ENERGY-EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. Business Conference & Delegation. May 13, 2014 Chicago, IL

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1 ENERGY-EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS Business Conference & Delegation May 13, 2014 Chicago, IL

2 Contact German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. - GACC Midwest Dr. Petra Stieninger Senior Manager, Government Projects 321 North Clark Street, Suite 1425 Chicago, IL Tel.: (312) Fax: (312) [email protected] URL:

3 About the Energy-Efficient Transportation Systems Business Conference Current developments in the U.S. transportation sector predict that America s love affair with the car is slowly coming to an end. This is certainly true for metropolitan areas. More and more cities support the implementation of public transit systems, extensive bike lane networks, and walkable neighborhoods. At the same time, more and more cities use alternative fuel vehicles for their fleets and public transit agencies try to improve their services. In order to combat congestion problems and to solve the funding gap for infrastructure, highway operators start implementing toll roads and other road pricing concepts. Furthermore, the implementation of IT components becomes an important element in the transportation sector for a better service quality and a more efficient operation. Most of these developments that are new in the U.S. are already long-established in Germany with its state of the art infrastructure system. The mode share in the German transportation sector is much more transit-, bike-, and pedestrianoriented than in the U.S. and many sustainable and energy-efficient technologies have already been successfully operating in Germany for many years. This conference will feature a German delegation with companies that are active in this field as well as German and U.S. transportation experts in order to discuss cutting-edge technologies that can make America s transportation systems more energy-efficient. Date & Venue Tuesday, May 13, :30am - 4:00pm University of Chicago: Gleacher Center Room N Cityfront Plaza Dr. Chicago, IL Thank you to our Partners 3

4 Conference Agenda 9:00am 9:15am 10:15am 10:45am 11:15am 12:15pm 1:15pm Words of Welcome and Introduction Virginia Attaway Rounds, Director, Consulting Services, GACC Midwest Mario Soos, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Chicago Katharina Strenge, Consultant, enviacon international Moving Forward - Developments and Challenges in the German and U.S. Transportation Sectors EcoMobility in the Intelligent City - Developments and Trends Dr. Sandra Wappelhorst, Senior Expert, Innovation Centre for Mobility and Societal Change Marking Strategic Transportation Investments in Metropolitan Chicago Randy Blankenhorn, Executive Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) CTA Program Overview Christopher Bushell, Chief Infrastructure Officer/Senior Vice President, Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Panel Discussion and Q&A Coffee Break and Networking German Company Presentations - Session I IVU Traffic Technologies AG IS Predict GmbH DB Systel GmbH Lunch Break German Company Presentations - Session II Eckardt Software Management - ESM GmbH Photon Laser Manufacturing GmbH AdKor GmbH 4

5 2:15pm 2:30pm 3:30pm 4:00pm Coffee Break and Networking Moving at the Speed of Technological Progress Electric Propulsion Systems for Busses Diesel- Electric/ Hydrogen / Battery Busses Dr. Thoralf Knote, Department Head, Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems Commute Options: Transportation Solutions for Today Tim Grzesiakowski, Project Manager - Commute Options, Metropolitan Planning Council Green Cars: Challenges and Benefits of Next Generation Light-Duty Vehicles Michael Duoba, Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory Panel Discussion and Q&A End of Conference Moderated by Dr. Petra Stieninger, Senior Manager, Government Projects, GACC Midwest 5

6 Speaker Biographies Virginia Attaway Rounds, Director, Consulting Services, GACC Midwest Virginia Attaway Rounds has been with GACC Midwest since March She has over 12 years of business experience, including 3 in Germany. After graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and German, she worked for a U.S. software company for several years, then as an intercultural trainer in Berlin, teaching communication techniques as well as business English to German professionals. Her industry focus includes machinery and automation, automotive, and energy efficiency, including electric vehicles and smart grid technologies. She attends the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars each year, as well as the SAE World Congress. Other conferences include MEEA Energy Efficiency Symposium and various local seminars on legal and tax issues. She has also participated in DIHK training for Project Management, Advising Companies during Economic Downturns, and Leadership Training. Randy Blankenhorn, Executive Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Randy Blankenhorn is executive director of CMAP, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Under his leadership, CMAP developed and is now guiding the implementation of GO TO 2040, metropolitan Chicago s first comprehensive regional plan in more than 100 years. Randy and CMAP staff work closely with seven counties, 284 municipalities, and scores of stakeholder groups to implement the plan s strategies for aligning public policies and investments. Prior to joining CMAP in 2006, Randy was Bureau Chief of Urban Program Planning for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), coordinating activities of the 14 metropolitan planning organizations across Illinois. 6

7 Christopher Bushell, Chief Infrastructure Officer/Senior Vice President, Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Christopher Bushell, Chicago Transit Authority, Chief Infrastructure Officer/ Senior Vice President is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he received his Masters Degree in Architecture. Chris career prior to CTA included design and construction management as a consultant to the Chicago Public Schools and later as the Director of Capital Renovations in the Chicago Public School s Department of Operations. In May 2004 Chris was appointed as the First Deputy Executive Director for the City of Chicago s Department of Construction and Permits. Since 2007 Chris has overseen the maintenance, construction, and engineering related to the CTA s rail and facility infrastructure. Michael Duoba, Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory Mr. Duoba helped found and is now the senior engineer at Argonne National Laboratory s Advanced Powertrain Research Facility (APRF). The APRF uses novel instrumentation and state-of-the-art dynamometer test equipment to test and analyze advanced automotive propulsion systems. Mike is also an active member of the SAE Standardization Committees. He chaired the task force that developed the standard test procedures for plug-in hybrids and co-chaired the committee that developed new electric vehicle test procedures. Mike is currently the committee chair to establish standard power ratings for hybrid vehicles. Mike received a BS from IIT and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 7

8 Tim Grzesiakowski, Project Manager - Commute Options, Metropolitan Planning Council Tim joined the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) in 2011 as Project Manager of the Commute Options pilot program. Through his efforts, he recruited 16 Chicago area employers to encourage alternative commuting modes. As a result, efforts are underway to establish a permanent Chicago area Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM). Tim has more than 25 years of experience in Transportation Marketing and Planning. Prior to joining MPC, he was Hewitt Associates (now Aon Hewitt) Commuter Transportation Manager from 2000 to 2011 responsible for managing associate transportation programs at the company s headquarters in Lincolnshire, Ill., and across North America. He also was involved in developing the company s environmental programs worldwide. He received his Bachelor of Science in Commerce from DePaul University in Chicago, and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. Dr. Thoralf Knote, Department Head, Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems Mr. Knote is a Traffic Engineer with a diploma and PhD in Traffic Engineering and Control (public transport and traffic management) of Dresden University of Technology. He has worked for different engineering offices, Dresden University of Technology and Fraunhofer IVI. His areas of expertise are public transport, transportation infrastructure and traffic management as well as innovative propulsion systems. He works as a project manager and head of department within Fraunhofer IVI. 8

9 Mario Soos, Deputy Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Chicago, IL Mr. Mario Soos is the Deputy Consul General of Germany in Chicago. Before coming to Chicago he served as Deputy Chief of Mission of the German Embassy in Slovenia. Prior to Slovenia he served as head of the climate and energy team at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. Other assignments include tours as head of unit for regional cooperation in Southeast Europe at the Foreign Office in Berlin, Deputy Chief of Mission at the German Embassy in Cyprus, and postings at the German Embassies in Colombia and Croatia. Mr. Soos is a career diplomat, having served the German Foreign Office since Dr. Petra Stieninger, Senior Manager, Government Projects, GACC Midwest Petra Stieninger has a Ph.D. in urban planning from the Vienna University of Technology. At GACC Midwest, she is responsible for project management for U.S. market entry programs on energy efficiency, sustainability, urban planning, infrastructure, and environmental technologies as well as market research and U.S. market entry consulting. Prior to joining GACC Midwest, she worked as a project manager, researcher, and consultant at ILF Consulting Engineers, where she coordinated international infrastructure projects such as gas pipelines, power plants, motorways, and railroads, and worked on energy-efficient city planning projects. For her Ph.D. dissertation on energy-efficient urban planning, she conducted extensive research on urban planning in North America and Europe. 9

10 Katharina Strenge, Consultant, enviacon international Katharina Strenge works as a Consultant at enviacon international, an international consultancy headquartered in Berlin, Germany. At enviacon international, she is responsible for U.S.-related projects and supports German and European companies for a market entry in the U.S. Ms. Strenge has a Master in Business Administration and during her Master studies, she worked at the German American Chamber of Commerce in Houston, Texas, where she acquired professional experiences in consulting and project management. Dr. Sandra Wappelhorst, Senior Expert, Innovation Centre for Mobility and Societal Change Dr. Sandra Wappelhorst is currently a Senior Expert at the Innovation Centre for Mobility and Societal Change (InnoZ) in Munich, Germany, where she develops mobility concepts for companies and manages projects on electric carsharing. Prior to this she was a Research Assistant at the Institute for Transportation and Spatial Planning, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich, where she conducted pre- and postdoctoral research on the subjects of mobility management and climate change. Her previous professional experience includes Research Assistant at Socialdata, Institute for Transport and Infrastructure Research in Bristol, UK, where she carried out mobility studies and projects promoting environmentallyfriendly modes of transport. She completed her Ph.D. on the topic of Mobility Management in Metropolitan Regions in

11 Energy-Efficient Transportation Systems Business Delegation May 12-16, 2014 Chicago, IL From May 12-16, 2014, GACC Midwest is hosting a German business delegation of industry experts in the field of energy-efficient transportation systems in Chicago. The following German companies will present their innovative products at our Conference: AdKor GmbH - Fuel cells for railway switches or highway toll stations DB Systel GmbH - Service provider for information and communication technology for the rail industry Eckardt Software Management - ESM GmbH - Software solutions for demand responsive transport IS Predict GmbH - Software for optimizing rail logistics IVU Traffic Technologies AG - IT solutions for all areas of public transit operations to improve efficiency, punctuality, and reliability Photon Laser Manufacturing GmbH - Manufacturer of laser beam welded roofs and side walls for train cars and locomotives 11

12 AdKor GmbH AdKor is the leading provider of stationary fuel cell systems in the telecommunications sector. AdKor has performed technical services for the largest wireless operators in Germany. The Company has worked with all major access technologies (including LTE, WiMAX, HSPA, CDMA, EDGE and GSM) and has participated in the success of some of the largest and most sophisticated wireless systems in Germany. Adkor s green energy department specializes in advanced fuel cell systems and energy solutions. High efficiency, low complexity and fast response are their core values. DB Systel GmbH With its head offices in Frankfurt am Main and 3, 400 employees, DB Systel is one of the leading providers of ICT services in Germany. As a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, DB Systel covers the entire life cycle of IT and CT solutions from specialist analysis to strategic planning and development, right through to operation and optimization. Eckardt Software Management - ESM GmbH ESM GmbH is a software company from Hannover, Germany which provides software solutions for demand responsive transport (DRT). ESM s dispatchingsoftware AnSaT is used by many local transit authorities in Germany to monitor passenger reservations and to dispatch and transfer the reservations to the taxiand bus operators. 12

13 IS Predict GmbH IS Predict offers the innovative, self-learning predictive analytics software solution Resource Intelligence to increase efficiency for logistics resources. IS Predict was founded 4 years ago, and has won 7 innovation awards and have multinational companies as reference. Due to its innovative character, IS Predict belongs to Scheer Group the innovation network of Prof. August-Wilhelm Scheer. IVU Traffic Technologies AG IVU is a global IT solutions and business information provider, dedicated to helping improve efficiency, punctuality and reliability for mass transit, focusing on major metropolitan areas as well as heavy railways. Over 500 public transport companies rely on their systems. Their clients include transportation providers in Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, London, Vienna, Jerusalem and Adelaide amongst others. Photon Laser Manufacturing GmbH Photon Laser Manufacturing GmbH has many years of experience and expertise in the manufacturing of complex subassemblies made of steel, stainless steel, aluminum and composite materials. Particularly their know-how and resources in the area of laser beam welding make Photon a reliable partner for the rail and utility vehicle industry, machinery and plant construction, and the defense technology. Photon guarantees efficiency, outstanding quality, from laser beam cutting to bending/shaping and welding, right to assembly and surface coating. 13

14 Energy Efficiency Export Initiative This program takes place under the framework of the Energy Efficiency Export Initiative, supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy. The Energy Efficiency Export Initiative brings together energy efficiency know-how and experience to countries all over the world. The initiative helps to establish contacts with German companies and experts. Companies can benefit from a wide spectrum of services and an international network of experts. Find more German companies with energy efficient products at German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. is part of the German American Chamber Network with offices located in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and a liaison office in Washington, D.C. GACC Midwest is an integral part of the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad network with 120 offices in 80 countries. GACC Midwest, headquartered in Chicago, and with a branch office in Detroit, has been supporting bilateral trade between Germany and the Midwestern region of the United States since GACC Midwest organizes many events and delegations relating to energy efficient technologies throughout the Midwest. German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. Dr. Petra Stieninger Senior Manager, Government Projects 321 North Clark Street, Suite 1425 Chicago, Illinois Tel.: (312) Fax: (312) [email protected] URL: 14

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16 Publisher German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. 321 North Clark Street, Suite 1425, Chicago, IL Date May 6, 2014 Print Next Day Flyers Picture Credits German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc.