ETU Initiative Conference: how can the ETU support your energy transition?
- 16th and 17th March 2022
- Hybrid: Barcelona and online
On the 16th and 17th March 2022, the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), partner of the Interreg MED Renewable Energy project, is organising and hosting a hybrid conference to showcase and disseminate the ETU Initiative. Participants can join either in person in Barcelona, Spain, or connect to the sessions online.
The conference will bring together renewable energy experts and representatives from the ETU Initiative’s Flagship Case municipalities, to explore topics such as the potential of renewable energy communities to reduce energy poverty, methods for financing the green energy transition, how to develop Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SECAPs), how to optimise biomass production, and plenty more. Expert panels and interactive sessions will be accompanied by networking opportunities, bringing together like-minded organisations and inviting them to join the ETU Initiative by supporting its Manifesto and Letter of Commitment.
Agenda
Day 1 Wednesday 16th March 2022
9:00 – 9:15
Registration
9:15 – 9:30
Institutional welcome
Danilo Ceh • Project Manager, BISTRA (Interreg MED Renewable Energy Lead Partner)
Rym Ayadi • President, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), (Interreg MED Renewable Energy project partner)
Nicolas Garnier • Project Officer, Interreg MED Programme Joint Secretariat
9:30 – 11:00
KEYNOTE PANEL
Energy Transition in Rural and Island Areas: Challenges and Opportunities
• Moderator: Kostas Komninos • General Director, DAFNI
Grammenos Mastrojeni • Senior Deputy Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
Julije Domac • President, FEDARENE online
Jesús Pulido • Head of DG Infrastructures, Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demo- graphic Challenge
Lisanne Raderschall • Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Alberto Giaconia • Researcher and Project Coordinator, ENEA
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 11:35
What’s the ETU Initiative about?
Cynthia Echave • Project Coordinator, EMEA
11:35 – 12:45
ETU Initiative Flagship Cases: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
• Moderator: Alexia Boulanger • Project Developer, Environment Park
Bruno Cicero • Technical Officer, Municipality of Ragusa, Italy
Antonio Lecha • Climate Change and Green Buildings Office, Municipality of Onda, Spain
Manos Kamilakis, Katerina Margariti online • ETU Flagship Case Naxos, Greece
Branimir Greguric • EU Funds Associate, Municipality of Brdovec, Croatia
12:45 -14:00
EXPERT PANEL:
Resilient Communities and Territories: Planning, Financing and Governance
• Moderator: Kostas Komninos • General Director, DAFNI
Beatriz Camacho Ávila • Ecosystem Manager, Regional Innovation Scheme, EIT Climate-KIC
Francesc Ribera Grau • Manager, Catalan Energy Efficiency Cluster
Jordi Pascual • Researcher, Catalant Energy Research Center (IREC)
Nuri Palmada • Project Developer, Som Energia – REScoop online
Mauricio O’Brien • Regional Development Manager, European Crowdfunding Network (EUCN)
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch break
15:00 -16:30
ETU PILLARS PARALLEL SESSIONS Not live streamed
ETU Pillar 1
Energy Planning
Davide Astiago
PRISMI PLUS
Miguel García
ETU Assessment Case Los Pedroches, Spain
Tomislav Novosel
NetZeroCities
Alexia Boulanger
ENER.COM
Clemence Contant and Giulia Conforto
Communications Manager, EnerMaps – EU Horizon 2020 project
ETU Pillar 2
Energy Facilities
Ivana Ostoic
PEGASUS
Sergio Olivero
ETU Flagship Case, Magliano Alpi, Italy online
Barbara La Licata and Arnau Gonzalez
AURORAL Project
Davide Cozzella
GIFT Project
ETU Pillar 3
Energy Communities
José Miguel Granados and Álvaro Fernandez
ETU Flagship Case Monachil, Spain
Montse Mussons
KM0
Hrvoje Maras
SocialRES & SHARes
Lluis Amat and Remei Aldrich
ETU Flagship Case Vall d’en Bas, Spain online
Ruth Borrego
Powerty Project online
ETU Pillar 4
Energy Governance and Financing
Francesco Filipi
LOCAL4GREEN PLUS
Branimir Greguric
ETU Flagship Case Brdovec, Croatia
Bruno Cicero
ETU Flagship Case Ragusa, Italy
Antonio Lecha
ETU Flagship Case Onda, Spain
Iva Tustanovski
H2020 REFINE & SMAFIN projects
Matilde Jimenez FADEMUR online
16:30 – 17:30
Coffee break and ETU Initiative info session
Day 2 Thursday 17th March 2022
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome
Danilo Čeh • Project Manager, BISTRA (Interreg MED Renewable Energy Lead Partner)
Cynthia Echave • Project Coordinator, EMEA
9:15 – 10:00
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Sustainable Transition Initiative and financing the transition
Rym Ayadi • President, EMEA
10:00– 11:15
EXPERT PANEL
Governance and Cooperation in Mediterranean and Africa
• Moderator: Rym Ayadi • President, EMEA
Alessandra Sensi • Head of Sector, Environment and Blue Economy, UfM
Rosa Surinach • Partnerships, Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator, UN-Habitat
Octavi Quintana • Director, PRIMA Secretariat
Curzio Cervelli • Coordinator, Interreg MED Programme Joint Secretariat online
Moubarack Lô • Director General, Bureau of Economic Prospective, Senegal online
11:15– 12:30
EXPERT PANEL
Capacity building and knowledge transferring in Mediterranean and Africa
• Moderator: Cynthia Echave • Project Coordinator, EMEA
Alessandro Miraglia • Networking and Communication Team Lead, Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC)
Josep Canals • Director, MedCities
Roger Albinyana • Managing Director, IEMed
Djiby Thiam • Professor of Economics, University Cape Town online
Sherif Dawoud • Deputy Head, Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development online
12:30 – 12:45
Coffee break
12:45 – 14:00
ONLINE SESSION:
Sustainable finance
• Moderator: Rym Ayadi • President, EMEA
Nagla Bahr • Credit Guarantee, Egyptonline
John Kofi Adomakoh • GCB Bank Plc, Ghana online
Kwame Sarpong • KPMG, Ghana (tbc) online
Ralph Chami • Co-Founder, Rebalance Earth online
Chuckwumerije Okereke • Director, Center for Climate and Development University Ndufu-Alike, Nigeria online
DISCUSSION GROUP 1 Not live streamed
Territorial Resilience
• Moderator: Cynthia Echave • Project Coordinator, EMEA
Discussants:
Rosa Surinach • UN Habitat
Oriol Barba • MedCities
Consuelo Varela • Polytechnic University of Madrid
DISCUSSION GROUP 2 Not live streamed
Green Transition
• Moderator: Yara Saab • Coordinator of Operations, SCP/RAC
Discussants:
Albert Palou Vilar • BETA Tech Center
Flora Leroy • CPMR Intermediterranean Commission
Mauricio O’Brien • EU Crowdfunding Network
14:00 – 14:30
Plenary session and wrap-up
14:30 – 15:30
Networking lunch