09.00 What‘s next for energy efficiency?

With the Clean Energy Package, Europe is entering a new era in energy efficiency. The new regulatory framework is changing Europe's energy markets. We present up-to-date information on how the “energy efficiency first” concept is being implemented and what it brings.

• Welcome and opening
  Markus Achleitner, Regional Minister for Economy and Energy, Upper Austria
  
  
• The Clean Energy Package: What's in for energy efficiency?
  Karlis Goldstein, European Commission, DG Energy
  
  
• The EU energy consumption – recent trends and drivers
  Samuel Thomas, Energy and Climate Economics Consultant, France
  
  
• The new electricity market design and the energy transition
  Wolfgang Urbantschitsch, e-control, Austria
  
  
• Energy efficiency – India vs Europe
  Nanda Kumar Janardhanan, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
  
  
• Quantifying multiple benefits of energy efficiency
  Dora Fazekas, Cambridge Econometrics, Hungary

11.00 Efficiency Expert Forum: Investing in the energy transition

The energy transition is key for climate protection and a thriving economy. How does this connection work in practice? Find out in this session.

• The business case of energy efficiency
  Anette Jahn, European Commission, EASME
  
  
• The energy transition – the largest growth market of the 21st century
  Theodor Zillner, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology, Austria
  
  
• Innovation and investment: the energy transition in Upper Austria
  Gerhard Dell, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
  
  
• Enterpreneurship and education – cornerstones of the energy transition
  Dirk Bessau, KIC InnoEnergy

12.00 Energy Efficiency Lab: Tomorrow's solutions

The energy transition offers many opportunities for new products and services. In this session, we present a variety of examples of the direction this can take.

• Higher energy efficiency and lower business risks
  Ander Romero Amorrortu, Tecnalia, Spain
  
  
• Energy efficiency for urban regeneration
  Roberto Fedrizzi, EURAC, Italy
  
  
• EU projects supporting EPBD implementation
  Johann Zirngibl, CSTB, France
  
  
• Energy efficient buildings with reused materials
  Barbora Blaškovičová, FENIX TNT, Czech Republic
  
  
• Thermal energy storage: save today, use tomorrow!
  Gabriela Urbanová, FENIX TNT, Czech Republic
  
  
• Combining building efficiency and heat pumps
  Wim Boydens, Boydens Engineering, Belgium
  
  

Chairperson: Anita Derjanecz, REHVA