Summit program
Day 1, 22 April 2026
8:30 - 9:25
Registration and networking
9:30 - 9:35
Summit Formal Opening
9:35 - 9:40
Summit entrée given by Chairman of the Board, ČAPPO
9:40 - 9:45
Welcome Summit participants by FUELS EUROPE
9:45 - 10:00
Introductory presentation by Karel Havlíček, vice Prime Minister of Czechia & Minister of Industry and Trade
10:00 - 10:10
European Commission representative
10:10 - 11:25
PANEL 1 - Decarbonisation at the crossroads between competitiveness, feasibility, affordability & net zero
11:25 - 11:40
Coffee break
11:40 - 13:00
PANEL 2 - Implementation status of RED III in CEE countries and challenges
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 14:30
Expert speaker
14:30 - 15:45
PANEL 3 - Can carbon tax replace CO2 and emission trading policies?
15:45 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 17:15
PANEL 4 - Road Transport Expert Panel: How to stay competitive in a decarbonized transport world
17:15 - 17:30
Closing remarks, networking
18:30
Sponsored networking reception
Day 2, 23 April 2026
8:30 - 9:00
Registration and networking
9:00 - 10:15
PANEL 5 - Biomass & feedstock availability in the EU: How to accelerate the usage of RED III complaint fuels under FQD & UDB
10:15 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:45
PANEL 6 - The technology mix for the decarbonisation of heavy-duty transport: What will scale?
11:45 - 12:45
Lunch break
12:45 - 13:15
Expert speaker
13:15 - 14:30
PANEL 7 - How can CEE countries play stronger role on leading the decarbonisation agenda
14:30 - 15:00
Closing remarks, end
The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the program.
The lineup of individual blocks will be continuously updated.