Gozo Island Meeting - 26th & 27th May 2022
In October 2019, Ministry for Gozo, The Gozo Business Chamber and Greening the Islands have signed an agreement granting Gozo the qualification of “Green Island Member” in the Greening the Island Observatory. The Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) will be assisting the Ministry for Gozo.
The GTI Observatory was launched in 2018 to support the origination of sustainable projects on islands worldwide through task forces and reports, promote public-private collaboration, develop policy recommendations, identify financing opportunities, creating coalitions for tenders, while engaging all relevant stakeholders. As part of GTI Observatory process, a meeting will take place in Gozo Island on the 26th and 27th of May 2022 and will be hosted by the local government
The meeting will involve the local key stakeholders, Ministries Representatives, Corporate, Universities and Industry Association Members and will focus on energy, water, mobility, waste, and sustainable agriculture topics.
The meeting will also include sessions on air quality in combination with ports electrification, bicycle business models and policy infrastructure and best practices by the GTI Corporate Members.
The main target is to support the Ministry for Gozo and GRDA to develop an efficient decarbonization strategy identifying needed projects and most suitable solutions as well as possible financing opportunities for the sustainability of the island.
Final Agenda
Conference Hall, Gozo Innovation Hub, Xewkija
26th MAY
09.00 Arrival of partecipants
09.30 Welcome greetings
- Hon. Clint Camilleri – Minister for Gozo
09.50 Introduction of the Greening the Islands Observatory and targets of the meeting
- Gianni Chianetta – Director, Greening the islands
ENERGY SESSION
10.00 Overview of the status and main challenges on energy in Gozo
- Marthese Cassar/ Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
10.15 Best practices on energy
- Attilio Piattelli – GTI specialist
10.30 Round Table: proposals on the needed solutions by GTI observatory members, local institutions and other key stakeholders
Moderated by Attilio Piattelli
11.15 Wrap up and conclusions
11.30 Coffee break
WATER SESSION
11.45 Overview of the status and main challenges on water in Gozo
- Marthese Cassar/ Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
12.00 Best practices on water
- Emilio Gabbrielli – GTI specialist
12.15 Round Table: proposals on the needed solutions by GTI observatory members, local institutions and other key stakeholders
Moderated by Emilio Gabbrielli
13.00 Wrap up and conclusions
13.15 Lunch break
WASTE SESSION
14.30 Overview of the status and main challenges on waste in Gozo
- Marthese Cassar/ Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
14.45 Best practices on waste
- Enzo Favoino – GTI specialist
15.00 Round Table: proposals on the needed solutions by GTI observatory members, local institutions and other key stakeholders
Moderated by Enzo Favoino
15.45 Wrap up and conclusions
16.00 Coffee break
16.15 Best practices by GTI Observatory Corporate Members
Moderated by Gianni Chianetta
- Luigi Migliorini – Co-founder & CEO, Enphos
- Albert Mallia – Naked Energy
- Alessandro Pellicanò – Head of Global Marketing and Sales Excellence, B2G e-City, Enel X
17.15 Governance and Inclusion as driver of the sustainable transition
- John Portelli – Professor Department of Social Justice Education & Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at OISE, University of Toronto | François Mifsud – Professor Department of Inclusion, Faculty of Education, University of Malta
17.35 Final remarks of the first day
- Gianni Chianetta – Director, Greening the Islands
27th MAY
MOBILITY SESSION – LAND & SEA
09.30 Overview of the status and main challenges on mobility in Gozo
- Marthese Cassar/ Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
09.45 Best practices on bycicle mobility
- Silvia Livoni – GTI specialist | Marco Pavarini – Extragiro (Bicipolitane)
10.05 Round Table: proposals on the needed solutions by GTI observatory members, local institutions and other key stakeholders
Moderated by Silvia Livoni
10.45 Wrap up and conclusions
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Overview of the status and main challenges on maritime transport in Gozo
- Marthese Cassar/ Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
11.45 Best practices on maritime transport
- Helmut Morsi – GTI Specialist
12.00 Best practices on maritime & land transport
- Amit Yudan – Ardan GmbH
12.10 Round Table: proposals on the needed solutions by GTI observatory members, local institutions and other key stakeholders
Moderated by Helmut Morsi
12.55 Wrap up and conclusions
13.10 Lunch break
AGRICULTURE SESSION
14.00 Overview of the status and main challenges on agriculture in Gozo
- Marthese Cassar/ Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
14.15 Best practices on sustainable agriculture
- Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo – GTI specialist
- Marina Maniati – INSULEUR expert, COMPOSE PLUS project
14.50 Round Table: proposals on the needed solutions by GTI observatory members, local institutions and other key stakeholders
Moderated by Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo
15.35 Wrap up and conclusions
15.50 Coffee break
AIR QUALITY SESSION
16.00 Overview of the status and main challenges on air quality in Gozo
- Marthese Cassar/ Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
16.15 Best practices on air quality
- Paolo Barbato – GTI specialist
16.30 Round Table: proposals on the needed solutions by GTI observatory members, local institutions and other key stakeholders
Moderated by Paolo Barbato
17.15 Wrap up and conclusions
17.30 Summary of the meeting
- Gianni Chianetta – Director, Greening the Islands
- Marthese Cassar/ Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
17.45 Closing Speech: results and next steps
- Joseph Borg – President, Gozo Business Chamber
- Mario Borg – CEO, Gozo Regional Development Authority
18.00 End of the meeting
