On 3 November 2020, GIE organised a Workshop following its General Assembly.

The session offered dynamic debates by welcoming European policymakers and other energy leaders.

The video recording of the event is available now at: https://vimeo.com/475530937

Please find below the agenda of the event:

– Opening remarks by the European Parliament & European Commission

• MEP Cristian-Silviu Buşoi | ITRE Committee, European Parliament
• Florian Ermacora | DG ENER, European Commission

Session 1 – Making the H2 transition happen: the role of the EU gas infrastructure

• Christian Weinberger | DG GROW, European Commission
• Cécile Prévieu | Storengy
• Giles Dickson | WindEurope
• Jorgo Chatzimarkakis | Hydrogen Europe
• Elisa Giannelli | E3G

Moderator: Ilaria Conti | Florence School of Regulation (FSR)

Session 2 – Sustainable transition: Decarbonising the energy infrastructure

• MEP Maria Spyraki | European Parliament
• Bartlomiej Gurba |DG ENER
• Mukund Bhagwat |Eurometaux / European Copper Institute Brussels
• Piotr Kuś | GAZ-SYSTEM
• Mark Lewis | BNP Paribas

Moderator : Philipp Alexander Ostrowicz | Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure (CSEI)

Session 3 – “Building on the past years accomplishments to shape the future of energy”
A dialogue with Jean-Marc Leroy & Klaus-Dieter Borchardt

• Klaus-Dieter Borchardt | Former Deputy Director-General of DG ENER, European Commission
• Jean-Marc Leroy | Former President of GIE

Moderator: Boyana Achovski | Secretary General of GIE

Conclusion by Torben Brabo, the newly elected GIE President