European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
PROGRAMME
9.00 | WELCOME COFFEE
9.30 | OPENING SESSION
- Baiba MILTOVIČA, President of the the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Annika WÄPPLING-KORZINEK, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Sweden
9:40 | KEYNOTE SPEECHES
- Helene HOLSTEIN, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union
- Laurenţiu PLOSCEANU, Vice-President of the EESC, President of the EESC study group on Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in building sector
10:00 | PRESENTATION OF THE EESC OPINION
- Rudolf KOLBE, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion on Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in building sector
- Sam HÄGGLUND, EESC co-rapporteur on Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in building sector
Discussion
10:30 | COFFEE BREAK
11:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Rudolf KOLBE, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion on Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in building sector
Guest speakers:
- Jesper LINDHOLM, Swedish Building Workers' Trade Union (Sweden), Chair of the Europe Regional Committee
- Susanne RUDENSTAM, Träbyggnadskansliet (Swedish Wood Building Council), Director - “Decarbonising the Construction Sector: The Rise of the Wood Building Industry!”
- Peter HOLMGREN, CEO of Future Vistas - “Implications of climate policy on opportunities for wood-based solutions"
- Bernhard EGERT, UBM Development, Spokesperson of the Austrian Timber Construction Platform - “Potentials and advantages of timber in construction from the point of view of an Austrian real estate developer”
- Keith FRYER, Board Member of CEI-Bois - “The Power & The Glory of Timber”
Discussion
12:45 | CONCLUSIONS
- Laurenţiu PLOSCEANU, Vice-President of the EESC, President of the EESC study group on "Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in building sector