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Hr Kristjan Järvan 21.11.2022 nr 10.1-13/1176-1 Ettevõtlus- ja infotehnoloogiaminister Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium Austatud minister Edastame Teile Euroopa Komisjoni voliniku Thierry Bretoni kirja 18. novembrist 2022 nr Ares(2022)7978638 / GROW/i.3(2022)8227572 (Invitation to launch conference of European Solar PV Industry Alliance). Lugupidamisega Aivo Orav Alaline esindaja Lisa: kiri koos lisaga 4 lehel Kersti Neeme +32 2227 4342 [email protected] Rue Guimard 11/13 1040 Brüssel Tel: +32 2 227 39 10 [email protected] https://eu.mfa.ee/et/ Ref. Ares(2022)7978638 - 18/11/2022 European Solar Industry Alliance High-level launch conference 9 December 2022 SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Panoramic Hall Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Programme 09.00h - 9.55h High-level VIP guests Breakfast [By invitation only / not on public agenda] ‘5 1. Welcome by Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market ‘45 2. Industrial and Member States’ views on opportunities and challenges along the value chain - Scene-setting by Diego Pavia (CEO EIT InnoEnergy) on objectives of the European Solar PV Industry Alliance - CEOs representing the solar value chain ‘5 3. Conclusions - Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (TBC) - Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market 10.00h - 16.00h High-level Launch Conference [Public] 10.00h – 10.30h Opening - Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market Current and incoming Council Presidencies - Jozef Síkela, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade - Karl-Peter Thorwaldsson, Swedish Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation (TBC) - Nadia Calviño, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister (TBC) 10.30h – 10.45h Official launch Declaration signing ceremony and group photo with Commissioner, Ministers & CEOs 11.00h – 12.00h High-level panel on Industrial Strategy for the European solar industry - Kerstin Jorna, Director-General DG GROW, European Commission - Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (TBC)  - Salvatore Bernabei, CEO ENEL Green Power - Gunter Erfurt, CEO Meyer Burger - Gøran Bye, CEO Norwegian Crystals - Luc Remont, CEO EDF Moderated by Naomi Lloyd (former BBC Journalist) 12.00h – 12.20h Morning conclusions - W. Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (TBC) - Kerstin Jorna, Director-General DG GROW, European Commission - Diego Pavia, CEO EIT InnoEnergy Lunch break 13.15h – 14.15h Panel discussion on scaling up Solar PV manufacturing in Europe Moderated by European Solar Manufacturing Council Coffee break 14.45h – 15.45h Panel discussion on large-scale deployment of solar energy in Europe Moderated by SolarPowerEurope 15.45h – 16.00h Closing of the high-level launch conference Video message by Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for Energy (TBC) Electronically signed on 18/11/2022 10:54 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121 Ref. Ares(2022)7978638 - 18/11/2022 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Thierry Breton Member of the Commission Brussels GROW/i.3(2022)8227572 Mr Kristjan JÄRVAN Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Ameerika 1 EE - 10122 Tallinn Dear Minister, Subject: Invitation to launch conference of European Solar PV Industry Alliance The European Commission is launching the European Solar PV Industry Alliance at a high-level conference that will take place in Brussels on 9 December 2022. With this letter, I would like to personally invite you to attend the opening event. The European Solar PV Industry Alliance, as a flagship of the EU's Solar Strategy and the REPowerEU Plan, is a cornerstone of the EU's competitiveness in the area of clean energy industries as well as of our security of energy supply. The Alliance will be tasked to set and achieve ambitious production targets for the solar industry along the entire value chain. It will entail all the necessary building blocks for developing and reinforcing the business case for solar manufacturing in Europe. The launch conference will gather leaders of the European solar industry as well as stakeholders operating in this ecosystem at the highest level. It provides an opportunity to send a strong signal that the solar sector is of strategic importance for and in Europe. It will be an opportunity to outline the conditions and policies that will underpin the future of this strategic value chain in Europe. Given the importance of clean and secure renewable energy for Estonia, I would personally appreciate it if you or a representative of your industrial policy team attended the conference and pledge support to this initiative. I would gladly welcome you to the high-level guests breakfast meeting that I will be hosting for government Ministers, industry CEOs and high-level representatives from the European Investment Bank and other financial institutions from 9.00h - 10.00h, before the opening of the launch conference. Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111  I would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance by e-mail before 24 November to [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, [E-signed] Thierry BRETON Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111 Electronically signed on 18/11/2022 10:54 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121