8.30 a.m. | Registration and coffee
9.00 a.m. | Opening remarks
- Tellervo Kylä-Harakka-Ruonala, president of the subcommittee SC/53 "Leaving no one behind when implementing the 2030 Sustainable Agenda on sustainable development"
9.10 a.m. | Keynote speech
- Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of International Resource Panel hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme
Discussion with EESC Members and the audience
10.00 a.m. | Panel 1: Addressing the interlinkages between social and environmental inequalities in the EU
Moderator: Peter Schmidt rapporteur of the opinion SC/53
- Barbara Caracciolo, Independent Commission for Sustainable Equality task force and SOLIDAR
- Aleksandra Kazmierczak, European Environment Agency
- Kélig Puyet, Social Platform and member of the EESC Liaison Group
- Jan Noterdaeme, CSR Europe
11.00 a.m. | Coffee break
11.15 a.m. | Panel 2: Ensuring a fair sharing of the costs and benefits of the transition to sustainability
Moderator: Lutz Ribbe, co-rapporteur of the SC/53 opinion
- Céline Charveriat, Executive Director, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
- Guido Lena, SMEunited
- Benjamin Denis, ETUC
- René Mono, Bündnis Bürgerenergie (German Citizen Energy Association)
- Jan Mayrhofer, European Youth Forum
12.15 p.m. | Response by European Commission representatives
- Astrid Schomaker, Director Global Sustainable Development, European Commission, DG Environment
- Jiri Svarc, Head of Unit Social Investment Strategy, European Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs
Q&A
12.45 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Peter Schmidt, rapporteur and Lutz Ribbe, co-rapporteur
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