21 November

12.30 

Registration and reception with light lunch at Hotel Krasnapolsky

13.30

Welcome and introduction by Pieter Boot, Deputy Director General of the Directorate General for Energy and Telecom of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

13.40

EU Strategic Energy Review - preliminary indications

Introduction by Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, EU Commission 
Short debate

14.15

Road Map for Renewable Energy Sources

• View of the European Commission - Hans van Steen, EU Commission
• View of the European Parliament - Claude Turmes 
• Opinions of Member States voiced at the recent High Level Group in Finland, overview by Ms. Sirkka Vilkamo, Deputy Director General of the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry 
• Developments in the renewable electricity sector - Beatriz Yordi, EU Commission
• Statements by EWEA, EPIA and ETSO     

15.30

Coffee/tea

16.00 

Discussion

17.30

Conclusion of the first day

19.00

Departure by canal boat

20.00

Dinner in restaurant 'De Vijf Vliegen', hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

22 November

08.45

Arrival of Participants at Hotel Krasnapolsky

09.00

Heating and cooling from renewable energy sources

Presentation of the results of the public consultation and main lines of action considered - Tom Howes, EU Commission

• View of the European Parliament, Tilman Schwencke, Assistant to Mechtild Rothe, MEP.
• Industry view on the potential for heating and cooling from renewable energy sources - presentation by O. Schaeffer, Policy Director of the European Renewable Energy Council  
• Cost effectiveness of European support measures for heating and cooling from renewable energy sources - presentation by H. Solem, President of EnR     

10.45

Coffee/tea

11.15

Discussion with contributions from industry and Member States

12.30 

Buffet lunch

13.30

Review of the Biofuels Directive

Presentation of the results of the public consultation and main lines of action considered - Katrien Prins, EU Commission

• Issues surrounding land an availability of EU biofuels policy - presentation by H. Langeveld, senior researcher at Wageningen University of Agriculture
• Supplying Sustainable Biofuels - a UK/NL Solution by Greg Archer, Director, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
• Certification to ensure sustainability of the use of biofuels - presentation by Jean-Philippe DenRuyter, WWF     

Discussion

15.15

Coffee/tea

15.45 

Statements by industry and Member States followed by discussion