Q&A with Wackers Dr. Christian Anger and Dr. Christiane Baer

1. What sparked your interest in this particular field, and what continues to drive your passion for it?

Transmission and distribution of electrical energy is fundamentally essential for our modern society. My personal motivation is to contribute to that industry.

2. Can you provide a concise summary of the key takeaways attendees can expect to gain from your session?

See sustainability under the aspect of conserving resources by creating taylor-made products that can be operated reliably for decades in service. Only by providing such products, a sustainable energy transition towards renewable energies is possible.

3. What are the most significant challenges or opportunities you see currently facing the silicone industry? How does your presentation address these?

Extremely growing market due to Energy transition projects, infrastructure must be renewed and grown worldwide by keeping/achieving high level of quality, reliability and resilience. One key factor to achieve this are taylor-made materials serving the product needs. Especially, long service lives of > 40 years are expected typically.

4. Who is your ideal audience for this presentation? Which professionals would benefit the most from attending your session?

Almost everybody amongst engineers, researchers and business leaders is needed and invited to contribute to this extremely important topic of energy transition.

5. Beyond your presentation, what are you most looking forward to at Silicone Expo Europe? (e.g., networking, specific sessions, exploring the exhibition, etc.)
Networking, exploring the exhibition

6. What are the most important questions that professionals in this industry should be asking themselves today?
How can products and infrastructure be made (more) reliable, cost-efficient and environmental-friendly?