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Third Plenary Meeting of the Investors Dialogue on Energy

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The Third Plenary Meeting of the Investors Dialogue on Energy aims at boosting awareness regarding the initiative's work.

The event will gather high-level representation from the European Commission, and other European institutions, as well as representatives from international organisations and national bodies. Investors Dialogue Working Group members are also expected to attend.

The Director-General for Energy, Ditte Juul-Jørgensen, will give a key-note speech before the political and technical sessions, in which, participants will have opportunities to meet and network with members of the Working Groups as well as stakeholders from the European energy and financing landscape.

All interested parties are invited to attend the event. However, please note that due to limited space availability, physical attendance is subject to approval. The Plenary Meeting will take place at Renaissance Hotel (Brussels) and will be livestreamed.

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Background

What is the ID-E? The Investors Dialogue on Energy (ID-E) is a multi-level stakeholder platform that brings together experts from the energy and finance sectors in all EU countries. Their aim is to assess and upgrade financing schemes to mobilise financing in the context of the European Green Deal and REPowerEU. 

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Registration

Due to high demand, we’ll close the onsite registration on 21 February, but it will still be possible to register to follow the online streaming of the meeting.

Register here

Book your seat, 5 days left to register, registration will end on Wednesday 26 February 2025, 23:59 (CET)

  • financing | energy policy
  • Thursday 27 February 2025, 09:45 - 17:00 (CET)
  • Brussels, Belgium

Programme

  1. 27 Feb 2025, 09:45 - 14:30 (CET)
    Morning session
    • 09:45-10:30  Welcome coffee 
    • 10:30-10:35  Opening remarks: Daniela Cedola, ID-E Team (PwC)
    • 10:35-10:50  Keynote speech: Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General, DG ENER
    • 10:50-12:00  
      • Policy session | The future of energy financing – between the Clean Industrial Deal and the Clean Energy Investment Strategy
        •  List of speakers
          • Laura Piovesan, Director General, Head of Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank
          • Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director-General, DG ENER
          • Maria De Melo, Principal, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
          • Craig Douglas, Founding Partner, World Fund
        • Moderated by Daniela Cedola, ID-E Team (PwC)
    • 12:00 – 13:15 
      • Technical session 1 | Exploring new financial instruments to further mobilise investments | Outcomes from the ID-E WGs
        •  List of speakers
          • Andrea Panizzo, Working Group 1: Energy Production
          • Amy Radlberger, Working Group 2: Transmission and Distribution
          • Marinus Boogert, Working Group 3: Energy Storage
          • Sanjeev Kumar, Working Group 4: Heating and Cooling
          • Ettore Piantoni, Working Group 5: Services and Prosumers
        • Moderated by Tsvetelina Blagoeva, ID-E Team (PwC)
    • 13:15 – 14:30  Lunch
  2. 14:30 - 17:05 (CET)
    Afternoon session
    • 14:30 – 15:45  
      • Technical session 2 | Scale-ups: are public-private financing instruments fit for purpose to support growth of Europe's clean industrial projects?
        • List of speakers (alphabetic order)
          • Diana Patrascu, Head of Sustainable Finance Unit, European Investment Fund 
          • Pierre-Louis Auzel, Managing Director (Growth, Capital & Partnerships), InnoEnergy
          • Salvatore Amico Roxas, Policy Officer, DG GROW
          • Vincent Delporte, Head of Public Affairs, Holosolis
        • Moderated by Arne Lorenz, ID-E Team (InnoEnergy)
    • 15:45 – 16:00  Coffee break
    • 16:00 – 17:00
      • Technical session 3 | From research to market: Financing the future of energy innovation
        • List of speakers (alphabetic order)
          • Antonello Monti, Group Leader at Center for Digital Energy, Fraunhofer FIT
          • George Paunescu, Policy Officer (Digitalisation, Competitiveness, Research and Innovation), DG ENER
          • Julia Reinaud, Senior Director Europe, Breakthrough Energy
          • Michiel Scheffer, President of the EIC Board, European Innovation Council
          • Victor van Hoorn, Director (Strategic advocacy towards the EU Institutions), Clean Tech for Europe
        • Moderated by Francesco Gargani, ID-E Team (PwC)
    • 17:00 – 17:05  
      • Closing remarks: Daniela Cedola, ID-E Team (PwC)

Practical information

When
Thursday 27 February 2025, 09:45 - 17:00 (CET)
Where
Hybrid Livestream Event - Renaissance Hotel (Brussels) / Online
Brussels, Belgium
Languages
English