Introduction

Paul Kenny – Director General, European Heat Pump Association

Opening speech

Patrick Crombez – General Manager Heating and Renewables EMEA, Daikin Europe

Session 4 › Heat pump hype or hate? Demolishing disinformation

A session focused on combating miscommunication about heat pumps, including how to address negative perceptions.

Speakers

• Ewelina Hartstein – Head of Unit for Communication and Outreach, DG ENER – European Commission
• Phoebe Cooke – Investigative Climate Journalist, Co-Deputy Editor, DeSmog
• Alberto Vela – Senior Communications Officer, European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
• Guillermo Yanez – Associate Consultant, LCP Delta
• Omri Preiss – Managing Director, Alliance4Europe

Moderator
Sarah Azau – Communication & Events Director, European Heat Pump Association

Presentation from Iberdrola: Lessons from the field

Session 5 › Bills that don’t bite: heat pumps and affordable energy

What policies and market tools can close the electricity-to-gas price gap? This session focuses on the issue of energy prices and their impact on both residential and industrial sectors. It discusses the impact of ETS2 and how the affordable energy action plan can deliver.

Speakers

• Marcos Gonzalez Alvarez – Acting Head of Unit, DG CLIMA – European Commission
• Daniele Agostini – Head of Energy and Climate Policies, ENEL
• Peter Liese – MEP, Group of the European People’s Party, European Parliament
• Dr Irina Kustova, Head of Energy Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) (TBC)

Moderator
Marta Lovisolo – Senior Policy Advisor Europe, ECCO

Session 6 › Installing hotter, better, faster, stronger

We must ensure that installers are equipped with the skills to correctly and easily install heat pumps. How do we make training work for workers? How do we further ease the installation process?

Speakers

• Daniela Santopolo – Policy Officer, Skills for Industry, DG EMPL, European Commission
• Julie Beaufils – Secretary General, EuropeOn
• Dr Ciaran Byrne – Director National Retrofit, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
• Lewis Litherland – Training Manager, Heat Geek
• Olivier Zanetti – Senior Mission Manager, Nesta

Moderator
Elspeth Hathaway – Labour Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Presentation – Electrifying Europe’s heating without breaking the grid

Yara Van Ingen – Buildings Decarbonisation Analyst, BloombergNEF

Session 7 › Making grids great again: heat pumps and flexibility

This session will discuss why system integration matters – and how it benefits everyone. The session will look into how flexibility of heat pumps can be unlocked and what are the barriers to overcome so that heat pumps can support the grid.

Speakers

• Colm Ó Conaill – Internal Energy Market, European Commission, DG ENER
• Anna Stürgkh – MEP Renew Europe Group, European Parliament
• Marion Labatut – EU Affairs Director, EDF
• Frank Agterberg – Chair, Dutch Heat Pump Association / Vereniging Warmtepompen
• Janina Ketterer – Head of German System Change, Octopus Energy

Moderator
Luka De Bruyckere – Senior Programme Manager, ECOS

Session 8 › Love thy neighbour: transforming district heating

We will explore such successful integrations, discussing the role of heat pumps in transforming district heating, the benefits of connecting heat pumps to local energy systems, and the challenges and opportunities in decarbonising heating networks.

Speakers

• Niels Fuglsang – MEP, Social Democrat, European Parliament
• Thomas Nowak – Vice President Government Relations and Public Affairs, Qvantum International
• Aurélie Beauvais – Managing Director, Euroheat & Power
• Ighor Van de Vyver – Heat policy advisor & EU project leader, City of Mechelen
• Paula Rey Garcia – Head of Unit for Renewables and Energy System Integration, European Commission (TBC)

Moderator
International Energy Agency speaker (TBC)

Conclusions