From Practice to Change #2 – Building alliances and campaigns that drive change

📅 Date: 29th of January 2026

🕙 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 CET

💻 Online webinar

Join the second webinar of the From Practice to Change series, a knowledge exchange initiative by the Life COMET project, connecting energy communities across Europe to share practical knowledge about strategy, policy and engagement.

In this session, we’ll explore how established energy communities from Greece and Croatia build effective collaborations and campaigns.

Agenda

10:00–10:10 - Welcome and introduction 

10:10–10:30 - Strategic partnerships by Chris Vrettos & Sandy Fameliari, Electra Energy (Greece)

Gain an understanding of the importance of collaborations, get to know the tools for partnership development,  learn about mapping stakeholders and examples of successful partnership models.

10:30–10:50 - Campaigning for change by Josip Beber, ZEZ (Croatia)

Gain an understanding of the success factors of campaigning in Eastern European contexts, hear how communication can contribute to visibility and recognition, learn about positive action-based storytelling.

10:50–11:20 - Parallel group discussions

Group 1: Strategic partnerships (with Electra Energy)

Group 2: Campaigning for change (with ZEZ)

11:20–11:30 - Concluding remarks

This 90-minute session is designed for organisations and energy communities that are looking to deepen their strategic skills, exchange ideas, and learn from peers about innovative change across Europe.