Get ready for a collaborative and transformational event that unites cities, governments and industry in the fight against the greatest threat facing humanity today!
Europe has long been at the forefront of global efforts to tackle climate change and following the publication of the IPCC’s recent synthesis report, the EU has reaffirmed its commitment to ambitious climate action and to continue leading on the path of climate neutrality. The EU acknowledges, however, that more must be done to accelerate efforts.
Through its vision set out in the EU Green Deal and the preparatory path offered by the Fit for 55 package, the EU’s climate policy is based on clear targets and measures that aim to reduce emissions, increase the use of renewable energy sources, and improve energy efficiency. Policymakers have also reiterated the importance of different technologies as an enabler of climate action efforts.
This year’s conference will again convene different stakeholder groups, including policymakers from the EU and Member States, local government, industry representatives, NGOs, and academia, to explore the role of technology and innovation more broadly in supporting Europe’s climate action goals. Stakeholders are encouraged to consider Europe’s long-term climate strategy, but to primarily focus on immediate action that supports this “once in a lifetime opportunity” to reach net zero.
We will give particular attention to the role of technology in its support for decarbonising different industries, the transition to clean energy, and increasing energy efficiency. We will also explore the wider support that is required to meet these goals and those set out more broadly in the Green Deal Industrial Plan and the Green Deal, including the type of regulatory environment that is required, easier and faster access to finance, as well as enhancing the necessary skills.
“Climate change is one of the most pressing long term challenges of our time. Technology and innovation have an important role to play in helping to address it, and this conference is an opportunity for relevant actors to come together and join forces.”
~ Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries.
Virginijus Sinkevičius is the present Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, at the European Commission. Mr Sinkevičius was from 2017 to 2019 Minister of Economy, and before he was leading the Committee of Economy at the Parliament of Lithuania. Mr. Sinkevičius was elected to the Parliament in October 2016. Prior, he was a Team Lead for Regulatory Affairs at Invest Lithuania. Mr. Sinkevičius holds BA in International Relations and Affairs from Aberystwyth University and Master‘s degree in European International Affairs from Maastricht University.
EU Commissioner
for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
European Commission
Terhi Lehtonen joined the Ministry of the Environment as State Secretary 4 July 2019 from European Commission Directorate General for Climate Action. Before DG CLIMA she advised the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament on environmental and climate policy for 14 years. From 2001-2003 she worked as the head of office for MEP Heidi Hautala in Brussels and Strasbourg. Ms Lehtonen set up the European Office of City of Turku – Southwest Finland in Brussels in 1998 and represented the region towards the EU institutions until 2001. She also worked for the Finnish Embassy in Brussels as a trainee in 1997 and as an attachée during the 1999 EU Presidency.
State Secretary
for the Environment and Climate Change
Government of Finland
Ville Niinistö is a Member of the European Parliament. He is the Greens/EFA groups coordinator in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and a member of the Committee on Environment.
Niinistö served as Finland’s Minister of the Environment from 2011 to 2014. Niinistö is a former member of the Finnish parliament, former party leader of the Green Party of Finland and a current member of the city council of Turku.
Niinistö has a master’s degree in political science from the University of Turku. Before being elected to the parliament in 2007 he worked as a doctoral student in political history (Finnish foreign policy) at the University of Turku in Finland.
Greens/EFA Group's Coordinator, ITRE Committee; and Member ENVI Committee
European Parliament
Biography to appear shortly.
Deputy Mayor,
Alderwoman of
Town Planning & Public Spaces
City of Brussels
Biography to appear shortly.
First Deputy Mayor;
Deputy Mayor for Economic Development
City of Lviv
Rika is a senior leader, technologist, best-selling author, investor, and frequent public speaker on technology-powered business transformation. She is Group Vice President within NTT’s New Ventures & Innovation team where she is building the Agile Innovation practice for emerging technologies like Edge Computing, 5G, AR/VR and IoT. She is also the co-founder and board chair of the impact venture Strides AI which powers diversity in senior leadership and has been awarded CRN’s “Women of the Channel Power 70” recognition for her achievements in supporting diversity in the tech industry.
Trilingual in Japanese, German and English, Rika grew up in Japan and moved to the US to attend Princeton University. Rika has since worked deep in the technology sector for over two decades globally, across senior executive roles in strategy, business development, consulting, and marketing with Fortune 500 companies – NVIDIA, Accenture, Capgemini Sony, NTT – and Silicon Valley startups in next-generation computing. She is a Digital Transformation veteran and has served on multiple start-up boards in Next-Generation Computing, Blockchain, and AI ecosystems.
Throughout her career, Rika has been an avid advocate for Sustainability / ESG – with a particular focus on the role of innovation and technologies in advancing these agendas. Her next book, “The White Swan” will feature some of her recent discoveries on the intersection of the Pandemic, Sustainability, and Digital Transformation across businesses, governments and communities globally.
Best-selling Author and Technologist
Conference Rapporteur
Biography to appear shortly.
Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy Europe
Katarina is the founder and managing partner of RISE. She has researched and advised on corporate purpose for over 10 years, working with leaders, organisations and academia across multiple sectors and regions. Katarina has a combined management consulting and strategic communications background, as well as having worked in the European Commission. This gives her a multi stakeholder perspective on what it takes to drive positive change while strengthening business performance and reputation. She has wide experience in developing creative, global campaigns and partnerships, with a particular passion for gender & diversity and working together to make progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Katarina was previously the COO of Burson-Marsteller in Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Founder and Managing Partner
RISE
Biography to appear here shortly.
SVP Government Affairs and Public Policy EMEA
Cisco
Biography to appear here shortly.
Head of Sustainable Development
Brussels Airport
VP Cities and Public Services
Dassault Systèmes
Peter is Head of Unit in DG CONNECT, where he is managing the Commission’s policy on 5G communication systems and the related research and innovation programme.
In 2021 he has been designated Deputy Director for Future Networks, a portfolio that includes future connectivity, cloud and software, Internet policy and governance as well as the Internet of Things.
Last December he has been appointed Interim Executive Director of the newly established Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking, responsible to manage its office and implement its work programme until its autonomy.
Before his appointment to Head of Unit he was Head of Sector “Spectrum Policy”, was coordinating the Digital Single Market Strategy, the 2012 Roaming Regulation, and the EU R&D programme leading to the 4G mobile communications standards.
Before joining the European Commission in 2004 he has occupied several engineering and management positions in industry, academia and start-ups. He holds engineering and doctoral degrees from RWTH Aachen University, Germany and is author of the text book “The GSM Evolution” (Wiley 2003).
Head of Unit, Future Connectivity Systems; and Deputy Director, Future Networks, DG CONNECT
European Commission
Anna lives in London and leads solutions for Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) in Europe, Middle East and Africa. In this role, she works with cities and partners to support their climate action efforts with EIE data and insights.
EMEA Solutions Lead, Geo for Environment
Deputy Mayor, Alderman of Economic Affairs and Smart City
City of Brussels
CSR Director
Orange Group
To discuss speaking opportunities at the 2023 edition, please contact:
Tom Chinnock at tom.chinnock@techforclimateaction.com / +44 (0) 7785 795 015.
City of Brussels – Host City for the European Tech for Climate Action conference 2022.
Cisco is the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet. Cisco inspires new possibilities by reimagining applications, securing data, transforming infrastructure, and empowering teams for a global and inclusive future. At Cisco, we believe in powering an inclusive future for all by bringing communities together and creating meaningful change for everyone, including our planet. By leveraging our innovations to inspire Cisco employees, partners, and customers, we can help create a sustainable and positive impact across the globe. We have set a science-based target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across our operations, supply chain, and product use by 2040.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/csr/environmental-sustainability.html
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 42.5 billion euros in 2021 and 137,000 employees worldwide at 30 June 2022, including 76,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 282 million customers worldwide at 30 June 2022, including 236 million mobile customers and 24 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business Services. In December 2019, the Group presented its “Engage 2025” strategic plan, which, guided by social and environmental accountability, aims to reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in growth areas and placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the Group will be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging professions.
For more information on the internet and on your mobile: www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com/, and the Orange News app or to follow us on Twitter: @orangegrouppr.
Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, is a catalyst for human progress. We provide business and people with collaborative 3D virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations. By creating virtual twin experiences of the real world with our 3DEXPERIENCE platform and applications, our customers push the boundaries of innovation, learning and production to achieve a more sustainable world for patients, citizens, and consumers. Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 300,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 140 countries. For more information, visit www.3ds.com
In collaboration with members from major Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies and organisations around the world, the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) is a leading source of impartial information, resources and best practices for achieving integrated social and environmental sustainability through Digital technologies
gesi.org
OroraTech is a NewSpace intelligence startup providing services to improve climate resilience. Their leading Wildfire Detection and Monitoring Service is used by clients all over the globe, protecting more than 170 million hectares of forest. The service is complemented by OroraTech’s own nanosatellite fleet. The first satellite FOREST-1 was launched in early 2022 and the plan is to build up a constellation of 100 nanosatellites by 2026. The satellites are equipped with novel thermal-infrared cameras that speed up wildfire detection and monitoring notifications from hours to minutes. The company was founded in 2018 by Thomas Grübler, Björn Stoffers, Florian Mauracher, and Rupert Amann with a shared vision to use NewSpace intelligence for a sustainable earth, employing 75 people worldwide.
RISE is a Corporate Purpose Advisory firm that helps leaders and organisations put purpose and sustainability at the core of strategy and engagement. The firm offers services in four key areas: business strategy, communications, regulatory affairs and sustainability. RISE is backed by Cronos, a large European technology group and venture capital firm.
Thanks to its multidisciplinary team and the support of its partners (composed of ULiège, the Walloon Region and private companies), the mission of the Smart City Institute (SCI) is to develop internationally recognised academic expertise in sustainable and intelligent territories management, with the aim of supporting the development of initiatives in this field in Wallonia, Belgium and abroad.
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