PROGRAMME
09.00-09.05 Introductory remarks
- Baiba MILTOVIČA, President of the EESC Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and Information Society
09.05-09.30 Opening remarks
- Christa SCHWENG, EESC President
- Ilze INDRIKSONE, Latvian Minister for Economics
- Zane PETRE, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Latvia
09.30-11.00 Panel 1 - Who should benefit from affordable housing? - Defining households in need
Moderator: Gunārs VALDMANIS, Latvian Association of Power Engineers and Energy Constructors
- Sorcha EDWARDS and Alice PITTINI, Housing Europe
- Gunta ANČA, European Disability Forum
- Anna NORVELE, Latvian National Youth Council
- Michaela KAUER, Brussels office of the City of Vienna
- Jānis BAIKS, Valmiera Municipality Council, Latvia
Debate
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-13.00 Panel 2 - Which financial instruments? – Identifying the best funding practices
Moderator: Gunārs VALDMANIS, Latvian Association of Power Engineers and Energy Constructors
- Marcin IDCZAK, European Investment Bank
- Céline TOUGERON, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
- Anke MÖLLERS, European City Facility Initiative, Energy Cities
- Reinis BĒRZIŅŠ, Altum, Latvia
Debate
13.00-14.00 Lunch break
14.00-15.30 Panel 3 - How to boost investments in energy efficiency of buildings? – How to better integrate the EU, national and local levels?
Moderator: Gunārs VALDMANIS, Latvian Association of Power Engineers and Energy Constructors
- Edmunds VALANTIS, State Secretary of Latvian Ministry of Economics
- Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, European Parliament
- André VIOLA, Rapporteur on European Performance of Building Directive, Committee of the Regions
- Gaspard DEMUR, National renovation strategies, DG Energy, European Commission
- Peter SWEATMAN, Climate Strategy
- Alejandro INURRIETA, Inurrieta Consultoría Integral, Spain
Debate
15.30-16.00 Closing remarks
- Baiba MILTOVIČA, President of the EESC Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and Information Society
Participants can speak in and listen to Latvian, English, French and German.
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