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Europe’s energy future: balancing climate goals and competitiveness
Bruegel's 20th Anniversary High-Level Event
08:30 — 09:15
Check-in and registration (on-site)
09:15 — 10:00
Introductory remarks
Pierre Wunsch picture
Pierre Wunsch
Jeromin Zettelmeyer picture
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
10:00 — 11:00
Session 1: What will Europe’s energy system look like in 2035?

What do expert projections of the energy system imply for energy costs in Europe, compared across different energy sources, locations, and to those of major trading partners?

William D'haeseleer picture
William D'haeseleer
Antonio Lopez-Nicolas Baza picture
Antonio Lopez-Nicolas Baza
Pierre-Laurent Lucille picture
Pierre-Laurent Lucille
Émeline Spire picture
Émeline Spire
Georg Zachmann picture
Georg Zachmann
11:00 — 11:30
Break
11:30 — 12:30
Session 2. High-level industry discussion: Business perspectives for a successful transition

Assess industry sentiment on the current policy environment and identify the conditions under which industry sees a competitive future in the EU.

Wouter Bleukx picture
Wouter Bleukx
Grégoire Dallemagne picture
Grégoire Dallemagne
Frédéric Dunon picture
Frédéric Dunon
Laurens van Reijen picture
Laurens van Reijen
Markus Wilthaner picture
Markus Wilthaner
12:30 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 14:15
Session 3: Keynote: A vision for a competitive European energy system in 2035
Michael Liebreich picture
Michael Liebreich
14:15 — 15:15
Session 4: A decarbonized and competitive European energy system by 2035: who will pay, and how?

The speakers will clarify specifics on how to plan, pay for, and finance the energy transition through 2035.

Tom Brijs picture
Tom Brijs
Jos Delbeke picture
Jos Delbeke
Sigrid Jourdain picture
Sigrid Jourdain
Clara Poletti picture
Clara Poletti
15:15 — 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 — 16:45
Session 5: High-level policy discussion: The energy transition in Europe: good, doable, more complicated

Combine lessons learned from the previous discussions: identify what is easy, what is doable, what is more complicated.

Simeon Hagspiel picture
Simeon Hagspiel
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin picture
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
Dorothée Rouzet picture
Dorothée Rouzet
Simone Tagliapietra picture
Simone Tagliapietra
Kurt Vandenberghe picture
Kurt Vandenberghe
16:45 — 17:00
Concluding remarks
Pierre Wunsch picture
Pierre Wunsch
Jeromin Zettelmeyer picture
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
17:00 — 18:00
Reception