Bucerius Energy Day in Hamburg

American Friends of Bucerius pleased to announce the first transatlantic energy program – Bucerius Energy Day in Hamburg! Held at the beautiful Bucerius Law School campus, this event will bring together academics, policymakers, and industry groups, to discuss the implementation and regulation of smart grids and smart meters (Digitalisierung der Energiewirtschaft).

Professor Christian Pielow, Managing Director of the Institute for Mining and Energy Law at the Ruhr University Bochum, will open the Energy Day. The keynote speaker will be Günter Oettingen, previously the European Union Commissioner for Energy, and now the European Union Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society. The program will include another presentation and a panel discussion from a transatlantic perspective on smart grids and smart meters. Professor Joel Eisen, energy law expert and Austin Owen Research Fellow from the University of Richmond Law School, will be joining the program to provide an American perspective on these issues.

To register, or for more information on these activities (in German), please visit the event website.

More about the Global Energy + Innovation Initiative

Developed in close cooperation with our Energy Advisory Council, American Friends of Bucerius has been leading a program on Global Energy + Innovation for the past few years dealing intensively with the regulation, financing, technologies and security issues within the energy sector. The Initiative benefits from the transatlantic perspective of Bucerius Law School, which launched an Energy Circle this year under the industry leadership of Dr. Werner Schnappauf (Chairman) and academic leadership of Professor Dr. Michael Fehling from Bucerius Law School.