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Decarbonizing the Grid: E.ON CEO Leonhard Birnbaum

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The Precourt Institute for Energy and the Sustainability Accelerator are proud to present a new monthly seminar series bringing industry leaders to campus.

E.ON is one of Europe's largest energy companies with the business areas of energy distribution grid, energy infrastructure solutions and energy sales. With a 1.6-million-kilometer-long energy distribution grid and around 47 million customers, E.ON is playing a leading role in shaping a green, digital and decentralized energy world.

Leonhard Birnbaum has been CEO of E.ON SE since 2021. In this position, he is responsible for Communications & Political Affairs, Corporate Audit, Strategy, Group and Executive HR, HSE & Sustainability, Legal & Compliance and Nuclear Coordination. He is also Vice-President of the Executive Committee of BDEW, the German Association of Energy and Water Industries, a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and President of Eurelectric, the European Electricity Association, and Vice Chair of the World Energy Council.

In this inaugural seminar, Birnbaum will join Steven Chu to share his perspective on decarbonizing the grid.

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