Reporter’s Notebook: What I Learned From an All-Women Conference at Europe’s Largest Energy Trade Fair

After showing my reporter’s ID to a staff member, I stepped into Munich’s International Congress Center. As I prepared to get to work chasing interviews and nailing down stories, hot energy topics of the day that would need to be covered cycled through my still slightly jet-lagged brain.

It was the second day of The smarter E Europe — Europe’s largest energy industry trade fair held in mid-June, with dozens of panels scheduled from early morning until 6 p.m. That meant lots of people, speeches and issues to cover, a typical busy day at a major international conference.