Conference Programme

Conference | 20 May 2015 Berlin
Venue: Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Invalidenstrasse 44, 10115 Berlin
Topic
9:15 – 10:00
Speaker
Registration and Welcome Coffee
Morning Session: Trans-national Cooperation in Europe | ERA-Net Plus Electromobility+
Moderated by Conny Czymoch, Journalist
Norbert Barthle, Parliamentary State Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
10:00 – 10:20 Conference Opening and Welcome Address
Matthias Machnig, State Secretary,
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
10:20 – 10:35 Keynote Address
Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director General,
DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
10:35 – 10:40 Introduction of the Agenda
Moderator Conny Czymoch
10:40 – 11:00
Electromobility+ at a Glance
Joining Forces for Electric Mobility in Europe
Bernard Duhem
Former Chair of the Electromobility+ Governance Board
• EVERSAFE
• COMPETT
11:00 – 12:30 Electromobility+ Flashlights
Innovations and Experiences of Research Projects
• ABattReLife
• K-VEC
12:30 – 14:15
Lunch and Marketplace with Project Representatives
Developing Safety Requirements for Electric
Vehicles, Bruno Augusto, Swedish National Road
and Transport Research Institute, Sweden
Facilitating the Market Uptake of
Electric Vehicles, Erik Figenbaum,
Institute of Transport Economics, Norway
Deploying Solutions for Save Reuse and Save
Recycling of Batteries, Urs A. Peuker
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Improving Ultracapacitors for Fast and “On-demand”
Charging of Public Transport Vehicles,
Marco Ciccolini, Sequoia Automation, Italy
Afternoon Session: Implementing Electric Mobility in Europe - The Way Ahead
Moderated by Conny Czymoch, Journalist
14:15 – 14:45
14:45 – 16:00
Perspectives on the Future of Electric Mobility
The Stakeholders’ View
Panel Discussion 1
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee
16:30 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:45
Electromobility+ Phase II
Next Steps in Trans-National Cooperation
The Policy View
Panel Discussion 2
17:45 – 18:00 Closing
18:00
Get Together / Reception
David Beeton
Urban Foresight, United Kingdom
Panelists
• Jean-Luc di Paola Galloni, Valeo, ERTRAC/EGVIA
• Stefan Schmerbeck, Volkswagen
• David Beeton, Urban Foresight
• Giovanni Battista Razelli, Gruppo Torinese Trasporti
• Umberto Guida, International Association of Public Transport
Julia Williams-Jacobse
Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands
Panelists
• William Bird, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
• Keith Hardy, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
• Gert Jan Prummel, Rijkswaterstaat,
Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, The Netherlands
• Bruno Leboullenger, Ministry for the Economy,
Industry and Digital Affairs, France
• Veit Steinle, Federal Ministry of Transport and
Digital Infrastructure, Germany
Veit Steinle
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Location: Erich Klausener Saal
Electromobility+ is co-funded by the European Commission as part of the ERA-NET Plus scheme
of the 7th EU Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 287143.