Event Agenda

Tekwill, 9/11 Studentilor Str., Chisinau, Moldova

Registration, networking coffee

Opening remarks

  • Ion Muntean, Director, National Center for Sustainable Energy, Republic of Moldova
  • Victor Parlicov, Minister, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Moldova
  • Margret Uebber, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Germany in Chisinau
  • Daniela DiPierro, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the U.S. Embassy in Moldova
  • Søren Jensen,  Ambassador of Denmark in Republic of Moldova

Session 1 | Increasing energy efficiency in buildings: Current and prospective legislative framework

Presentations:

  • Ion Muntean, Director, National Center for Sustainable Energy, Republic of Moldova
  • Carolina Novac, State Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Moldova 
  • Borko Raicevic, Senior Energy Efficiency Expert, Energy Community Secretariat

Q/A

Session 2 | High Level Panel Discussion: "Strategic vision and policy interventions to foster investment in energy efficient buildings"

Moderator: Alberto Biancardi, Director of Studies and International Relations GSE 

  • Victor Parlicov, Minister, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Moldova 
  • Jānis Mažeiks, Ambassador, EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova
  • Andre Baumann, Member of Parliament and State Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector of Baden-Württemberg
  • Dario Liguti, Director, UNECE Sustainable Energy Division

Welcome speech on behalf of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Mr. Dorin Recean

Networking Lunch

Session 3 | Financial Mechanisms for Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Presentations:

  • Lucia Arsenii, Deputy Director National Center for Sustainable Energy 
  • Alberto Biancardi, Director of Studies and International Relations GSE 
  • Anna Zinecker,  Head of Secretariat for the Partnership for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, GIZ
  • Armen Arzumanyan, Chief of Party, USAID Moldova Energy Security Activity (MESA) 

Q/A

Session 4 | Panel discussion: Investment Opportunities and the role of International Financial Institutions in energy efficiency in buildings

Moderator: Carolina Novac, State Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Moldova

Participants:

  • Catarina Bjorlin Hansen, Head of Moldova EBRD
  • Alberto Carlei, Head of the EIB Representation to Moldova
  • Sergiu Guțu, Head of Office, KfW Development Bank 
  • Maxime Lebovics, Head of the AFD Office in Moldova 

Networking Coffee

Tekwill, 9/11 Studentilor Str., Chisinau, Moldova

Registration, networking coffee

Session 5 | Building Design and Retrofitting

Presentations:

  • Ion Moraru, Head of the Inspectorate, National Inspectorate of Technical Supervision 
  • Ludmila Vîrlan, Administrator, Association of Installation Engineers from the Republic of Moldova 
  • Grigore Retiș, Energy Efficiency Investments Lead MESA/USAID
  • Andrii Udovyk, Key Energy Efficiency Expert

Q/A

Session 6 | Panel discussion: Technology and Innovation

Moderator: Cristina Pereteatcu, State secretary, Ministry of Energy of Moldova

Participants:

  • FLAME Association France, video presentation
  • Dona Scola, National Country Program Coordinator, UNIDO
  • Igor Krupenski, Co-Founder & CEO, Enerhack OU
  • Veronica Herta, Managing Director of Green City Lab
  • Aliona Mereuță, Head of Innovative Projects Department, National Agency for Research and DevelopmentRepublic of Moldova

Session 7 | Measures for enhancing energy efficiency in buildings. Best practices

Presentations:

  • UNDP video „Energy Efficiency Measures in the Residential Sector
  • Martin Talts, Managing Director, KMT Prefab OÜ, Estonia
  • Victoria Taranu, Senior Researcher, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE)
  • Zahari Dolomanji, Fondator, EVECO Construction S.R.L., GCIP Alumni 
  • Margus Ilmjärv, Head of the Jõhvi representative office, Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Q/A

Networking Lunch

Parallel session: B2B meetings

Session 8 | Panel discussion: Digitalization and Energy Efficiency in buildings

Moderator: Igor Litvinyuk, Economic Affairs Officer, UNECE Sustainable Energy Division 

Participants:

  • Cristina Pereteatcu, State Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Moldova
  • Andrei Prisacar, Director, Electronic Government Agency, AGE, Republic of Moldova 
  • Iulian Mihailov, Consultant UNDP 

Session 9 | UNECE/UNDP study presentation - Guide for the implementation of energy efficiency measures and valorization of renewable energy sources for public sector and residential buildings

Moderator: Oleg Dzioubinski, Regional Adviser, UNECE Sustainable Energy Division

Speakers: 

  • Sashe Panevski, UNECE and UNDP International Consultant
  • Svetlana Albu, UNECE and UNDP National Consultant

Discussants:

  • Manole Balan, Deputy Director National Center for Sustainable Energy
  • Aleksandar Dukovski, Senior Energy Efficiency Expert
  • Vahram Jalalyan, Project Manager, UNDP Armenia, Vice-Chair, UNECE Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency

Q&A

Session 10 | Panel discussion: Addressing Social and Environmental aspects in promoting Energy Efficiency in buildings

Moderator: Claudia Hermes, Country Director, GIZ Moldova

Participants:

  • Viorica Antonov, Gender Focal Point SENECA Green Network & GIZ Moldova
  • Corina Ajder, State Secretary, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Republic of Moldova
  • Aliona Rusnac, State Secretary, Ministry of Environment 
  • Corina Guțu Chetrușca, GCIP National Consultant on Social and Environment 

Summary of key insights and Closing remarks

Ion Muntean, Director, National Center for Sustainable Energy, Republic of Moldova

Networking coffee

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