Small companies are the backbone of Europe’s economy, representing 99% of all businesses. This puts them on the frontlines of the green transition.
We gathered more than 200 guests from partner banks, EU institutions and other organisations for “Green Gateway: Climate finance in action,” a two-day event exploring the Green Gateway advisory platform and intermediated financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps. Organised with support from the European Commission InvestEU Advisory Hub, discussions focused on how EU funding can help financial institutions accelerate investment in key areas such as energy efficiency, climate adaptation, agriculture and innovation.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group also announced a number of partnerships to support energy efficiency projects and green financing for SMEs and mid-caps.
Programme and presentations
- Registration and networking lunch: 12:00 - 13:00
- Welcome and opening of the event: 13:00 - 13:10
- Official opening: powering Europe's green transition: 13:10 - 13:30
- Energy efficiency for SMEs initiative – panel discussion on the achieved results in 2025 and next steps: 13:30 - 14:45
- Coffee break: 14:45 - 15:15
- Simplifying to scale – EIB Group green financing products: 15:15 - 16:45
- Green Gateway and other advisory products: 16:45 - 17:45
Presentation - Networking cocktail and standing dinner: 17:45 - 21:00
- Registration and welcome coffee: 08:45 - 09:15
- Welcome and opening of Day 2: 09:15 - 09:20
- Sustainable finance and insurance for climate risk and resilience: 09:20 - 10:45
Presentation - Coffee break: 10:45 - 11:15
- Combining grants and funding opportunities: 11:15 - 12:15
Presentation - Green securitisations: 11:15 - 12:15
- Supporting sustainability in agriculture: 11:15 - 12:15
Presentation - Networking lunch: 12:15 - 13:15
- Financing climate adaptation and resilience: 13:15 - 14:15
Presentation - Financing green innovation: 13:15 - 14:15
Presentation - The nearly-zero energy building standard (NZEB) and major renovations: 13:15 - 14:15
Presentation - The road ahead – Using the banking sector to scale up more green investment: 14:15 - 14:55
- Closing: 14:55 - 15:00
- Networking cocktail: 15:00 - 16:00
Event recordings
Highlights
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