Agenda

12-13 June 2023 Blekinge, Sweden

12 June

Pre-forum workshop for 2nd Forum on the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change

15:00- 17:00	Pre-forum workshop	The workshop is aimed to consolidate the Community of Practice for Charter Signatories and Friends of the Mission.
18:00- 22:00	(Optional) Social event at Game Reserve in Blekinge archipelago	- Guided tour of Game Reserve Eriksberg - Food and drinks reception

13 June

2nd Forum on the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change

8:00- 9:00	(Optional) Side event #1: guided tour in Ronneby Brunnspark	A guided tour related to climate adaptation in Ronneby’s historic Botanical Gardens
9:00- 9:30	Registration and refreshments
9:30- 10:00	Opening	- Welcoming words by master of ceremony Claire Doole - Frans Timmermans, European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal and Commissioner for Climate Action Policy (video message) - Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director DG CLIMA, European Commission - Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions (video message)
10:00- 10:15	Lightning Talk	by Edoardo Croci, Professor of Practice and Director of the Sustainable Urban Regeneration Lab at Bocconi University
10:15- 11:30	Panel discussion: How to increase collaboration between national authorities, regions and other Mission actors to deliver on adaptation?	Moderated by Philippe Tulkens, Deputy Mission Manager, Head of Unit DG for Research & Innovation, European Commission - Klara Ellström, Committee of the Regions Young Elected Politician (YEP) and local elected politician for Uppsala kommun, Sweden - Miriam Haritz, President of International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine   - Vladimir Svet, Deputy Mayor of Tallinn - Erika Augustinsson, Innovation strategist, Region Blekinge - Nina Alsen, Senior Policy Officer “European and International Adaptation to Climate Change” - Alison Gilliland, Dublin City Councillor and member of the Committee of the Regions Project showcase:  - Benjamin Dewals, Professor in Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, University of Liege - Robert Johannesson, Head of Urban and Rural Unit at Boverket, the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
11:30- 11:45	Coffee break
11:45- 12:45	Breakout session on how to increase collaboration between national authorities, regions and other Mission actors to deliver on adaptation	60 minutes discussions
12:45- 14:00	Lunch break
14:00- 14:10	Wrap-up from Breakout Session 1
14:10- 15:30	Panel discussion: From knowledge to solutions: how to scale up adaptation solutions?	Moderated by Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director DG CLIMA, European Commission - Andreas Larsson, Associate Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Blekinge Institute of Technology   - Eleni Myrivili, Global Chief Heat Officer to UN Habitat and the Arsht Rock Resilience Center, Member of the Mission Board   - Roman Roehrl, European Investment Bank   - Svetlana Zhekova, climate adaptation policy expert, Member of the Mission Board - Henrik Aspegren, CEO of Sweden Water Research and Professor at Lund University - Lidwin van Velden, President of the European Association of Public Banks Project showcase:  - Karin de Beer, Climate Adaptation Coordinator at Värmland County Administrative Board - Giulia Balugani, supervisor of the LIFE ADA project, Sustainability Manager at Unipolsai Assicurazioni - Adolfo Uriarte, Director of Natural Heritage and Climate Change at the Basque Government
15:30- 15:45	Coffee break
15:45- 16:45	Breakout session on how to scale up adaptation solutions	45 minutes discussions 15 minutes reporting in plenary
16:45- 17:00	Closing	- Closing words by master of ceremony Claire Doole - Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director DG CLIMA, European Commission
17:30- 18:30	(Optional) side event #2: Presentation by Blekinge Archipelago Association	Presentation by the Blekinge Archipelago Association on their mission to promote sustainable development in a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

Mon, 12 Jun 2023
Tue, 13 Jun 2023

Blekinge Convention Center
Fridhemsvägen 6
Ronneby
Sweden

events@MIP4Adapt.eu.

2nd Forum on the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change

Agenda

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