Forum "The Future of Smart, Energy-Efficient, and Affordable Housing"
September 20, 2024
Hotel “Lielupe,” Bulduru Prospekts 64/68, Jūrmala, LV-2010, Latvia
Registration: https://bit.ly/471AFgl
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:30 Opening remarks
- Zane Petre, Head of the European Commission Representation in Latvia
- Edmunds Valantis, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economics
- Baiba Miltoviča, President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society of the European Economic and Social Committee
10:30 – 10:50 Financing the energy efficiency in renovation of buildings/ Hadrein Michel, DG ENER, European Commission
10:50 – 12:00Smart, sustainable and affordable housing as a tool for local authorities to face multiple challenges / Andres Jaadla ( Member of the Committee of Regions )
Discussion on investments made, future funding, and housing sustainability (EU funds, private financing, banks, one-stop agencies)
Participants: Edmunds Valantis (Ministry of Economics), Ieva Vērzemniece (Development Finance Institution Altum), Nora Pastore (Signet Bank, Financial Industry Association), Andres Jaadla (Member of the Committee of Regions), Jānis Ikaunieks (Riga Energy Agency), Līga Kurevska(Ministry of Climate and Energy)
Q&A session
Moderator: Reinis Āboltiņš, The Public Utilities Commission of Latvia
12:00 – 12:10 Signing of the "Live Warmer" memorandum
12:10 – 13:00 Networking lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Energy Efficiency in Numbers. #EUfunds and the Role of Public Funding / Selīna Vancāne, Ministry of Economics
Discussion: The Importance of Data in the Development of Energy Efficiency Support Instruments
Participants: Viktors Tropovs (SEB Bank, Financial Industry Association), Mārtiņš Tīdens (City of Liepāja), Raimonds Lapiņš (Central Statistical Bureau), Edīte Biseniece (State Construction Control Bureau)
Q&A session
Moderator: Selīna Vancāne(Ministry of Economics)
14:00 – 15:00 Innovations as an Impulse for Promoting Energy Efficiency /Thomas Kattnig, European Economic and Social Committee
Discussion: Innovations as an Impulse for Promoting Energy Efficiency
Participants: Renāte Baražinska (Latvian Heat Supply Association, Salaspils Heat), Toms Lācis (Elektrum Energy Efficiency Center), Jurģis Vinniņš (AS "Sadales tīkls"), Agnese Bekasova (Ministry of Economics), Anrijs Tukulis (AS "Virši")
Q&A session
Moderator: Toms Lācis, Elektrum Energy Efficiency Center
15:00 – 16:00 The Interaction of Well-being and Energy Efficiency
Discussion: The Interaction of Well-being and Energy Efficiency. Solutions and Productivity/ Žanna Martinsone (Rīga Stradiņš University)
Participants: Žanna Martinsone (Rīga Stradiņš University), Ģirts Vēveris (AS "Valmiera Glass Fiber"), Jānis Ankipāns (Latvian Sustainable Building Council).
Q&A session
Moderator: Dace Helmane, Sustainability Index
16:00 – 16:20 Closing remarks / Reinis Āboltiņš
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided from/to Latvian, English, German and French.