EFB Open Meeting – European Update, 3 July

EFB Open Meeting – European Update, 3 July

The second EFB Open Meeting – European Update will take place on 3 July 2024 from 17:00 – 19:00 CET.

The EFB Open Meetings aim to provide a platform for all members of our member associations to come together, acquire and share knowledge, discuss industry trends, and foster collaboration within the green roof and wall community across Europe.
The meeting is open for participants – all the members of the EFB Member Associations and Partnering Organizations.

Meeting agenda

Moderator: Dusty Gedge, Ambassador of the European Federation of Green Roof and Living Wall Associations (EFB)

  • Introduction of the program – Vera Enzi-Zechner, Vice President of European Federation of Green Roof and Living Wall Associations (EFB)  
  • Welcome speech – Introduction of EFB – Paulo Palha, President of the European Federation of Green Roof and Living Wall Associations (EFB)
  • SoGreen – Sector Organisation Working Programme 2024/2025 – Egbert Roozen, Secretary General of ELCA – European Landscape Contractors Association
  • The latest updates on EU policies regarding green infrastructure – Luigi Petito, Head of Secretariat of EU Chapter, World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN)
  • National Tech-Story – Certification of green roof installation companies in Czech Republic – Pavel Dostal, Vice President of the European Federation of Green Roof and Living Wall Associations (EFB)
  • National communication Example – The new approach from Portugal raising awareness for Green buildings, a cooperation with the 2022 Cannes winner of a Gold Lion for Publicity – Filipe Mesquita, Co-founder and Creative Director at This is Pacifica
  • Information on the upcoming activities
  • Conclusions and closing of the event

Register here for the Open Meeting. 

The meeting will be organised on the MS Teams platform. The link to the meeting will be sent only to the registered participants 1 day before the event.

Feel free to reach out with any questions via email at: office@efb-greenroof.eu

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