During the event, a panel discusses the role of energy communities in the energy transition. The panel consists of:

• Thomas Bauwens, Assistant Professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, specializes in energy communities;
• Louis de Fontenelle, Assistant Professor at the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, specializes in public policies, energy, and sustainable transition policies;
• Antonia Proka, an Energy Transition Expert and Project Manager at RESCOOP, the European Federation of Citizen Energy Cooperatives.

The event also includes the presentation of two European Union projects:

• REC4EU (Renewable Energy Communities for EU Regions), dedicated to the development and promotion of renewable energy communities within European regions
• LEEWAY (LEading coopEration toWArds energy communities policies tackling energy povertY), focused on energy communities and their policies, with a specific emphasis on addressing energy poverty.