Virtual German-American Roundtable Discussion 

The Future of Charging Technology & Infrastructure for EVs

GACC Midwest invites you to join the following  public rountable on Friday, December 10th, 2021.

Electrification presents the biggest technological development in automotive power trains in decades. The German government has provided over €5 billion for R&D in this field since 2009, the Biden Administration just announced to increase the share of newly sold zero-emission vehicles on the US market to 50% by 2030, and there are billions of dollars in investments in the US infrastructure expected which might further boost this sector. The predicted broad adoption of EVs on both sides of the Atlantic will bring tremendous change, exciting opportunities, and significant challenges. Therefore, the automotive industry can benefit greatly from a transatlantic dialogue surrounding cooperation of policy, regulatory, technical and infrastructure measures to lead the way into a greener future of mobility.

1) 8:00am - 8:30 am ET  | Panel Discussion 1 – Preparing the Energy Sector for the Upcoming EV Revolution

Speakers: 
• Katherine Stainken – Sr. Director, EV Policy at Electrification Coalition
• Kelsey Peterson – Electrification Business Development Manager at DTE Energy
• Hans Henning Thies – Head of Business Development and Digitalization at GP JOULE Connect GmbH
• Przemyslaw Komarnicki – Head of Department Energy Systems and Infrastructure at Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF
• Moderator: Adriane Jaynes – EV Program Manager at American Electric Power

2) 8:30am - 9:00 am EST  | Panel Discussion 2 – Charging Infrastructure and Battery Technology for e-Mobility: Challenges, Opportunities and Forecast

Speakers: 
• Torsten Gruhn – Head of EV Division at Bender Inc. USA
• Theodore Bohn – Principal Electrical Engineer at Center for Transportation Research at Argonne National Laboratory
• Irina Filippova – COO at Electrada, LLC
• Christian Hahn – CEO at Hubject GmbH
• Moderator: Dirk Vogel – CEO of RKW Sachsen GmbH 

Key Takeaways:

• Learn about  the German and US E-Mobility ecosystem
• Connect with German and US E-Mobility cluster reps
• Explore opportunities for transatlantic collaboration
• Grow your German-American business network

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About the Transatlantic Cluster Initiative

This virtual event is part of the Transatlantic Cluster Initiative which is supported by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany, funded by the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). This initiative offers a unique opportunity for the exchange of know-how, discussion of innovations and networking between clusters in the USA and Germany.