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. Spaces are limited and awarded on a first-come-first-served basis.

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
09:30-10:15	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)
10:15-10:20	Framing of panel by Philippe Henry, Vice-President and Minister for Climate, Energy, Infrastructure and Mobility, Government of Wallonia
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, European Environment Agency, Head of Climate Change, Energy and Transport Programme - 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 - Joško Klisović, President of the Assembly and Member of the European Committee of the Regions, City of Zagreb
	Audience Q&A
	Project showcase:  - Gyða Einarsdóttir, Icelandic Assocation of Local Authorities - Roald Wolters, National roundtable of Mission regions
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 - Salla Saastamoinen, Deputy Director-General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission - Elina Roine, Director of Operations Support & Climate, European Investment Bank - Nicola de Michelis, Director, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission - Ricardo Rio, Mayor, City of Braga - Hanna Zdanowska, Mayor, City of Łódź
	Audience Q&A
	Project showcase:  - Stella Psarropoulou, Deputy Chief Resilience Officer, City of Thessaloniki - Airi Andresson, Head of the Green Transition Department, City of Tallinn
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!