Overview of my speaking engagements
September 2016 – September 2017
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Date |
Name of event/ Subject |
Main Speakers |
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22 September 2016 17:30-20:00 |
« Beaulieu café » on Sustainable Development Agenda |
With Former Director General Mr. Karl Falkenberg, author of the report "Sustainability now!”. Also present was Hans Bruyninckx, Head of European Environment Agency and Mr Pascal Lamy Hononary Chair of the Jacques Delors Institute. |
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27 September 2016 09:30-11:00 |
European Transport Forum/ CO² emissions from the transport sector |
With Jean Dominique Senard, President of Michelin France, Violeta Bulc Commissioner Transport and Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner Climate Action & Energy. |
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11 October 2016 |
Business Europe/ Emissions Trading System event |
With Ivo Belet, ENVI Shadow Rapporteur of the EU-ETS and Member of the European Parliament, Markus J. Beyrer, Director General, BusinessEurope, Norbert Kurilla, State Secretary for Environment, Slovak Republic, Ian Duncan, ENVI rapporteur on the EU ETS reform, |
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13 October 2016 17:00-19:30 |
Launch of SDG Watch/ 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development |
With Vice President Timmermans and Jo Leinen MEP. |
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20 October 2016 |
Climate and Energy Summit, Friends of Europe. Panel “Turning wish lists into practical policies” |
With Gerard Mestrallet , chairman of the board of directors of Engie and Dominique Ristori director-general of the Directorate-General for Energy. |
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30 November 2016 |
Tetra Pak dinner Roundtable discussion on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals |
CEO and management team of Tetrapak |
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30 November 2016 16:00 onwards |
ACE CEO presentation and dinner debate on Supply chains, deforestation and the circular economy |
Hosted by MEP Nils Torvalds and Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General Enterprise and Industry. |
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8 December 2016 18:30-20:00 |
Politico “Energy Visions” event: The Road to Marrakesh: Turning the Paris Deal into Reality |
With Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Charles O. Holliday, Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Chairman of the Sustainable Energy for All administrative board and Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, MEP. |
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20 December |
High-Level Summit on sustainable development/ How to Mobilise Consensus to Deliver on the Transition? |
Opened by Queen Mathilde of Belgium and VP Timmermans , Speakers included Janez Potočnik Co-Chair for Intl. Resource Panel UNEP, Marco Buti,Director General for Economic & Financial Affairs for The European Commission and Luca Visentini, Secretary General for European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). |
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30 January 2017 |
Conference on International Ocean Governance – An agenda for the future of our oceans |
Hosted by the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, rivers, islands and coastal areas. Presentation on reducing pressure on oceans and seas and creating the conditions for a sustainable blue economy. With interventions from Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission, Karmenu Vella, Ms Gesine MEISSNER, MEP, & MEPs Mr José Inácio FARIA, , Ricardo SERRAO SANTOS and Mr Tonino PICULA. |
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27 February 2017 |
Green Growth Summit V Future Proofing the EU Economy: A New Climate for Business. Panel discussion on “Moving to 2050 – Long term plans”
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With Karsten Sach, German ENV Minister, Isabella Loevin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Climate and International Development Cooperation Sweden, Carole Dieschbourg, Minister Luxembourg. |
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27 February 2017 |
Green 10 pre-Environment Council reception/ Sustainable Development and the future of Europe |
With Carole Dieschbourg, Minister for the Environment of Luxembourg and Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy |
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22 March 2017 |
The Water Framework Directive – Lifeline for European Waters – Launch of Living Rivers coalition at the European Parliament |
With MEPs Ulrike Rodust, Frank Bogovic and Gerben-Jan Gebrandy and Daniel Calleja Crespo DG of DG Environment. |
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28 March 2017 |
Forum for the Future of Agriculture/ Session on “Driving sustainable food chain transition: how to turn challenges into opportunities?” |
With Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness and Phil Hogan, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission and Daniel Calleja Crespo DG of DG Environment. |
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2 May 2017 |
Blue Economy Finance hosted by Commissioner Vella and organised by WWF & the Prince of Wales' Charities International Sustainability Unit
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Commissioner Vella led a delegation from the Commission. The delegation from ISU was led by Justin Mundy, ISU Director . |
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9 May 2017 |
WWF Annual Conference/ How the European Network saved EU nature laws? |
With the participation of several EU CEOs. Members of the international board attended. |
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6 June 2017 |
European Commission conference “An EU Action Plan for nature, people and the economy” |
With the President of the Committee of Regions, Mr Lamberts and the first Vice President of the Commission, Mr Timmermans. |
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22 June 2017 |
Tackling deforestation and illegal logging conference |
With Kateřina Konečná, MEP, Marco Albani, Director of the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, Artur Runge-Metzger, European Commission Director for Climate Strategy, DG CLIMA. |
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26th to 29th August |
Alpbach Political Symposium. 1. Member of the jury: presentations by 8 students on “Globalisation and well-being” 2. Participation to the Laxenburg group on “Conflict or cooperation” 3. Speaker at the session on “climate and migrations” |
1. With the Vice President of Alpbach forum, Herr Raidl and Pascal Lamy. 2. With present and former Austrian Presidents, head of IIASA, President of IUCN, head of the European Environment Agency… 3. With the Austrian Minister of Environment
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