Andres Jaadla has more than 25 years of professional experience working in the field of housing and urban management in Estonia and the European Union. Currently, he is Member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Board Member of Housing Europe, Chairman of the Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Associations (EKYL), and a member of Rakvere City Council, Estonia. Andres Jaadla has a Master’s of Law degree from the University of Tartu. He is the initiator and the Ambassador of the European Covenant of Mayors. He is focused in his work on energy efficiency, smart and innovative technical solutions, and final energy consumer involvement programs in housing and urban development.