THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AS OPPORTUNITY
20/ 21 September 2017, Kursaal Bern
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DIVING INTO THE FUTURE OF ENERGY
Dear participants, I am very happy to welcome you to the 11th Swiss Energy and Climate Summit (SwissECS) in Bern. You can once again look forward to an engaging and diverse programme. In particular, I am personally greatly honoured to welcome Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. As UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016, he paved the way for the Paris Agreement as a tireless fighter against the economic challenges, conflicts and waves of migration caused by climate change. You really must see the unique appearance of Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Enjoy the newly-designed Expo Zone and the new elements in the programme, like the “Deep Dive Sessions” or our partners’ “Host Sessions”. Make the most of these inputs, and use SwissECS as a platform for new contacts and creative sharing of ideas on the future of our energy!
UELI WINZENRIED President of SwissECS
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BOOST – The future of energy as opportunity 11th Swiss Energy & Climate Summit
It is not only politics and society, but also companies, in particular, along with their technological developments that have a great deal of influence on what the future energy supply, and thus our climate, will look like in the future. If all stakeholders take joint action and are willing to try something new, we will have a bright energy future ahead of us. Now is the time to take advantage of the opportunities available and to actively drive forwards the transition to a new, sustainable approach to energy. This is why the theme of the Swiss Energy and Climate Summit 2017 is “BOOST – The future of energy as opportunity”. The focus is on the will to change and innovation, and faith in the company’s power. Not only will questions be posed and challenges discussed at this year’s instalment of Switzerland’s leading energy and climate conference, but clear answers, strategies and visions will be presented.
Moderator
URS GREDIG Urs Gredig has been working at Swiss Radio and Television since 2003. From 2007 to 2013, he was the news anchor for the flagship slot of the Swiss news programme “Tagesschau”. From 2013 to 2017, he was the programme’s UK correspondent, returning to Switzerland in May. After completing his degree in history and journalism, he has worked as an editor, producer and moderator in various forms. 4
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Key Facts Dates
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, from 1:30 p.m. to Thursday, 21 September 2017, 4:00 p.m.
Place
Kursaal Bern
Papers
35 national and international speakers
Languages
German / French / English (simultaneous interpretation)
Discover and stay
Newly-designed Expo Zone with networking opportunities
Dive
NEW AMME R PROG NTS E ELEM
Eight “Deep Dive” sessions on four relevant future areas
Learn
Host Sessions by our partners with trends and developments in the fields of energy and climate
GHT I L H G HI 2017 Look forward to the unique keynote of Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General.
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TOP- TE O KEYN
Christiana Figueres
Executive Secretary UNFCCC 2010-2016
The Governance of Climate Change – a global perspective The Costa Rican politician Christiana Figueres began her career as Embassy Counsellor in Bonn, Germany. After holding management positions in the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Agriculture, she became Director of the Renewable Energy in the Americas (REIA) initiative and later Director of the Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas (CSDA). From 2010 to 2016, Figueres was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). She played an important role in bringing about the historic Paris Agreement on climate change. Today Figueres is leading Mission 2020 as well as Vice Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. She is also active on various boards (e.g. ClimateWorks, World Resources Institute) and continues to champion a unspoilt environment.
Paris Agreement and future prospects US withdrawal from the Framework Convention on Climate Change: Where do we go from here?
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BENOÎT REVAZ Director of Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE
ANTON AFFENTRANGER CEO Implenia
Clean Energy Transition: what does this mean for Switzerland? On 21 May 2017, the electorate approved (58%) the revised Energy Act to implement the Energy Strategy 2050. This is the basis for reducing energy consumption, increasing energy efficiency and promoting renewable energy. A panel of representatives of the Federal Government, business and universities and research institutes will discuss how specifically the “Clean Energy Transition” can be implemented and whether achieving the goals will result in the long term in decoupling economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions. After focusing on Switzerland, the panel will move on to analyse developments in Europe.
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YUFU CHENG
China Country Director R20
Less talk and more action on climate change Dr Yufu Cheng heads the Regions of Climate Actions (R20) in China, an NGO initiated in 2010 by Arnold Schwarzenegger and the UN. Together with partners in the government, public authorities and companies, he is responsible for identifying and implementing regional climate protection projects. Cheng lectures at several universities in China and is also Chief Strategic Officer at shixi.com, a platform which places students as interns in the environmental sector. Before joining R20, he was (among other positions) Senior Vice President at the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET). The internationally recognised expert on environmental issues worked on the climate summits in Copenhagen, Paris and Cancun.
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CHRIS LUEBKEMAN Fellow, Director for Global Foresight, Research and Innovation, Arup
Are you today’s blacksmith? Chris Luebkeman is a geologist, engineer and architect. After his multifacetted studies he worked for the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, among other positions. Since then he has lectured at the Chinese University in Hong Kong, MIT in Boston and ETH Zurich. In 1999 Luebkeman joined Arup as Co-Director for Research and Development. In the globally-active engineering office he built up the “Foresight+Research+Innovation” division. In the course of his career Luebkeman has already consulted for numerous public authorities, NGOs and companies around the globe. The author and futurologist is a connoisseur of change processes at the interface between technology, buildings and infrastructure, and their effects on the future.
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20 SEPTEMBER 2017 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. MIND CHANGER | ENGLISH
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CHRISTOPH AMMANN
Director of Economic Affairs, Canton of Berne
Welcome: Think global, act local Christoph Amman has been a member of the Cantonal Council of Bern City since July 2016 and is the Head of the Department of Economic Affairs. He studied German literature and Latin at Bern University, and subsequently qualified as a secondary school teacher. From 1993 to 2014, Amman worked at Interlaken grammar school as a teacher, and was principal from 2011 to 2016. He was president of Procap Bern and Chairman of the Executive Board of Raiffeisenbank Region Haslital-Brienz. A Social Democrat, he began his political career in 1999 as mayor of Meiringen. In 2006, he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern and in 2016 to the Cantonal Council.
21 SEPTEMBER 2017 8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Welcome | GERMAN
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-UP WAKE CALL
BEN HAMMERSLEY Principal Hammersley Futures and author
Digitisation – the future of energy Ben Hammersley is one of the world leaders in futurology, a prominent internet technologist and award-winning author. He began his career in journalism as an online reporter for “The Times” and the BBC. Currently, he is a contributing editor for the British edition of “Wired” magazine, and writes for prominent media such as “The Financial Times” and “The Guardian”. He lectures at several universities in Italy, England and the USA, and also advised institutions such as the UK Foreign Office from 2008 to 2011 as well as internationally active companies. Hammersley is an expert in digital transformation and is working on strategic future scenarios in technology, transport, culture and employment.
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Wednesday, 20 September 2017 | Programme
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Check-in & Welcome
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Welcome UELI WINZENRIED | President, SwissECS
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The governance of climate change – a global perspective CHRISTIANA FIGUERES | Executive Secretary UNFCCC 2010-2016
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Clean Energy Transition: what does this mean for Switzerland? BENOÎT REVAZ | Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE ANTON AFFENTRANGER | CEO Implenia
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Networking break
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Actions on climate change Less talk and more action on climate change YUFU CHENG | China Country Director R20
4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Innovation Session
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Are you today’s blacksmith? CHRIS LUEBKEMAN | Fellow, Director for Global Foresight, Research and Innovation, Arup
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Networking reception and Host Sessions Reception hosted by ABB Power systems of the future Reception hosted by UBS Environmental credit crunch
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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Energy Dinner
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Innovation Session @ SwissECS: Mobility Become part of SwissECS 2017 and apply for a pitch on the main stage on Wednesday, 20 September 2017.
FOR CALL IPATION C PARTI
We’re looking for … your concrete solution, innovative technologies or inventive business models in mobility for tomorrow. We’re offering … a unique opportunity to present your project on the SwissECS main stage in front of 750 prominent figures from politics, business, universities and research institutes. This includes free participation in SwissECS 2017. Send us a short description of your project (max. 500 words) and the c/v of your speaker to innovation@swissecs.ch. Closing date: 31 July 2017 We look forward to receiving your application.
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Thursday, 21 September 2017 | Programme morning
7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Check-in & Welcome
8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
Welcome: Think global, act local CHRISTOPH AMMANN | Director of Economic Affairs, Canton of Berne
8:40 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
Digitisation – the future of energy BEN HAMMERSLEY | Principal Hammersley Futures and author
9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Economics of innovation: from follower to leader WILLIAM H. JANEWAY | Senior Advisor and Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
9:40 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
Export market for clean technology: why is there virtually no growth? CHRISTIAN WALDVOGEL | Managing Partner Renaissance Foundation & Management MARTIN VETTERLI | President, EPFL
10:25 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Networking break 11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Deep Dive Sessions | Parallel programme Transport and mobility: Transforming transport Energy systems and supply: Rethink nuclear power Processes and resources: CO2 as a raw material Living and working: Clean technology in the building sector
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Thursday, 21 September 2017 | Programme afternoon
12:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Networking lunch and Host Sessions
12:10 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Networking lunch hosted by Gebäudeversicherung Bern Leadership challenges in a changing world Networking lunch hosted by BKW Electricity supply 2.0 – Capacity markets for supply security Networking lunch hosted by FOEN Go for impact: designing the future of the Swiss economy
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Deep Dive Sessions | Parallel programme Transport and mobility: The dream of hydrogen Energy systems and supply: Blockchain – risks and opportunities to energy utilities Processes and resources: Reinvent materials Living and working: Millennials on the move
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Transfer break with Energy Boost
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Booster of the energy transition MICHAEL LIEBREICH | Chairman of the Advisory Board Bloomberg New Energy Finance
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Leader’s global outlook BAN KI-MOON | UN Secretary-General 2007 – 2016
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Farewell drinks
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WILLIAM H. JANEWAY
Senior Advisor and Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
Economics of innovation: from follower to leader Dr William H. Janeway studied economics at Princeton and the Univerity of Cambridge. The economist specialises in innovation theory, and is the author of several prize-winning publications. His book “Doing capitalism in the innovation economy” made the Financial Times “Best books of 2012” list, Janeway worked in investment banking as Executive Vice President and director at Eberstadt Fleming. In 1988, he moved to private equity firm Warburg Pincus, where he is now a Senior Advisor and Managing Director. He is also a director at Magnet System, Nuance Communication, O’Reilly Media and is an Affiliated member of the Economics Faculty of Cambridge University.
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CHRISTIAN WALDVOGEL
MARTIN VETTERLI
Managing Partner Renaissance Foundation & Management
President EPFL
Export market for clean technology: why is there virtually no growth? Switzerland is one of the most innovative countries worldwide, with excellent universities and outstanding fundamental research. Ideal conditions for being among the leaders in the clean technology industry as well. However, in reality many companies have trouble making that “last mile” and establishing themselves in the export market. The panel will explore this question from different perspectives, presenting lessons learned from other industries.
21 SEPTEMBER 2017 9:40 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
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MICHAEL LIEBREICH
Chairman of the Advisory Board Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Booster of the energy transition Michael Liebreich has a degree in engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard. During his career, he was among other things a venture capitalist, entrepreneur and consultant at McKinsey & Company. In 2004, he formed the company New Energy Finance, which he headed as CEO and Chairman, and sold to Bloomberg in 2009. Since then, he has been Chairman of the Advisory Board. The globally-active company has some 200 employees and advises ministries and top management from private industry on clean energy and transport. Liebreich is a member of the executive board at Transport for London and the founder of several trusts in the environmental sector. The energy expert is in international demand as a commentator and is on various working groups and executive boards. He also teaches at the Imperial College Energy Future Lab.
Global outlook: where or how will the future of energy be decided? What are the drivers for a successful future for energy? What effects are political changes having on the future of energy? 18
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BAN KI-MOON UN Secretary-General 2007 – 2016
Leader’s global outlook South Korean Ban Ki-moon studied international relations at Seoul National University and went on to study public administration at Harvard University. After his education he began a career in the diplomatic service, among other positions at the Korean Embassy in Washington DC and at the permanent observer mission at the UN in New York. In 1996, he became Secretary to the Korean President for External Affairs and State Security, after which he was ambassador to Austria and Brazil. In 2004, Ban Ki-moon became Foreign Minister of South Korea, before succeeding Kofi Annan as UN Secretary-General in 2007. The Paris Agreement signed in 2016 counts as one of his most important successes during his term of office. He also ensured that UN has set ambitious sustainability goals for 2030.
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21 SEPTEMBER 2017 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. TOP KEYNOTE | ENGLISH
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Dive into new worlds and benefit from concrete added value! The Deep Dive sessions are a new conference format at SwissECS, aimed at using smaller groups to discuss insights into selected current topics and questions in the fields of energy, climate and the environment. The sessions are the ideal platform for active dialogue between experts and participants. Draw up your personal programme by picking two of the eight sessions on Thursday morning and afternoon on the relevant future topics.
Transport and mobility Energy systems and supply Processes and resources Living and working
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Thursday, 21 September | 11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Transport and mobility
Language: German
Transforming transport We live in the age of mobility. Travel has become a normal part of work and leisure. Goods are quickly transported from one continent to another. Transportation systems are reaching their limits, and the impact on the environment and the climate is clear. More efficient vehicles and car sharing are just part of the solution to these challenges. But what is the future of mobility on a broader scale? What role will driverless vehicles play? Will virtual reality applications mean that we will travel less? What will be the rela-
tionship between energy supply and mobility? And what are your proposals for solutions for the transport system of the future?
With: STEPHAN PABST
Researcher and editor ABSTRAKT, W.I.R.E
Energy systems and supply:
Language: English
Rethink nuclear power The reactor accident in Fukushima in 2011 caused great uncertainty worldwide and raised fundamental questions on the future of nuclear technology. However, for many countries the technology is still an important option for meeting growing demand for energy while at the same time stabilising greenhouse gas emissions. What is the state of research today? How might this change? Are there solutions for urgent questions concerning safety?
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With: LESLIE DEWAN
CEO and Co-Founder Transatomic Power
ANDREAS PAUTZ
Head of the Nuclear Energy and Safety division at PSI (Moderator)
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Thursday, 21 September | 11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Processes and resources
Language: English, German
CO2 as a raw material CO2 as a commodity offers enormous opportunities. Available in vast quantities, CO2 can undergo an industrial recycling process. In the chemical industry in particular, where petroleum-based materials play a significant role, this new technology has promising potential uses. Attend our Deep Dive session to learn more about concrete examples of the use of CO2 as a commodity, its cost effectiveness and the impact on the environment and climate.
With: ROBERT NIVEN
CEO and Founder Carbon Cure
DOMINIC HOFSTETTER Director Climate-KIC DACH (Moderator)
Living and working
Language: English, German
Clean technology in the building sector Modern forms of working and living will change dramatically in coming decades as a result of technological change, individualisation and networking, so too will the requirements for homes and offices. Flexibility, modular concepts and systems integration are needed, while at the same time requirements for energy efficiency and reduced resource consumption must be met. Which technologies in the clean technology field will be decisive? And how can the various technologies be usefully combined?
With: URS GREDIG
SRF host (Moderator)
The experts will be announced at a later date.
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Thursday, 21 September | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Transport and mobility
Language: English
The dream of hydrogen Up to the end of the 1990s, the fuel cell was regarded as the technology of the future, after which it faded into oblivion. At the 2017 World Economic Forum, hydrogen experienced a revival with the announcement of the Hydrogen Council of 13 prominent companies. What contribution can the fuel cell and the use of hydrogen make to a global reduction of greenhouse gases emissions? And what barriers need to be overcome to make the hydrogen highway a reality?
With: PIERRE-ETIENNE FRANC
VP of Advanced Business and Technologies Air Liquid
CHRISTIAN SCHAFFNER
Executive Director Energy Science Center ETH Zurich (Moderator)
Energy systems and supply:
Language: German
Blockchain – risks and opportunities to energy utilities Blockchain is the new buzzword. The technology has attracted media attention in recent decades primarily in the financial industry. Now, blockchains could also be used in the changing energy sector. The fact that this has long since ceased to be a future scenario is shown by the example of a “community microgrid” in New York, which in April 2016 for the first time handled billing for decentrally generated energy on a blockchain platform. But behind all the euphoria, what exactly is a blockchain? What models are there in the energy supply area, and what barriers need to be overcome? And is blockchain really revo-
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lutionising the energy sector, or is this all just hype? With: EWALD HESSE
Vice President Energy Web Foundation
GILBERT FRIDGEN
Professor at the University of Bayreuth and Blockchain Laboratory Fraunhofer FIT
MARTIN KAUERT
Director, Energy Solution BKW
DANIEL GASTEIGER
Co-founder nexussquared (Moderator)
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Thursday, 21 September | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Processes and resources
Language: German
Reinvent materials Where production processes and resource consumption are involved, many mainstream business models are based on the linear sequence of production, consumption and disposal. This involves an enormous consumption of resources. The principle of the circular economy shatters this concept and, besides efficient production processes, follows the approach of treating used materials as valuable commodities instead of waste. For example, plastic bottles can be used to produce raw fibres for the clothing industry.
Living and working
How sustainable is the circular economy really? And how cost-effective is it? With: MANUEL SCHWEIZER
Category Manager Pfister Vorhang Service AG
HARALD FRIEDL CEO Circle Economy
DR. RAINER ZAH
Managing D-A-CH Quantis (Moderator)
Language: English, German
Millennials on the move Millennials have become the largest demographic group in the USA. They have new and different demands on products and services in the areas of working, living and energy. This is due not least to the fact that the application of new technologies is rooted in their DNA, and that there is great awareness of sustainability. How can companies utilise the opportunities offered by this growing generation of consumers? What does this mean specifically for energy utilities? Is the Millennial generation really able to make the future sustainable?
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The experts will be announced at a later date.
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HOST SESSIONS On Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, you can choose: you can either use the networking reception or lunch for your personal networking, or you can participate in an exclusive Host Session of a SwissECS partner. In the Host Sessions, you can learn more about the latest trends and developments regarding energy and the climate. Each session will be individually structured by a SwissECS partner. Besides analyses by experts and new ideas, this part of the programme also gives you the opportunity to manage your network and make new contacts. There will be snacks at all sessions. Wednesday, 20 September 2017 I 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Reception hosted by ABB Power systems of the future Reception hosted by UBS Environmental credit crunch Thursday, 21 September 2017 I 12:10 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch hosted by Gebäudeversicherung Bern Leadership challenges in a changing world Lunch hosted by BKW Electricity supply 2.0 – Capacity markets for supply security Lunch hosted by BAFU Go for impact: designing the future of the Swiss economy Make your choice with your SwissECS registration. Places for the Host Sessions are limited – first come, first served!
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Reception hosted by ABB Wednesday, 20 September 2017 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Power systems of the future The balance in the energy system of the future is shifting. All projections indicate that the future belongs to renewable energy, even if the speed and type of change varies from region to region. The trend is being driven by political requirements and massive cost reductions for wind and solar. Integration of variable energy sources poses new challenges to secure operation of electrical grids. We will look at the future of these systems and explore technical requirements and solutions, apparently contradictory trends such as super and micro networks and the new business models made possible by digitisation of the energy system.
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Language: German
Global development of electricity production Technical requirements and solutions for variable renewable energy sources The future role of the electrical grid Digitisation of the energy system
With: MARTIN NÄF
Department Head for Automation at the ABB Group Research Centre Baden-Dättwil
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Reception hosted by UBS Wednesday, 20 September 2017 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Environmental credit crunch Paul Donovan is global chief economist at UBS and a prolific author on economic and environmental questions and nutritional issues. He is known for being able to explain complex relationships in the global economy in a simple manner. In his paper, Donovan first shows how financial loans and indebtedness are making it possible for us to raise our standard of living and consumption at the expense of future generations. He then applies this analogy to the environment. Using resources unsustainably leads to a reduction in living standards in future. Current global economic growth means that the world is using one and a half times more resources than the Earth is able to replenish. Over time, this economic imbalance could lead to a significant
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reduction in global standards of living within a generation. Donovan shows the risks and opportunities for the environment and economy, and draws parallels with the 2008 financial crisis. How does the banking industry function, and what are the effects of overindebtedness and a credit squeeze? What are the analogous economic effects of overutilisation of environmental resources? How is ecologically sustainable growth possible?
With: PAUL DONOVAN
Global Chief Economist of UBS Wealth Management
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Lunch hosted by Gebäudeversicherung Bern Thursday, 21 September 2017 | 12:10 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Leadership challenges in a changing world Use the opportunity to hear exclusive and personal insights of ex-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. As UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016, his main responsibilities included securing peace and intermediating in crisis situations throughout the world. His diplomatic skill, honesty and integrity were of central importance in this. What awaits us in the future? Are we adequately prepared? Where is there still potential for optimisation? At the GVB Host Session, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will discuss these and other questions, and show how he is using his vision and inexhaustible commitment
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to fight for human rights. His outstanding leadership qualities help him greatly in achieving this aim. Leadership in times of change Diplomacy and engagement Exchange and dialogue
With: BAN KI-MOON
UN Secretary-General 2007 – 2016
URS GREDIG
SRF host (Moderator)
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Lunch hosted by BKW Thursday, 21 September 2017 | 12:10 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Electricity supply 2.0 – Capacity markets for supply security The electricity supply of the future requires solutions to ensure security of supply around the clock and throughout the year. Doing so must take into account low electricity prices, the closure of nuclear power stations, the growing need for reinvestment in hydropower and the increasingly uncertain export capability of neighbouring countries. How to manage electricity production capacity to ensure that supply is secure in the long term? BKW is committed to a model based on capacity markets. To put it simply, this involves an additional market for supply security, with a central entity defining and procuring the
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necessary power plant capacity. Potential future market models in energy and electricity supply are the subject of intense political debate. Production and storage availability in winter Market mechanism A model which adjusts dynamically to changing market conditions With: URS MEISTER
BKW Director Regulatory Management
FELIX NIPKOW
Project Manager Electricity and Renewables, Swiss Energy Foundation (SES)
PROF. DR. HANNES WEIGT
Professor of Energy Economics at Basel University
KLAUS AMMANN SRF host (Moderator)
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Lunch hosted by FOEN Thursday, 21 September 2017 | 12:10 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Go for impact: designing the future of the Swiss economy
Language: German
the Federal Government and other actors are engaged in a dialogue to build on the go-forimpact concept.
The facts: Switzerland uses around three times more resources per capita than the planet can provide sustainably. Business as usual is not an option – it is in Switzerland’s own interest to use resources more efficiently. Hypothesis: the faster Switzerland recognises this challenge as an opportunity and seizes it, the more room for manoeuvre it has and the more profitable it is for business as well. The insight: no actor can master the challenge alone. Business, research institutes, society and the public sector must work together and come up with solutions. www.go-for-impact.ch: The “go for impact” concept shows ways for turning the challenge into an opportunity. Based on this model, prominent Swiss business associations together with
Take part in the debate and help shape the future of the Swiss economy Get to know the go-for-impact model Join the discussion on what positive contributions the Swiss export sector can make
You can look forward to hearing interesting speakers.
Die natürlichen Ressourcen schonen. Erfolgreich wirtschaften – gut leben. Die natürlichen Ressourcen schonen. Zusammenarbeiten Stärken der Erfolgreich wirtschaften – gut leben. Schweiz nutzen Vernetzt denken und handeln
Stärken der Schweiz nutzen
Zusammenarbeiten Vernetzt denken und handeln
Lieferketten kennen und nachhaltig ausgestalten
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Neue Formen des Konsums fördern
Lieferketten kennen und nachhaltig Messbareausgestalten Ziele formulieren IMPACT
Neue Formen INNOVATE des Konsums fördern
Prototypen und Pilotprojekte realisieren
Branchen mit hoher Dynamik als Chance nutzen INNOVATE
Unternehmen Luft für Eigeninitiative lassen
Prototypen und Pilotprojekte realisieren Kreislaufwirtschaft
in die Praxis umsetzen
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GO FOR IMPACT: Unternehmen Luft Die fürHandlungsanleitung für ein ressourcenschonendes und -effizientes Wirtschaften bei hoher Wertschöpfung für Mensch und Umwelt haben profilierte Persönlichkeiten aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Eigeninitiative lassen Gesellschaft und öffentlicher Hand auf Einladung des Bundesamts für Umwelt BAFU erarbeitet und im Septem-
Kreislaufwirtschaft in die Praxis umsetzen
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ber 2016 verabschiedet. GO FOR IMPACT orientiert sich an den international erarbeiteten nachhaltigen GO Development FOR IMPACT: Die Handlungsanleitung für ein ressourcenschonendes und -effizientes Wirtschaften bei Entwicklungszielen (Sustainable Goals SDGs). hoher Wertschöpfung für Mensch und Umwelt haben profilierte Persönlichkeiten aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Gesellschaft und öffentlicher Hand auf Einladung des Bundesamts für Umwelt BAFU erarbeitet und im Septemwww.go-for-impact.ch ber 2016 verabschiedet. GO FOR IMPACT orientiert sich an den international erarbeiteten nachhaltigen Entwicklungszielen (Sustainable Development Goals SDGs).
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Expo Zone Insights into the world of tomorrow. In the newly designed Expo Zone, selected companies and start-ups will present pioneering technologies, services and products in energy and environmental technology. You can also make new contacts, share thoughts with like-minded colleagues, or discuss the content of the presentations.
Are you interested in presenting at the Expo Zone? Visit our website at www.swissecs.ch/expo and see how you can apply for one of the sought-after spots.
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Gebäudeversicherung Bern Hurricanes, severe storms or record floods – weather events are becoming increasingly extreme worldwide. And the growing intensity of the events means increasing costs for our country. Gebäudeversicherung Bern (GVB) provides statutory insurance in the Canton of Bern with unlimited coverage for all buildings against fire and natural hazards. Maintaining this coverage in the face of climate change requires new ways of thinking. GVB is meeting the challenges with broader support for the risks through additional insurance and advisory services in its subsidiaries. It is also relying strongly on preventive measures to minimise losses and is engaging at various levels in climate policy. For this reason, GVB is proud to be an initiator and sponsor of SwissECS and to help shape the dialogue
ABB ABB is a global leader in the fields of electrification products, robotics and drives, industrial automation and electricity grids, with customers in energy supply, industry and the transport and infrastructure sector. Building on over 125 years of history of innovation, ABB today is shaping the future of industrial digitisation and pushing ahead with the energy transformation and the fourth industrial revolution. The company is active in over 100 countries and has some 132,000 employees worldwide, 6,000 of them in Switzerland. www.abb.ch
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about our future in the climate and energy sectors. www.gvb.ch/klima
“We support our customers with advice on prevention in times of climate change, with over 200 local company experts.”
Ueli Winzenried Chairman of the Executive Board Gebäudeversicherung Bern
“Energy must be more efficient than ever and sustainably generated, distributed and used. ABB technologies contribute to this.” Remo Lütolf Chairman of the Executive Board, ABB Switzerland
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BKW Group BKW Group is an internationally active energy and infrastructure company headquartered in Bern, with over 6,000 employees. Thanks to its network of companies and competences, it offers customers comprehensive integrated solutions. It plans, constructs and operates energy production and supply infrastructure for companies, both privately and publicly owned, and offers digital business models for renewable energy. Today, the BKW Group portfolio ranges from planning and consulting in engineering for energy, infrastructure and environmental projects through integrated offers in the field of building technology to construction, service and maintenance of energy, telecommunication, transport and water networks. www.bkw.ch
UBS As the biggest Swiss bank, we take our social responsibility seriously by supporting the transition to a low-CO2 economy through our climate change strategy. UBS clients benefit from our energy check-up for SMEs at reduced prices, and receive a cash bonus if they commit to an energy saving plan. Our UBS environmental bonus supports corporate clients that switch to eco-friendly commercial vehicles. Swiss private clients can finance energy-efficient homes with a UBS “eco” mortgage at preferential rates. With its various divisions, UBS is also building a bridge between institutional investors looking for sustainable yields and energy utilities, grid operators and other market players in the Swiss energy sector. www.ubs.com/energy SWISS ENERGY AND CLIMATE SUMMIT 2017
“BKW is a company that wants to help shape the future of energy.”
Dr. Suzanne Thoma CEO BKW Group
“More and more clients are looking for sustainability in financial issues. This is why we support eco-friendly solutions for SMEs and investors.”
Christine Novakovic Head of Corporate & Institutional Clients and Investment Bank Switzerland, UBS AG
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Customer service and registration Accommodation On our registration platform, you can book a hotel room together with the conference ticket. The Event Secretariat will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Directions SwissECS recommends travelling to the conference by public transport. Optimise your journey using the routerank route planner and find the most environmentally friendly route to Bern at www.routerank.com. Venue Kursaal Bern | Kornhausstrasse 3 | 3013 Bern Food and drink In cooperation with its partners, SwissECS places emphasis on using eco-friendly and regional products for planning and catering. Contact Swiss Energy and Climate Summit | c/o Premium Incentives and Events AG | C.F.L. Lohnerstrasse 24 CH-3645 Gwatt (Thun) | Tel: +41 (0)33 223 70 20 | E-mail: info@swissecs.ch www.swissECS.ch www.twitter.com/swissECS (#SwissECS17) www.facebook.com/swissECS Registration The number of participants in the Swiss Energy and Climate Summit is limited. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. The conference was sold out in past years. registration.swissecs.ch The deadline for registration is 21 August 2017. See you soon in Bern.
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Tickets
NEW tickets 1-day available
1-day ticket 20 September 2017 incl. catering, Energy Dinner, Expo Zone and admission to all programme sessions
CHF 450
1-day ticket 21 September 2017 incl. catering, Expo Zone and admission to all programme sessions
CHF 490
2-day ticket 20/21 September 2017 incl. catering, Energy Dinner, Expo Zone and admission to all programme items
CHF 890
Tickets for start-ups and students Students: with a valid university student ID Start-ups: Established from 1 January 2012
1-day ticket 20 September 2017 incl. catering, Energy Dinner, Expo Zone and admission to all programme sessions 1-day ticket 21 September 2017 incl. catering, Expo Zone and admission to all programme sessions
CHF 185
2-day ticket 20 / 21 September 2017 incl. catering, Energy Dinner, Expo Zone and admission to all programme items
CHF 375
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