Programme

EU Blue Deal: How to build a Water-Smart Economy for a water-resilient Europe?

EU Green Week partner event

co-organised by Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Water Europe

10 June, 14:30-16:30

Draft agenda:

  1. Welcome and Introduction: What is a Water Smart Society?
     - Durk Krol, Executive Director, Water Europe
  2. Video message from Oliver Röpke, EESC President
  3. Keynote:  EU Blue Deal - call for a comprehensive EU water policy
     - Pietro De Lotto, President of CCMI, EESC
  4. Interview with Bernard De Potter, Water Director Flanders, 
     - by Durk Krol, Executive Director, Water Europe
  5. Panel: Which tools and actions to make our economy water smart?

    Moderator: Cecília Correia, Senior Water Solutions Manager, Bentley
  • Florian Marin, Member and rapporteur on EU Blue Deal, EESC
  • Sara Stiernström, Product Manager, EasyMining
  • Thomas Ryan, Head of Agri-Sustainability & Customer Engagement, Tirlán
  • Céline Caroly, Environmental Expert, France Chimie
  • Peter Kovacs, Water Director of Hungary
  • Q&A
  1. Conclusion
  • Pietro De Lotto, President of CCMI
  • Durk Krol, Executive Director, Water Europe