Welcoming speech

• Stéphane POUFFARY (Founder and Honorary president) - ENERGIES 2050
• Michel TSCHANN (President) - Nice Côte d’Azur Hoteliers Syndicate

Working session I - Towards nearly zero energy buildings in Europe – opportunities for the hotel sector

Moderator: Anita DERJANECZ – REHVA

Nearly Zero Energy Building Challenges – Inspiration from European projects. Philippe MOSELEY (project advisor) - European Commission, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)

The European Initiative Nearly Zero Energy Hotels. Stavroula TOURNAKI (Senior expert, neZEH Project Manager) -Technical University of Crete - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Lab

Challenges and Opportunities of nZEB strategies for the accommodation Sector. Christian DE BARRIN (CEO) - HOTREC, the European trade association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés

Example towards a neZE Hotel. The step-by-step deep retrofitting approach. Francesco NESI, director of ZEPHIR–Passivhaus Italia - EuroPHit Project

Working Session II: Demonstrating the feasibility and highlighting the opportunities

Moderator: Rodrigo MORELL (Managing Director) – CREARA

The neZEH pilot hotels: approach and tools. Nigel CLARIDGE (Senior Adviser EU funding/project manager) - Sustainable Innovation

The story of three neZEH front runners - neZEH Pilot hotels.

• Hotel CUBIX, Brașov, Romania
• Hotel BEST WESTERN Ajaccio Amirauté, France
• Hotel Natural Resort Amalurra, Spain

Moderator: Peter HUG (managing director) - eu.ESCO - European Association of Energy Service Companies

Panellists:

• Reka CSEPELI (Responsible for Sustainable Development) - Regional Tourism Committee of Ile-de-France
• Simon CAMAL (Project engineer) - EuroPHit Project
• Julien Thuilliez (Assistant Director) - Ethic Etapes, Cannes Jeunesse

Plenary session – From nearly zero energy building policies to sustainable tourism and cities

Moderators: Stéphane Pouffary (Founder and Honorary President) - ENERGIES 2050 & Philippe MOSELEY (project advisor) - European Commission, EASME

European Policies and Energy Efficient Buildings. Philippe MOSELEY (project advisor) - European Commission, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)

Policies to enforce the transition to neZEH. Theocharis TSOUTSOS (Professor, neZEH project coordinator) - Technical University of Crete- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Lab

The potential of the building sector in sustainable and low-carbon strategies. Arab HOBALLAH (chief) - Sustainable Lifestyles, Cities, and Industry - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Sustainable tourism: toward sustainable consumption and production, the United Nations Year Framework Programme (10YFP). Zoritsa UROSEVIC (UNWTO Representative to the United Nations in Geneva) - World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Enabling a systemic approach for sustainable urban strategies. Jean-Pierre NDOUTOUM (Director) - Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement Durable (IFDD)

Working Session III - Sustainability as a marketing opportunity in the hotel sector – a growing awareness in clients behaviour

Moderator: Ulf SONNTAG, NIT (Institute for Tourism Research, Kiel, Germany) - NECStouR

How to talk to travellers about sustainability. Helena EGAN (Director of Industry Relations) - TripAdvisor

Montenegro: Towards a low carbon tourism destination. Jelena JANJUSEVIC (director) - Center for Sustainable Development, Government of Montenegro/UNDP

Moderator: Zoritsa UROSEVIC (UNWTO Representative to the United Nations in Geneva) - World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Panellists:

• Michel TSCHANN (president) - Nice Côte d’Azur Hoteliers Syndicate
• Fiona HUMPHRIES (Relationships Manager) - Travelife
• Anya NIEWIERRA (General Director Tourist Board South Limburg)- Limberg Region, Netherlands