A Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainable Europe (RISE)
A Greens/EFA conference
CONFERENCE DOCUMENTATION
Presentations
Welcome remarks
MEP Reinhard Bütikofer, Rapporteur on Reindustrialising Europe to Promote Competitiveness and Sustainability 15:10 - 16:45
Panel I : New Alliances – a Socially Responsible Greening of Industry Facilitation: MEP Philippe Lamberts Speakers:
Panel II : Sustainable Innovation & Entrepreneurship: what Policy Framework? Facilitation: MEP Reinhard Bütikofer Speakers:
Closing remarks
MEP Rui Tavares
- Béla Galgóczi - Socially Responsible Greening of Industry
- Leena Mörttinen - Sustainable Innovation & Entrepreneurship - what policy framework?
PRESENTATION
How to reindustrialise Europe and create economic recovery, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resource efficiency? What’s the contribution from SMEs to sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship, and which policy framework suits them? How can we achieve a socially fair greening of our industries, and what does this mean for new alliances between trade unions and environmentalists? In the context of the European Parliament’s Bütikofer report on Reindustrialising Europe to Promote Competitiveness and Sustainability, the Greens/EFA conference on a Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainable Europe (RISE) will address challenges for and opportunities of a Green industrial policy, as well as alliances and policy frameworks needed for its implementation. Speakers include ministers, policy-makers, trade union representatives, academics, business representatives, entrepreneurs. There will be plenty of opportunity for debate.DRAFT AGENDA
15:00Welcome remarks
MEP Reinhard Bütikofer, Rapporteur on Reindustrialising Europe to Promote Competitiveness and Sustainability 15:10 - 16:45
Panel I : New Alliances – a Socially Responsible Greening of Industry Facilitation: MEP Philippe Lamberts Speakers:
- Ida Auken, Minister for the Environment, Denmark
- Béla Galgóczi, Senior Researcher, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
- Conny Reuter, Secretary General Solidar
Panel II : Sustainable Innovation & Entrepreneurship: what Policy Framework? Facilitation: MEP Reinhard Bütikofer Speakers:
- Eveline Lemke, Minister for Economy, Climate, Energy and Regional Planning, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Leena Mörttinen, Director Competitiveness & Growth, Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK)
- Martin Kneer, Managing Director, Wirtschaftsvereinigung Metalle (WVM)
- Francisco Caballero Sanz, European Commission, DG Enterprise, Chief Economist & Head of Unit Industrial Competitiveness Policy for Growth
Closing remarks
MEP Rui Tavares
