Partner meetings: Third Plenary Meeting of the Investors Dialogue on Energy

The Third Plenary Meeting of the Investors Dialogue on Energy aims at boosting awareness regarding the initiative's work. The event will gather high-level representation from the European Commission, and other European institutions, as well as representatives from international organisations and national bodies. Investors Dialogue Working Group members are also expected to attend.

The Director-General for Energy, Ditte Juul-Jørgensen, will give a key-note speech before the political and technical sessions, in which participants will have opportunities to meet and network with members of the Working Groups as well as stakeholders from the European energy and financing landscape.

All interested parties are invited to attend the event. However, please note that due to limited space availability, physical attendance is subject to approval. The Plenary Meeting will take place at Renaissance Hotel (Brussels) and will be livestreamed.

Background

What is the ID-E? The Investors Dialogue on Energy (ID-E) is a multi-level stakeholder platform that brings together experts from the energy and finance sectors in all EU countries. Their aim is to assess and upgrade financing schemes to mobilise financing in the context of the European Green Deal and REPowerEU.

Programme

Thursday 27 February 2025, 09:45 - 17:00 (CET) Brussels, Belgium

27 Feb 2025, 09:45 - 14:30 (CET)

Morning session

• 09:45-10:30 Welcome coffee
• 10:30-10:35 Opening remarks: Daniela Cedola, ID-E Team (PwC)
• 10:35-10:50 Keynote speech: Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General, DG ENER
• 10:50-12:00 Policy session | The future of energy financing – between the Clean Industrial Deal and the Clean Energy Investment Strategy

List of speakers

• Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director-General, DG ENER
• Krzysztof Bolesta, Secretary of State, Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
• Laura Piovesan, Director General, Head of Projects Directorate, European Investment Bank
• Maria De Melo, Principal, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Craig Douglas, Founding Partner, World Fund

Moderated by Daniela Cedola, ID-E Team (PwC)

• 12:00 – 13:15 Technical session 1 | Exploring new financial instruments to further mobilise investments | Outcomes from the ID-E WGs

List of speakers

• Andrea Panizzo, Working Group 1: Energy Production
• Amy Radlberger, Working Group 2: Transmission and Distribution
• Marinus Boogert, Working Group 3: Energy Storage
• Sanjeev Kumar, Working Group 4: Heating and Cooling
• Ettore Piantoni, Working Group 5: Services and Prosumers

Moderated by Tsvetelina Blagoeva, ID-E Team (PwC)

13:15 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 17:05 (CET)

Afternoon session

• 14:30 – 15:45 Technical session 2 | Scale-ups: are public-private financing instruments fit for purpose to support growth of Europe's clean industrial projects?

List of speakers (alphabetic order)

• Diana Patrascu, Head of Sustainable Finance Unit, European Investment Fund
• Pierre-Louis Auzel, Managing Director (Growth, Capital & Partnerships), InnoEnergy
• Salvatore Amico Roxas, Policy Officer, DG GROW
• Vincent Delporte, Head of Public Affairs, Holosolis

Moderated by Arne Lorenz, ID-E Team (InnoEnergy)

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 17:00 Technical session 3 | From