Opening Plenary / Auftaktplenum

Welcome/Chair: (Grußwort [14 KB] )
Dr. H.P. Schmitz-Borchert, Science Park Gelsenkirchen

Welcome Adress: (Grußwort) [25 KB]
Frauke Schraeder, Mayor, City of Gelsenkirchen

Energy and climate policy of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen (Presseerklärung [33 KB] )
(Grußwort [44 KB] )
Jörg Hennerkes, [44 KB] Vice Minister for Transport, Energy and Spatial Planning, Nordrhein-WestfalenGermany’s international initiative on renewable and efficient energy technologies (Eröffnungsrede [102 KB] , gehalten von Staatssekretär Erich Stather)
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development

Development of the Chinese energy sector and perspectives for international energy cooperation
Shi Mingde, Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Germany, Berlin, Geschäftsführender Gesandter der Botschaft der Volksrepublik China in Deutschland

The role of The World Bank in clean energy technology transfer
Jamal Saghir, Director Energy and Water, The World Bank

Technology transfer: The view of the european photovoltaic industry
Dr. Winfried Hoffmann, Managing Director, RWE Schott Solar & Senior Vice President, European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)