European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Presentation of the Coalition and of the mapping of multi-stakeholder partnerships - a dynamic dialogue between the Coalition's co-pilots
- Brenda King, President of the Sustainable Development Observatory, European Economic and Social Committee,
- Sirpa Hertell, Vice-Chair of the ENVE Commission of the European Committee of the Regions
- Bettina Laville, President of Comité 21 - French Committee for sustainable development
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Speed presentations of multi-actor/multi-level co-operation
- Andres Jaadla, Rakvere, Estonia, Covenant of Mayors ambassador, member of the European Committee of the Regions
- Professeur Khaid Youcef, Organiser of the first Algerian multi-stakeholder conference on climate
- Pascal Seum-Souk, Director of Egis - Cities and Transports
Moderation: Linda Gillham, Spokesperson for the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Panel debate on obstacles and barriers for multi-stakeholder action: How can we advance, scale-up, replicate and extend?
- Luiz de Mello, Deputy Director of the Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, OECD
- Inês Campos, ECOLISE
- Lutz Ribbe, EESC Member and Rapporteur on Building a Coalition of civil society and sub-national authorities to deliver commitments of the Paris Agreement
- Lorraine Simard, Présidente Comité 21 Québec
Moderation: Isabel Caño Aguilar, Vice-President of the Sustainable Development Observatory, EESC
2:00 - 2:50 p.m. Roadmap of the Multi-stakeholder Governance Coalition – debate with the audience on:
- Governance of the Coalition
- Action Plan 2016-2018
- Deliverables for COP22 and following COPs
- Toolkit for multi-stakeholder multi-level partnerships
Speakers:
- Preeti Srivastav, Galvanizing the Groundswell of Climate Actions, Director, Corporate Climate Action, Ecofys
- Pirita Lindholm, Climate Alliance Head of Brussels Office, Covenant of Mayors Office
- Maryke van Staden, Low Carbon Cities Program Manager & Director, carbonn Center, ICLEI International Secretariat
Moderation: Catherine Decaux, Executive Director, Comité 21
2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Conclusion and next steps
- Gilles Berhault, President, Club France Développement Durable