Forum “The Future of Smart, Energy-Efficient, and Affordable Housing”

September 20, 2024

Hotel “Lielupe”, Bulduru Prospekts 64/68, Jūrmala, LV-2010, Latvia

Registration: https://bit.ly/471AFgl

9:30 – 10:00
Participant Registration, Coffee Break

10:00 – 10:30
Event Opening
Speakers:

• Zane Petre, Head of the European Commission Representation in Latvia
• Edmunds Valantis, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economics
• Baiba Miltoviča, President of the Transport, Energy, Infrastructure, and Information Society section of the European Economic and Social Committee

10:30 – 10:50
Financing Energy Efficiency Measures in Building Renovation

• Hadrein Michel, DG Energy, European Commission

10:50 – 12:00
Affordable and Energy-Efficient Housing as an Opportunity for Municipalities to Address Challenges

• Andres Jaadla (European Housing Association)
  Panel Discussion: Investments, Future Financing, Sustainability in Housing (EU Funds, Private Financing, Banks, One-Stop Agencies)
  Participants:
• Edmunds Valantis (Ministry of Economics)
• Reinis Bērziņš (Development Finance Institution Altum)
• Nora Pastore (Signet Bank, Finance Industry Association)
• Andres Jaadla (European Housing Association)
• Jānis Ikaunieks (Riga Energy Agency)
• Līga Kurevska (Ministry of Climate and Energy)

Q&A Session
Moderator: Reinis Āboltiņš

12:00 – 12:10
Signing of the “Live Warmer” Memorandum

12:10 – 13:00
Lunch and Networking

13:00 – 14:00
Energy Efficiency in Numbers. Role of EU Funds and Public Financing

• Selīna Vancāne (Ministry of Economics)
  Panel Discussion: The Importance of Data in Developing Energy Efficiency Support Instruments
  Participants:
• Ministry of Economics (Selīna Vancāne)
• Viktors Tropovs (SEB Bank, Finance Industry Association)
• Mārtiņš Tīdens (Liepāja State City)
• Raimonds Lapiņš (Central Statistical Bureau)
• Edīte Biseniece (State Construction Control Bureau)

Q&A Session
Moderator: Reinis Āboltiņš, Public Utilities Commission

14:00 – 15:00
Innovation as a Catalyst for Promoting Energy Efficiency

• Tomass Katnigs, European Economic and Social Committee
  Panel Discussion: Innovation as a Catalyst for Promoting Energy Efficiency
  Participants:
• Renāte Bražinska (Salaspils Heat Supply Company)
• Jurģis Vinniņš (AS "Sadales tīkls")
• Tomass Katnigs (European Economic and Social Committee)

Q&A Session
Moderator: Toms Lācis, Elektrum Energy Efficiency Center

15:00 – 16:00
Interaction Between Well-Being and Energy Efficiency
Panel Discussion: Solutions and Productivity in the Interaction Between Well-Being and Energy Efficiency
Participants:

• Žanna Martinsone (Riga Stradiņš University)
• Ģirts Vēveris (Valmiera Glass Fibre)
• Jānis Ankipāns (Sustainable Construction Council)

Q&A Session
Moderator: Dace Helmane, Sustainability Index

16:00 – 16:20
Conclusions / Reinis Āboltiņš

Simultaneous translation will be provided in Latvian, English, German, and French.