Evening Sessions
30th November, 2017 - 17:30 - 19:00
Evening session (ES) will take place in the Grand Hotel River Park conference rooms: Maria Theresia, Habsburg and Corvinus.
Sessions are thematically focused workshops chaired by reputable experts. The aim of ES is to facilitate interactive discussion; therefore, the of kick-off speakers will introduce the topic. The role of commentators will be to respond shortly to kick-off presentations and thus bridge the panel to all workshop participants for their comments and questions.
Habsburg |
ES I. Smart specialization platforms and the transition to a low-carbon economy for coal intensive regions |
Chair |
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| Anna Colucci, Head of Unit, Retail Markets: Coal and Oil, DG ENER, European Commission | |
Speakers |
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| Guy Vekemans, Strategy Developer, VITO EnergyVille, Genk | |
| Evangelos Tzimas, Deputy Head of Unit, Knowledge for Energy Union, Joint Research Centre, European Commission | |
| Piotr Brożek, Chief Specialist of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland | |
| Eduard Hulík, Representative of the Slovak Republic and Member of the SET Plan Steering Group, Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak | |
| Bert de Wel, Senior Advisor, Just Transition Centre, Oslo | |
| Lev Pidlisetskyy, Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Rapporteur on Electricity Market Law of Ukraine | |
Maria Theresia |
ES II. Smart grids, smart homes, storage and e-mobility |
Chair |
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| Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Advisor, DG ENER, European Commission | |
Speakers |
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| Konstantin Staschus, Director, Ecofys – a Navigant company | |
| Richard Pieger, Head of Corporate Development, VSE Holding/ member of innogy | |
| Vladimír Mistrík, Project Manager, NIORE | |
| Bart Biebuyck, Executive Director, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2JU) | |
| Patrick Clerens, Secretary-General of EASE | |
Corvinus |
ES III. Addressing energy poverty |
Chair |
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| Andreea Strachinescu, Head of Unit, New Energy Technologies, Innovation and Clean Coal, DG Energy, European Commission | |
Speakers |
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| Lidija Živčić, Senior Fellow, Focus Association for Sustainable Development, Ljubljana | |
| Maria Jeliazkova, Vice President, European Anti-Poverty Network, Brussels | |
| Stefan Bouzarovski, Chair of the Steering Committee, European Energy Poverty Observatory |
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