Program

6th Interenef

Energy Transition and Green Cities of the Mediterranean

Split, Cornaro Hotel

September 23th 2022

The Forum will be held in Croatian and English

 

9.00-9.30: Registration of participants

 

9.30-10.00: Welcome speeches

  • Professor Anđelko Milardović, PhD, founder of Interenef
  • Ivo Milatić, Secretary of state, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia
  • Kristina Čelić, PhD,, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia
  • Professor Ivica Puljak, PhD, Mayor of Split
  • mr.sc. Tomislav Tomašević, mayor of Zagreb(TBC)
  • Blaženko Boban, Župan (Prefect) of Split-Dalmatia County

10.00-10.20 Plenary talk

Energy crisis and energy transition in Europe

Professor Romana Jerkovic, PhD, Member of the European Parliament / the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

10.20-10.40

Dr.sc. Vjekoslav Jukić, Directorate for Energy. the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia

10.40-11:40: First panel

 The global energy transition from the perspective of South-eastern Europe and the Mediterranean

Moderator: professor Daria Karasalihović Sedlar, PhD, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb

  • Introductory speaker: Vladimir Sabo, Director of Customer Solutions Retail, E.ON Croatia
  • Kristina Čelić, PhD, Head of the Directorate for Energy, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia
  • Josip Mrčela, dipl.ing.el, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
  • Leon Stille, President of Energy Delta Institute, Holland

11.40-12.40: Second panel

 The use of hydrogen in the energy transition

Moderator: professor Daria Karasalihović Sedlar, PhD, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb

  • Introductory speaker: Marijan Krpan, President of the Management Board of the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency
  • Ivica Jakić, President of the Croatian Association for the Development and Application of Hydrogen Fuel Cells
  • Joris Heijdt, Energy Analyst, New Energy Business School, The Netherlands
  • Gorazd Ažman, Assistant Director of the Strategic Innovation Department, ELES — Electricity Transmission System Operator, Slovenia
  • Robert Bošnjak, director of strategic development, Plinacro

 

12.40-13:25: Coffee break

 

13.25-14.25: Third panel

Decarbonizing cities as part of the climate change adaptation process

Moderator: Nadežda Kokotović, Brussels Energy Club

  • Professor Sanda Midžić Kurtagić, PhD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Docent Mirela Holy, PhD, VERN’ University Zagreb, Croatia
  • Danijela Šegvić, counselor at the department for Spatial Planning and Environmental Protection, the City of Split 

14:25-15:25: Fourth panel

 The role and opportunities of cities in the fight for sustainable development and a clean environment

Moderator: Nadežda Kokotović, Brussels Energy Club

  • Introductory speaker: Haris Abaspahić, Senior Expert on Green Agenda, Regional Cooperation Council, Sarajevo (RCC)
  • mr.sc. Tomislav Tomašević, mayor of Zagreb(TBC)
  • Nikolay Mihaylov, Senior Consultant, Denkstatt, Bulgaria
  • Katarina Kulić, Sustainability Specialist, Ball Corporation, USA/Serbia
  • Nirvana Franković Mihelj, PhD, Enviromental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, Croatia 

15.25: Lunch