Programme 2025

14 November 2025

08:30 - 09:00
Welcome of participants
09:00 - 09:10
Opening of the 5th Innovation and Climate Forum
09:10 - 09:30
State of Research
  • Bertrand Piccard (President Solar Impulse Foundation) - in video
  • Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli (Representative of the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL)
09:30 - 09:45
Message from the Federal Authorities
  • Benoît Revaz (Head of the Federal Office of Energy (FOEN))
09:45 - 10:30
Issues and challenges of harnessing situational resources (geothermal energy, aquathermy, wood energy, wastewater treatment plant heat, industrial waste heat, etc.) at the scale of cities and regions, with a particular focus on the challenges of developing biomass/biomethane sectors simultaneously
  • Nathalie Andenmatten Berthoud (Geothermal Expert, SIG)
  • Nicolas Charton (Managing Director, E-Cube)
  • Pierre-Alain Kreutschy (President of the Romand Gas Association)
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:30
Do innovations such as artificial intelligence meet the needs of energy sector stakeholders?
  • Silvia Quarteroni (Chief Transformation Officer, Head of the Innovation Unit - Swiss Data Science Center)
  • Dr. Roberto Castello (Head of the Energy Sector at the Swiss Data Science Center)
11:30 - 12:00
Example of actions: Geneva Industrial Services
  • Giorgio Pauletto (Director of Strategy and Innovation, SIG)
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:15
Insights and perspectives from the Pepperdine Energy Forum
  • Volker Tiemann (responsible for this forum and the participants)
14:15 - 15:10
Municipalities examples
  • Benoist Guillard (Municipal Councillor, Yverdon-les-Bains)
  • Michel Meyer (Director of Thermal and Geothermal Solutions (STG), SIG)
  • Claude Thürler (General Director, Gruyère Énergie)
  • Alexis Vautier (Municipal Councillor, Arnex-sur-Orbe)
15:10 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:30
Roundtable with Swiss political parties
  • Florence Bettschart-Narbel (Vice President (FDP))
  • Manfred Buehler (National Councillor (SVP))
  • Clarence Chollet (National Councillor (Greens))
  • Charles Juillard (State Councillor (The Centre))
  • Brenda Tuosto (National Councillor (Socialist))
  • Céline Weber (National Councillor (Green Liberals))
16:30 - 16:45
Message from the Cantonal Authorities
  • Mohammed Meghari (Head of the Energy Efficiency Division, Canton of Vaud)
16:45 - 17:00
Conclusion
  • Irina Gote (Municipal Councillor, Montreux)
17:00 - 17:30
Cocktail