Your Personal Invitation to the

4th annual Swiss - US Energy Innovation Days

An Initiative of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy and swissnex

When: August 20-23, 2017

Where: World Trade Center, Empire State Building, PUBLIC Hotel & more

August 20-23, New York City will set the stage for the 4th annual Swiss-US Energy Innovation Day, an initiative of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) and swissnex Boston's New York Outpost. In addition to US participants, a delegation of 60 experts and leaders will travel from Switzerland to learn about the ways New York meets the energy challenge with forward-thinking policies and initiatives, transforming its urban systems and infrastructures.

The three-day program provides ample networking grounds for energy enthusiasts from both sides of the Atlantic, and we would like to invite you to join us for this occasion. Participation is free of charge and invitation-only.

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Program Overview

Sunday 8/20

Welcome Reception hosted by the Consulate General of Switzerland (07:00 pm – 09:30 pm)

Monday 8/21

Presentations from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy and NY representatives (09:00 am – 10:15 am)

Panel discussions (risk, business, building, storage & grid) (10:45 am – 03:15 pm)

Energy Bus Tour through Manhattan (03:15 pm – 05:30 pm)

Networking Dinner (07:00 pm – 10:00 pm)

Tuesday 8/22

Site Visit: LO3 energy (09:00 am – 10:00 am)

Mini-Seminar: How technological change influences energy utilities (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)

Lunch (12:00 pm – 01:00 pm)

Mini-Seminar: Smart buildings – Can technological innovation improve the environmental footprint of buildings? (01:00 pm – 02:30 pm)

Site Visit: Empire State Building and its energy retrofit (03:30 pm – 06:00 pm)

Networking Dinner (06:30 pm – 09:30 pm)

Wednesday 8/23

The future of our energy system (09:00 am – 10:30 am)

Energy startup & research pitches (11:00 am – 12:00 pm)

Farewell lunch (12:15 pm – 01:30 pm)

Site Visit: Newtown Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant ( 02:30 pm – 04:00 pm)

Featured Speakers


Benoit Revaz Director, Swiss Federal Office of Energy	Brad Jones President & CEO, NY Independent System Operator	Caroline Angoorly COO & Managing Director, NY Green Bank	Gil Quiniones President & CEO, NY Power Authority

Remo Luetolf Managing Director, ABB Switzerland	Roland Doerig Managing Partner, Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG	Steve Cohen Executive Director, The Earth Institute	Dana Schneider Managing Director, Energy and Sustainability Services, JLL

..and many more

About the Conference

The 4th edition of the Swiss-US Energy Innovation Days (SUEID) is an event organized by swissnex on behalf of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), Switzerland’s equivalent of the U.S. Dept. of Energy. The 2017 edition will discuss energy challenges in major urban settings. Please note that this is an invitation-only event for C-suite level participants. If you have friends or colleagues who are interested in attending, please have them email us at michael.hegglin@swissnexboston.org.