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Saatja: Informal Compet SE23 <[email protected]> Saadetud: 02.02.2023 17:54 Teema: Programme and final participant distribution lists - Informal COMPET Manused: image001.png; Informal COMPET 6-7th February - Finalised Programme.pdf; Break- out sessions - distributions of participants - Informal COMPET .pdf Dear Colleagues, Attached to this e-mail you will find the finalised programme for the Informal COMPET-meeting, 6-7th of February. Enclosed you will also find a revised participant distribution-list for the break-out sessions. We are eager to welcome you to Stockholm next week and we are looking forward to two exciting and important days in each other’s company. As stated before – do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or inquiries you might have regarding the meeting! Kind regards, The Swedish Presidency Programme for the Informal COMPET meeting in Stockholm. 6-7th of FEBRUARY 2023 1  Agenda 2023-02-01 Programme Information about the programme of the Informal COMPET Council meeting is provided below. MONDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2023 Swedish Business Innovation Safari 15.00 – 17.30 Scandinavian XPO – Exhibition at the meeting premises (Cederströms Slinga 80, 195 61 Arlandastad) The programme begins at 15.00 with a Swedish Business Innovation Safari. A guided tour will provide participants with experiences and examples from companies representing different sectors that are at the forefront of the green transition. We invite you to meet these companies and exchange views on the green and digital transition. The business fair will begin with an introductory speech from Tom Erixon, CEO of Alfa Laval and vice President of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. Represented at the fair will be some of Sweden’s most innovative companies within the sustainable transition. The Business Safari will function as a scene setter for the discussions on 7th February. The Minister for Energy, Business and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister, Ebba Busch, and Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Johan Forssell, will participate and wish you all a warm welcome to Stockholm. Dinner – at the Vasa Museum 18.00 – 22.00 The Vasa Museum – Galärvarvsvägen 14, 115 21 Stockholm The dinner will be held at the Vasa Museum with a complimentary guided tour around the regal ship. At 18.00 buses will depart from Scandinavian XPO to the dinner venue. After the dinner buses will escort the guests back to the Scandinavian XPO hotel. The Vasa Museum’s Ship Hall maintains a constant temperature of 18 degrees, we therefore recommend appropriate clothing. 2  TUESDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2023 Doorstep 08.30 – 9.30 Scandinavian XPO – Cederströms Slinga 80, 195 61 Arlandastad Upon arrival at the meeting venue, coffee and tea will be available. Plenary session 09.30 – 11.30 Opening plenary session on the topic: Short term measures and long term goals. The plenary session will be chaired by minister Johan Forssell. Interpretation into English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Swedish will be provided during the plenary session. Coffee 11.30 – 11.45 Short break with complementary “Swedish fika” i.e., coffee and biscuits. Feel free to grab the fika on the way to the Break-out sessions. Break-out sessions 11.45 – 13.00 Meeting continues in three separate break-out sessions on the topics listed below. Please see which one you have been assigned to in the separate participant distribution list which has been sent out earlier. The Break-out sessions will begin with introductory speeches from representatives from the Swedish business community. 1) Allowing the Single Market, including free movement of services, to contribute to the green transition - External speaker: Anna Stellinger, Deputy Director General International and EU Affairs at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. 3 2) Unleashing private finance of the climate transition - External speaker: Sara Kappelmark, CEO Norrsken. 3) How can trade and international partnerships support green transition? - External speaker: Martin Lundstedt, CEO AB VOLVO. No interpretation will be available in the break-out sessions. Family photo with Heads of delegations 13.00 – 13.30 Following the conclusion of the break-out sessions, a family photo for the Heads of delegations will be taken. Lunch 13.30 – 15.00 Working lunch for Heads of delegation with debriefing from the break-out sessions and forward-looking discussions on the topic A European Agenda for Competitiveness. The lunch discussion will be chaired by minister Johan Forssell. Interpretation into English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Swedish will be provided during the lunch. Delegates will be served lunch in a separate room at the meeting premisses. Press conference 15.15 – 16.00 Closing of meeting 16.00 4 2023-02-02 Break-out session 1: Allowing the Single Market, including free movement of services, to contribute to the green transition. Chaired by The Czech Republic Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Poland, General Secretariat of the Council, Finland, European Commission, Norway, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Sweden Break-out session 2: Mobilising private finance for the green transition. Chaired by France Belgium, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Spain, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia, Netherlands, Sweden, European Commission Break-out session 3: How can trade and international partnerships support the green transition? Chaired by the Swedish Presidency Austria, Denmark, Lithuania, Portugal, HLG chair, Romania, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, 1