SESSION 2022_CIGRETV_PROGRAMMATION_QUOTIDIENNE_01.09-AM

CIGRE

Witness the energy transition unfold as CIGRE 2022 returns to Paris! Hear from esteemed guests like Konstantin Papaliou, recipient of the prestigious SIGRE medal, and Dr. Britta Buchholz, a new SIGRE Fellow.  Discover what drives these industry leaders and their most cherished moments within the SIGRE community, from personal connections to groundbreaking professional achievements. Learn about the significance of embracing new perspectives and the vital role of collaboration in shaping our energy future.  Explore the legacy of André-Marie Ampère and the efforts to preserve his groundbreaking contributions to science and electricity. Join the conversation on navigating the complex path of energy transition and the opportunities it presents.  #Cigre2022 #EnergyTransition #PowerSystems

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00:09I'm in the company of Konstantin Papahiliou. Hi.

00:14Welcome.

00:14For telling my name almost correctly.

00:17You have received the SIGRE medal in 2020. Congratulations again.

00:21Thank you so much.

00:22What does it represent for you?

00:24It represents almost 50 years of SIGRE.

00:28Because I joined SIGRE before you were born, probably.

00:321976, you were born.

00:331976, you were born.

00:34No, you are not, that's why.

00:36And it's nice to have this distinction,

00:40which is maybe for the other people a goal to achieve.

00:43Among all these years of SIGRE experience,

00:46can you share with us maybe one of your most memorable moments with SIGRE?

00:51The one I met my wife.

00:53Oh, nice.

00:54Because I met my wife in Paris, I think 1982.

01:00Don't catch me on that.

01:01She'll be very angry with me.

01:03We won't tell her.

01:04If I don't tell her.

01:05But she'll find out anyway.

01:07Oh.

01:08Where we met, I was for a SIGRE meeting here.

01:10She was here studying.

01:12And we met.

01:13And after 40 years, we were still together.

01:15And on a professional way, like during this kind of sessions?

01:19You see, during these sessions, it was actually one of my most memorable moments

01:26was when I was elected chairman of study committee B2,

01:30because I have been dealing with Hophaget lines all of my life.

01:34And this was a very exciting moment to do.

01:38What does the feedback to be back in Paris after virtual sessions?

01:42And maybe a word about the top leading subject this year about energy transition?

01:48I think it's always good to be back in Paris, irrespective of COVID or not.

01:54It's a great city, which we love.

01:56And I think it's important to get the message again that we should try to save our future,

02:06taking consideration of the energy transition.

02:10Although, you have to tell you, it's a difficult one because nobody knows the answer yet.

02:15Oh, yes.

02:15Thank you for coming by, Mr. Papaliou.

02:18And if I can add a message to the audience, join Sigre.

02:23You'll have the best experience of your life.

02:26Thank you so much.

02:27Thank you for coming.

02:37I'm in the company of Dr. Britta Buchholz from Itachi Energy.

02:41Hi.

02:41Hello.

02:42Good morning.

02:43First of all, you have received fellow awards this year.

02:47Congratulations.

02:48What does it represent for you?

02:51Thank you very much for the congratulations.

02:53You know, I decided a long time ago to do things that I consider right and not expect any

02:59thanks for that.

03:01Working with Sigre definitely feels really right.

03:04I imagine electricity will be the backbone of the entire energy system.

03:08And Sigre is right at the heart of that.

03:11So when I got this fellow award, I was really overwhelmed.

03:14It was completely unexpected.

03:16It means a lot to me.

03:17And I'm really, really grateful to everyone I met on this journey, to my mentors who opened

03:22the door for me.

03:23Also to the young people who started their journey, maybe just now here in Paris.

03:27And also to my company and my managers who really gave me the space and encouraged me to engage in

03:33all these activities.

03:34Regarding this journey with Sigre, what would be maybe one of the most memorable moments?

03:40That's a really difficult question.

03:42There were so many incredible moments there.

03:47So maybe the single most exciting was the opening panel in 2016 where I had the opportunity to chair.

03:54And you know, in 2016 already we said we must change.

03:58We look at electricity from a different angle and we must tell the Sigre community we must change.

04:04And we did that by translating the energy transition into music.

04:09So we had a most memorable opening panel where we had professional musicians together with the study committee chairs,

04:17playing minimal music and telling the whole auditorium, look, we must address energy transition from different perspectives.

04:26And the message is still here.

04:27We must change.

04:28We must involve other angles, other people to get this energy transformation done.

04:34Yes.

04:34How does it feel to be back in Paris for you and for Itachi Energy?

04:39Wonderful.

04:40Yeah.

04:40Well, you know, last year we were here with only maybe 60 people in an empty Palais de Congrès.

04:45Yes.

04:46And so it's great to meet everyone.

04:47And you see there's so much positive energy in the room.

04:50So everyone is really excited to be back.

04:52And I'm so happy to meet people again.

04:55So really to touch base and to talk to them and feel the energy.

05:01So for my company as well, it's important really not to talk just over screens, but really to exhibit our

05:10latest technology, which is on our exhibition.

05:13Talk to our customers directly, get their feedback directly, get questions we wouldn't get over an online session and also

05:21really discuss in depth.

05:23At the same time, engaging in the conference where we have a lot of our colleagues contributing to posters, to

05:29papers, to the session.

05:30And also they're discussing with the other experts, where's the journey, how can we manage the energy transformation, form partnerships

05:38and really learn together in this journey.

05:42Thanks a lot for coming by.

05:43Thanks.

05:57I'm in the company of François Gerin, the president of Ampère de Saint National Committee.

06:01Hi.

06:02Welcome.

06:03Hi.

06:03Could you tell us more about this commemorative project Ampère de Saint and its goal?

06:08André-Marie Ampère is a scientist. His discoveries have marked a history of science and electricity.

06:18Therefore, it's legitimate to honor Ampère for the discovery of Electrodynamics laws by Saint-Cenery.

06:26As SIE, we aim to make Ampère's work and merits known by paying a national and international tribute to these

06:37items.

06:38What exactly is your role in this project?

06:42For over 90 years now, and through Ampère Legacy, both SIE and SAMA, Les Amis de André-Marie Ampère, are

06:53the guardians of an exceptional cultural and scientific heritage.

06:59This commemoration is an opportunity for many people in the field to meet and discuss the importance of electricity in

07:10our modern world and present the challenges for the future and train young people.

07:16What are the actions that have been done to put forward Ampère de Saint ?

07:21Through this initiative, sponsored by Gérard Moreau, Physics Nobel Prize 2018, Ampère de Saint-Anne commemoration aims to increase Ampère's

07:34notoriety

07:34and present him as an example to our youth, give electricity a positive image among younger generations in a context

07:45of sustainable development and energy transition.

07:48The events include museums, exhibitions, and various conferences and activities.

07:56The website Ampère200ans.fr has been created to promote them.

08:02Among those events, I would like to stress the National Ampère 2020 Day in November 2020,

08:10the National Ampère 200ans Day on October 5, 2022 in Lyon, closing the commemoration.

08:19As we know, these past years have been really challenging, mostly because of the pandemic.

08:25In the meantime, one of this project orientation was organizing Les Journées des Métiers de l'Electricité at schools in

08:32order to revive the interest of young people.

08:35How did COVID impact these events?

08:39The initiative Les Journées des Métiers de l'Electricité aims to help high school students

08:45deciding on their future career path.

08:50Halted by COVID prohibiting public access to schools,

08:53it's now relaunched with concern teachers' association and ministry of education.

09:01What kind of link the commemorative project Ampère200ans has with CIGRE?

09:07CIGRE is a great opportunity for us to present all the today's innovating and powerful domains thanks to electrification.

09:16A quick word maybe about this CIGRE session.

09:19In this session, the SEE booth welcomes participants with our publications, including the ones about Ampères.

09:29It also presents SEE congresses, including Madpost 2023, that will take place next year in Lyon.

09:37Thank you for coming by and have a great session.

09:41Thank you for your welcome.

09:42Thank you for coming.

09:44Thank you for coming.

09:51Thank you for coming.

09:52Thank you for coming.

14:50Can you explain maybe in a few words what your company is doing?

14:54Yes.

14:54Advantech is the company that created the first industrial computers.

14:59And for the last 30 years, we've been supplying computers to many kinds of industries.

15:05And one of them is the power transmission business like we have here.

15:09Why is it important to be exhibitor here at the Paris Session 2022?

15:15We have here in the conference many people who are using our products or who want to use our products

15:22in the future.

15:22Most of the exhibitors here are potential customers or actual customers.

15:28And many of the visitors here are people working in the utilities that are customers of our customers.

15:34So this is really the gathering place for this industry and we are very much want to be a part

15:40of that.

15:41Maybe you can mention some highlights that you are presenting at this session.

15:45Yes, maybe I can go back four years ago.

15:48The last time we were at SeaGrey, we showed the first virtualized substation computing environment.

15:55At the time, I was maybe a bit crazy to think that this would be interesting.

16:01But coming back here now, four years later, this is a very hot subject.

16:05Yeah.

16:06And so what we started then was really, I wouldn't say as a revolution,

16:11but because this revolution has already happened in the IT world.

16:13But for the power transmission, it really opened the door to what could be possible.

16:19So today, we're showing this week, we're showing our first product that's really designed to support virtualized substations,

16:28which is a big theme here for automation, for protection and control, and also for telecommunications.

16:36More globally, how is it important to invest into the relationship with SeaGrey?

16:41Well, I'm based here in Europe. Taiwan is headquarters for Advantec, and we're a global company.

16:48But certainly, as far as Europe is concerned, SeaGrey is the most important event for networking,

16:55for information sharing, and really, it's the principal event for this industry.

17:01So we want to be here.

17:03Thanks a lot.

17:03Thanks for coming by.

17:05It's a pleasure talking to you.

17:06Thank you very much.

17:07Thanks.

17:07Bye.

17:08Bye.

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