Youth employment and the digitalisation of the energy renovation sector: a joint event with the European Parliament’s YOUTH Intergroup. The presentations from the event can be downloaded from the agenda below.
Agenda
11:00
Welcoming remarks by the YOUTH Intergroup
- Brando Benifei MEP, Vice-Chair of the YOUTH Intergroup
11:05
Introductory remarks by Renovate Europe: how many jobs? Boosting youth employment
- Adrian Joyce, Director, Renovate Europe Campaign
Session I: Transformation of the energy renovation sector, more digital, more youth?
Moderated by Adrian Joyce, Director, Renovate Europe Campaign.
11:10
The construction sector: adapting to the digital times
- Fulvia Raffaelli, Digital Construction, DG GROW, European Commission
11:20
Youth involvement: why the energy renovation sector is becoming increasingly attractive
- Domenico Campogrande, European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC)
11:30
HEART project: ensuring high energy efficiency standards are maintained in the digitalisation process
Creating a retrofit toolkit with a cloud-based computing platform to transform existing buildings into highly energy efficient smart buildings (HEART project).
- Julien Dijol, Housing Europe, as part of the HEART project
11:40
Questions and answers
Session II: Digitalisation of the energy renovation sector, training youth for the SMEs of tomorrow
Moderated by Adrian Joyce, Director, Renovate Europe Campaign.
11:45
Putting SMEs and youth at the frontline of the digitalisation curve
- Eugenio Quintieri, European Builders Confederation (EBC)
11:55
The impact of digitalisation in energy renovation SMEs: boosting youth employment in Italy
- Cecilia Hugony, Renovate Italy
12:05
An opportunity for youth training on digitalisation and energy renovation in the MFF: the European Social Fund
- Maëva Roulette, DG EMPL, European Commission
12:15
Questions and answers
12:20
Closing remarks
- Brando Benifei MEP, Vice-Chair of the YOUTH Intergroup
- Adrian Joyce, Director, Renovate Europe Campaign
