European Growth Initiative

Invitation

Energiewende as a mean of strengthening local communities in . Greek-German Workshop on good practice transfer

13-14 June, 2016, /Greece

Dear Sir/Dear Madam,

The HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform together with the Civil Society Observatory of 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 , 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