Invitation

 

The Danube Region at the Turn of Times I Economic Cooperation and Hydrogen Supply Chains along the Danube
08.07.2024

Event location:
IHK Ulm, Olgastraße 95-101, 89073 Ulm

Cooperation in the Danube region is a key factor in creating more resilient and diverse supply and value chains in order to promote economic and sustainable growth. The opportunities and challenges of economic cooperation between the countries along the Danube are in the focus of the fourth edition of the event series ‘The Danube Region at the Turn of Times’, which is organised by the IHK Ulm and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism and takes place as part of the International Danube Festival in Ulm.

This time, hydrogen supply chains along the Danube will be in the spotlight of the event. Hydrogen is playing an increasingly important role for the economy. The Danube countries have also recognised the potential of hydrogen and are seeking to increase cooperation and investment in order to modernise the regional economies and promote sustainable development.

The event will bring together politicians, experts, business representatives, stakeholders and all those interested in and from the Danube region. It opens up spaces for professional and political dialogue in a wide variety of discussion, presentation and networking formats. ‘The Danube Region at the Turn of Times’ and the International Danube Festival also offer the ideal setting for companies from the various sectors of the region for business networking and for committee meetings of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region.

Participation is free of charge.

Registration

Please note that at the event there will be photographs taken and/or filming.

Contact

Kerstin Schlimm
0731/173-155, schlimm@ulm.ihk.de

Programme

The Danube Region at the Turn of Times 
Economic Cooperation and Hydrogen Supply Chains along the Danube

8th July, 2024
IHK Ulm, Olgastraße 95 – 101, 89073 Ulm, Germany

8:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Arrival and registration
Foyer, 1st floor

08:30 - 13:00 a.m.

In the morning: two parallel sessions
Session 1: EU Strategy for the Danube Region

On invitation only

08:30 - 10:30 a.m. 
Meeting of the Working Group of Priority Area 8
Innovation and Technology Transfer „Strengthening the Danube Innovation Ecosystem – an Event of the Working Group Innovation & Technology Transfer of EUSDR PA8 and the EcoDaLLi Living Lab System“
Siegfried Weishaupt Hall, 7th floor

Please find programme with the following link


09:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Meeting of the Working Group of Priority Area 8
Digital Danube
Meeting room 102, 1st floor

Please find programme with the following link


11:00 – 13:00 a.m.
Joint Steering Group Meeting of Priority Area 7 “Knowledge Society” and Priority Area 8 “Competitiveness of enterprises”
Siegfried Weishaupt Hall, 7th floor

Please find programme with the following link and register by email to: PA8_eusdr@wm.bwl.de

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Main morning session - participation in the event is free of charge

You can find the entire program here (tbc)

Session 2: Expert Forum „Developing a supply chain for green hydrogen along the Danube”
Ludwig Erhardt Hall, 1st floor

10:30 a.m.
Opening addresses
Dr. Jan Stefan Roell, President IHK Ulm
Johannes Jung, Head of Department Strategy, Business Law, Foreign Trade and Europe, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Württemberg
 

11:00 a.m.                        
Keynote
Prof. Dr. Markus Hölzle, University of Ulm, Member of the Board Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg


11:45 a.m.                             
Coffee break | Networking

12:00 - 13:00 a.m.

12:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
„Developing a supply chain for green hydrogen along the Danube"

Moderation
Dr. Jan Stefan Roell, President IHK Ulm

Panellists

  • N.N., Verbund AG, Vienna, Austria (tbc)
  • Manfred Seitz, General Director, Danube Commission, Budapest, Hungary
  • Mirela Atanasiu, Executive Director, Clean Hydrogen Partnership, Brussels, Belgium (tbc)
  • Markus Ammann, CEO, Handtmann e-solutions, Ochsenhausen, Baden-Württemberg (tbc)
  • Prof. Dr. Markus Hölzle, University of Ulm, Member of the Board Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), 
           Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg (tbc)
  • Annamária Nádor, Priority Area Coordinator, PA2 "Sustainable Energy", EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Hungary

13:00 - 15:00 p.m.

Afternoon: Main event for all participants
Ludwig Erhardt Hall, 1st floor

13:00 p.m.                                   
Networking lunch
Foyer, 1st floor


14:00 p.m.        
Opening addresses

Martin Ansbacher, Mayor of Ulm (tbc)
Dr. Patrick Rapp, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Württemberg


14:15 p.m. 
Pitch session

Moderation
Dr. Gerd Meier zu Köcker, CEO RegioClusterAgentur Baden-Württemberg and Coordinator of EUSDR PA 8 Working Group Cluster and Regional Development

Pitches:

  • Michael Bächler, Spokesperson of the Association for the H2-Wandel Project: 
           H2-Wandel, an EFRE funded Green Hydrogen Model Region project
  • Vjekoslav Jukic, Head of Sector, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Croatia:
           Project Hydrogen Valley North Adriatic
  • Balazs Barta, CEO Pannon Business Network, Hungary: 
           Interreg Danube Region Programme founded Project BrAIn – Bringing Artificial Intelligence to SMEs in the sectors manufacturing, 
           health and agro food. EUSDR PA 8 Flagship Project
  • Dr. Oliver Ziegler, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH: 
           RIS4Danu, a Horizon Europe project with the aim to facilitate social-sustainable-technological transition in Danube regions 
           through the revitalization of disused industry sites. EUSDR PA 7 Flagship Project
  • Simone Burster / Sebastian Rihm, Danube Office Ulm / Neu-Ulm: 
           EEA project & Interreg project A2PT as an example for the municipal level
  • More tbc


15:00 p.m.                         
Coffee break | Networking

15:15 - 16:15 p.m.

15:15 p.m. 
Panel discussion
„Challenges and Opportunities in Cooperation with the Danube Region"

Moderation
N.N.

Panellists

  • Dr. Patrick Rapp, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Württemberg
  • Christoph Ulrich, CEO Ulrich medical, Vice-President IHK Ulm
  • N.N., High Level Representative of Croatia (tbc)
  • Dr. Harald Stranzl, Ambassador, National Coordinator of the EU Danube Region and EU Alpine Region Strategy, Head of the Department for Foreign Trade and Trade Policy and Economic Security in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Vienna (tbc)

  • Dr. Christian Moser, Vice President of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) and the Danube Chamber of Commerce Federation (DCCF)

16:15 - 18:30 p.m.

Evening reception
Edwin-Scharff-Haus, Silcherstraße 40, 89231 Neu-Ulm

On invitation only

16:15 p.m.
Transfer/walk to the evening reception at the Danube Festival

17:00 p.m.
Evening reception

Opening adresses

Katrin Albsteiger, Lord Mayor of Neu-Ulm
Dr. Patrick Rapp, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Württemberg


18:30 p.m. 
End of official programme and individual time at the Danube Festival

9th July, 2024

09:00 – 13:00 a.m. 
EU Strategy for the Danube Region 
Meeting of the Working Group of Priority Area 8 Innovation and Technology Transfer
IHK Ulm, Olgastraße 95 – 101, 89073 Ulm
Meeting Room, 7th floor

Please find programme with the following link

On Invitation only


09:00 – 17:00  a.m./p.m.
European Energy Award along the Danube
Final Project Meeting
Edwin-Scharff-Haus, Silcherstraße 40, 89231 Neu-Ulm
Meeting Room: Studio München upper floor (OG)

Please register according to your invitation

On invitation only