Agenda

08:30 – 09:15

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:30 – 13:00

Session 1 - Morning Keynote Speeches

09:30 – 09:45

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Christian Egenhofer , Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies

09:45 – 10:30

Integrating local and urban initiatives into EU and member state policies

Nicola Beer , Secretary of State for European Affairs, State of Hessen, Germany

10:30 – 11:15

Governance: do we need a new cohesion policy?

Jan Olbrycht , Member, European Parliament

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:15

How to empower local governments to fight climate change

Denis Baupin , Deputy Mayor, Paris

12:15 – 12:30

Comments from Business

Alain Berger , VP European Affairs, Head of Brussels Office, Alstom

12:30 – 12:50

Discussion

12:50 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 14:55

Afternoon Keynote Speeches

Günther Oettinger , Commissioner Responsible for Energy, European Commission
Mercedes Bresso , President, Committee of the Regions

14:55 – 15:00

Q&A

Question and answers with the keynote speakers

15:00 – 15:45

Session 2 - Emerging Initiatives

From theory to practice: Opportunities to reduce GHG emissions and achieve sustainability and how can this all be financed?
Willy Tomboy , Director Environmental Affairs, Toyota Motor Europe

15:45 – 16:05

Smart and IT solutions for the cities of the future

Göran Näslund , Global Business Development Manager Utilities, Vodafone

16:05 – 16:30

Sustainable LED lighting in local communities

Erwin Dolmans , Senior Director, Global Outdoor Lighting, Philips

16:30 – 16:45

Coffee Break

16:45 – 18:10

Meeting the financial needs

Roundtable discussion moderated by
Jorge Núñez Ferrer , Associate Research Fellow, CEPS
Kristina Dely , , Head of Covenant of Mayors Office
Jan Corfee-Morlot , PhD, Senior Analyst / Climate Change Project Manager, OECD
Roman Doubrava , DG ENER, European Commission
Edward Calthrop , Sector Economist for Energy, European Investment Bank

18:10 – 19:00

Cocktail Reception

08:30 – 09:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome and summary from day 1

Christian Egenhofer , Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies

09:15 – 11:15

Introductory Speeches for Panels

09:15 – 09:45

Theme 1: How can cities integrate environmental/climate objectives into long-term economically viable development plans?

Henrik Forsgren , Director for Public Affairs, Göteborg Energi
Soraya Smaoun , Program Manager Urban Environment, UNEP

09:45 – 10:15

Theme 2: Performance indicators for sustainability from cross-sector and cross-border perspectives

Christa Anderson , Junior Professional Associate, World Bank

10:15 – 10:45

Theme 3: New solutions to financing: Making public funding go further - maximising the leverage of private funding

Pedro Ballesteros , Principal Administrator, European Commission

11:15 – 13:00

Parallel Sessions

Delegates have the choice of attending 1 of following 3 sessions:

(1) How can cities integrate environmental/climate objectives into long-term economically viable development plans?
(2) Performance indicators for sustainability from cross-sector and cross-border perspectives
(3) New solutions to financing

11:15 – 13:00

How can cities integrate environmental/climate objectives into long-term economically viable development plans?

Erwin Dolmans , Senior Director, Global Outdoor Lighting, Philips
Myriam Boveda , Head of European Affairs, Energies Demain
Mathieu Fichter , Policy Analyst Environment, Thematic coordination, innovation, DG Regio, D.2, European Commission
Peter Friis Hansen , Senior Principal Researcher, DNV Research and Innovation, Energy Group, DNV
Arno Behrens , Head of Energy & Research Fellow, The Centre for European Policy Studies
Kristina Dely , , Head of Covenant of Mayors Office
Pekka Sauri , Deputy Mayor, Helsinki

11:15 – 13:00

New Solutions to financing: Making public funding go further - maximising the leverage of private funding

Jan Corfee-Morlot , PhD, Senior Analyst / Climate Change Project Manager, OECD
Edward Calthrop , Sector Economist for Energy, European Investment Bank
Christian Krämer , First Vice President Corporate Management, KfW
Jorge Núñez Ferrer , Associate Research Fellow, CEPS
Régis Meyer , Conseiller Technique, Covenant of Mayors - Grand Lyon

11:15 – 13:00

Performance indicators for sustainability from cross-sector and cross-border perspectives

Vanessa Sánchez Ortega , Project Coodrinator, Fundación Global Nature
Christian Egenhofer , Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies
Jean-Paul Peers , Vice President, Energy Policy, Siemens

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 17:00

Concluding Session: Energy and the City

Chair:
Gérard Magnin , Executive Director, Energy Cities

14:30 – 15:00

Reports from the Parallel Sessions by Rapporteurs

15:00 – 16:30

Panel Discussion - Responses to the reports

Pedro Ballesteros , Principal Administrator, European Commission
Eirini Zafeiratou , Head of EU Affairs, Vodafone
Christian Egenhofer , Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies
Kristina Dely , , Head of Covenant of Mayors Office
Pekka Sauri , Deputy Mayor, Helsinki
Christa Anderson , Junior Professional Associate, World Bank

16:30 – 17:00

Conclusions and Recommendations

Gérard Magnin , Executive Director, Energy Cities