European Business Summits
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10:10 – 10:15
Arnaud Thysen
Director General, European Business Summits
10:15 – 10:30
The EU’s net zero target will require a dramatic growth in renewable power generation. Power grids need to be expanded and modernised with urgency to overcome bottlenecks that hamper the accommodation of these renewables. It is therefore a priority for the EU and its member states to overcome hurdles and accelerate investments in our grids. At the same time, power equipment often has life spans of over 40 years and will be in operation well beyond the 2050 hallmark. It is therefore a priority to ensure that the grid technologies we roll out today comply with the wider Green Deal targets and will not harm the climate, the environment, or human health.
Benedikt Herges
Head of European Government Affairs, Siemens Energy
Anca Gurzu
Cipher Correspondent
10:30 – 11:30
Decarbonising road transport is a priority of the European Union as expressed in the European Green Deal. Today, it still carries more goods and more passengers than all other modes of transport combined. While a lot of emphasis has been put on developing Europe’s electric fleet, there are a lot of different solutions to put on the table, such as biofuels. Moreover, it is essential to develop a consumer-centric approach, that ensures affordability and convenience.
Dominique Riquet
Member of the European Parliament
Barbara Thaler
Member of the European Parliament
Sigrid de Vries
Secretary General, CLEPA
Alessandro Bartelloni
Director, FuelsEurope
Dave Keating
France 24 Correspondent
11:30 – 11:45
Virginijus Sinkevičius
EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
Sean Klein
EU Reporter
11:45 – 12:45
Global consumption of materials such as biomass, fossil fuels and metals is expected to double over the next forty years, while annual waste generation projected to increase by 70 % by 2050. To counteract this, the Circular economy Action Plan aims at making sustainable products the norm in the EU.
Emmanuelle Maire
Head of Unit, Circular Economy, Sustainable Production and Consumption, DG ENV
Annika Hedberg
Senior Policy Analyst & Head of Sustainable Prosperity for Europe Programme, EPC
Adrian Da Costa
Global Business Development Director, Advanced recycling and Circular polymers, ExxonMobil
Minna Aila
Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Neste
Sean Klein
EU Reporter
12:45 – 12:55
Alexander De Croo
Prime Minister, Belgium
Dan Michaels
Wall Street Journal Correspondent
Per Klevnas
Partner, Material Economics
Dan Michaels
Wall Street Journal Correspondent
13:10 – 14:00
Kick-off by a presentation of the ‘From Demo to Scale’ research study published by Material Economics, a Stockholm-based boutique consultancy.
Europe routinely operates at the frontier of clean tech research and development. Increasingly, European companies are also planning demonstration projects in breakthrough technology areas. However, there is a significant risk that many of these projects either do not materialise or are pushed into the future, as technology risks are high and markets are not ready, also due to a lack of adequate regulatory frameworks.
Alexander De Croo
Prime Minister, Belgium
Jean-Christophe Laloux
Director General of Operations, EIB
Danijel Višević
Founding Partner, World Fund
Henrik Henriksson
CEO, H2 Green Steel
Tim Böltken
Co-Founder & CEO, INERATEC
Lena Thiede
Co-Founder & Partner, Planet A Ventures
Per Klevnas
Partner, Material Economics
Dan Michaels
Wall Street Journal Correspondent
14:00 – 14:15
Adina Vălean
EU Commissioner for Transport
Jack Parrock
EU Reporter
14:15 – 15:00
Greening planes, ships and trains is a high priority on the EU agenda, for passenger mobility but also when it comes to shipping and goods.
Walter Goetz
Head of Cabinet of EU Commissioner Adina Vălean
Jens Gieseke
Member of the European Parliament
Dr. Monika Griefahn
Speaker of the Governing Board, eFuel Alliance
Michele Ziosi
Senior Vice President Institutional Relations & Sustainability, Iveco Group
Jack Parrock
EU Reporter
15:00 – 16:00
While renewable energy sources are the priority of the EU, decarbonising the gas market is a main objective of the European Union. Likely to be deemed a sustainable source of energy for the duration of the transition, gas is detrimental to the metal sector and heating for instance. Hydrogen will also take centre stage as a low carbon energy source. However, it still heavily relies on fossil fuels.
Stefano Grassi
Head of Cabinet of EU Commissioner Kadri Simson
Jens Geier
Member of the European Parliament
Maria Joao Duarte
EMEA Representative to EU Institutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Christopher Jones
Professor, Florence School of Regulation
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
CEO, Hydrogen Europe
16:00 – 17:15
In order to reach its Green Deal targets, the EU is proposing to increase the targets for wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources, while the carbon price keeps rising. The Renewable Energy Directive, currently under revision, now aims to increase the percentage of energy coming from renewables from 32% to 40% by 2030.
Kadri Simson
EU Commissioner for Energy
Jytte Guteland
Member of the European Parliament
Alexandre Perra
Senior EVP for Innovation, Corporate Responsibility and Strategy, EDF
Jens Wolf
Vice President Commercial, General Manager Europe, Enviva
Walburga Hemetsberger
CEO, Solar Power Europe
David Bryson
COO, Uniper
Beatriz Rios
elEconomista Correspondent
17:20-17:25
This is a critical time for the global economy and the energy markets. The war in Ukraine has a structural impact and Europe’s efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas could accelerate the clean energy transition, but it could also have a negative impact if not handled correctly.
Mathias Cormann
OECD Secretary General
European Business Summits
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