SPIN DAY Program

Program

Event language: German with simultaneous translation

Attention: we will start 15 minutes earlier than announced so far

Arrival between 8:00 and 08:30 with coffee & croissants

08:45 Greetings

Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga

Cantonal Councillor Carmen Walker Späh

09:15 Keynote 1: Christian Bach (Empa)
Topic: Power-to-X as one of the key technologies for the energy transition

09:50 Panel 1 – Spotlights on projects

Thorsten Herdan, CEO HIF EMEA (via Zoom)
Why we produce synthetic fuels in Chile

Philipp Furler, CEO and Founder Synhelion
Solar kerosene – no competition for electrification

Mark Misselhorn, CEO CAPHENIA GmbH
Hydrogen from methane – how useful is that?

National Councilor Martin Bäumle, President Swiss Power-to-X Collaborative Innovation Network SPIN
Information about SPIN

10:25 Break & networking

10:45 Workshops & Networking

11:45 Keynote 2: Prof. Dr. Manfred Aigner (DLR) and Prof. Dr. Martin Kaltschmitt (TUHH)
Topic: Conceptual and technical design of a development platform for PtL fuels
This presentation by Prof. Aigner and Prof. Kaltschmitt will be held by Prof. Kaltschmitt alone.

12:20 Break & lunch

13:30 Presentation Innovation Park

13:40 Philosophical afternoon speech by Stephan Klapproth

14:00 Panel 2 – Value Creation

Thomas Rothacher, Deputy Chief of Armaments and Head of Competence Area Science and Technology Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse

René Burkhard, Head Market Switzerland Repower

Dieter Vranckx, CEO Swiss International Airlines

Liv Minder, Director Investment Promotion Switzerland Global Enterprise

Yves Malherbe, Head of Renewables Manufacturing Business Development VARO Energy (Refinery Cressier)

14:30 Break & networking

14:50 Workshops & Networking

15:50 Closing presentation