Re-Thinking Energy Infrastructure: Empowering Decarbonization – Moving from strategy to implementation

House of Switzerland • World Economic Forum 2024

Mercoledì 17 Gennaio 2024
10:30 - 13:30
Posizione: Nordside

Organized by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy with the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland Global Enterprise S-GE, Swissmem, the Swiss Export Risk Insurance as part of the Team Switzerland and ETH Zurich. The event is fully booked.

The recent energy crisis and the Paris Climate Accord both underscore the need to transform our global energy system. Accelerating decarbonization efforts with innovative and sustainable technologies in the infrastructure sector demands solutions not only from science and industry, but also from the financial sector. Interaction between these sectors, as well as between existing and new infrastructure, is particularly relevant in the implementation of larger programs, such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the United States or the green hydrogen initiative in Brazil.
This event will highlight regional perspectives on the global push to decarbonize the energy sector and showcase the concrete contribution Swiss companies are making in the areas of decarbonization not only by exporting its advanced technologies, but also by financing such innovative infrastructure globally.
The discussion will be followed by a lunch break that will offer ample time for participants interested in business opportunities to network and interact with industry experts.

Welcome Impulse

Federal Councillor Albert Rösti, Head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland

Opening Impulses

Alexandre Silveira, Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil
Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Panel Discussion

Dominik Schneiter, CEO, WinGD
Stefan Paul, CEO, Kühne + Nagel International
Jason Rondou, Director, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Gina Domanig, Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures
Luciana da Costa, Infrastructure, Energy Transition and Climate Change Director of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)

Closing Remarks

Benoît Revaz, Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy

Moderation

Chris Luebkeman, Leader of the Strategic Foresight Hub, Office of the President, ETH Zurich

Person for media requests
Lukas Dick
Federal Council and Parliamentary Affairs Specialist
lukas.dick@bfe.admin.ch
+41 79 320 57 95