European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
8.30 – 9.00 | Registration and welcome coffee
9.00 – 10.15 | Opening and presentation of the SOER 2020
Moderator: Maurizio Reale, President, Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment (NAT)
Keynote presentation:
- Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director, European Environment Agency
Reactions by:
- Isabel Caño Aguilar, Vice-President, European Economic and Social Committee
- Monika Skadborg, Member of the Executive Committee of the European Students’ Union, Generation Climate Europe
Q&A
10.15 – 11.15 | Panel discussion 1 – For a European Green and Social Deal: how can we ensure that no one is left behind?
Moderator: Peter Schmidt, President, Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO)
- Céline Charveriat, Executive Director, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
- Génon Jensen, Executive Director, Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL)
- Félix Mailleux, Adviser, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Dr. Tom Vöge, Head of EU Affairs, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Q&A
11.15 – 11.30 | Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30 | Panel discussion 2 – How can we leverage civil society actions in sustainability transitions?
Moderator: Katja Rosenbohm, Head of Communications Programme, EEA
- Olivier De Schutter, Co-chair, IPES Food
- Alberto Arroyo, Policy manager, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Arthur Ten Wolde, Executive Director and Circular Economy expert, Ecopreneur.eu
- Patrizia Heidegger, Director of Global Policies and Sustainability, European Environment Bureau (EEB)
Q&A
12.30 – 13.00 | Conclusions
- Astrid Schomaker, Director, DG Environment, European Commission
- Peter Berkowitz, Head of Unit, DG Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
- Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director, European Environment Agency
- Peter Schmidt, President of the EESC's Sustainable Development Observatory
13.00 | Sandwich lunch
Participants can speak in FR DE EN IT ES PL and listen to FR DE EN PL