Canadian ambassador Susan Bincoletto adresses the audience. The Energy Road Show included discussions with representatives from Axpo, ABB, Hydro Québec, Empa, and MaRS Discovery District.
In one of her first official appearances, the new Canadian ambassador, Susan Bincoletto, accepted an invitation from Empa. The ambassador, who has been in office since September, arrived on October 2, 2017 at Empa Dübendorf with energy sector representatives from Canada and Switzerland as part of the Smart Grid and Energy Storage Road Show. Peter Richner, head of the Engineering Sciences department and deputy director of Empa, welcomed the guest from Bern with a speech. Susan Bincoletto opened the Smart Grid and Energy Storage Road Show, thereby completing one of her first official appearances since her appointment in September. The Canadian embassy invited energy sector players from Canada and Switzerland to the event at the Empa Academy in Dübendorf to discuss new developments and challenges in electricity distribution and storage. According to Richner, the subject of the Road Show is important for Switzerland, particularly with regard to the 2050 energy strategy. The agenda also included a panel discussion headed by Ron Dizy from the research park MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.
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