24 April

12.30 

Registration and reception with light lunch at Barbizon Centre

13.30

Welcome and introduction by Mark Frequin, Director General for Energy and Telecom of the Dutch Ministry of  Economic Affairs

13.40

Green Paper 'A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy'

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

14.15

Renewable energy sources in heating and cooling
View of the European Parliament - Mechtild Rothe
View of the European Commission - Samuele Furfari, EU Commission
Introduction by EREC, EUBIA, EHI, ESTIF

15.30

Coffee/tea

16.00 

Discussion

17.30

Conclusion of the first day

19.30

Dinner in Hotel Krasnapolsky, hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

25 April

08.45

Arrival of Participants at Barbizon Centre

09.00

Action Plan on Energy Efficiency
View of the European Parliament - Alejo Vidal Quadras (tbc)
Presentation of the results of the public consultation and main lines of action considered - Luc Werring, Principal Adviser, EU Commission

• Financing Energy Efficiency - presentation by Jacquelin Ligot, Senior Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development  
• Raising awareness - presentation by Mr. L. Meli, Director General European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers  
• Implementation of existing measures - Randall Bowie, EU Commission      

10.45

Coffee/tea

11.15

Discussion

12.30 

Buffet lunch

13.30

Introduction by Austrian Presidency (tbc) on activities for the promotion of the use of biomass

13.40

The role of biomass in the energy transition, Paul Hamm, Chairman Dutch Platform on Green Feedstock, a public-private based platform

13.50

Review of the biofuels directive
Target for 2010 - options to achieve it - Paul Hodson, EU Commission
Introductory statements by the European Biodiesel Board, ACEA, eBio, UEPA and Europia
Discussion

15.15

Coffee/tea

15.45

Assuring sustainable production - introduction - Katrien Prins, EU Commission
Introductory statements by J. Woods, WWF, Copa Cogeca, Brazilian representative  
Discussion