DRAFT PROGRAMME
Moderator of the conference: Baiba Miltoviča, President of the TEN Section of the EESC
9.30 – 10.00 Opening remarks
- Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Kadri Simson, Commissioner responsible for energy (video message)
- Laurent Michel, Director of Direction Générale de l’énergie et du climat (French Presidency representative)
- Baiba Miltoviča, President of the TEN Section of the EESC
10.00 – 11.15 First panel: Protecting Vulnerable Citizens in The Storm of Energy Prices
Moderated by Aurel Laurențiu Plosceanu, President of the SOC Section of the EESC
- Miguel Morcillo, Covenant of Mayors
- Jeppe Mikél Jensen, Chair of the new Energy Poverty Advisory Hub
- Laura Rayner, Policy analyst, European Policy Centre
- Michel Derdevet, President, Maison de l'Europe and Confrontations Europe
- Clotilde Clark-Foulquier, Project manager, FEANTSA
- Pierre Jean Coulon, Member of the EESC, Rapporteur of the EESC opinions on A Renovation Wave for Europe and New European Bauhaus
11.15 – 11.45 Break
11.45 – 13.00 Second panel: Empowering Citizens, A Promising Solution to Alleviating Energy Poverty?
Moderated by Alain Coheur, President of the INT Section of the EESC
- Sébastien Jumel, Director, ENEDIS
- Florian Guillotte, Head of the “Innovation and European projects” division, Les 7 Vents, REScoop.eu member
- Marina Varvesi, President RETE ASSIST, the Italian Network follow-up of the ASSIST project
- Prof. Thierry Coosemans, RENAISSANCE -Horizon 2020 project
- Martha Myers, Energy poverty campaigner, Friends of the Earth Europe and co-chair of the Right to Energy coalition
- Lutz Ribbe, Member of the EESC, Rapporteur of the EESC opinions on Energy prices and Review of the Renewable Energy Directive
13.00 - 14.30 Break
14.30 – 15.45 Third panel: How Can "Fit For 55" Be Fit For A Fair Energy Transition?
Moderated by Peter Schmidt, President of the NAT Section of the EESC
- Aleksandra Tomczak, Member of Cabinet of the Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans at the European Commission
- Patrizia Heidegger, Director for Global Policies and Sustainability, European Environmental Bureau
- Adel El Gammal, Secretary General, European Energy Research Alliance
- Sorcha Edwards, Secretary General, Housing Europe
- Claire Peage and Théo Giubilei, authors of the Report "16 concrete proposals to end energy poverty in the European Union”, which was drafted by ten students of the Master 2 Europe of Sciences Po Strasbourg
- Stefano Mallia, Member of the EESC, President of the EESC Employers' Group and rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the 'Fit for 55' package
15:45 – 16.00 Closing remarks
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, Member of the EESC, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion on Tackling energy poverty and the EU's resilience
- Baiba Miltoviča, President of the TEN Section of the EESC