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The Clean Energy Transition Investment Forum 2026 (CETIF 2026) brings together practitioners, public authorities, businesses and finance actors to share practical solutions for financing Europe’s clean energy transition. Taking place in Brussels on 6 May 2026, in collaboration with the European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition and the EU Covenant of Mayors, the forum focuses on real projects, peer exchange and actionable follow-up.
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Registration and Welcome coffee
09:00
Opening Plenary
Welcome
Paloma Aba Garrote, Director, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
Keynote speeches
· Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director-General at DG Energy, Coordination of the just and green energy transition
· Robert Dijksterhuis, Envoy for Sustainable Building, Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning of the Netherlands
· Christine Würfel, Head of Group ESG & Sustainability Management, Raiffeisen Bank International
· Representative of a leading signatory of the Covenant of Mayors
10:00
Coffee break ☕ Networking
Unlocking investment
Promoting aggregation and investment pipelines
Facilitation services
Supporting the renovation of residential and public buildings (one-stop shops)
Mobilising private finance
Access to finance and energy services
Empowering citizens and communities
Planning and mobilising investments
10:30
Financing the renovation of multifamily buildings in Poland
Home renovation programme with a focus on low-income households in Limburg (BE)
Supporting commercial lending for residential renovations in France
Innovative financing schemes for energy communities
11:30
Municipal services for social housing refurbishment in Portugal
Home renovation programme in the Girona province (ES)
Super ESCO model and forfaiting of energy performance contracts
Support to cities to develop investment concepts for the clean energy transition
12:30
Lunch 🍽️ Networking
13:30
Financial instrument to support municipalities in their energy transition in Bulgaria
European Community of Practice for Integrated Home Renovation Services
Large-scale energy PPP for federal buildings in Belgium
From planning to investments
14:30
Net zero carbon investments in the malting industry in Belgium
Renovation of public buildings in the Piemonte Region (IT)
Perspectives from the financial sector
Supporting local authorities in the set-up of heating & cooling plans
15:30
Coffee break ☕ Networking
16:00
Accelerating low-carbon investments in Finland
Renovation of public buildings in Croatia
Leasing and energy efficiency as a service
Assistance to energy communities for renovations and renewables
17:00
Closing Plenary
· Hans Rhein, Head of Unit for LIFE Energy + LIFE Climate at CINEA, European Commission
· Sara Giovannini, Co-lead of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy - Europe Office
· Carsten Glenting, Coordinator of European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition
· Margareta Djordjevic, Head of Unit for Energy Efficiency: Policy and Financing, DG Energy, European Commission
17:45
Networking 🍷reception
