On 1 March, we had the pleasure to hold a Dinner Discussion co-organised and hosted by the Swiss Embassy of Switzerland in Denmark. 

Following the welcoming words from Ambassador Tinguely Mattli, our team member Deborah Walt, responsible for the Nordics, had the opportunity to present the St. Gallen Symposium to the guests. 

We then proceeded to the main part of the evening, the dinner discussion on the “Social Acceptance of Renewable Energies”. The discussion was started by the opening statements of  

• Morten Dyrholm, Group Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications, Sustainability and Public Affairs at Vestas Wind Systems 
• Prof. Rolf Wüstenhagen, professor of Management of Renewable Energies at the University of St. Gallen) started the discussion with their respective opening statements 

Moderated by the Ambassador, all guests then had the opportunity to contribute. The different backgrounds made for an insightful discussion, which we all left with actionable take-aways for accelerating the global energy transition. 

Fitting to this the 51^st St. Gallen Symposium’s topic “Collaborative Advantage”, a key take-away was the necessity for different industries and regions to work together in order to achieve social acceptance of renewable energies and a smooth energy transition. The need for sharing solutions and at the same time leaving everyone to choose the most fitting option for themselves was also at the core of the discussion. 

We want to thank all guests for coming and engaging and hope to see some of them at the 51^st St. Gallen Symposium in May 2022.