Invitation to the Annual Event of CGES and visit at Swissgrid 
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
We would like to invite you to the Annual Event of the Coalitio
n for Green Energy & Storage (CGES) on November 21 from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. at Swissgrid, Bleichemattstrasse 31, in Aarau.
The CGES board will inform about the latest developments of the catapults, and various topics on green energy will be discussed. The host, Yves Zumwald, CEO of Swissgrid, the national transmission grid operator, will talk about Swissgrid and current challenges and will also give us an insight into the Swissgrid control room.
After the official program, there will be an opportunity to exchange ideas with representatives from industry, politics, and universities over drinks and appetizers. Please find the program below.
The CGES President Joël Mesot (ETH President) and the Board of Directors are looking forward to welcoming you to this CGES Annual Event. Admission is free. Kindly register by November 17 using this link.
Important:
Please provide your valid ID, passport or driver's license number when registering and bring the corresponding document with you to the event. Due to Swissgrid's security regulations, the respective document will have to be checked at the entrance.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us on info@cges.ch .
With kind regards,
On behalf of the CGES Board of Directors
Joël Mesot
CGES President
PROGRAM
1:00 p.m.
Reception and security check guests Swissgrid and Joël Mesot, CGES President
1:15 p.m.
Welcome by Yves Zumwald, CEO Swissgrid and Joël Mesot, CGES President
1:25 p.m.
Keynote speech “Swissgrid and current challenges” by Yves Zumwald, CEO Swissgrid
1:55 p.m.
Panel discussion, moderated by Jeannine Pilloud, Head of Partnerships for
Innovation at ETH:
• Yves Zumwald, CEO Swissgrid
• Hans-Kaspar Scherrer, CEO Eniwa
• Till Rümenapp, Head of Corporate Research Switzerland at ABB
2:30 p.m.
Visit Swissgrid control room & coffee break
Group 1:
2:30-3:00 Insight into the Swissgrid control room and visitor exhibition
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
Group 2:
2:30-3:00 General Assembly (CGES members only) and Coffee Break
3:00-3:30 Insight into the Swissgrid control room and visitor exhibition
3:30 p.m.
Update on CGES catapult projects by Christoph Sutter and Antonello Nesci, Co-Directors of CGES
4:00 p.m.
Break-out sessions with the following topics:
• Presentation and discussion of the new CGES and SPIN online map of Swiss P2X projects
(Moderated by Rita Bouallou and Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez, ETHZ)
• The Energy Storage Hub in Canton of Aargau and funding possibilities under the Swiss Climate and Innovation Act
(Moderated by Hans-Kaspar Scherrer, CEO Eniwa)
• New ideas and concepts for catapults
(Moderated by Antonello Nesci, Co-Director of CGES)
4:45 p.m.
Closing of event & Apéro Riche
