9.30am to 9.50am

Introduction by the Secretary General of the Benelux Union, Mr Thomas Antoine   

10.10am to 11.20am

Chatrooms (Where are we?) :

You will have the opportunity to listen to three stories of current projects and initiatives that exist across Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium:

• innovative ideas that are being deployed with some success today, new services or solutions that are growing and meeting the needs and priorities of specific ecosystems (citizens, businesses, local communities and national governments)
    
• contributing to the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement and the follow-up agreements
    
• could be a potential case study or candidate for Benelux integration 
      

11.20am to 1pm

Initiative Design (Where do we want to go?):

You will be part of a working group of 6-8 participants, dedicated to a specific topic (Transport, Finance, Energy Efficiency and Just Transition), working in parallel and continuing the dialogue by developing a shared ambition and ideas on how to move forward.

Each group will identify and develop potential projects and initiatives at Benelux level, and prepare a “pitch” to report to the larger group in plenary.  

1pm to 2pm

Networking lunch

2pm to 3.30pm

Pitches     (How do we get there?), moderated by Executive Director EEA, Mr Hans     Bruyninckx:

The pitches will concern the     deployment of innovative ideas, services or solutions that have a clear     ambition to demonstrate the potential of a new idea to meet the needs and     priorities of stakeholders, including citizens, businesses and local and     national governments, in meeting the long-term goals of Paris Agreement.

The pitches will be presented     to the responsible Belgian Minister, Ms Marie Christine Marghem, the     responsible Luxemburg Minister, Ms Carole Dieschbourg, and the Special Climate Envoy for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mr Marcel Beukeboom.

3.35pm to 4pm

Final statements and closing by the Deputy     Executive Secretary of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Mr. Ovais     Sarmad

4pm to 5 pm

Reception