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The 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

PROGRAMME

Monday 20 March

- 08:30 Check-in, coffee and networking
- 09:00 Welcome by Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO, Confederation of Danish Industry
- 09:05 Introduction to the Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan by Per Haugaard, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Denmark, and Christina Knudsen, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Danish Ministry of Finance
- 09:15 Roundtable discussion: Digitalisation
  
  In the Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan, 25 percent 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 digital roundtable:
  
  Isabel Grilo, Director for Economies of the Member States, DG ECFIN, European Commission
  
  Katrine Bagge Thorball, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Digitalisation, Ministry for Digital Government and Gender Equality
  
  Malene Kirstine Holst, Head of Department, DTU Engineering Technology, Technical University of Denmark
  
  Andreas Holbak Espersen, Director of Digitalisation Policy Unit, the Confederation of Danish Industry
  
  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
  
  Lars Sandahl Sørensen CEO, Confederation of Danish Industry, Nicolai Wammen, Danish Minister for Finance and Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-president of the European Commission
- 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 a 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 Green Transition roundtable:
  
  Johannes Lübking, Principal advisor, European Semester Coordinator, SG RECOVER, European Commission
  
  Ludvig Wier, Head of Secretariat for Green Tax Reform, Danish Ministry of Finance
  
  Peter Trillingsgaard, Director of Federation of Danish Manufacturers
  
  Fleming Voetmann, Vice President, External Relations & Sustainability, VELUX
  
  Karina M. Søegaard, Director INNU-CCUS
- 12:55 Wrap up by Lykke Friis, moderator
- 13:00 Sandwich lunch and networking

The Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan

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The Danish Recovery and Resilience Plan

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