SMART CITY Business Conference & Delegation August 27, 2013 Chicago, IL
Contact German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. Petra Stieninger, Ph.D. Senior Manager, Government Projects 321 North Clark Street, Suite 1425 Chicago, Illinois 60654-4714 Tel.: (312) 665-0977 Fax: (312) 644-0738 E-Mail: stieninger@gaccmidwest.org URL: www.gaccmidwest.org
About the Smart City Business Conference Energy Efficient Urban Planning & Smart Infrastructure Solutions City planning today is much more than defining locations for buildings, certain types of land use, and the connecting infrastructure. City planners have to face challenges like re-urbanization, the concentration of the population in metropolitan areas, or extreme weather situations. The resulting need for resource-efficient and sustainable solutions requires a new planning mindset: Integrated planning approaches leading to a smart organization and operation of cities including a smart economy, smart mobility, smart environment, smart government, smart living, and smart people. The Smart City Business Conference will introduce you to new technologies that can help us to make Smart Cities a reality. Hear about the latest news, developments, and technologies in the field of energy-efficient, sustainable urban planning while surveying the urban patterns of the city of Chicago from a bird s eye view from the 50th floor of the BCBS Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Chicago. Discover innovative products and technologies from Germany and discuss how they can be featured in the US market. Explore synergies and partnership opportunities with German experts during our conference. Learn how German cities solve current problems and deal with infrastructure issues and how your company can benefit from their expertise. Date & Venue Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:00am - 4:30pm Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower 50th floor Baker & McKenzie LLP 300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000 Chicago, IL 60601 3
SMART CITY Conference Agenda 9:00am 9:05am Words of Welcome Simone Pohl, President and CEO, GACC Midwest Smart Cities - A New Approach In City Planning Energy Efficiency and Smart Cities in Germany Status and Perspectives Dr. Hartmut Grewe, Senior Project Manager, energiewaechter on behalf of the Energy Efficiency Export Initiative of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology From Smart Buildings to Smart Cities Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Norbert Fisch, Vice Dean Department Architecture, Prof. for Energy Design, Building Physics and Building Engineering, Technical University Braunschweig - Institute for Solar Technology and Building Engineering Planning for density around transit in Chicago Benet Haller, Director, Urban Design and Planning, City of Chicago - Department of Planning and Zoning Building Performance & Sustainability: an Integrated Approach to Energy and Sustainability Matthias Rebellius, President and CEO of the Building Technologies Division Americas, Siemens Industry, Inc. 10:15am 10:45am 11:15am 4 Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderation: Petra Stieninger, Senior Manager, GACC Midwest Coffee Break & Networking German Company Presentations eks Engel GmbH & Co.KG, Stefan Gessner, Sales Schott Solar, Dr. Roland Weidl, Manager Product Technology BAER Architekten, Stephan Becsei, Owner Dr. Neuhaus Telekommunikation, Detlef Einacker, Director Sales
12:15pm 12:30pm 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:00pm Q&A Lunch Break German Company Presentations E-Senza, Amit Shah, CEO Edur Pumps, Anthony Wuethrich, Product Manager Koch Architekten, Charlotte Juhl Koch, Architect Mottai, Markus Todt, CEO Q&A Coffee Break & Networking Smart Infrastructure and Technology Solutions for Smart Cities Urban Neighborhood, Building and Mobility System Integration Best Practices Professor Dr. Ing., Dr. h.c., Director Volker Hartkopf, Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD), Robert L. Preger Intelligent Workplace, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University Reaching New Audiences with New Tools Tom Coleman, Senior Supervising Planner, Parsons Brinckerhoff An Integrated Approach to Climate Adaption for CTA Transit Assets Karl Peet, Project Manager, Strategic Planning & Policy, Chicago Transit Authority 4:00pm 4:30pm Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderation: Petra Stieninger, Senior Manager, GACC Midwest End of Program 5
SMART CITY Speaker Bios Tom Coleman, Senior Supervising Planner, Parsons Brinckerhoff Thomas Coleman currently serves as supervising planner with Parsons Brinckerhoff s Chicago office. Thomas has more than 20 years of experience as a transportation planner and project manager with specialized expertise in the design and delivery of projects focused on transit, roadway, and highway projects. Thomas is also leading the development of mobile applications for Parsons Brinckerhoff to enhance communication and stakeholder engagement plans on projects and programs nationwide. Thomas recently received Parsons Brinckerhoff s What If Award for creating breakthrough value for their clients and the firm through the use of innovation and integration of services across the firm using mobile technologies. Early in his career, Tom served as an urban planner with United States Peace Corps in Katmandu, Nepal. Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Norbert Fisch, Vice Dean Department of Architecture, Prof. for Energy Design, Building Physics and Building Engineering, Technical University Braunschweig - Institute for Solar Technology and Building Engineering Manfred Norbert Fisch serves as Full Professor and Director of the Institute for Energy Design, Building Services and Solar Technology at the Technical University Braunschweig. He is the CEO of EGS-plan, CEO of Energy Design Brunswick and CEO of Energy Design Asia, Stuttgart, Shanghai, UAE. From1984-1996, he was the head of the Department for Rational Use of Energy and Solar Technology at the Institute for Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer at the University Stuttgart. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Dipl.-Ing. in Energy Technology both from the University of Stuttgart, as well as a Dipl.-Ing. from the College of Mechanical Engineering in Friedberg. 6
Dr. Hartmut Grewe, Senior Project Manager, energiewaechter After studying political science at the Free University of Berlin and Duke University (USA), Dr. Hartmut Grewe taught at the University of Mannheim and the University of Texas (Austin). For the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, he worked in various areas including political education and policy advice while working as a policy consultant for trade unions in Latin America. Recently, he worked at the foundation s headquarters in Berlin as a coordinator for energy, environment and climate policy. He also lectured at national and international levels in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Benet Haller, Director, Urban Design and Planning, City of Chicago - Department of Planning and Zoning Benet has worked as a planner, architect, and in nonprofit housing development and management. In the early 1990 s, Benet worked for a number of residential architectural firms in the Chicago area. In January of 1998, Benet began working for the City of Chicago in the planning department. From 2000 to 2003, he managed the process for the development of the Central Area Plan, which will provide a framework for the development of Chicago s downtown for the next 20 years. Starting in August of 2004, Benet became Director of Urban Design and Planning. He reviews larger development projects within the city, leads city-wide planning efforts, conducts design review and works with metropolitan planning agencies to ensure that metro-wide planning policies promote reinvestment in the central city. As part of the reorganization of city departments in January 2011, Benet is now with the Department of Housing and Economic Development and runs a division within the Bureau of Zoning and Land Use Planning with 5 staff members. 7
SMART CITY Professor Dr. Ing., Dr. h.c., Director Volker Hartkopf, Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics, Robert L. Preger Intelligent Workplace, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University Since 1972, Professor Hartkopf has been teaching and conducting research at Carnegie Mellon University. His work covers a broad range of activities: international initiatives, funded research and professional consulting on building systems integration, advanced technology, building performance, energy conservation, urban revitalization, third-world housing and disaster prevention. In 1981, he co-founded the Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD) at Carnegie Mellon. The CBPD team with Prof. Hartkopf s leadership has received numerous prestigious national awards for research. An award winning teacher and a frequent keynote speaker in Australia, Europe, Asia and the Americas, he has authored over 100 technical publications. Currently, Prof. Hartkopf is leading the Building as Power Plant (BAPP) project. The BAPP has been selected by the US Congress as the National Test-bed for Advanced Technology in Building Karl Peet, Project Manager, Strategic Planning & Policy, Chicago Transit Authority Karl Peet is a Project Manager in the Department of Strategic Planning & Policy at the Chicago Transit Authority. Karl has responsibilities in climate change policy, bus rapid transit planning and implementation, multimodal integration, and long-term bus fleet planning. Karl is a member of the CTA sustainability committee, a contributor to the Chicago Climate Action Plan and Sustainable Chicago 2015 Plan, and a participant in the APTA Climate Change and Sustainability Metrics Working Groups. 8
Matthias Rebellius, President and CEO of the Building Technologies Division Americas, Siemens Industry, Inc. Matthias Rebellius leads the Building Technologies division of the Siemens Infrastructure and Cities sector. As president, Rebellius is responsible for the financial, operational and competitive success of the division s U.S.-based building automation, fire safety and security, and control products and systems businesses. He joined Siemens in 1988 in the Siemens graduate program in the communication and semi-conductor business as an engineer. He then transferred to research and development, product management and marketing in motion control and factory automation. In 2003, Matthias moved to Building Technologies, Fire & Security (FSS) business as head of strategic marketing and developed further as segment head for the product business before being named head of the FSS Global Business Unit. Matthias earned his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Trier, Germany. 9
SMART CITY Smart City Business Delegation August 26-29, 2013 Chicago GACC Midwest is bringing a German business delegation of industry experts to Chicago from August 26-29, 2013. The following eight German companies will present their innovative concepts and products at our Smart City conference and are looking for potential business partners in the US: E-Senza - smart technologies for smart buildings, smart metering, and smart parking Koch Architekten - green corporate architecture and integrative energy concepts Schott Solar - semi-transparent building integrated photovoltaic Mottai - smart home, smart metering and smart grid solutions for both energy and water metering Dr. Neuhaus Telekommunikation - data privacy solutions for smart metering and smart grid Edur Pumps - energy efficient pumps for wastewater treatment eks Engel - customized fiber optics solutions for data transmission in buildings, transit systems, etc. B.A.E.R. - green infrastructure and urban resilience solutions 10
B.A.E.R. Architecture + Environmental Research BAER offers planning, coaching, research and consulting services for sustainable design and functional concepts for sustainable urban development. Their professional engagement includes the design of public space and infrastructural systems, climate relevant civil engineering, and rainwater management. In order to foster urban resilience and adaptation to climate change, they provide solutions reducing CO2 emissions, preventing flood disasters, and removing particulate pollution by vegetation via new interactive systems. Dr. Neuhaus Telekommunikation GmbH Dr. Neuhaus provides innovative and highquality automated metering and M2M communication. The company is a pioneer in the smart metering field and smart grid communication by way of its GPRS/EDGE/HSPA/LAN router and modems, secure gateways for smart metering applications and control-center software for smart metering systems. Dr. Neuhaus communication solutions serve utilities and provide them with efficiency and security using smart metering and smart grid technologies. Edur Pumps Edur Pumps offers highly energy efficient pump solutions where pumps use only as much electricity as absolutely required. Their multiphase pumps operate as a dynamic mixer and simplify the system design, which results in reduced investments and decreasing operating costs. Edur offers a comprehensive range of pumps which help to meet various system requirements in the industries of waste-water solutions, oil, laundry services, mining, biofuels and fracking (potentially). 11
SMART CITY eks Engel GmbH & Co. KG A partner for communication devices that transmit data, audio, and video signals via fiber optics. Eks specializes in the conversion of electric signals into optic ones, and offers both standard fiber optic components and customized, innovative solutions that allow powerful signal transmission of sensitive data in all kinds of areas of application such as plant engineering and construction, building automation, wind energy industry, smart grid, transportation infrastructure and tunnel construction. E-Senza A leading developer and manufacturer of wireless device networking products and solutions for connectivity between sensors, instruments, actuators, meters and systems. Their wireless data infrastructure products are proven and optimized for building automation, energy management and environmental monitoring, as well as logistics and industrial applications. E-Senza products can be applied in the fields of smart building, smart metering and smart parking. Koch Architects Koch Architects specialize in integrated energy concepts and green corporate architecture. The company mainly focuses on retail, office and public buildings. Reducing the energy requirement of buildings and increasing the use of clean and renewable energies are two major objectives of the technologies. This is achieved by implementing extensive, cross-linked and adaptable systems and features that consider the entire urban and climatic surroundings. 12
Mottai A leading supplier of integrated systems that combine all relevant hard- and software for smart technologies in the fields of smart home, smart metering and smart grids. Its technologies allow home automation through the energy supplier and create an intelligent network using the existing grid. Mottai provides communicative metering technology with smart home processes by producing communication boxes and central monitoring stations, network and databank management and user interfaces, along with system peripherals for individual households and turnkey solutions for utilities metering devices, software, initial operations and software updates. Schott AG An international technology group with more than 125 years of experience in the areas of specialty glasses, materials and advanced technologies. Schott AG provides a unique semitransparent ASI THRU building integrated photovoltaic module with thin film technology that transforms a roof or a façade of a building into a BIPV (Building Integrated PV) solar power plant. This product features weather protection, a sunscreen function, sound insulation, view protection and heat insulation. ASI BIPV elements can be installed using a variety of different mullion-transom constructions to form wall claddings, canopies, skylights or flat and pitched roofs. 13
SMART CITY Energy Efficiency Export Initiative 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. This program takes place under the framework of the Energy Efficiency Export Initiative, supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. Find more German companies with energy efficient products at www.efficiency-from-germany.info German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. (GACC Midwest) 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 (AHK) network with 120 offices in 80 countries. GACC Midwest, headquartered in Chicago, has been supporting bilateral trade between Germany and the Midwestern region of the United States since 1963. GACC Midwest organizes many events and delegations relating to energy efficient technologies throughout the Midwest. German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. Petra Stieninger, Ph.D. Senior Manager, Government Projects 321 North Clark Street, Suite 1425 Chicago, Illinois 60654-4714 Tel.: (312) 665-0977 Fax: (312) 644-0738 E-Mail: stieninger@gaccmidwest.org URL: www.gaccmidwest.org 14
Publisher German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 1425, Chicago, IL 60654 Date August 19, 2013 Print Next Day Flyers Picture Credits Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, design architects of the project: Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill; GACC Midwest