08:00
Registration
09:00
Opening Plenary
Paul Henri Spaak Room
· Welcome by Dirk Beckers, Director, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
· Clara De La Torre, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Climate Action, European Commission
· Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
· Tanya Hristova, Mayor of Gabrovo, Covenant of Mayors Ambassador and Chair of the Bulgarian Delegation at the European Committee of the Regions
· Recorded video message by Thomas Östros, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
10:00
Coffee break ☕ Networking
Cities and Regions driving change: innovative energy planning and climate change adaptation solutions
Public sector mobilizing sustainable energy investments
Emerging approaches to boost energy efficiency investments in residential and commercial buildings
10:30
Transition roadmaps to energy efficient, zero-carbon urban heating & cooling
Bundling sustainable energy projects by municipalities in the Athens Metropolitan Area
Platform to boost energy efficiency investments in homes and commercial buildings
11:30
Capacity building for local and regional authorities on innovative finance for sustainable energy and climate plans
Supporting small and Medium-sized municipalities in renovating their public buildings through energy services in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region
Scaling up the energy efficiency finance market
12:30
Lunch 🍽️ Networking
13:30
Integrated approach tourban climate adaptation in Leuven (Belgium), by engaging citizens indeployment of Nature Based Solutions.
District Heating and District Cooling Investment Programme in the North-Denmark Region
One-stop-shops to stimulate home renovation demand in Valencia (ES) and Rotterdam (NL)
14:30
Enhance capacity of Veneto cities (Italy) to respond to climate change (hydro-geological risk) by a multi governance approach
Support to cities and municipalities in mobilising sustainable energy investments
Supporting home owners in their energy renovation projects in five German cities and regions
15:30
Coffee break ☕ Networking
16:00
Does size really matter? Replicating smart city solution in small and mid-sized cities.
Scaling up public funding for the energy efficiency of buildings by attracting citizen investments
Renovation of multi-family buildings mitigating energy poverty in Central and Eastern Europe and in former Soviet Union republics
17:00
Closing Plenary
Paul Henry Spaak Room
· Christian Strasser, Head of Unit of the LIFE Energy and Climate unit at CINEA
· Petya Pishmisheva, Co-lead of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy – Europe
· Hans van Steen, Principal Adviser in the Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
