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Announcing the launch of the new Energy Law+ Policy Initiative
Since 2011, American Friends of Bucerius (Bucerius USA) has been offering programs on energy law and policy in the United States, in partnerships with Linklaters LLP, the German Consulate General – New York, and others. Past programs have included “International Energy Security” with Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs at the US Department of State, “Breaking News from Germany: The Status of the German Energy Transition” with Dr. Werner Schnappauf, Senior Advisor, Bank of America Merrill Lynch/Chair, and “Energy Supply from Renewable Energy Sources – U.S. and German Approaches” with Dr. Nancy E. Ryan, Former Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission and Dr. Kai Pritzsche, Partner at Linklaters LLP.
In 2014, Bucerius USA launched the Energy Law and Policy Initiative to promote an interdisciplinary approach to current issues in global energy. Policy and technological developments in the energy sector have fundamentally changed the energy landscape, and the future of energy security and development has become a central focus of domestic, regional, and global policymaking. This multi-faceted program continues the discussion events, but has moved beyond the legal and legislative issues to include changes to the “business” of energy and the impact of regulatory decisions on investments in new energy technology. This initiative is designed to create a platform for exchange and discussion among academia, policymakers, and practitioners, while highlighting various aspects of the energy sector to the greater public.
This year, Bucerius USA contributed to the launch of the Transatlantic Energy Law and Policy Initiative at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, announced at the first annual Bucerius Energy Law Conference this week. The program is chaired by Dr. Werner Schnappauf, and supported by partners such as Linklaters LLP and Carroll, Burdick, and McDonough LLP. As part of the Transatlantic Energy Law and Policy Initiative, the first Energy Expert Circle met this week as well, including experts such as Dr. Werner Brinker, Chairman of the Board at EWE AG; Dr. Manfred Bullinger, Board Member and Personnel Director at ExxonMobil Central Europe Holding GmbH; Prof. Michael Fehling, Professor and Chair, Public Law at Bucerius Law School; Dr. Kai Pritzsche, Partner Linklaters LLP; Dr. Nina Smidt, President at American Friends of Bucerius; and Dr. Ties Tiessen, Member of the Executive Board and Head of Finance at Wintershall Holding GmbH.
The Energy Expert Circle meeting was followed by the inaugural Energy Law Day program at Bucerius Law School, with a keynote speech by EU Commissioner Wolfgang Oettinger on “Digitalization of the Energy Economy”, and a presentation by Professor Joel Eisen, University of Richmond Law School, on “Smart Energy from a Transatlantic Perspective”.
For more details on the Energy Law Day activities, please click here. For more information on Bucerius USA’s energy and sustainability activities, please click here.