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PROGRAMME
27 March 2014 - College of Europe - Dijver 9 – 11,
Bruges
Fifth Bruges European Business Conference
Morning Session:
#Visions for Growth in Europe
Registration & Coffee:
8.45 – 9.15 – Foyer
Plenary Session: 9.30 –
11.30 – Room E
Welcome: Prof. Dr. Dr. Jörg Monar, Rector of the College of Europe
The Future of Europe: How to reignite growth in Europe
Prof. Mario Monti, Senator, President of Bocconi University & Former Prime Minister of Italy
Bernadette Ségol, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Prof. Roger Dassen, Global Managing Director Deloitte
Chair:
Prof. Phedon Nicolaides, Jan Tinbergen Chair for European Economics & Director of the European
Economic Studies Department at the College of Europe
Q&A session
Plenary Session:The Future of the UK in Europe: Have we reached the limit of integration?
Sir Graham Watson, MEP & President of the Alliance of Liberals
and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE)
Dr. Liam Fox,MP & Former British Secretary of State for Defence
Chair: Peter Spiegel, Financial Times (to be confirmed)
Q&A session
Lunch BreakAfternoon Session:
#Foundations of Growth in Europe
Plenary Session:
The Strategy for European Recovery
Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Federal Minister of Finance of Germany
Chair: Prof. Dr. Dr. Jörg Monar, Rector of the College of Europe
Q&A session
Breakout Session:
Workshop 1 – Internal Market & Regulation: Priorities for real progress
Adrian van den Hoven, Director General of the European Generic
Medicines Association (EGA)
Guido Lobrano, Senior Advisor Internal Market, BUSINESSEUROPE
Amaryllis Verhoeven, Deputy Head of Unit, Single Market Policy, DG Internal Market & Services, European Commission
Prof. Jacques Pelkmans, Senior Fellow, CEPS
Chair: Richard Doherty,
EU Services Leader, Deloitte
Workshop 2 –
Innovation & Growth:
Fuelling prosperity through innovation
Harri Koponen, CEO of NPTV and & former COO of Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Roman Arjona-Gracia, Chief Economist and Head of Unit Analysis and monitoring of national
policies, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
Alexandre Affre, Director Industrial Affairs, BUSINESSEUROPE
Bonifacio Garcia Porras, Head of Unit, Innovation Policy for Growth, DG ENTR, European Commission
Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers, Department of Management,
Strategy and Innovation at KU Leuven & Senior Fellow, Bruegel
Chair: Guido Vandervorst, Managing Partner Innovation, Deloitte
Workshop 3 – Trade & Globalization: How free trade can unleash Europe’s potential
Pascal Kerneis, Managing Director, European Services ForumLucian Cernat, Chief Economist, DG TRADE, European Commission
Tom Jenkins, Senior Advisor on External Relations, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Prof. Jo Van Biesebroeck, KU Leuven & CEPR
Chair: Christiane Cunningham, EMEA Publicy Policy Partner, Deloitte
After-Conference Reception:
