Category: Video interviews

Interviews with C4E Forum speakers, participants, partners, and champions.

  • Video interview with Marko Zlonoga

    Video interview with Marko Zlonoga

    Marko Zlonoga from REGEA – North-West Croatia Regional Energy and Climate Agency interviewed during the C4E Forum2025 in Croatia shared with us his thoughts and examples of e.g. :

    • how to ensure that energy performance goals are embedded from the earliest stage of the building design
    • innovative tools and models that prove to be the most effective accelerating public buildings renovations
  • Video interview with Andelka Toto-Ormuz

    Video interview with Andelka Toto-Ormuz

    Andelka Toto-Ormuz of HUPFAS, national co-organiser of C4E Forum 2025 in Croatia, shares her key takeaways from the event and explains why clear communication is essential to successful energy efficiency measures.

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  • Video interview with Todor Popov

    Video interview with Todor Popov

    Todor Popov, Head of Directorate “Administrative, Legal and Information Services” at Gabrovo Municipality and C4E 2025 National Champion from Bulgaria, speaks about Gabrovo as a national model for efficient urban development.

    In the interview, he discusses one-stop shops and the ways cities can benefit from exchanges across the Central and Eastern European region.

  • Video interview with Iva Mraz

    Video interview with Iva Mraz

    Iva Mraz from SUPEUS, the Student Association for Promoting Energy Efficiency, shares her vision for how young people can drive change in the energy efficiency sector.

    Iva underlined the need for preparing future engineers and decision-makers by giving them the information they will need once on the ground: they are not just learners, they are the future leaders.

    We cannot focus on energy efficiency without empowering future generations and providing them with the skills they need to lead the energy transition.

    Watch the full interview to hear Iva’s thoughts on the challenges and opportunities ahead and discover how student voices are shaping the path to energy efficiency.

  • Video interview with Nathalie Marková

    Video interview with Nathalie Marková

    Nathalie Markova, Director of the Energy Efficiency and Savings Department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, shares her thoughts on the revised EPBD and energy efficiency in Czechia.

    • opportunities and challenges for Czechia in implementing the revised EPBD
    • examples of successful energy efficiency initiatives
    • the role of public engagement and cross-sector collaboration
  • Video interview with Adrian Joyce

    Video interview with Adrian Joyce

    Adrian Joyce as organiser of the C4E Forum 2025 reflects on what made C4E Forum 2025 special.

  • Video interview with Irena Križ Šelendić

    Video interview with Irena Križ Šelendić

    Irena Kriż-Selendić, Director of Directorate for Energy Efficiency in the Buildings Sector, European Union Projects and Programmes Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, Croatia gave a short interview during the C4E Forum 2025 in her home country.

    In the video she speaks about:

    • the meaning of receiving the C4E Champion Award 2025 for Croatia for her
    • dealing with several different programmes and funds dedicated to energy efficiency in Croatia

    and shares some other key messages.

    Read more about the C4E Champion Award here.

  • Video interview with Anca Ginavar

    Video interview with Anca Ginavar

    Anca Ginavar is General Director of the Urban Planning and Construction Directorate, Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration in Romania

    At the C4e Forum2025 in Croatia she was nominated CEE Regional and Romanian Champions, recognising her advocating efforts for efficient buildings and communities.

    In the below video interview you can listen to Anca’s reflections on recent progress in Romania, the challenges ahead, and why regional cooperation is key to accelerating the green transition across Central and Eastern Europe!

  • Video interview with Anna Ackermann

    Video interview with Anna Ackermann

    Anna Ackermann, Policy Analyst at the International Institute for Sustainable Development and a passionate advocate for green recovery in Ukraine shares her vision for rebuilding Ukraine’s energy infrastructure -not just restoring, but transforming the built environment based on sustainability, resilience, and long-term impact.

  • Video interview with Marta Babicz

    Video interview with Marta Babicz

    Marta Babicz from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (Poland) recorded a short interview at the C4E Forum2025 in Croatia (20-23 May, 2025) about:

    • how to ensure the CO2 emissions trading revenues are efficiently channelled into projects that drive energy efficiency in Poland
    • examples of successful energy efficiency initiative in Poland that could serve as a model for other countries in the CEE region
    • what are the challenges Poland faces in alligning its energy policie with EU climate and energy objectives, and how can funding mechnisms help address these