Deutsch-Finnisches Businessforum 2024

30.10.2024 Get-Together (FULLY BOOKED)

18:00 – 21:30 Pre-event gathering
@IHK Düsseldorf, Ernst-Schneider-Platz 1, 40212 Düsseldorf

· Welcoming words: Andreas Schmitz, President IHK Düsseldorf
· Presentation: Felix Neugart, Chief Executive Director, NRW.Global Business GmbH
· German-Finnish businesscase: Maarit Leppäaho, Cimcorp

Buffet-dinner & networking

31.10.2024 Businessforum

@Classic Remise Düsseldorf, Harffstraße 110a, 40591 Düsseldorf

8:30-9:00 Registration and Coffee

9:00-10:00 Opening

Alexander Bargum, President of AHK Finland
Joakim Strand, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering, Finland
Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Stefan Wenzel, Parl. State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

10:00-11:30 BLOCK 1: Post-fossil Economy

· Keynote: Dr. Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO E.ON

· Panel Discussion: Post-fossil economy - the next steps to make it happen
How can we all make H2-economy happen? How do we make sure that demand and supply are well coordinated? Does it need lighthouse projects or rather a big plan?
Panelists: Silke Krebs - State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Berndt Schalin - Flexens Oy, Nelli-Helmi Körkkö - Business Finland, Christian Hoffmann - UPM

· Keynote: Professor Dr. Jürgen Kluge
· Presentation: Janne Hietaniemi, Business Oulu
· Case presentation: Sven-Anwar Bibi, Futurice

11:30-12:30 Lunch & Matchmaking

12:30-14:30 BLOCK 2: Post-fossil fuels

· Keynote: Dr. Joachim Dohm, Neste
· Keynote: Sebastian Gröblinghoff, Uniper Hydrogen
· Innovation Pitch: Philip Weykamp, GreenTrax
· Keynote: Simo Säynevirta & Herkko Plitt, Finnish Hydrogen Cluster
· Keynote: Olli Sipilä, Gasgrid Finland

· Panel Discussion: What's the winning post-fossil fuel?
Post-fossil or e-fuels include e.g. hydrogen, its derivatives like ammonia or methanol, and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). Who needs which type, and how can we manage this complex supply-demand model with stable prices?
Panelists: Kenneth Engblom - Wärtsilä Energy, Alexander Garbar - Duisburger Hafen, Dr. Joachim Dohm - Neste, Dr. Lars Menger - BMW, Dr. Andreas Kraus - Düsseldorf Airport, Herkko Plit - P2X Solutions/Finnish Hydrogen Cluster

14:30-15:00 Networking coffee

15:00-16:50 BLOCK 3: A) Technology & Infrastructure (main stage) | B) Security & Resilience (side stage)

A) Technology & Infrastructure (main stage)

· Innovation Pitch: Claudia Hain, Wolf Energetic
· Innovation Pitches: Business Oulu Cluster
· Keynote: Louis Strydom, Wärtsilä Energy
· Keynote: Satu Sipola, Fortum
· Keynote: Christoph von dem Bussche, Gascade Gastransport

· Panel discussion: German-Finnish technology cooperation driving the green transformation
How can Finnish and German companies and organisations cooperate, bring each other forward and help build a European H2-economy?
Panelists tba.

B) Security & Resilience (side stage)

Side stage host: Markku Korkiakoski, Silverskin

Opening remarks: Markku Korkiakoski, Christina Rinne - Business Finland, Petri Karinen - Business Oulu

· Keynote: Pekka Jokinen, Deputy Head, National Cyber Security Centre Finland
· Keynote: Thomas Menke, Coordination Office for Cyber Security, German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia
· Keynote: Simo Säynevirta, ABB

Case presentations:
· Sensorfu, Mikko Kenttälä
· Futurice, Simo Leisti
· Badrap, Jani Kenttälä
· Louhe, Hannes Huotari

· Panel discussion
Moderation: Markku Korkiakoski - Silverskin
Panelists: Pekka Jokinen - National Cyber Security Centre Finland, Thomas Menke - Koordinierungsstelle Cybersecurity NRW, Simo Säynevirta - ABB, Alexander Sommer - items GmbH

17:00 Closing

17:00 Onwards: Networking hang out, with snacks and drinks at the Uerige-Brewery (shuttlebus leaves at 17:15)