Dear Reader, guten tag and welcome to the first 2021 edition of Accelerate, our quarterly digital magazine. I am sure I can speak for almost everyone in saying that we are all glad to have left the throes of 2020 behind and look forward to a promising 2021. After much adapting and pivoting in 2020, this year should be all about keeping the balance and looking forward to the future. The future will certainly reveal its own challenges, but if one good thing has come out of 2020 it is that we have all found a resilience and flexibility we did not know we had. Economies and markets have recovered to an extent that noone expected, and digitalisation has reached new highs. After adapting to this current world where distance and not being able to meet each other matter as much any more, this is the time to strengthen the GermanAustralian relationship
and elevate it to a new level of collaboration. In this edition, we collate innovations, success stories and bilateral business opportunities for you. In the New Energy edition, we focus on the transition to clean energy, including hydrogen, solar and battery solutions, energy storage, and waste-toenergy systems. We also highlight how artificial intelligence and insulation can help transform energy use. Of course, we also keep you up to date on news from the Chamber and team, events, membership and offers. Get in touch with me if you have any feedback. We have already started to plan exciting events and initiatives this year, which we will be able to share with you in the coming weeks and months. As always, we
strive to deliver you the right content, the right connections, and the right corporate services, all based on a solid understanding of strategic bilateral business initiatives. While we are continuing with some of the most relevant online formats, we hope that in-person events will be again the norm and we will be able to see you soon. Enjoy the magazine, yours with best regards,
CHRISTOPH VON SPESSHARDT christoph.spesshardt@ germany.org.au
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