Programme

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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