STEP Final Event: Helping consumers out of energy poverty one STEP at a time
Wednesday 18 May 2022 | 14:00 – 17:30
Location: Brussels (in person, Thon City Hotel: Avenue du Boulevard 17, B-1210 Brussels (BE))
Agenda:
13.00-14.00 Welcome lunch
14.00-14.10 Introduction: Welcoming from Monique Goyens (Director General, BEUC), including a STEP presentation (activities and results achieved)
14.10-15.30 Panel Discussion among STEP partners
Topic: Tackling energy poverty through the STEP project
Moderator: Monika De Volder
Speakers:
William Baker (Citizens Advice Reading)
Stamatis Rossides (Cyprus Consumers Association – CCA)
Petra Cakovska (Slovakian Consumers Association – SOS)
Paulo Fonseca (Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection – DECO)
Baiba Miltovica (Latvian Association for Consumer Protection – LPIAA)
15.30- 15.45 Coffee break
15.45-16.00 Keynote Speech by Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson
16.00- 17.10 High Level Debate
Topic: The energy crisis and what it means for energy poverty
Moderator: Dave Keating
Speakers:
Elena Donnari (EG ENER, Unit B1: Consumers, Local Initiatives, Just Transition)
Kęstutis Kupšys (European Economic and Social Committee, STEP project partner)
Natalie McCoy (CEER & ERSE)
Tomáš Koňařík (Councillor, Hostivice City Council, the Czech Republic)
