VAR Partner Day

VAR Partner Day 2021

8th Value Added Reseller Partner Day September 15-17 │ Vienna, Austria
VAR Partner Day 2021

Partnering Up in Vienna

Our Siemens Value Added Reseller (VAR) Partner Day for Central Eastern Europe moves to another location every year. Since we cancelled our 2020 event due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, we will do our very best to ensure a safe and successful event this year. We are looking forward to meeting managers, planners and engineers from Siemens partners who will visit the portfolio exhibition and participate in lively discussions about Siemens products and solutions for protection, monitoring, control and automation.

The event takes place at Tech Gate office tower in Vienna, Austria.

TECH GATE VIENNA
Donau-City-Straße 1
1220 Wien

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Map & Directions

Please find here the directions from / to our selected event hotels Arcotel Kaiserwasser and Meliá.

Here you can find Information about our COVID-19 Safety and Prevention Concept. 

 

In accordance with VAR tradition, our welcome dinner will be held on the evening of September 15 at the Arcotel Kaiserwasser, followed by a full day’s program on September 16. We will continue our program on September 17, finishing with a farewell lunch. The agenda is designed to introduce our newest products, functions and features and to provide answers to the key challenges in the global and CEE energy infrastructure markets. Please find the program below.

Presentations on Product Development and Innovations

Program 2021

Start
Subject
 
Individual Arrival  
19:00

Welcome Dinner

Arcotel Kaiserwasser

Wagramer Str. 8, 1220 Vienna
Start - End
Subject
08:30 - 09:00
Check-in and check of certificate proving vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test or recovery from a COVID-19 infection
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome 
Robert Tesch, Head of Digital Grid CEE
09:10 - 09:30
Introductions and Required Briefing
Edward Strasser, Head of VAR Partner Program CEE
09:30 - 10:10
SIPROTEC News & Updates
Georg Korger, Head of Protection Siemens Austria 
10:10 - 10:40
REYROLLE News
Alexander Erokhin, Regional Sales Manager, Reyrolle
10:40 - 11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 11:35
SIPROTEC 5 Compact - 7SX800 and Function Point Manager
Johannes Bruss,  Protection Product Promotor
11:35 - 12:05
SICAM A8000 News & SICAM Migration Strategies
Reinhard Krug, Head of SICAM A8000 Product Lifecycle Mgmt
12:05 - 12:30
SICAM Device Manager: News & Migration
Josef Müllner, SICAM Device Manager Product Lifecycle Mgr
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:00
Process Bus with SIPROTEC 5
Yelitza Rojas, Process Bus Techn. Promotor
14:00 - 14:30
SIPROTEC Digital Twin
Sasho Martinovski, Protection/Commissioning Engr Siemens Austria
14:30 - 14:50
Highlights / Discussion of VAR Partner Program
Edward Strasser, Head of VAR Partner Program CEE
14:50 - 15:30
Siemens MicroGrid - Solutions and Use Cases
Manfred Haslinger, Head of Sales EA Systems
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
Transfer to Reference Project
16:30 - 17:30
Site Visit to Siemens Campus MicroGrid Vienna
17:30 - 18:00
Transfer back, then free time
18:45
Meeting Point
Arcotel Kaiserwasser: Reception Hall 
Hotel Melia: Guests wait outside hotel
18:45 - 19:00
Walk to Evening Event
19:00 - 22:00
Dinner at Tech Gate Vienna, Sky Stage (Floor 19) with live Jazz Music
Start - End
Subject
08:30 - 09:00
Check-in and check of certificate proving vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test or recovery from a COVID-19 infection
09:00 - 09:30
Update: Smart Communication: PowerLink IP & CM
Jens Bürger, Technical Sales Manager, Smart Communication
09:30 - 10:00

The Way Forward: VAR grid+ Partner Program

Edward Strasser, Head of VAR Partner Program CEE
10:00 - 10:30
Cyber Security Status Update for CEE Countries
Walter Wutzl, Head of Digital Grid Products, CEE
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Virtual Power Plant VPP using SIAPPS on A8000
Radu Vasile, Board Member, Eximprod Grup
11:30 - 12:00
Energotech - Experience and References as Siemens Partner
Cezar Balinisteanu, Head of Energy Department, Energotech Group
12:00 - 12:30
Summary, Wrap Up & Thanks
Edward Strasser, Head of VAR Partner Program CEE
12:30 - 14:00
Farewell Lunch
14:00
Individual Departure

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8th annual Value Added Reseller Partner Day
September 15 – 17, 2021 │ Vienna, Austria

 

TECH GATE VIENNA
Donau-City-Straße 1
1220 Wien

Website

Map & Directions

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Impressions

Highlights of the VAR Partner Day 2019

During the 7th annual partner day various Siemens experts and partners provided our guests with insightful presentations and an expert forum about the challenges of distribution automation. Next to the presentations, an accompanying exhibition of the Siemens portfolio as well as the opportunity to engage with experts were part of the agenda. The participants also had the opportunity to visit the reference project RTP Brnik.

Impressions of the VAR Partner Day 2019

Around 70 energy automation partners and account managers from CEE gathered for this year’s VAR Partner Day in Bled. The event provided our guests with insightful presentations and information on the latest product developments.

Insightful Presentations

Our speakers were challenged to provide you with information about our product innovations, sample projects and guidelines for future project development.

Portfolio Exhibition

Throughout the event our accompanying exhibition showcased current product developments and innovations. Also, it provided our guests with an ideal platform for individual discussions with Siemens experts. 

Time for Culture and Networking 

Apart from the technical program we invited our VAR Partners to explore and enjoy a dinner at the castle above the lake.