Plenary sessions
13 June: Opening high-level plenary
"Why should national governments care about energy efficiency?"
This plenary will focus on energy efficiency as an integral part of the general energy policy:
- What role energy efficiency plays in broader energy policy discussion?
- What sets of measures do individual countries take to improve energy efficiency?
- What is the role of energy efficient building renovation in the energy policy?
- How do we expect that the newly adopted Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive will affect countries' approaches
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Kathleen Gaffney Senior Programme Manager at International Energy Agency (IEA), Energy Efficiency Division |
Jan Kříž Deputy Minister for Section of EU Funds, Economic and Voluntary Instruments (more info here) |
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Malina Kroumova Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria (more info here) |
Kristaps Zvaigznitis Senior Expert at Ministry of Economics, Latvia |
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MODERATOR: Monica Frassoni president of European Alliance to Save Energy, former MEP |
Presentations from the first plenary available here.
14 June: Second plenary session
"How to finance energy efficiency in the CEE region?"
This plenary will be dedicated to financing the energy transition, and more specifically to investing in energy efficiency.
- We know that energy efficiency investmens are cost-effective, however, large up-front investments are needed. How can the next EU budget (multi-annual financial framework) support this?
- Which role do we see for emission trading revenues in financing the energy transition?
- What are effective innovative financial instruments that can leverage public funds with private investment?
- How can we monetize the social and economic benefits of energy efficiency investments?
Aniko Dobi-Rozsa Global and Environmental Social Business, Hungary |
Katarzyna Dziamara-Rzucidlo Energy Efficiency Financing Expert, member of EEFIG, Poland |
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Paul Hodson Head of Energy Efficiency Unit, DG Energy, European Commission (more info here) |
Przemysław Kalinka Programme Manager in Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission |
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Ivan Lesay CEO of Slovak Investment Holding, Founder of Slovak Investment Holding (more info here) |
MODERATOR: Adela Denkova EurActiv, journalist |
