Swiss-Finnish E-Mobility & Energy Day

10 October 2018, Meeting Park Forum, Helsinki, Finland

Insights into Cross-border Business Opportunities and Challenges

E-mobility is on the verge of major expansion in Europe. Connected systems, renewable energy sources, storage and management as well as measuring are essential parts of its development, challenging both the public and private sectors.

Finland and Switzerland rank amongst the leading countries in e-mobility and face similar challenges. What is currently going on? How can the two countries mutually benefit from each other in terms of research, test results and practical experience? Is there any opportunity to transfer know-how, co-operate, invest or sell? How to find the right contacts in the public or private sector?

The Chamber of Commerce Finland-Switzerland, Greater Geneva Bern area and the Finland Chamber of Commerce together with the Helsinki Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Europe Network and Business Finland invite you to share and gather insights into the challenges and possibilities of cross-border business in e-mobility & energy knowhow, and to network.

Program

15:00 Registration

15:30 Opening | H.E. Heinrich Maurer, Ambassador of Switzerland

15:40 E-Mobility in Switzerland: Smart Charging of EV’s as a key issue in our new mobility and energy world | Mr. Albert Lehmann, Managing Director, SwissCharge.ch AG, the provider for an electric-vehicle charging system with 1,500 charging stations alone in Switzerland

16:00   Creation of cross-border competitive advantage in digital energy services | PhD Jussi Palola, CEO, Virta Ltd., providing the software and applications behind Swiss Charge.ch.

16:20   Selling Finnish expertise in Switzerland | Mr. Paavo Ritala, Marketing Director, Ensto Oy, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and solutions (SwissCharge).

16:40   Coffee Break

17:00   Research and Innovation | Martin Gonzenbach, EPFL Outreach and Innovation. EPFL is Europe’s most cosmopolitan technical university, located in Western Switzerland. It has a strong tradition of innovation and research collaboration with industrial partners.

17.20   Complimentary ecosystems towards innovative technologies | Vincent Von Arx, Senior Manager, Department of Economic Affairs – Canton and Republic of Neuchâtel. Business cases: examples of co-developments in the world of the infinitely precise.

17:40   Digitalizing Energy | Mr. Samuel Enggist, Senior Manager, Tiko Energy Solutions AG (formerly Swisscom Energy Solutions AG) develops solutions for the Swiss and international energy industry.

18:00 Finding the business in Western Switzerland – How we can help you | Ms. Carmen Fankhauser, Deputy Director, Greater Geneva Bern area (GGBa). The GGBa is the official investment promotion agency for Western Switzerland. Its mission is to help international companies set up successful business operations in the region.

18:20 Closing remarks | N.N. / Gerrit van Setten, Member of the Board, Chamber of Commerce Finland-Switzerland.

18:30 Flying dinner and networking (until approx. 20:00)

Interested? Please register by October 5 via this link:

www.lyyti.in/swissfinnishemobility

The event is in English and free of charge. No shows and late cancellations will be charged at 70 €.

For more information, please contact:

• Ms. Carmen Fankhauser, Greater Geneva Bern area, c.fankhauser@ggba-switzerland.ch, +41 79 360 79 71
• Ms. Anne Hatanpää, Finland Chamber of Commerce, anne.hatanpaa@chamber.fi, +358 50 320 9539
• Ms. Johanna Niemistö, Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Europe Network, johanna.niemisto@helsinki.chamber.fi, +358 50 343 7108
• Mr. Gerrit van Setten, Representative in Helsinki of the Chamber of Commerce Finland-Switzerland, helsinki@handelskammer-fin.ch, +358 40 500 90 30
• Ms. Leena Sipilä, Business Finland, leena.sipila@businessfinland.fi, +358 40 334 7056