Economic aspects of the energy transition and safety issues will be the focus topics of the Change Forum. What is the future of Germany as an industrial location? This question forms the core of the first focus topic “Economic Change” (February 11). Issues relating to security, including the secure operation of distribution grids and the implementation of the EU NIS2 Directive, will be addressed in the context of the second focus topic “Security for Critical Infrastructure” (February 12). On the third day of the trade fair (February 13), the Career Day will provide exciting insights into topics such as modern management culture.

Intelligent infrastructures and sustainable technologies are two pillars of the future of climate-friendly cities. The focus topic “Future Cities” (February 11) offers insights into the field of urban mobility and discusses approaches such as tenant electricity for more efficient structures in cities. The focus topic “Future Heating” (February 12) will revolve around communicative aspects of the energy transition, among other things: How can the population be involved in transformation processes? Current topics such as combating the shortage of skilled workers are part of the Career Day program at the Future Forum (February 13).

Everyone is talking about the integration of hydrogen as a renewable energy source. However, the question of “how” is still hotly debated. As part of the program at the Hydrogen Solutions Forum, the first focus topic “Climate Solutions” (February 11) will shed light on innovative solutions and strategies relating to hydrogen. The focus topic “European Gas Markets” (February 12) will foreground the potential of LNG, while the third focus topic “Energy Transition in the Making” (February 13) will discuss future developments on the hydrogen market and the benefits of hydrogen for energy-intensive companies.

European energy systems must shape the transformation to renewables. How can this be achieved with the help of a global offshore market and against the backdrop of the German power plant strategy? The first focus topic “Renewables in Europe” (February 11) will address precisely these questions. This discourse will be supplemented by the second focus topic “New Energy Grids” (February 12), which will deal with the effects of feeding renewable energies into the grid. The final focus topic “New Energy Markets” (February 13), on the other hand, focuses on the technologies of new energy markets.

The success of the energy transition requires one decisive factor: competent specialists and managers. Against the backdrop of the impending shortage of skilled workers, this factor is more crucial than ever. With the Career Day on the third day of the trade fair (February 13, 2025), E-world energy & water aims to bring employers and potential employees together to take a closer look at the working world of the energy industry - also on the stages of the Future and Change Forum, including in interesting discussions in the “CEO meets Student” sessions.

Our conferences provide you with additional insights into current topics, challenges and opportunities in the energy industry. The “Leadership Meeting Energy” brings together top-class speakers from business and politics and this year discusses, among other things, the compatibility of decarbonization while maintaining competitiveness. The “Fiber Optics Forum”, on the other hand, will examine the current status of fiber optic expansion.