3rd Fraunhofer Innovation and Technology Platform (FIT) 21st and 22nd November 2014, The Taj West End, Bangalore, India (Focus Areas: Energy Efficiency, Wind Energy, Solar Energy and Energy for Smart Cities) Fraunhofer is Europe’s largest applied research organisation with 67 Institutes, more than 23000 employees and an annual turnover of Euros 2 Billion. The Fraunhofer Innovation and Technology Platform (FIT) is an exciting initiative and annual flagship event of Fraunhofer in India which focuses on different thematic fields and showcases cutting edge technologies, innovation and solutions like never before. The 3rd FIT Platform 2014 will focus on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as thematic area for this edition. The event will kick off on 21st November 2014 with a high profile panel discussion on the subject “Powering a Greener Future” and will be followed by a networking dinner. The second day, 22nd November will be devoted to technical sessions on the sub-thematic areas of Energy st nd The 1 and 2 FIT Platform held in Efficiency, Wind Energy, Solar Energy 2012 focussed on Mobility and Logistics and Energy for Smart Cities. The event and Sustainable Technologies for the is expected to be attended by more City of the Future as thematic areas than 200 delegates from India and respectively. abroad, mostly by CEOs, CTOs, and Innovation experts from Industry and Research as well as Government. Ms. Anandi Iyer Director, Fraunhofer Office India 3rd Fraunhofer Innovation and Technology Platform (FIT) “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” - Energy Efficiency, Wind Energy, Solar Energy and Energy for Smart Cities 21st - 22nd November 2014, The Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore Draft Programme 21st November 2014, The Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore 17:30 Registration / Reception 18:00 – 19:30 High-profile Panel discussion on “Powering a Greener Future” 19:30 Welcome Address Ms. Anandi Iyer (Director, Fraunhofer Office India) Panellists Dr. Gopichand Katragadda (Group CTO, TATA Sons Limited) Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber (Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE) Prof. Dr. Andreas Hornung (Director, SulzbachRosenberg, Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT) Dr. Leena Srivastava (Vice Chancellor, TERI University and Hony. Executive Director, The Energy and Resources Institute TERI, New Delhi) Dr. Ajay Mathur (Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency BEE) Ms. Anandi Iyer (Director, Fraunhofer Office India) Guest of Honour Special Address by Shri. Piyush Goyal (Hon’ble Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India) * Cultural Performance, Cocktails and Networking Dinner 22nd November 2014, The Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore 09:30 Registration 10:00 - 11:15 Inaugural Plenary Session: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in India Welcome Address Ms. Anandi Iyer (Director, Fraunhofer Office India) Mrs. Andrea Christ (Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangalore) Opening Remarks Lighting of the Lamp Dr. Raoul Klingner (Director, International Business Development, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) Context Setting Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber (Chairman, FIT Platform) Dr. Leena Srivastava (Co-Chairperson, FIT Platform) Keynote address Dr. Anil Kakodkar (DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Baba Atomic Research Centre BARC and Member, Atomic Energy Commission AEC) 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee/Tea Break 11:30 - 15:30 Parallel Technical Sessions (Including Lunch) Technical Session 1: Energy Efficiency Panellists Prof. Dr. Andreas Hornung (Director, SulzbachRosenberg, Fraunhofer UMSICHT) on Decentralised provision of heat, power and biochar from residual biomass Dr. Mihails Kusnezoff (Head of Department, Materials and Components, Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS) on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies for Electrochemical Converters and Storage Devices Mr. Hans Erhorn (Head of Department Heat Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP) Mr. Thorsten Hornung (Business Developer, Fraunhofer UMSICHT) on Thermo-Catalytic Reforming: Sustainable Efficient Energy from bio and plastics wastes Dr. Ajay Mathur (Director General, BEE) Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Representative* Technical Session 2: Wind Energy Panellists Prof. Dr. Andreas Reuter (Managing Director, Nordwest, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES) on Latest trends in Wind Turbine Technology Smt. Varsha Joshi (Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy MNRE, Government of India)* Mr. D.V. Giri (Secretary General, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association IWTMA) Mr. R. Bakul (Director & President, Supply Chain Engineering, Suzlon Energy Ltd.)* Representatives from Bharat Forge, L&T * Technical Session 3: Solar Energy Panellists Prof.Dr. Eicke Weber (Director, Fraunhofer ISE) Dr. Thomas Schlegl (Head Strategic Planning, Fraunhofer ISE) on Benefits of Photovoltaics in India Mr. Pashupathy Shankar Gopalan (President, SunEdison – Asia Pacific) Mr. Ajay Goel (CEO, TATA Power Solar) Mr. Srinivasan Sampath (CEO and Managing Director, VSM Solar) Technical Session 4: Energy for Smart Cities Panellists Mr. Gerhard Stryi-Hipp (Coordinator Smart Energy Cities, Fraunhofer ISE) on How to Develop Reliable and Sustainable Energy Systems for Smart Cities? Shri. C.K.Khaitan (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development)* Mr. Aromar Revi (Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements IIHS)* Mr. Sanjay Chaudhary (Associate Vice President, Siemens) Mr. Manish Aggarwal (Partner and Head - Energy and Natural Resources, KPMG)* Mr. Aamer Azeemi (Managing Director India, Cisco Consulting Services)* 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee/Tea Break 16:00 - 17:30 Concluding Plenary Session: The Energy Imperative Panellists Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber (Director, Fraunhofer ISE) Dr. Leena Srivastava (Vice Chancellor, TERI University and Hony. Executive Director, The Energy and Resources Institute TERI, New Delhi) Prof. Dr. Mario Ragwitz (Deputy Head Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets, Head of Business Unit Renewable Energies, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI) on How to create the right framework for innovations in renewable energies? Ms. Anandi Iyer (Director, Fraunhofer Office India) Guest of Honour Shri. Upendra Tripathy (Secretary, MNRE, Government of India) *To be confirmed
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