Agenda
Please find below the current conference agenda, including details of confirmed speakers. We will be announcing more speakers shortly, so please check regularly for updates.
For more information, including details of speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact James Wilmott on +44 (0) 2920 783 022 or james.wilmott@forum-europe.com
Wednesday 2 March, 2011
Morning
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
Afternoon
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
Evening
18:10 – 19:00
Cocktail Reception
Thursday 3 March, 2011
Morning
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
Afternoon
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
Logistics
When
Wed 2 March, 2011 09.00 to
Thu 3 March, 2011 18.00
CET
Where
The Committee of Regions
Rue Belliard 99-101
B - 1040 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 228 222 11
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