Program

The FfE Symposium 2025 "Resilient transformation in the face of global turbulence" on May 14–15, 2025 at the Munich Residenz. The conference will be held in German.

Program of the Industry Day

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May 14, 2025 – Day 1 of the FfE Symposium
08:00 – 12:00 A Warm-Up from the Scientific Community

Helmut Schaefer Prize 2025: Final Round (moderated by Dr. Anna Gruber) and highlights from ongoing doctoral research projects
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:20 Welcome Address and Official Opening of the FfE Symposium

  • Prof. Dr. Arndt Bode (Vice President of the Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften)
  • Prof. Dr. Florian Bieberbach (Chairman of the Management Board of Stadtwerke München GmbH and Member of the FfE Presidium)
  • Dr. Serafin von Roon und Dr. Christoph Pellinger (Managing Directors, FfE)
13:20 – 13:40 Research meets practice – projects with impact

The session provides insights into FfE’s application-oriented projects – from scientific analysis to practical implementation. The focus is on practical issues that are addressed with data-driven, methodologically sound research.
13:30- 14:30 Keynote speeches

  • Kerstin Andreae (Managing Director BDEW – Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft)
  • Dr. Benedikt Franke (Vice-Chairman / Chief Executive Officer Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz)
14:30 – 15:00 Networking Break
15:00 – 16:00 Trend-Scenario – planning under changed framework conditions

Panel discussion with:

  • Dr. Carsten Rolle (Head of Energy and Climate Policy Department, BDI)
  • Dr. Julia Metz (Director, Agora Industry)
  • Dr. Klaus von Sengbusch (Head of Strategic Grid Planning, 50Hertz)
  • Regina Wilde (Head of Strategy and Group Development, EnBW)
  • Georg Grüneißl (Head of Product Strategy and Planning Truck, MAN Truck & Bus SE)
16:00 – 16:40 Podcast “Redispatch” Live on Stage – Changing debate culture

With:

  • Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi (Professor of Sociology, LMU)
  • Dr. Serafin von Roon (Managing Director, FfE)
  • Philipp Hench (Senior Research Consultant & Senior Project Engineer)
16:40 – 17:00 Networking Break
17:00 – 18:00 Cost efficiency and financing of the transformation

Panel discussion with:

  • Christian Barr (Member of the Executive Board, Lechwerke AG)
  • Dr. Florian Martin (Director Asset Management, TenneT)
  • Philippa Sigl-Glöckner (Founder & Director, Future Department)
  • Dr. Martin Würth (Managing Director, UniCredit)
from 18:00 Evening event in the Comité-Hof (Comité Courtyard), Munich Residence

with ceremonial speeches, awards and the presentation of the Helmut Schaefer Prize

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May 15, 2025 – Day 2 of the FfE Symposium
09:00 – 09:45 Molecules as crucial partners in energy transformation: Hydrogen – a reality?!

Panel discussion with:

  • Hans-Joachim Polk (Executive Board, VNG AG) 
  • Eva-Maria Dichtl (Strategic Project Development PtX, ENERTRAG)
  • Maren Preuß (Head of Business Development, Atmen)
  • Thomas Zorn (Managing Director, Tyczka Hydrogen)
09:45 – 10:30 Molecules as crucial partners in energy transformation: CCU and negative emissions – game changer or final enemy?

Panel discussion with:

  • Malte Feucht (Founder & CEO, Phlair)
  • Katharina Fey (Policy Officer for Carbon Management, NABU)
  • Holger Franke (Director Business Development, MVV Umwelt GmbH)
  • Dr. Veronika Ruthensteiner (Advisor Business Development CCUS, OMV)
10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 – 12:00 New technologies, new approaches: How can research and innovation accelerate the transformation?

Panel discussion with:

  • Dr. Munib Amin (Managing Director, E.ON Group Innovation GmbH)
  • Dr. Arwen Colell (Co-Founder & CPO, decarbon1ze GmbH)
  • Prof. Dr. Jens Strüker (Professor of Information Systems and Digital Energy Management at the University of Bayreuth, Director at the FIM Research Center, and Deputy Head of the Information Systems Division at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT))
  • Maximilian Zähringer (Co-Founder, Fryte Mobility)
12:00 – 12:15 Presentation of the Tyczka Energy Award
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:30 Unlocking flexibility

Panel discussion with:

  • Dr. Joachim Kabs (Managing Director Technology, Bayernwerk Netz GmbH)
  • Dr. Markus Klausner (Chief Technology Officer Carrier Residential & Light Commercial Europe, Carrier HVAC (former Viessmann))
  • Harald Ott (Head of Demand Response, Verbund AG)
  • Frank Spennemann (Head of Charging Solutions Energy, Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG)
  • Dr. Jan-Peter Sasse (Head of Section, BNetzA)
14:30 – 14:40 Break
14:40 – 15:40 More efficiency through an adapted market design? What needs to be implemented in the new legislative period?

Panel discussion with:

  • Dr. Christoph Maurer (Managing Director, consentec GmbH)
  • Torsten Maus (Managing Director, EWE Netz GmbH)
  • Dr. Bernd Weber (Managing Director, epico KlimaInnovation)
  • Thomas Dederichs (Head of Systems Development, Amprion GmbH)
  • Ingo Schönberg (Chairman of the Board, PPC)
15:40 – 16:00 Closing words

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