SET Plan 2016 – Central European Energy Conference X will bring together researchers and policy-makers from EU member states, particularly from Central Europe, and a range of stakeholders from international organizations, research organizations, businesses, municipalities and civil society to encourage open debate around key energy issues.
Peter Žiga
Minister of Economy of Slovakia
Maroš Šefčovič
Vice-President for the Energy Union, European Commission
Miguel Arias Cañete
Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, European Commission
Carlos Moedas
Commissioner for R&I, European Commission
Fatih Birol
Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
Dominique Ristori
Director General, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Vladimír Šucha
Director General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Alberto Pototschnig
Director, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
Maciej Bando
President, Energy Regulatory Office, Poland
Jozef Holjenčík
Chairperson, Regulatory Office for Network Industries, SR
Alena Vitásková
Chairperson, Energy Regulatory Office, CR
Marie Donnelly
Director, Directorate C – Renewables, R&I, Energy Efficiency, DG ENER, European Commission
SET Plan 2016 – Central European Energy Conference X will be held during Slovakia’s EU Council Presidency and will create a prestigious international platform for open discussion on the most important issues regarding current EU energy policy and research and innovation policy between stakeholders. The conference will examine the process of creating the European Energy Union, looking specifically at the research and innovation strategy which is key to producing a breakthrough in transforming the EU energy sector. The aims are to improve the visibility of the Energy Union, identify policy options and priorities and plan future actions. At the end of the conference, draft recommendations will be approved which can be used as tools to implement policy for the SET Plan and Energy Union.
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The project SET PLAN 2016 - CEEC X has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730882.
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