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Delivering on Paris, Going Green EU ConferenceWASHINGTON, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Delegation of the European Union to the United States invites you to a flagship climate action event to highlight and promote global clean energy transition as a formidable transatlantic opportunity for economic growth, innovation, and climate action. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH, 2016 KNIGHT CONFERENCE CENTER AT THE NEWSEUM (7TH FLOOR) The conference, organised on the eve of the Climate Action Summit, will bring together the public, private, and non-profit sectors from both sides of the Atlantic, highlighting the critical role played by the EU and the U.S. in both securing the Paris Agreement and the need for a strong transatlantic partnership to ensure its successful implementation. The Going Green Conference will include the participation of: MAROS SEFCOVIC ERNEST MONIZ MIGUEL ARIAS CANETE JONATHAN PERSHING SHARON DIJKSMA Other confirmed speakers include: CAROLINE ATKINSON Head of Public Policy, Google SHARON BURKE Senior Advisor, New America KATERI CALLAHAN President, Alliance to Save Energy ADAM FREED Principal, Bloomberg Associates ANDREA GUERRERO GARCIA Director for economic, social & environmental affairs, Colombian CARLOS GIMENEZ Mayor, Miami-Dade County Ministry of Foreign Affairs LISA JACOBSON President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy JOHN SELWYN GUMMER, LORD DEBEN Chair of the Committee on Climate Change (UK) MORTEN KABELL Mayor for Technical and Environmental Affairs, City of Copenhagen MAGDA KOPCZYNSKA Director for Innovation and Sustainable Mobility, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission NICK MABEY CEO & Founding Director, E3G JACK METTHEY Director for Climate Action & Resource Efficiency, DG RTD, European Commission DAVID O'SULLIVAN Ambassador of the European Union to the United States of America KASIM REED Mayor, Atlanta BOB PERCIASEPE President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions ERIC SCOTTO CEO, AKUO Energy ANDREW STEER President & CEO, World Resources Institute GREGORY WETSTONE President and CEO at the American Council on Renewable Energy www.gogreen2016.eu www.gogreen2016.eu/program www.gogreen2016.eu/registration Registration closes April 30th. Engage with @GoingGreenEU on Twitter using #GoingGreenEU & #DeliveringOnParis Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160429/361897LOGO
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