News item | 14-04-2023 | 9:00 am
More than a hundred innovative Dutch entrepreneurs from start-ups, SMEs to large companies are participating in the Germany Hanover Fair (April 17-21, 2023). On Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 April, Minister Micky Adriaansens (Economic Affairs and Climate) will visit the largest technological industry fair in the world where companies will show their innovations on themes such as digitization and sustainability of the (manufacturing) industry, ICT, high-tech materials, mobility, semiconductors and energy infrastructure.
The Dutch and German governments will also sign a letter of intent on Tuesday 18 April to work closely together on innovative battery technology for use in mobility and for (large-scale) energy storage with the aim of a more flexible energy system. Minister Adriaansens and German State Secretary Sabine Döring (Education and Research) want to work together with knowledge institutes and companies on the next generation of batteries that contain fewer critical raw materials such as lithium, encourage more recycling and research and develop new components for battery cell technology.
Adriaansens also goes on the Hanover Fair visits Dutch innovations and talks with German companies, knowledge institutions and politicians. The Hanover Fair has existed since 1947 and attracts more than 200,000 visitors from more than seventy countries every year. More than 6,500 companies in total are present at the fair where agreements are made about collaborations and investments in innovative products and services.
Main points program Minister Adriaansens (EZK), Hannover Messe 2023
Monday April 17
2:00 PM Opening Pavilion and visit companies in the Holland High Tech House (Hall 8);
from 15:00 Visit startups and scale-ups NL Innovation Square and the German North Rhine-Westphalia Startup Pavilion (Hall 17);
Talks with Minister Mona Neubaur (Economy, Industry, Climate and Energy, German State of North Rhine-Westphalia), Minister Oliver Krischer (Environment and Nature, North Rhine-Westphalia) and Minister Martin Dulig (Economic Affairs, German State of Saxony);
from 19:00 Dutch-German Innovation Pact meeting with governments, companies and knowledge institutions from the Netherlands and Germany
Tuesday April 18
from 10 a.m. Plenary panel including German Vice Chancellor and Minister Robert Habeck (Economy and Climate Protection) (Hall 19-21);
Signing letter of intent between the Netherlands and Germany on battery technology cooperation and meeting with the German State Secretary Sabine Döring (Education and Research);
Round table discussion with representatives of the German and Dutch business community (Hall 9);
Interview with Minister Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (Economy, Labor and Tourism, German state of Baden-Württemberg)