Empowering Cities: Accelerating the Green Energy Transition

Gathering at the reception area of hotel L'Embitu for the field visits

• Smart City and Urban Innovation
• European Green Capital Tallinn Flagship Projects

Both tours start and end at Hotel L'Embitu

Venue: Restaurant ROOF, Hotel L'Embitu, 6th floor
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• Mr Mihhail Kõlvart, Mayor, City of Tallinn

• Mrs Kadri Simson, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission

• Mrs Kadri Simson, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
• Mrs Anni Sinnemäki, Deputy Mayor, City of Helsinki
• Mr Markku Markkula, Vice Chairman, European Comittee of Regions
• Mr Mihhail Kõlvart, Mayor, City of Tallinn

Moderated by Mr Johannes Tralla, Editor and Presenter, Estonian Public Broadcasting

• Mr Jarek Kurnitski, Director, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Tallinn University of Technology
• Mr Rober Kitt, Chairman of the Board, Utilitas Tallinn
• Mr Aare Vabamägi, Energy Efficiency Project Manager, Tallinn City Property Department

Moderated by Mr Johannes Tralla, Editor and Presenter, Estonian Public Broadcasting

Venue: Restaurant ROOF, Hotel L'Embitu, 6th floor

• Mrs Dalila Sepúlveda, Head of Environmental Division, Municipality of Guimarães

• Mr Joaquim Carvalho, Municipal Director for Energy and Climate Change, Municipality of Guimarães

• Mr Jānis Ikaunieks, Director, Riga Energy Agency

• Mr Mindaugas Sinkevičius, Mayor, City of Jonava and Jonava District Municipality and President of the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania

Moderated by Mr Andres Jaadla, Estonian National Ambassador for Covenant of Mayors

As a pre-event of the Open Government Partnership Global Summit held in Tallinn on Tallinn on 6-7 September 2023, Tallinn European Green Capital 2023 will organise an interactive panel discussion “Staying cool or firing up? Turbocharging SDG progress through citizen engagement in the North and South”, taking place at the Teachers’ House (Raekoja plats 14) and followed by a networking reception in the Tallinn Old Town Hall. Covenant of Mayors conference delegates are cordially invited to join. Further details can be found here. In case of interest, please register here by 24 August latest.