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On October 11, 2016 the Federal Union of German Housing and Real Estate Associations (GdW) and the German Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU) jointly held a symposium on the subject of “Direct Electricity Supply and More: Cooperation Models in Practice”. Featuring speeches by policymakers, hands-on examples from the community and joint discussion and debate, the symposium highlighted opportunities and risks as well as ways in which housing companies and municipal utilities can work together.

Dr. Mathias Hain gave a speech addressing different types of direct electricity supply models and forms of cooperation between the real estate and energy sectors, concluding that there was considerable potential for cooperation and further energy efficiency.

Speakers:

Uwe Beckmeyer, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy

Marie-Luise Dött, Construction Policy Spokeswoman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group

Axel Gedaschko, President of the Federal Union of German Housing and Real Estate Associations (GdW)

Klaus Mindrup, Member of the Bundestag

Katherina Reiche, Managing Director of the German Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU)

Norbert Breidenbach, CEO, Mainova AG

Ingeborg Esser, Managing Director of the Federal Union of German Housing and Real Estate Associations (GdW)

Edgar Föniger, Stadtwerke Güstrow GmbH

Ingo Frömbling, Head of Financial Management Department, GAG Immobilien AG

Dr. Mathias Hain, Ritterwald Unternehmensberatung GmbH

Hans-Martin Henning, Deputy Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Frank Junker, CEO, ABG FRANKFURT HOLDING

Dr. Holger Krawinkel, MVV Energie AG

Dr. Peter Pluschke, Head of Environment and Health Department, City of Nuremberg

Ulrich Reimer, AWG Güstrow - Parchim und Umgebung eG

Achim Südmeier, Sales Director, RheinEnergie AG

Klaus Stratmann, Handelsblatt

Michael Wübbels, Deputy Managing Director of the German Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU)