Delivering on Paris, Going Green EU Conference

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Delegation of the European Union to the United States invites you to a flagship climate action event to highlight and promote global clean energy transition as a formidable transatlantic opportunity for economic growth, innovation, and climate action.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH, 201608:30  17:00

KNIGHT CONFERENCE CENTER AT THE NEWSEUM (7TH FLOOR) 555 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW (ENTRANCE ON 6TH St.) WASHINGTON, DC 20001

The conference, organised on the eve of the Climate Action Summit, will bring together the public, private, and non-profit sectors from both sides of the Atlantic, highlighting the critical role played by the EU and the U.S. in both securing the Paris Agreement and the need for a strong transatlantic partnership to ensure its successful implementation.

The Going Green Conference will include the participation of:

MAROS SEFCOVICVice President of the European Commission for the Energy Union

ERNEST MONIZU.S. Secretary of Energy

MIGUEL ARIAS CANETEEuropean Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy

JONATHAN PERSHINGU.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, U.S. Department of State

SHARON DIJKSMADutch Minister for the Environment on behalf of the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU

Other confirmed speakers include:

CAROLINE ATKINSON Head of Public Policy, Google

SHARON BURKE Senior Advisor, New America

KATERI CALLAHAN President, Alliance to Save Energy

ADAM FREED Principal, Bloomberg Associates

ANDREA GUERRERO GARCIA  Director for economic, social & environmental affairs, Colombian

CARLOS GIMENEZ Mayor, Miami-Dade County Ministry of Foreign Affairs

LISA JACOBSON President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy

JOHN SELWYN GUMMER, LORD DEBEN Chair of the Committee on Climate Change (UK)

MORTEN KABELL Mayor for Technical and Environmental Affairs, City of Copenhagen

MAGDA KOPCZYNSKA Director for Innovation and Sustainable Mobility, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission

NICK MABEY CEO & Founding Director, E3G

JACK METTHEY Director for Climate Action & Resource Efficiency, DG RTD, European Commission

DAVID O'SULLIVAN Ambassador of the European Union to the United States of America

KASIM REED Mayor, Atlanta

BOB PERCIASEPE President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

ERIC SCOTTO CEO, AKUO Energy

ANDREW STEER President & CEO, World Resources Institute

GREGORY WETSTONE President and CEO at the American Council on Renewable Energy

www.gogreen2016.eu More information on the conference is also available at

www.gogreen2016.eu/program and you can access the full program at

www.gogreen2016.eu/registration You can register for the Going Green Conference now at   

Registration closes April 30th. Questions can be addressed to  [email protected]

Engage with @GoingGreenEU on Twitter using #GoingGreenEU & #DeliveringOnParis

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