German-Russian Pitch Sessions Take Place at Hannover Trade Fair

Online pitch sessions by Russian and German companies took place on 4 April in the framework of the Hanover Trade Fair 2021. The focus of the German-Russian collaboration is on the fields of energy and energy efficiency.

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Nataliia Ruba of the international department of the Cottbus Chamber of Commerce in Germany moderated the event, and Oleg Pertsovsky, the chief operating officer of the energy efficiency cluster at the Skolkovo Foundation opened the session by stating that Skolkovo’s key task is to help companies develop technologies and bring them to market. “Without international cooperation, our projects would not be able to develop on the international market," said Mr. Pertsovsky, "and we aim to increase the portfolio of projects that are ready for international markets. This is important both for developing Russian companies and for German companies. We should expand the formats of these sessions, whether online or offline, to increase the opportunities and the number of participants. I hope that there will be active collaboration and interest in the presentations so that there is bilateral cooperation.”

Nataliia Ruba of the international department of the Cottbus Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Screengrab: Sk.ru

Following this, Katharina Schöne, the head of the Russia-Germany Chamber of Commerce, gave a presentation on the development of the energy sector in Russia and the opportunities in this sector between the two countries, stating that energy is one of the most important areas of German-Russian relations, given that Russia is Germany’s largest energy supplier.

Oleg Pertsovsky, the chief operating officer of the energy efficiency cluster at the Skolkovo Foundation. Image: Sk.ru

Fifteen Russian and German companies then pitched their solutions, all of which were tied to energy but varied significantly. These included electrical systems for the industrial and energy supply sectors, safety systems for wind turbine production and wind energy, data analysis using machine learning for the energy sector, lithium-ion battery and solar panel production for businesses and private users, and so on.

Among the Russian companies was Touch Production, which presented its innovative charging station for electric vehicles.