WindEnergy Business Conference

Bernadett Steiner
Renewables Project Manager
Tel.: (312) 494-2180
E-Mail: steiner(at)gaccom.org

Hans Royal
Consulting Services
Tel.: (312)644-2662
E-mail: royal(at)gaccom.org

WindEnergy Business Conference

The WindEnergy Business Conference was an exciting opportunity to learn about synergies between German and US companies to further promote growth and success in the wind energy industry. Attendees included Wind Energy producers, technology suppliers, system and component manufacturers, developers, investors, public policy makers and other stakeholders that have an interest in a renewable energy future.

Date: Tuesday, November 10^th 2009

Time: 8:00am-4:45pm
Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center
5440 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:00-8:30am	Registration
8:30-8:40am	Welcome by Simone Pohl, President and CEO, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest
8:40-8:50am	Introduction by Mark Tomkins, Vice President, German American Chamber of Commerce of the MIdwest

Panel One - Wind Energy in Germany

8:50-9:00am	Stephan Kroeger, Renewable Energies, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
9:00-9:20am	Renewable Energy in Germany - Jens Altevogt, Project Director, Renewables Academy (RENAC) AG
9:20-9:40am	After the Election: The German wind energy market - current developments and perspectives - Georg Schroth, German Wind Energy Association
9:40-10:00am	Large scale integration of wind energy in the electric grid - Dr. Christine Woerlen, Owner, arepo consultant
10:00-10:30am	Questions and Answers German Panel
10:00-10:30am	Break and Networking (webcast paused)

German company presentations - Part I

11:00- 11:15am	*Bernd Becker*, SIAG Aerysin LLC, Chattanooga, TN, (subsidiary of SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG)
11:15-11:30am	John Thomas, WKA Beton Servie GmbH, Berlin, Germany
11:30-11:45am	Axel Kleinkorres, August Friedberg GmbH, Gelsenkirchen
11:45-12:00pm	Thomas Knickelmann, ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH, Hannover, Germany
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch and Networking (webcast paused)

Wind Energy in the U.S. - Overall perspective

1:00-1:30pm

Jeff Anthony, Director Business Development, American Wind Energy Association

German company presentations - Part II

1:30-1:45pm	Ralph Diehl, PowerWing GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
1:45-2:00pm	Timo Winter, GEDORE Tool Center KG, Remscheid, Germany
2:00-2:15pm	Eric Hollister, Pilz GmbH&Co KG, Ostfildern, Germany
2:15-2:30pm	Thomas Tack, NOTUS energy, Potsdam, Germany
2:30-3:00pm	Break and Networking (webcast paused)

Panel Two - Wind Energy in the U.S.

3:00-3:20pm	Wind Energy Supply Chain Opportunities in North America. An Example, Mike Ford, Sourcing & Special Projects Leader, Broadwind Energy
3:20-3:40pm	Inside the Supply Chain, Parthiv Amin, President, Winergy Drive Systems
3:40-4:00pm	The New American Wind Developer - What You Should Know, Kelly Lloyd, General Manager, PNE Wind USA
4:00-4:30pm	Questions and Answers U.S. Panel
4:30-4:45pm	Conclusions

For more information, please contact Bernadett Steiner at steiner(at)gaccom.org or Hans Royal at royal(at)gaccom.org

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