9:30 | Introduction and high-level policy panel
Introduction and moderation: Peter Schmidt, NAT Section President, EESC
Opening keynote | Setting the scene: Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President, Club of Rome
High level policy panel:
- Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Thomas Lesueur, Commissioner General for Sustainable Development, French Presidency of the EU
- Frank Siebern-Thomas, Head of Unit for Fair Green and Digital Transitions, Research, DG Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission
- Philippe Lamberts, Member, Co-chair of the Greens/EFA group, European Parliament
Q&A
11:15 | Fireside chat
- Prof. Tim Jackson, Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), author of "Prosperity Without Growth" and "Post-Growth: Life After Capitalism"
Q&A
11:45 | Panel 1 – Sustainable economy in action at national and local level for the wellbeing of society
Keynote speech: Guillaume Lafortune, Vice President and Head of Paris Office, UN SDSN
Speakers:
- Sami Pirkkala, Secretary General of the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development, member of the Advisory Board of the European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN)
- Leonora Grcheva, Cities & Regions Lead, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Team
- Hans Stegeman, Chief Investment Strategist, Triodos Investment Management
Q&A
Moderator: Aurel Laurenţiu Plosceanu, SOC Section President
13:00 - 14.30 | Lunch break
14:30 | Panel 2 – Scaling up sustainable economy for the wellbeing of society – challenges and opportunities
Keynote speech: Aimee Aguilar Jaber, Programme Leader of the Climate Change Mitigation Unit in the Environment, Transitions and Resilience Division, OECD
Speakers:
- Arthur ten Wolde, Executive Director, Ecopreneur.eu
- Jan Mayrhofer, Policy & Advocacy Manager on Sustainability, European Youth Forum (YFJ)
- Philippe Pochet, General Director, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
- Katharina Wiese, Policy Officer for Economic Transition, European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Q&A
Moderator: Alain Coheur, INT Section President
15:30 | Panel 3 – How to get there? A roadmap towards a sustainable and resilient economy for the wellbeing of society
Keynote speech: Jonathan Barth, Managing director at ZOE-Institute for Future-fit Economies, Action towards the EU’s 2030 compass (an Introduction to a beyond GDP dashboard, inspired by the Doughnut Economics Framework
Speakers:
- Prof. Enrico Giovannini, Italian Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility
- Gilles Gantelet, Director of Directorate ENV.A, General Affairs, Knowledge and Resources, DG Environment, European Commission
Q&A
Moderator: Stefano Palmieri, ECO Section President
16:45 | Presentation of civil society's roadmap and concluding remarks
Interpretation available in EN, FR and DE.