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European Growth Initiative Invitation Energiewende as a mean of strengthening local communities in Greece. Greek-German Workshop on good practice transfer 13-14 June, 2016, Thessaloniki/Greece Dear Sir/Dear Madam, The HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform together with the Civil Society Observatory of Central Macedonia and with the friendly support of the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry would like to cordially invite you to join a Greek-German Workshop on good practice transfer called “Energiewende as a mean of strengthening local communities in Greece” . The event will take place on 13-14 June, 2016 in Holiday Inn Hotel in Thessaloniki , at Monastiriou 8. Please find attached the program for detailed information. During the event the chosen green investment ideas from Germany will be presented to trigger discussions on energy transition projects possible to implement in the local communities of Kalamaria , Neapolis-Sykies and Thessaloniki . The representatives of the local authorities, civil society, business and academia will meet to discuss investment projects inspired by a mutual know-how-transfer. The difference made by establishing a feeling of ownership towards the investment projects at the local level will contribute to increasing their sustainability and decreasing potential risks of their implementation. The workshop will be held in English . To continue networking all participants are welcome to join the dinner after Day 1 of the event – please confirm your attendance in advance while registering. Please register via email at: [email protected] by June 6th, 2016 . I am looking forward to welcoming you at the workshop. Yours sincerely, Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan President, HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform, Berlin HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform gGmbH, Pariser Platz 6, 10117 Berlin [1] http://www.governance-platform.org Preliminary agenda Energiewende as a mean of strengthening local communities in Greece. Greek-German Workshop on good practice transfer Holiday Inn Hotel, Monastiriou 8, Thessaloniki/Greece Day 1 (13.06.2016) 14:30 - 15:30 Lunch and Registration 15:30 - 16:00 Welcome and greetings • Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan, President, HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform, Berlin/Germany • Babis Papaioannou, Chairman, The Civil Society Observatory of Central Macedonia, Thessaloniki/Greece 16:00 - 16:45 Energiewende at the local level in Greece. Municipalities and their ideas for public investments in energy efficiency: Kalamaria, Neapolis-Sykies, Thessaloniki 16:45 - 17:00 Questions & Answers Round 17:00 - 17:30 Presentation of the chosen green “good practices” from Germany 17:00 - 17:15 Energy efficiency projects in Bottrop, the Innovation City of the Ruhr Area • Akke Wilmes, Energy Consultant, Verbraucherzentrale Bottrop/Germany 17:15 - 17:30 Introduction of the Regional Energy Efficiency Co-ops • Herbert Köpnick, Project Manager, German Green Business Association (B.A.U.M. e.V.), Munich/Germany 17:30 - 19:00 Discussion 19:00 End of the workshop 20:00 - 22:00 Dinner HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform gGmbH, Pariser Platz 6, 10117 Berlin [2] http://www.governance-platform.org Day 2 (14.06.2016) 9:00 – 9.30 Registration and coffee 9:30 – 11:00 Know-How Transfer Workshops . Developing roadmaps for investments in energy transition in Greek municipalities of Kalamaria, Neapoli-Sykies and Thessaloniki 11:00 – 12:30 Presentation of the workshop outcomes for each municipality 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 15:00 Discussion 15:00 – 15:30 Wrap-up and conclusions • Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan, President, HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform, Berlin/Germany • Babis Papaioannou, Chairman, The Civil Society Observatory of Central Macedonia, Thessaloniki/Greece 15:30 End of the workshop HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform gGmbH, Pariser Platz 6, 10117 Berlin [3] http://www.governance-platform.org .