International Conference

Thursday 24.th of October
Audithorium 12.

09:00   Welcome and opening keynote – International conference
Jesper Frost Rasmussen, Chairman of Danish District Heating Association

09:10   Conference Block: International Outlook and Regulatory framework 
The green heating transition will only be possible if the right strategies are implemented in the correct framework. Not only on national, but also international level. This will be the topic of discussion with input from representatives of the EU, the Danish Energy Agency and others.

Moderation: Birger Laursen, Danish District Heating Association

• Pauline Lucas, Policy Director for Energy, Euroheat & Power
• Ute Hörrmann, Head of Department District Heating, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany (BWMK)
• Stine Leth Rasmussen, Deputy Director General, The Danish Energy Agency

10:30   Coffee Break & Exhibition

11:30   Conference Block: Municipalities and their role
How do we go about enacting real change in the municipalities, cities, and towns? Who are the right actors to get involved, what roles are necessary, and how do we create value with each other?

Moderation: Magdalena Sprengel, Head of International Cooperation, E4C.NRW

• "Together we reach Zero" Brian Seeberg, ProjectZero
• "The heating transformation of a city - Holbæk" Patrizia Renoth, Holbæk Municipality
• Martin Laun, Kompetenzzentrum für Wärmewende (KWW)
• "The Dutch approach, the Municipality as heat transition leader", Henk de Boer & Michiel de Wit, Sudwest-Frysland

13:00   Lunch & Exhibition

14:30   Conference Block: Utility Case Studies
Utilities and energy providers are key players when moving from paper to project. But how do you carry out successful and ambitious heating projects today? What are the challenges, solutions and learnings from these projects? An array of utilities and stakeholders will give us their take on these questions.

Moderation: Finn Mortensen, Director, State of Green

• "The Transformation of Berlin" Susanne Huneke, Berliner Energie und Wärme AG
• "Green City Aarhus", Bjarne Munk Jensen, Kredsløb
• "Energy City Esbjerg", Claus A. Nielsen, DIN Forsyning

15:30  Coffee Break

15:45  Conference Block: Reflection Panel
An expert panel of international stakeholders from the industry will reflect on the state of district heating and the day, giving us insight into what we should take with us and how we move forward together.

Moderation: Finn Mortensen, Director, State of Green

• John Miller, Head of Energy, AGFW
• Uta Weiß, Programme Lead Buildings and Heat Grids, Agora Energiewende
• Stephan Richter, Board of Directors, GEF Ingenieure
• Jesper Koch, head of analysis, Dansk Fjernvarme

16:50  wrap-up

17:00 Reception and networking

Torsdag den 24. oktober i Aud 12.

09:00   Velkomst – International konference
Jesper Frost Rasmussen, Formand, Dansk Fjernvarme

09:10   Blok 1: Internationale fremtidsudsigter og rammebetingelser
Grøn omstilling af varme vil kun være muligt, hvis de rigtige strategier implementeres i de rigtige rammer. Ikke kun på nationalt, men også internationalt plan. Det bliver emnet til diskussion med input fra repræsentanter for EU, Energistyrelsen m.fl.

Moderator: Birger Laursen, Dansk Fjernvarme

• Pauline Lucas, Policy Director for Energy, Euroheat & Power
• Ute Hörrmann, Head of Department District Heating, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany (BWMK)
• Stine Leth Rasmussen, vicedirektør, Energistyrelsen

10:45   Pause & udstilling

11:30   Blok 2: Kommuner og deres rolle
Hvilke tiltag er nødvendige for at gennemføre reelle forandringer i kommuner og mindre lokalsamfund? Hvem er de rigtige aktører til at involvere sig, hvilke roller er nødvendige, og hvordan skaber vi værdi med hinanden?

Moderation: Magdalena Sprengel, Head of International Cooperation, E4C.NRW

• "Together we reach Zero" Brian Seeberg, ProjectZero
• "The heating transformation of a city - Holbæk" Patrizia Renoth, Holbæk Municipality
• Martin Laun, Kompetenzzentrum für Wärmewende (KWW)
• "The Dutch approach, the Municipality as heat transition leader", Henk de Boer & Michiel de Wit, Sudwest-Frysland

13:00   Frokost & udstilling

14:30   Blok 3: Varmeprojekter og cases
Forsyningsvirksomheder og energiudbydere er nøglespillere, når de går fra papir til projekt. Men hvordan gennemfører man vellykkede og ambitiøse varmeprojekter i dag? Hvad er udfordringerne, løsningerne og erfaringerne fra disse projekter? En række forsyningsselskaber og interessenter vil  give os deres bud på disse spørgsmål.

Moderator: Finn Mortensen, Director, State of Green

• "The Transformation of Berlin" Susanne Huneke, Berliner Energie und Wärme AG
• "Green City Aarhus", Bjarne Munk Jensen, Kredsløb
• "Energy City Esbjerg", Claus A. Nielsen, DIN Forsyning

15:30  Pause

15:45  Blok 4: Paneldebat  
Et ekspertpanel af internationale interessenter fra industrien sætter status på fjernvarmen og dagens forløb. Vi drøfter, hvad vi skal tage med os, og hvordan vi sammen kommer videre.

Moderator: Finn Mortensen, Director, State of Green

• John Miller, Head of Energy, AGFW
• Uta Weiß, Programme Lead Buildings and Heat Grids, Agora Energiewende
• Stephan Richter, Board of Directors, GEF Ingenieure
• Jesper Koch, analysechef, Dansk Fjernvarme

16:50  Afslutning

17:00 Reception og Netværk