German Delegation Visits the Scott Institute
By Daniel Tkacik
The Scott Institute for Energy Innovation hosted a German Delegation visit from the State of North-Rhine-Westphalia led by Silke Krebs, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).
Germany's NRW state shares many characteristics with southwestern Pennsylvania, including a rich history in industry and a more recent pivot towards an economy based on advanced manufacturing and technology development. Thus, the Delegation visited the Scott Institute to learn about the energy and cleantech ecosystem on campus and in the region as well as opportunities for future collaboration.
The head of the delegation was Silke Krebs (State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the delegation included: Dr. Niko Switek (Personal Advisor of the State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia), Dr. Christian Feiler (Head of Unit for Biotechnology at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia), Dr. Kathrin Bischoff (Political Advisor for North America, Asia-Pacific at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia), Felix Neugart (CEO of NRW.GlobalBusiness), Eric Wallner (Head of Business Unit North America at NRW.GlobalBusiness), Aryan Zandieh (CEO NRW.Global Business North America LLC), Daniel Düren (Director South East NRW.Global Business North America LLC), Dr. Nils Schrader (Managing Director of BIO.NRW), Dr. Lisa Pientak (First Deputy of the City of Monheim am Rhein), Dr. Christian Temarth (CEO of KI.NRW), Jutta Kruft-Lohrengel (Vice President of IHK.NRW) and Han Steuter (President of vfa).