European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
9.00 – 9.30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Opening remarks
Moderated by Baiba MILTOVIČA, TEN Section President, European Economic and Social Committee
- Oliver RÖPKE, President, European Economic and Social Committee
- Paula PINHO, Director, DG Energy, European Commission
- Karine LALIEUX, Belgian Minister of Pensions and Social Integration, in charge of Persons with Disabilities, Combating Poverty and Beliris (video-message)
10:00 – 11:15 First panel: Progress and Challenges in Energy Affordability and Active Civil Society Participation
Moderated by Alena MASTANTUONO, European Economic and Social Committee
Speakers:
- Tadhg O’BRIAIN, Unit for Consumer, Local Initiatives, Just Transition, DG Energy, European Commission
- Ben LENNON, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Teppo SÄKKINEN, Finnish Chamber of Commerce
- Heleen SCHOCKAERT, European Federation of Citizen Energy Cooperatives (REScoop.eu)
Debate
11:15 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 13:00 Second panel: The Road to Efficiency and to Ecological Transition – Successfully Updating NECPs
Moderated by Maciej Dawid KUNYSZ, European Economic and Social Committee
Speakers:
- Paula ABREU MARQUES, Unit for Strategy, Policy Coordination and Planning, Inter-institutional Relations, DG Energy, European Commission
- Catarina LOPES, Markets Division, Portuguese Ministry of Environment and Energy
- Giulia NARDI, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
- Emiliano ROCCHETTI, International Union of Tenants (IUT)
Debate
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 15:30 Reporting by EPAH and EAPN on their activities
Moderated by Corina MURAFA BENGA, European Economic and Social Committee
- Dora BIONDANI, Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
- Fernando Vasco CHIRONDA, European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)
Debate
15:30 – 16:45 Third panel: Promoting energy affordability by fostering inclusion
Moderated by Isabel CAÑO AGUILAR, European Economic and Social Committee
Speakers:
- Giorgos KOUKOUFIKIS, Unit for Energy Transition Insights for Policy, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
- Katharina HABERSBRUNNER, Women Engage for a Common future (WCEF)
- Carlotta FERRI, European Youth Energy Network (EYEN)
Debate
16:45 – 17:00 Closing remarks
- András EDELÉNYI, Member, European Economic and Social Committee
Interpretation provided in English, French and German