4th Forum of Mayors on Just Transition

NEW ENERGY MIX:
a Social Policy Dialog
on the Transition to Net Zero

29th – 30th September 2021

The event is joining efforts and building on last year’s:

New Energy Mix – Social Policy dialogue, organized under DeCarb Interreg Europe Project, 3rd Forum of Mayors, organized by WWF in Poland, and ТRACER H2020 project initiatives.

The event will be hybridnar – only the first registered and the bravest will have a possibility to join live in Stara Zagora event hub. The online sessions will be held on the Zoom platform. Simultaneous translation in English, German, Bulgarian, Polish and Greek will be provided.

JOIN THE EVENT  JOIN THE EDIHs PARALLEL SESSIONS (contact management@szeda.eu)

AGENDAThe event will be hybridnar

Speakers Speeches & Presentations

Frans Timmermans--Executive Vice President of EC (video messages)

Frans TimmermansExecutive Vice President of EC (video messages)

Iliyana Tsanova--Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission (video message)

Iliyana TsanovaDeputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission (video message)

Lilyana Pavlova--EIB Vice-President, Financing sustainable and just transition (online)

Lilyana PavlovaEIB Vice-President, Financing sustainable and just transition (online)

Zhivko Todorov--Mayor of Municipality Stara Zagora

Zhivko TodorovMayor of Municipality Stara Zagora

Yordan Nikolov--Deputy mayor

Yordan NikolovDeputy mayor "Transport, waste management and environment", Municipality of Stara Zagora

Ivan Cholakov--Governor of District Stara Zagora

Ivan CholakovGovernor of District Stara Zagora

Diana Dimitrova--Conservation Manager, WWF Bulgaria

Diana DimitrovaConservation Manager, WWF Bulgaria

Aleksandra Tomczak--Member of Cabinet of the Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans at European Commission

Aleksandra TomczakMember of Cabinet of the Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans at European Commission

Mariusz WoloszMayor of Bytom, Poland

Albena Markova --PwC Bulgaria

Albena Markova PwC Bulgaria

Angel Nikolaev--Manager of Black Sea Energy Research Centre

Angel NikolaevManager of Black Sea Energy Research Centre

Atanaska Nikolova--Economic and Social Council of the Republic of Bulgaria

Atanaska NikolovaEconomic and Social Council of the Republic of Bulgaria

Boyko Takov, PhDExecutive director BSMEPA

Clement Gerthoffert--EC, DG REGIO

Clement GerthoffertEC, DG REGIO

Delian Coroama--Digital Innovation Zone

Delian CoroamaDigital Innovation Zone

Prof. Daria Vladikova--Bulgarian Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Energy Storage Association; Institute for Sustainable Transition and Development/Trakia University

Prof. Daria VladikovaBulgarian Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Energy Storage Association; Institute for Sustainable Transition and Development/Trakia University

Yordan Nikolov--Deputy mayor

Yordan NikolovDeputy mayor "Transport, waste management and environment", Municipality of Stara Zagora

Dimitar Dimitrov--Manager in PwC Bulgaria in the Consulting team

Dimitar DimitrovManager in PwC Bulgaria in the Consulting team

Elodie Durand--EC, DG REGIO

Elodie DurandEC, DG REGIO

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evgeni Evgeniev--Research Attaché for Bulgaria, Brussels

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evgeni EvgenievResearch Attaché for Bulgaria, Brussels

Georgi Stefanov--WWF Bulgaria

Georgi StefanovWWF Bulgaria

Ivelin PanchovMember of the European Digital Innovation Hub Zagore BoD

Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Jivka Ovtcharova--Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (online)

Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Jivka OvtcharovaKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (online)

Julian Popov--Senior Political Adviser to the European Climate Foundation

Julian PopovSenior Political Adviser to the European Climate Foundation

Karl McFaul--Transilvania IT Cluster and Transilvania Digital Innovation Hub

Karl McFaulTransilvania IT Cluster and Transilvania Digital Innovation Hub

Katie Treadwell--WWF EPO

Katie TreadwellWWF EPO

Kostadin Sirleshtov--Managing Partner CMS Sofia

Kostadin SirleshtovManaging Partner CMS Sofia

Assoc. Prof., PhD Kosyo Stoychev--Sofia University

Assoc. Prof., PhD Kosyo StoychevSofia University

Manon Brunel--EC, DG ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

Manon BrunelEC, DG ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

Maria PournariSenior Project Manager at the Institute of Entrepreneurship Development

Maxime EZEQUEL--EDIH DIVA, regionPays de la Loire,France

Maxime EZEQUELEDIH DIVA, regionPays de la Loire,France

Nikola Gazdov--Chairman of the Association for Production, Storage and Trade of Electricity

Nikola GazdovChairman of the Association for Production, Storage and Trade of Electricity

Pirita Ihamäki--Open Platform Entrepreneurship Education for Future Work

Pirita IhamäkiOpen Platform Entrepreneurship Education for Future Work

Radoslav Rizov--EDIH Zagore, Telelink Business Services

Radoslav RizovEDIH Zagore, Telelink Business Services

Rumyana Grozeva PhD--SZ REDA Executive Director

Rumyana Grozeva PhDSZ REDA Executive Director

Sabine VandermottenEC, DG REGIO

Slavtcho Neykov--Energy Management Institute, Bulgaria

Slavtcho NeykovEnergy Management Institute, Bulgaria

Eng. Dotchka Vasileva Ph.D.--Fund of Funds (online)

Eng. Dotchka Vasileva Ph.D.Fund of Funds (online)

Yumer Kodzhayumer--Chief Expert, Science Directorate, Ministry of Education and Science

Yumer KodzhayumerChief Expert, Science Directorate, Ministry of Education and Science

Venue

44 Ruski Blvd.

Regional Library "Zahariy Knyazheski"

Stara Zagora 6000