Hospodářská komora České republiky
office@komora.cz +420 266 721 300 Florentinum, Na Florenci 2116/15 110 00 Praha 1
office@komora.cz +420 266 721 300 Florentinum, Na Florenci 2116/15 110 00 Praha 1
The Goal of the conference is to discuss the current developments of European energy policy under the Czech Presidency and to contribute to the debate on the development of the battery industry and the potential for lithium mining in the EU.
Conference will discuss the following topics, in particular:
The conference will be held in English without interpretation and will be followed by a walking lunch.
Conference will be organized by the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU together with the Czech Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic and CEZ Group, under the auspices of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU. ÚJV ŘEŽ, a. s. as a conference partner.
Time | Block | Speaker |
9:00 – 9:25 | Arrival of participants, registration | |
9:25 – 9:30 | Welcome | Jaroslav Zajíček, Deputy Head of the Czech Permanent Representation to the EU Permanent Representative to COREPER I Ambassador |
9:30 – 10:00 | Keynote address, followed by Q&A | Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission |
10:00 – 11:15 | EU Lithium and Batteries Potential | Pavel Cyrani, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors CEZ Group |
Peter Handley, Head of Unit – Energy Intensive Industries – Raw Materials, DG Grow | ||
Giorgio Corbetta, Policy Director, Eurobat | ||
William Todts, Director General, Transport and Environment | ||
Luděk Niedermayer, Member of the European Parliament, EPP, Czech Republic | ||
Moderator: Daniel Měsíc, Deputy Head of Brussels Office, CEZ Group | ||
11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee Break | |
11:45 – 12:15 | Keynote address, followed by Q&A | Jozef Síkela, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic |
12:15 – 13:30 | EU Energy Policy under the Czech Presidency | Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director General, DG Energy |
Cilian O’Donoghue, Policy Director, Eurelectric | ||
Pavel Cyrani, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors CEZ Group | ||
Jerzy Buzek, Member of the European Parliament, EPP, Poland | ||
Moderator: Tomáš Pirkl, Head of Brussels Office, CEZ Group |
13:30 | Closing Remarks followed by a walking lunch |