Enabling the Green Transition - a panel debate at the Digital with Purpose Global Summit 2022

On 27th September, the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), in an operational partnership with APDC - Digital Business Community, will proudly host the Digital with Purpose (DWP) Global Summit at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The Summit is a flagship event for digital leaders and convening public and private sector decision-makers to accelerate the use and uptake of digital innovations that benefit society and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. ​

On this occasion, a panel discussion "Enabling the Green Transition" will be organized in collaboration with Huawei to discuss the role digital solutions have in accelerating the energy transition. Digital technologies will play a significant role in the ongoing green transition to sustainable energy sources.

In this session, a white paper developed by Reuters Events, together with Huawei, will be launched, followed by a debate deep diving into industry trends such as “ICT for Green” and “Innovation for Green” along with bringing practical industry case studies to the stage to showcase the power of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry and discuss which standards are needed to support future industry developments.

The debate will be followed by an interactive segment with participants to look into the digitalization of the energy sector, and the need for digital cooperation to help overcome the energy and climate crisis.

Panelists:

• Emmanouil Fragkos, Member of the european parliament

• Julia Schmalenberg, Director European R&I Ecosystems, Huawei Technologies

• Rui Luis Aguiar, Chair of the steering board of the NETWORLDEUROPE European Technology Platform
• Alessandro Gropelli, Deputy Director General, ETNO