Anna Sobczak

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EU Fellow/Policy Coordinator (DG ENER)
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies/European Commission

She is a European Commission official with more than 15 years of experience in policy making. Since 2020, she has been coordinating initiatives and policies to support the just transition of coal regions in the framework of the EU Green Deal at the Directorate-General for Energy. As an EU Fellow at the European University Institute, she has developed a comprehensive set of policy recommendations on a just transition from theory-as-practice to a now essential mindset of effects-in-practice.

Anna Sobczak on the Schedule 2023

Friday, 25 August

Starting times
Evening
Track Forum: Community Talks
English 60
The Track Forum is your space to connect to fellow participants and speakers around the four thematic tracks of the EFA. Each corner of Schrödinger Hall hosts one track community. Sit at one of the nine tables, get to know interesting leaders and experts, and have a great conversation about current issues. 

Climate Track:
Table 1 – Come and meet Anuna de Wever
Table 2 – Discussing current developments in climate policy innovation in Brussels with Anna Sobczak 

Democracy Track:
Table 1 – Come and meet Cédric Villani
Table 2 – Discussing current developments in representation of underrepresented groups with Jana Degrott

Finance & Economy Track:
Table 1 – Come and meet Antonella Mei-Pochtler
Table 2 – Discussing current developments in Europe's political economy with Carsten Pillath

Security Track:
Table 1 – Come and meet Margot Wallström
Table 2 – Discussing current developments in Russia with Stefan Meister
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA Schrödinger-Saal
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18:30 - 19:30 Track Forum: Community Talks
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Saturday, 26 August

Starting times
Afternoon
High Polluters in Europe: Can they Finance their Transition?
English 90
High-emitting companies, such as those in the energy sector, are major contributors to climate change and will therefore play a critical role in achieving the transition to net-zero. While low-carbon technology investments in the energy sector have increased steadily in recent years, we are far from where we need to be. How can emitters, investors, investment banks and policy makers move the dial on financing the transition? How can capital markets help accelerate this process?
 
Session objective: Imagining new possibilities – Get inspired and foster new ideas by imagining bold solutions to complex challenges and imagine disruptively new ways of thinking.
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA Schrödinger-Saal
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14:00 - 15:30 High Polluters in Europe: Can they Finance their Transition?
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