Conference: Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan
Would you like to know more about the green and digital projects in Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan of almost DKK 11 billion?
Come and join when the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager, Minister for Finance, Nicolai Wammen, and CEO of the Confederation of Danish Industry, Lars Sandahl Sørensen, present the possibilities in the Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan and discuss how it can bring forward the green and digital transition.
The conference will be moderated by Lykke Friis, Director of the Think-tank Europa.
PROGRAMME
08:30 Check-in, coffee and networking
09:00 Welcome
Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO, Confederation of Danish Industry
09:05 Introduction to the Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan
1. Per Haugaard, Representation of the European Commission in Denmark
2. Christina Knudsen, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Danish Ministry of Finance
09:15 Roundtable discussion: Digitalisation
In the Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan, 25 per cent of the funds are allocated to investments in digitalisation. This includes the government’s digitalisation strategy as well as investments in broadband pool and support measures for the digital transition of SMEs. On this basis we ask panellist how the Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan contributes to bringing forward the level of digitalisation in Denmark and if there are less developed spots that would deserve attention to keep Denmark’s frontrunner position on digitalisation.
Participants in the digital roundtable:
1. Isabel Grilo, Director for Economies of the Member States, DG ECFIN, European Commission
2. Katrine Bagge Thorball, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Digitalisation, Ministry for Digital Government and Gender Equality
3. Malene Kirstine Holst, Head of Department, DTU Engineering Technology, Technical University of Denmark
4. Andreas Holbak Espersen, Director of Digitalisation Policy Unit, Confederation of Danish Industry
5. Morten Østergaard, Climate Advisor, cBrain
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Scene setter by Lars Sandahl Sørensen CEO, Confederation of Danish Industry
10:55 Keynote by Nicolai Wammen, Danish Minister for Finance
11:10 Keynote by Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
11:25 Moderated debate
11:45 Short break
11:55 Roundtable discussion: Green transition
Almost 60 per cent of the funds in the Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan will be invested in the green transition, including green tax reform, research and development and investments in energy efficiency and sustainable road transport. Against this background, panellists will discuss how these initiatives will facilitate reaching Denmark’s remarkable objectives for reducing CO2 emissions and how the Danish innovative landscape fits into the European context that is the biggest market for Danish businesses.
Participants in the Green Transition roundtable:
1. Johannes Lübking, Principal advisor, European Semester Coordinator, SG RECOVER, European Commission
2. Lars Haagen Pedersen, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Danish Ministry of Finance
3. Peter Trillingsgaard, Director, Federation of Danish Manufacturers
4. Fleming Voetmann, Vice President, External Relations & Sustainability, VELUX
5. Karina M. Søegaard, Partnership Director INNU-CCUS
12:55 Wrap up by Lykke Friis, moderator
13:00 Sandwiches and networking
The Annual Event on the Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan is financed by the European Commission and the Danish Ministry of Finance, and organised in cooperation with Dansk Industri, the Danish Confederation of Industry.
The conference is in English
