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Take part in the launch of INCITE

INCITE soon sets sail! For further information on INCITE and the launch event, please click here.

 

 

Should you wish to watch the live streaming please follow the link: https://innovation-centre-for-industrial-transformation.ec.europa.eu/incite-launch-event

 

 

 

MORNING

  1.  
    Welcome coffee
    (10.00)
  2. Opening
    (11.00)
    Bernard Magenhann
    Acting Director-General, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
     
  3. DIALOGUE 1

    INCITE means TRANSFORMATION

    Florika Fink-Hooijer
    Director-General of DG Environment, European Commission
    Luis Colunga
    Special Commissioner PERTE Decarbonisation at the Ministry of Industry and Tourism of Spain
    Maive Rute
    Deputy Director-General of DG for Internal Market, Industry, Enterpreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
    Axel Eggert
    Director-General of the European Steel Association (EUROFER)
  4. DIALOGUE 2

    INCITE means INNOVATION

    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
    Daniel Witthaut
    Executive Director for Innovation, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)
  5. DIALOGUE 3

    INCITE means RESOURCES

    Salla Saastamoinen
    Deputy Director-General, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
    Elisa Rivera Mendoza
    General Director For Planning, Coordination And Knowledge Transfer. Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
    Sean Kidney
    CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative
    Mark Mawhinney
    Senior Adviser, Innovation and Competitiveness, European Investment Bank (EIB)
  6. Closing
    Veronica Manfredi
    Director for Zero Pollution of DG Environment, European Commission
    Mikel Landabaso
    Director for a Fair and Sustainable Economy, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
  7.  
    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 for Installation-based Air Pollution Control, Ambient Air Quality 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)

  3. LIVE PRESENTATION
    INCITE PLATFORM

    Simon Gutierrez Alonso

    Scientific Officer at the Circular Economy and Sustainable Industry Unit of DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission

    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
  4. SESSION 2
    (15:35 - 16:30)

    Technology and innovation
    Nicolai Schaaf

    Sustainability Manager, Kanthal (Technology provider)

    Vincent Michel

    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.
  5. COFFEE BREAK (16:30 - 16:55)

     

  6. SESSION 3
    (16:55 - 17:40)

    Exploring how INCITE can help investors
    Kevin Flowers

    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

    Manager Europe-Power Sector, 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
  7. Closing
    17:40 - 17:50
    Veronica Manfredi
    Director for Zero Pollution, DG Environment, European Commission