National renovation strategies are necessary and useful, but how can their impact be strengthened? As most public buildings are under the jurisdiction of regional and local administrative levels, it is the combined action of Europe´s cities, towns and communes that can really make a change. EmBuild conference will show best practices of local plans, highlighting aspects that may stimulate similar actions by others and presenting tools that can facilitate the formulation of these plans.

The EU-funded project EmBuild started 3 years ago with the aim to increase the capacity of local level actors and develop simple tools that facilitate the design and implementation of local renovation plans. The H2020 project’s final conference marks the moment when the results of the project can be brought to the attention of a broader audience and trigger action beyond the focus of the 100 municipalities of EmBuild.

The event will be an opportunity to:

• Present and discuss the EU Energy Efficiency policy developments and support to finance energy efficiency investments.
• Present the support given by the Energy Community.
• Share mayors’ best practice experiences from the region.
• Engage policy-makers and stakeholders in an informed discussion on ways to replicate successful renovation strategies.
• Identify and discuss non-energy benefits related to deep renovation.

The event is organised in partnership with the Energy Community, gathering local and national authorities from Southeastern Europe and experts in the energy efficiency field, participants will share best practices of local plans to inspire further action and will present tools to facilitate the formulation of these plans.

A draft agenda can be found below:

9:00 Registration
;Welcome and Introduction – University of Belgrade/Mayor of Belgrade (tbc), Stephan Heieck(GIZ)

10:00 Topic 1: Setting the scene – the importance of renovation strategies for the building sector
Moderator: Ms. Violeta Kogalniceanu (Energy Community)
EU Directives on renovation of buildings and its importance for achieving EU energy and climate goals - (tbc)
Obligations of non-EU states - Claudia Canevari (DG Energy, European Commission)
A story from EmBuild mayor (tbc)
Dimension of the challenge – Maarten De Groote (BPIE)

 Coffee break

 Topic 2: Planning locally
Moderator: Dušan Ignjatović, University of Belgrade
Klaus Häger (Waltenhofen, Germany)
Todor Popov (Gabrovo Municipality, Bulgaria) (tbc)
Bojan Kontič (Municipality of Velenje, Slovenia)
Žarko Latković (City of Karlovac, Croatia) 
Petronela-Cătălina STURZ (Mizil Municipality, Romania)
Nevena Vojinović (Sopot Municipality, Serbia) 

 Lunch

 Topic 3: Investing effectively
Moderator: Dimitar Doukov, Bulgarian Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources Fund
Facilitated dialogue between:
Dragan Obrenovic (International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group) 
Anna Pajuvora (EBRD) (tbc) 
Arne Gooss (KfW Office Belgrade)
Robert Ostrelič (Petrol - Department of Energy Solutions)
Tamara Lišnjić-Lang (REGEA)

 Topic 4: Capturing the wider benefits
Moderator: Dragomir Tzanev, EnEffect (tbc)
Assessing market barriers for low-carbon innovation in the built environment - Clara Camarasa (Chalmers University, Gothenburg)
Focusing on how to present energy efficiency and wider benefits to the public - Rodolphe Nicolle (Buildings2030)
Focusing on the macroeconomic benefits of Deep renovation in municipalities in Serbia - Nenad Stanisic (University of Kragujevac)
Focusing on EmBuild methodologies on quantification and assessment of wider benefits of deep renovation processes – Sebastian Botzler (Technische Universität München, TUM)

 Final chord – Key messages and final outputs - Frank Mischler (GIZ)
;Closing Cocktail

Registration to the event is required by filling out this form: ;

*Simultaneous translation into Serbian and English will be provided.