Information:
Date:
20. january 2026, 09:00-09:30 am
Registration:
Opening soon
Format:
Digital
Language:
English
Price:
Free of charge
In this year’s first morning coffee with... our CEO, Michael Kern, meets Member of the Executive Board, Infrastructure & Technical Affairs at VNG AG, Hans-Joachim Polk. Last year, Hans-Joachim Polk became a council member of the German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce. This morning's coffee will touch upon the topics of VNG's role in the German energy landscape, the company's work on future energy systems, and the strong ties between VNG and Norway, which date back 30 years.
Our guest at a glance
The petroleum and natural gas engineer Hans-Joachim Polk has extensive experience in the energy sector. Hamburg, Cairo, Oslo, and London are among the cities where Hans-Joachim has spent his professional life. In Norway, he served as Managing Director at RWE Dea Norge from 2009 to 2013, where he was responsible for optimising the license portfolio and management of exploration activities. Since 2013 Hans-Joachim Polk has been part of the Executive Board of VNG AG in Leipzig.
Morning Coffee with…
is a webinar series from the German Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, where our CEO, Michael Kern, invites a guest from our network to discuss a current topic within business, industry, or politics. Through these half-hour digital talks, we aim to make the knowledge, experience, and expertise of our network’s representatives accessible. It offers an opportunity to engage in insightful exchanges on Norwegian German collaboration and to get to know a key person from our community better.