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Take part in the launch of INCITE

The European Innovation Centre for Industrial Transformation and Emissions (INCITE) is a one-of-a-kind initiative that will accelerate the implementation of clean industrial technologies, while contributing to a circular and more competitive industry in Europe. 

The innovation centre is a key element of the new Industrial Emissions Directive, and adds a forward-looking mechanism to the Sevilla process. It will be set up in Seville (Spain), and launched in an interactive event next 21 June together with industry, innovators, financiers, environmental NGOs, think-tanks, Member States and EU officials. 

Check out our programme below and register to join us in Seville for the launch.

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MORNING

  1.  
    Opening
    (11.00)
    Bernard Magenhann
    (Acting) Director-General, Joint Research Centre (JRC). European Commission
  2.  

    DIALOGUE 1

    INCITE means TRANSFORMATION

    Jordi Hereu Boher
    Minister of Industry and Tourism of Spain
    Florika Fink-Hooijer
    Director-General of DG Environment. European Commission
    Henrik Adam
    President of the European Steel Association (EUROFER)
    Maive Rute
    Deputy Director-General of DG for Internal Market, Industry, Enterpreneurship and SMEs. European Commission
  3.  

    DIALOGUE 2

    INCITE means INNOVATION

    Daniel Witthaut
    Executive Director for Innovation, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)
    Jorge Paradela
    Andalusian Regional Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines
    Muriel Attané
    Secretary General of the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO)
    Maria Cristina Russo
    Director for Prosperity of DG Research and Innovation. European Commission
  4.  

    DIALOGUE 3

    INCITE means RESOURCES

    Salla Saastamoinen
    Deputy Director-General, Joint Research Centre (JRC). European Commission
    Sean Kidney
    CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative
    Felicitas Riedl
    Director of the Innovation and Competitiveness Department, European Investment Bank
  5.  
    Closing
    Mikel Landabaso
    Director of Directorate B - Fair and Sustainable Economy, Joint Research Centre (JRC). European Commission
  6.  
    BREAK AND COCKTAIL LUNCH

AFTERNOON

  1.  
    Opening
    (14.30)
    Caroline Lambert
    Head of Circular Economy and Sustainable Industry Unit, Joint Research Centre (JRC). European Commission
  2.  

    SESSION 1
    (14:35 - 15:35)

    Governance and legislative aspects
    Benoit Zerger

    Industrial Emissions team leader, Industrial emissions and safety Unit, DG Environment, European Commission

    Barbara Freund

    Head of Division in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation

    Eva Blixt

    Representing the informal Industrial Alliance of the IED Article 13 Forum

    Christian Schaible

    Head of Zero Pollution Industry, European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

    Topics covered

    • INCITE set-up and operation
    • Engagement with stakeholders
    • INCITE information platform
    • Permitting flexibilities for industrial installations
    • Synergies between INCITE and the Sevilla process
  3.  

    SESSION 2
    (15:35 - 16:30)

    Technology and innovation
    Nicolai Schaaf

    Sustainability Manager, Kanthal (Technology provider)

    Vincent Michel (TBC)

    Director of the Go4Zero initiative

    Adam Andersson

    Head of EU affairs, RISE (The Research Institute of Sweden)

    Anna Papagrigoraki

    Sustainability Director, Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)

    Topics covered

    • INCITE positioning in the innovation space (EU-funded projects, EISMEA, research institutes)
    • Technologies / sectors covered
    • Showcasing success stories
    • Identification of barriers to implementation.
  4.  

    COFFEE BREAK (16:30 - 16:55)

  5.  

    SESSION 3
    (16:55 - 17:40)

    Exploring how INCITE can help investors
    Kevin Flowers (TBC)

    Deputy Head, Green Finance and investments Unit, DG Environment, European Commission

    Karla Ceño Rubio

    Executive Director, Investment Banking and Finance, BBVA

    Ana Diaz

    Head of Global energy transition head, Climate Bonds Initiative

    Alberto Toril

    Breakthrough Energy

    Topics covered

    • Utilisation of INCITE’s technical outputs in Sustainable Finance, e.g. alignment of innovative techniques with the EU Taxonomy criteria
    • Technical verification of the validity of transition and transformation plans
    • Evaluation of projects financed by private investments
  6.  

    Closing
    17:40 - 17:50

    Veronica Manfredi
    Director of Directorate C - Zero Pollution, DG Environment. European Commission



 

INCITE is created to systematically scan the horizon, gathering worldwide information on innovative industrial environmental techniques which, if they are deemed ready for use at an industrial scale, provide significant environmental benefits and are cost-effective, could be incorporated in the Sevilla Process for the development of environmental norms.

It will become a collaborative platform, bringing together industry, technology providers, Member States, financial institutions, private investors, the general public, academia as well as the European Commission, creating unique benefits and opportunities while promoting the uptake of innovative technologies to accelerate energy efficiency, circular economy, depollution and decarbonisation in industry.

INCITE aims to become the EU’s central point of reference for identifying and evaluating the environmental performance of cutting-edge industrial technologies in Europe and beyond, and for informing on related policy development and investments. For more information please contact us at JRC-INCITE@ec.europa.eu.