEBRUARY 8TH

NOVEMBER

The first edition of BUSINESS TALKS POP UP @ DÜSSELDORF was hosted in this international business and financial centre on the Rhine River. Düsseldorf is the capital of North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. Over 45 top managers from the industry gathered to brainstorm on the topics and to strengthen their business relationships. Organized by Investor Media Monaco, powered by the main partners GO ON Group, leaders in international B2B sales, and sponsored by Sherbiny Holding, one of Saudi Arabia’s leading providers of premium industrial solutions and ILF Consulting Engineers, an engineering and consulting firm that provides oil, gas, energy and climate protection, transport, design and planning, project management and procurement services with main base in Innsbruck, Austria. Business Talks Pop Up @ Düsseldorf was a successful first stop in Germany.

The third edition of BUSINESS TALKS MONACO was hosted at Fairmont Monte Carlo on Wednesday, 8th February 2023. It was the tenth event since the project launched in 2021. A full day with experts key note speeches followed by roundtables within speakers, experts and guests. The four macro-topics of the day were: Economic Outlook and Trends - Energy For The Future & Sustainability - Alternative Investments & Diversification \ M&A & Cross Border Transactions - New Technologies & Web 3, Impact On Business And Daily Life. Over 100 accomplished, open and dynamic Business Professionals, Business Owners and Industry Experts gathered for BUSINESS TALKS MONACO. Business Talks Monaco was a successful first stop on the Business Talks 2023 program.

The 3rd edition of BUSINESS TALKS POP UP @ HOUSTON was hosted at the stylish Ruggles Black restaurant in downtown Houston on Thursday, 4th May 2023. It was the 11th event since the project launched in 2021. During the 1st week of May, Houston hosted the OTC and the Pop Up @ Houston has been a strategic event during the OTC conference days. Over 75 accomplished, open and dynamic Business Professionals, Business Owners and Industry Experts gathered for the event which was organized by Investor Media Monaco and powered by the main partners GO ON Group, leaders in international B2B sales, and sponsored by Breda Energia, Italvalv and Recoma Group.

Business Talks Pop Up @ Houston was a successful 2nd stop on the Business Talks 2023 program.

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