Programme

22-23 May 2024 Brussels, Belgium

Wednesday 22 May

Pre-forum site visits and social event (optional)

8:30 - 17:00	Site visit to Wallonia: Visit to the Vesdre Valley
10:30 - 17:00	Site visit to Flanders: Visit to the city of Mechelen and the Vrouwvliet river
13:30 - 17:00	Site visit in Brussels: Visit to Tour & Taxis / Brussels port
13:30 - 17:00	Site visit in Brussels: Visit to Sonian Forest
19:00 - 21:00	Pre-forum networking event @ Town Hall of Saint Gilles See here for more information.

More information about the site vistis can be found here.

Thursday 23 May

Third Forum for the EU’s Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

Location: BEL Brussels, Avenue du Port 86C, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

08:30-09:30	Registration and refreshments
09:30-10:10	Opening
	- Welcoming words by master of ceremony, Katrina Sichel - Alain Maron, Minister for Climate, Environment, Energy and Participatory Democracy, Government of the Brussels-Capital Region - Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate Action, European Commission - Vasco Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions (video message)
10:10-10:15	Framing of panel by Philippe Henry, Vice-President and Minister for Climate, Energy, Infrastructure and Mobility, Government of Wallonia (video message)
10:15-12:15	Panel discussion: Adaptation on the fast-track
	Moderated by Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission - Viktor Haase, State Secretary in the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia - Eva Jensen, Head of Climate Change, Energy and Transport Programme, European Environment Agency - François Decoster, Vice-President in charge of culture, heritage, regional languages and international relations of the Region Hauts de France - Valvanera Maria Ulargui Aparicio, Director General, Spanish Office for Climate Change - Connie Hedegaard, Chair of the Board, Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
	Audience Q&A
	Project showcase:  - Gyða Einarsdóttir, Association of Local Authorities in Iceland - Roald Wolters, National roundtable of Mission regions of the Netherlands
12:15-13:45	Lunch and networking
13:45-13:50	Framing of panel by Matthias De Moor, General Representative of Flanders to the EU
13:50-15:45	Panel discussion: Integrating funds for adaptation and interlinkages with the Mission Cities
	Moderated by Rosalinde van der Vlies, Clean Planet Director, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission - Elina Roine, Director of Operations Support & Climate, European Investment Bank - Joško Klisović, President of the Assembly and Member of the European Committee of the Regions, City of Zagreb - Salla Saastamoinen, Deputy Director-General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission - Nicola de Michelis, Director, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
	Audience Q&A
	Project showcase:  - Stella Psarropoulou, Deputy Chief Resilience Officer, City of Thessaloniki - Aki Ishiwa, Policy Officer, Region Emilia Romagna - Zoé Buyle-Bodin, Policy Adviser, Region Normandy France
15:45-17:30	Networking in Atrium and Restaurant
17:30-18:00	Closing
	Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission Closing words by master of ceremony, Katrina Sichel
18:00-19:00	Drinks reception

Social events:

Wed, 22 May 2024

Forum:

Thu, 23 May 2024

BEL Brussels
Avenue du Port 86C
Brussels
Belgium

events@mip4adapt.eu

3rd Forum on the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate ChangE

Programme

Wednesday 22 May

Thursday 23 May

Registration is free!