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International Conference on Raising Awareness of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY DIRECTIVE (ELD)
Tuesday, 22nd May 2018

At the conference we will address the field professionals and key stakeholders relevant to the implementation of the legislation on responsibility for environmental damage. We will present best practices from Europe with special attention to the practices of our neighbouring countries. The objective of the EcoLex Life project and the international conference is to raise the awareness of the stakeholders, to engage them in dialogue and in that way contribute to reducing the risk of environmental damage. The EcoLex Life project is aimed at creating an online platform about environmental legislation with comments about key regulations, empowerment and more efficient implementation of environmental legislation in the part that relates to the liability for causing environmental damage, all in accordance with the implementation of the European Environmental Liability Directive (ELD).

PROGRAMME

Host: Igor E. Bergant

9.00 – 9.30
Morning Coffee & Registration
9.30 – 9.50
Welcome Speeches
  • Zlata Tavčar, Director of Tax-Fin-Lex, EcoLex Life Project Manager: A brief Presentation of the Event
  • H. E. Paolo Trichilo, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy: The role of Italy in the Implementation of Environmental Liability and Cooperation with Slovenia
  • Irena Majcen, Minister, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning: Slovenia in the context of the EU in the field of Environmental Liability
  • Nataša Jazbinšek Seršen, Head of Environmental Protection Department, City of Ljubljana: Green Capital, Project Responsibility and City Development
9.50 – 11.15
Environmental Liability - Responsibility of everyone or no one?
  • dr. Hans Lopatta, Policy Officer for Legal Issues, European Commission - Directorate General for Environment
EU Practices - Opportunities and Barriers
  • Benjamin Bittermann, Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
  • dr. Sándor Fülöp, President, Environmental Management and Law Association (EMLA), Hungary
  • Danilo Margaroli, Government official, Directorate General, Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, Italy
  • Kevin Motherway, Inspector, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ireland
11.15 – 11.40
Coffee Break & Networking
11.40 – 12.00
Insurance: Good Practices and Trends
  • Walter Roos, Senior Consultant, Casualty Risk Consulting, Munich Reinsurance Company
  • Jürg Busenhart, Senior Product Manager, Vice President, Casualty Underwriting, Swiss Reinsurance Company
12.00 – 13.30
Environmental Liability is my Responsibility
  • Ana Grabnar, Lawyer, Law Firm Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners
  • Saša Hojker, Senior Liability Underwriter for Corporate Clients, Triglav Insurance Company
  • Miha Skubic, Advisor to the Director, Slovenian Environment Agency
  • Jernej Kosmač, Slovenian Solid Waste Association (SISWA)
  • Senka Šifkovič Vrbica, Legal Advisor, Legal-Informational Centre for NGOs
  • Jurij Kočar, Product Manager, Slovenian Automobile Association AMZS
13.30 – 14.30
Lunch & Exchange of Impressions
14.30 – 14.40
EcoLex Life: Platform for Collaboration
  • Zlata Tavčar, Director of Tax-Fin-Lex, EcoLex Life Project Manager
14.40 – 15.00
Initiative for Integration and Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Liability in Slovenia - Call for Support
15.00 – 16.00
Round Table: Hand-in-hand for Breakthrough! Opportunities of the Region
  • dr. Pavel Gantar, Professor of Sociology of Space and Environmental Sociology in retirement, former Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning
  • Danilo Margaroli, Government official, Directorate General, Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, Italy
  • dr. Sándor Fülöp, President, Environmental Management and Law Association (EMLA), Hungary
  • Daniela Beroš, Senior Expert Adviser, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Croatia
  • Karin Huber Heim, Academic Programme Director of Sustainability and Responsible Management, University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria
16.00 – 16.10
Summary of the Day
16.10 – 17.00
Recap & Farewell Drink at the Terrace with the View of Ljubljana

IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF:

  • a leadership of the company that engages in activities that can cause immediate danger to causing environmental damage or environmental damage,
  • an employee, responsible for environmental questions
  • a lawyer or legal expert
  • government authorities
  • a NGO's representative
  • a loss adjuster
  • an insurance company employee
  • other stakeholder, interested in the topic

then this event is for you!

Register now

Registration is now closed. Thank you!

Read more about EcoLex Life project: www.ecolexlife.si/en

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