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SUMMIT SESSIONS
6 MAY
Library Room: R&D&I Strategy in the Wallonia Region within the framework of HORIZON 2020
hosted by Wallonia/Agence wallonne à l’Exportations et aux Investissements
Session by Invitation only
15:15-15:45 - Regional and Industrial Policy
Daniel Calleja Crespo, Mikel Landabaso
Philippe Vanrie, Jean-Claude Marcourt, Berndt Reichert, Bertrand Herris, Hubert Goffinet
12:00 - 16:00
12:00 - 14:00
Session by Invitation only
14:00 - 16:45
Sax Room : Cancer Survivorship & Employment - How can businesses tackle new societal issues?
Françoise Meunier, Michael Vermaeke, Andrew Jack , Peter O’Donnell, Marianne Thyssen,
Isabelle Lebrocquy, Richard Ellis, Ingrid Kössler, Ingrid Klingmann
14:30-16:30
Orange Room : Brussels, supportive environment for International Association hosted
by the European Association Summit
Session by Invitation only
15:00 - 16:45
Library Room: Expand your business horizons – CETA: Forging new opportunities in Canada,
Europe… and beyond! - Élargissez vos horizons d’affaires – AECG: Forger de nouvelles
opportunités au Canada, en Europe… et ailleurs!
Networking Village: Executive Lunch
Networking Village: Federation of Regional Actors in Europe Session Private Lunch
13:00
Lambert Van Nistelrooij, Henriette van Eijl, Ian McCarthy
Blue Room: Barriers to growth for mid-sized biopharmaceutical companies in Europe:
a case for public intervention?
Session by Invitation only
Marc De Garidel, Thomas Allvin, Philippe De Backer, John Davis, Patrick Van Beneden, Jack Scannell
12:00-15:00
15:45-16:30 - Solution for a Smart and Inclusive Regional Policy
Arenberg Room: Accenture Strategy Digital Forum: Remaking business for a digital Europe
Larry Downes, Bruno Berthon, Narry Singh, Jo Deblaere, ...
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10:00 - 13:00
Registration and Welcome for Participants
Steve Verheul, Mauro Petriccione, Markus Beyrer, Jayson Myers
12:00-13:00
Tapestry Room: Accenture Session Private Lunch
12:30-13:30
Networking Village / Press Room :
Federation of Regional Actors in Europe: Your Gateway to 20.000 key players in 300 regions
by Invitation only
15:00-17:00
13:00 - 14:00
Blue Room : Meeting of the Belgian Business for Europe
Session by Invitation only
Coffee Break (Networking Village)
16:00-17:00
Library Room : Is the TTIP compatible with the European project?
Participants Registration and Welcome for participants
Daniela Vincenti, Jean-Luc Demarty, Luisa Santos, Philippe de Buck, Pierre Defraigne, Richard Elsner
17:00 - 19:00
13:00 - 16:00
Arenberg Room: Accenture Strategy Digital Forum: Remaking business for a digital Europe
by Invitation only
14:00 -16:30
Europe Room: Regions Roundtable Session
Europe Room: Opening Plenary - Europe 4.0 Delivering a vision for the future of Europe
Stephen Fidler, Brussels Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal
Michèle Sioen, President of FEB
Emma Marcegaglia, President of BUSINESSEUROPE
Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President, European Commission
Moderator: Philippe Vanrie
Jo Deblaere, COO and Chief Executive-Europe, Accenture
14:00-14:30 - How do European Regions Contribute to Europe’s Economic
and Sustainable Development
Guo Ping, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Rotating CEO, HUAWEI
Pascal Goergen, Karl-Heinz Lamberts
19:00 - 20:30
Cocktail Reception Powered by SolutionWind (Hall of Mirrors)
20:30 - 22:30
Tapestry Room: EBS/Accenture Business Leaders Dinner
14:30-15:00 - Strategic Investment Opportunities
Nicholas Martyn
Supported by
By Invitation only
Günther Oettinger, European Commission
15:00-15:15 - Coffee Break
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Registration and Welcome for Participants
07:30-08:30
Orange Room : Brussels Invest & Export Breakfast Public Affairs & Business in Brussels - The importance of being there
09:00-09:25
Europe 4.0 - Setting the scene for a digital single market
by Invitation only
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Tapestry Room
Brewing the future of Europe by HEINEKEN
Session by Invitation only
Marble Gallery
Tata Consultancy Services Lunch
Session by Invitation only
Library Room
Lunch debate with Yanis Varoufakis and Didier Reynders
Session by Invitation only
Andrus Ansip, Vice-President for Digital Single Market, European Commission
Networking Village: General Lunch
09:30-10:45
Europe Room: Digital Economy - Remaking business for a digital Europe
Bruno Berthon, Andrus Ansip, Michel Combes, Christian Morales, Ulf Pehrsson
09:30-10:45
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14:30-15:45
Europe Room : Energy Union - When will it happen?
Sax Room: Circular Economy - The full picture
Edward Lucas, Maroš Šefčovič, William Colton, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu,
Olivier Imbault, Ivan Pineda, Julian Nebrada
James Kanter, Jonathan Hill, James Bardrick, Dörte Höppner, Philippe Lamberts,
Wim Mijs, Richard Raeburn
Sax Room: Food safety - Reconciling competitiveness and citizens’ trust
Frédéric Simon, Vytenis Andriukaitis, Jean-Charles Bocquet, Saskia Bruysten, Jorgo Riss
Arenberg Room : Financing the future
Arenberg Room: Innovation - How we do research to innovate in the digital era?
Lisbeth Kirk, Karmenu Vella, Alexandre Affre, Gerard Bos, Thierry Mallet
James Crisp, Carlos Moedas, Ann Cairns, Gianpiero Lotito, Bruno Moor, Walter Weigel
10:00 - 11:00
Library Room : Agriculture et alimentation - Quel avenir?
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee Break (Networking Village - Atrium Room)
11:00 - 11:45
Networking Village / Press Room :
EBS BUSINESSEUROPE FEB-VBO ACCENTURE Press Conference
11:00-12:15
Europe Room: Industry - Accelerating the journey to productivity and growth
15:45 -16:00
Coffee Break (Networking Village - Atrium Room)
16:00-17:15
Europe Room: Structural Reforms - Why are structural reforms important
for digitalisation too?
Matthew Dalton, Pierre Moscovici, Daniel Gros, Montserrat Mir, Pierre Dejoux,
Markus Beyrer, Yanis Varoufakis
Sax Room: The Climate Challenge - How to reconcile climate objectives with industrial
Daniel Benton, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Sandro Bonomi, Hubert Weber,
Mark Pearson, Wilhelm Molterer, Georg Kopetz
Dave Keating, Jos Delbeke, Reinhard Bütikofer, Eckhardt Rümmler, Philippe Sauquet, Christoph Wolff
Sax Room: Eurozone - How to secure enough investment for European growth?
Arenberg Room: Skills and Employment - The future of work for a competitive Europe
Robin Emmott, Taneli Lahti, Guntram Wolff, Vitālijs Gavrilovs, James Watson
Céline Laurenceau, Marianne Thyssen, Renate Hornung-Draus, Aongus Hegarty,
Luca Visentini, Prof. Peter Zemsky
Arenberg Room: Trade - Europe in the global economy
Daniela Vincenti, Viviane Reding, Jacek Krawczyk, Anatoliy Kinakh, Luisa Santos, André Sapir
17:15-17:30
Coffee Break (Networking Village - Atrium Room)
11:50 - 12:20
Networking Village / Press Room :
FacilityLive Press conference
17:30-18:30
Europe Room : Closing Plenary: How will things be different this time?
12:15 - 14:15
Orange Room
Session by Invitation only
An Update on The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) by the European Investment Bank
Hall of Mirrors
Session by Invitation only
Business Leaders Lunch (EBS/BUSINESSEUROPE/Accenture) With Guest Speaker
Sean Klein, Journalist, Sean Klein Media LTD (Moderator)
Pieter Timmermans, CEO of the Federation of Entreprises in Belgium;
Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament;
Markus Beyrer, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE
19:00 - 20:30
Hall of Mirrors: Cocktail Reception