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CONCERTO Final Conference
Agenda
6th of December-DAY 1
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9:00 – 10.00
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Registration & welcome coffee
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Moderator: Mr Stefan Tostmann, Head of Unit, DG Energy, European Commission
Welcome address: Sparking a new sustainable city revolution
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10.00 – 10.20
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Mr Günther Oettinger – European Commissioner for Energy
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10.20 – 10.40
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Mr Paul Magnette, Minister of Energy & Climate, Belgium (tbc)
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Block 1: The path to sustainable cities: The view from local perspectives
Moderator: Mr Stefan Tostmann, Head of Unit, DG Energy, European Commission
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10.40 – 12.30
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Mr Boris Johnson, Mayor of the city of London (tbc)
Mr Gérard Collomb, Mayor of the city of Lyon
Mr István Tarlós, Mayor of the city of Budapest (tbc)
Mr Hans Mönninghoff, Deputy Mayor of the city of Hannover
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12.30 -14.00
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Lunch
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Block 2: From CONCERTO towards the Smart City concept
Moderation: Ms. Marie Donnelly, Director, DG Energy, European Commission
a) From CONCERTO to further urban initiatives
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14.00 – 14.20
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MsBrigitte Bach, CONCERTO Plus, Austrian Institute of Technology
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14.20 – 14.40
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Mr. Stefan Tostmann, Head of Unit, DG Energy, European Commission
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b) Drivers and Challenges in cities
Panel discussion I:
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14.40 – 15.40
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Mr Wolfgang Schuster, Mayor of the city of Stuttgart (tbc)
Mr Jean-Marc Ayrault, Mayor or the city of Nantes (tbc)
Mr Jordi Hereu i Boher, Mayor of the city of Barcelona (tbc)
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15.40 – 16.10
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Coffee Break
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Moderation: Mr. Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director-General, DG Energy, European Commission
c) How to achieve the sustainable city of tomorrow?
Panel discussion II:
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16.10 – 17.15
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Mr Michel Destot, Mayor of the city of Grenoble (tbc)
Mr Sergio Chiamparino, Mayor of the city of Torino
Ms Jordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia
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17.15 – 17.30
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Closing of the 1st day
Mr Stefan Tostmann, Head of Unit, DG Energy, European Commission
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Block 3: Smart Cities need Smart Governance (Cocktail debate in the European Parliament)
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19.15 – 21.00
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Moderator: Mr Frédéric Simon, Editor, Euractiv
MrPhilip Lowe, Director-General,DG Energy, European Commission
Ms Mercedes Bresso, President of the Committee of the Regions (tbc)
With the following MEPs:
Mr Claude Turmes: Vice-Chair of the Greens/EFA, Member of the committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Ms Silvia-Adriana Ticau: S&D, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
Mr Arturs Krisjanis Karins: EPP/Christian Democrats, Member of the ITRE Committee (tbc)
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7th of December-DAY 2
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08.30 – 09.00
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Registration
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Moderation: Ms. Marie Donnelly, Director, DG Energy, European Commission
Block 4: European parliament’s role in pushing forward Smart Cities
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9.00 – 09.45
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Mr Claude Turmes: Vice-Chair of the Greens/EFA, Member of the ITRE committee
Ms Angelika Niebler: EPP, Member of the ITRE committee
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09:45 – 10.15
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Coffee break
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Block 5: The CONCERTO experience
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10.15– 12.00
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1st Parallel Session
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Stream A - Optimising Energy Performance
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Speakers:
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Alexis Mayer, Local coordinator, Geneva (Tetraener) (tbc)
Ursula Eicker, Stuttgart (POLYCITY)
Stefan Olsson, Växjö, (SESAC)
Peter Op’t Veld, Heerlen, REMINING-LOWEX
Boris Mahler, Neckarsulm, (Energy in Minds!) (tbc)
Chris Dunham, London (ECOSTILER)
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Stream B – Making sustainable cities financially viable
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Speakers:
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Peter Rommens, Expert sustainable buildings, Delft, SESAC (tbc)
Maria Csikai, Energia Klub Budapest, STACCATO (tbc)
Arndt Weidenhausen, proKlima, Hannover, ACT2 (tbc)
Lyons Attracta, North Tipperary County Council, SERVE (tbc)
Denis Bravi, Local Coordinator, Ajaccio, cRREscendo (tbc)
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Stream C - How to bring the relevant actors together?
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Speakers:
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Roberto Pagani, Alessandria, Concerto AL Piano
Seamus Hoyne, Tipperary Institute, SERVE
Laurant Gaillard, Ville de Grenoble, SESAC
Lola Campo, City Council of Zaragoza, RENAISSANCE (tbc)
Frans van der Woerd, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, (NL), SORCER
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12.00 – 13.30
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Lunch
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13.30 – 15.15
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2nd Parallel Session
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Stream A – Measuring Success
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Speakers:
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Olivier Sidler, Director, Enertech, Lyon (FR), RENAISSANCE project (tbc)
Astrid Hoffman-Kallen, Project Coordinator, Hannover, ACT2
Reto Hummelshoj, Project Coordinator, Helsingor, ECO-City (tbc)
Thomas Sandberg, Observer community of SESAC (tbc)
Michele Tartaglia, Torino, POLYCITY
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Stream B – Training, Informing and disseminating
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Speakers:
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Henrik Johansson, Växjö, SESAC
Inge Strassl, Salzburg, Green Solar Cities
Jerome Buvier, Barcelona, POLYCITY (tbc)
Ulrike Lerche, Amsterdam/ Apeldoorn, ECOSTILER / SORCER
Teresa Karayel, Weilersbach, SEMS (tbc)
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Stream C – Experiences of CONCERTO replications
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Speakers:
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Declan Meally, Sustainable Energy Ireland, Dundalk, HOLISTIC
Nuria Pedrals, Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Cerdanyola des Valles, POLYCITY (tbc)
Rudy Rooth, Amsterdam, SORCER/ECOSTILER
José Luis Roca Castillo, President of the Spanish Housing Association (tbc)
Marc Jedliczka, Project Coordinator, Lyon, RENAISSANCE (tbc)
Catherine Charlot-Valdieu, CLASS I (tbc)
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15.15 – 16.00
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Closing Session & Farewell drink
Summarizing the results of the CONCERTO Forum
MsBrigitte Bach, CONCERTO Plus, Austrian Institute of Technology
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16.00
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END OF CONFERENCE
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