Europe has been battered by soaring energy prices adding urgency to creating a new energy system. The recent sabotage of the Nordstream gas pipeline is a stark reminder that Europe finds itself in the midst of energy warfare.
United Europe is cooperating on this topic with the Representation of the European Commission and the Senate of the Economy (Austria) in a two-panel discussion at the Representation of the European Commission in Austria/Vienna. You are cordially invited to join us for this Summit in Vienna, on November 3, 2022, from 16h30 until 19h45 CET followed by a reception to discuss what can be done to escape the curse of the energy crisis and autocrats.
Prof. Dr Martin Selmayr, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Austria, will open the summit with a keynote on “EU priorities in the current energy crisis” followed by a welcome note by Günther H. Oettinger, President of United Europe und Hans Harrer, Chairman of the Senat der Wirtschaft, Austria.
17:30 – 18:30 How did we become so dependent on Russian energy and what do we do now?
- Annika Brack, Head of EU Representative Office, Uniper, Brussels
- Monika Köppl-Turyna, Director ECO Austria
- Angela Köppl, Senior Economist, WIFO, Vienna
- Mechthild Wörsdorfer, Deputy Director-General for Energy, European Commission
- Chair: Alan Riley, Senior Fellow Atlantic Council
18:45 – 19:45 Europe’s Future Energy Prospects
- Valerie Faudon, Director General European Nuclear Society
- Andriy Kobolyev, former CEO Naftogaz
- Stephan Sharma, Chairman of the Board Energie Burgenland
- Tim Joris Kaiser, Representation of the European Commission in Austria
- Christine Materazzi-Wagner, Director Electricity E-Control
- Chair: Alan Riley, Senior Fellow Atlantic Council
The summit creates a platform for top-class representatives of the European energy sector, energy analysts and policymakers, shedding light on concrete plans to transform the European energy sector and discussing what needs to happen for energy security to become better coordinated across the EU. How can the EU securely, swiftly, effectively and sustainably manage the painful energy transition without deviating from the 2050 climate targets?
Registration is mandatory for in-person attendance due to limited seating capacity.
Our guests’ safety is our highest priority. Therefore, we kindly ask you to respect the Covid-19 provisions and measures currently in place at the House of the European Union in Vienna.
If possible, please take a COVID test before your visit. During the event, please wear an FFP2 mask.
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