| 25.2.2020 Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-09:00 | Welcome coffee & registration | |
| 09:00 | Opening of the conference | Peter Kraus, City of Vienna |
| 09.15 – 10:00 | Setting the scene | |
| From local heat needs to national Heat Strategy | Stephan Brandligt, Co-negotiator representing local authorities of the Dutch Heat Strategy | |
| The Austrian heat strategy and co-design with local stakeholders | Heidelinde Adensam, Austrian Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, Head of Department Energy Efficiency and Buildings | |
| Heat Roadmaps by Member States: state of play & next steps | Klaus-Dieter Borchardt – Deputy Director-General of DG ENER, European Commission | |
| 10:00 – 11.00 | Policy debate: Decarbonising Heat: What does it mean in reality in cities? | Moderator: Claire Roumet, Energy Cities |
| Districts of Europe: how to move away from gas | The City of Vienna, Bernd Vogl | |
| Interventions by | Matus Vallo, Mayor of Bratislava (tbc), Katri Kuusinen, Head of Energy Unit, City of Helsinki Lukas Hammer, MP and Chair of the Environment Committee | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | World tables: Existing tools for local players to design strategies | |
| Presentations of | Marcus Hummel, Hotmaps
Claire Roumet, European City Facility Laura Uuttu-Deschryvere, Helsinki Energy Challenge Judith Neyer, Spatial Energy Planning for Heat Transition Herbert Hemis, “Climate Zones Vienna” Andreas Riedmann, Implementing EPBD high-efficiency alternative system assessment in Tyrol Patrick Crombez, Heat pumps for replacement market and collective application Dr. Rainer Wiedemann, Renewable Energy from Waste Water | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch break | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Energy communities and cities: the path to establishing new roles and potentials in local communities | Moderator: Judith Neyer, Urban Innovation Vienna |
| Conceptual design of decarbonizing of heat | Brigitte Bach, Wien Energie | |
| An innovative heat community in Belgium | Bob D’Haeseleer, Deputy-Mayor, City of Eeklo | |
| Citizen initiative for a local heat network in Groningen | Els Struiving, representative of the energy community “Buurtwarmte Paddepoel” | |
| Conclusions and panel discussion | Representative of ITRE Committee, European Parliament | |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee break | |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | Final policy debate: What do we need from the European Union? | Moderator: Thomas Nowak, European Heat Pump Association |
| Panel discussion with | MEP Pernilla Weiss, EPP (tbc) MEP, Carlos Zorrinho, S&D (tbc) Maria Vassilakou, Former Deputy Mayor of Vienna, Member of the Mission, innovation Board for the Climate Neutral Cities (tbc) | |
| 16.30 | Summary of the conference | |
| 17.00 – 18.00 | Farewell cocktail reception | |
| 18:00 | End of conference |
| 24.2.2020 Time | Guided tour to Simmering : First Group |
|---|---|
| 13:30 | Shuttle bus from MQ to Simmering |
| 14:00 | Guided Tour Simmering |
| 15:00 | Shuttle bus from Simmering to MQ |
| 15:30 | Arrival to MQ |
| 19:00 | Networking dinner at MQ |
| 24.2.2020 Time | Guided tour to Simmering: Second group |
|---|---|
| 15:30 | Shuttle bus from MQ to Simmering |
| 16:00 | Guided Tour Simmering |
| 17: 00 | Shuttle bus from Simmering to MQ |
| 17:30 | Arrival MQ |
| 19:00 | Networking dinner at MQ |
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