Despite boasting world-leading universities and research institutions, robust trade relationships, a strong industrial base, and a well-established rule of law, Europe has failed to leverage its advantages in a way that would unlock its full economic potential.
At the same time, it appears to be punching below its weight internationally, instead of providing the leadership the world so desperately needs to maintain progress toward broadly shared goals.
| Moderator: Jo Coburn, Presenter | |
| 4:00 PM | Welcome Remarks
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| 4:05 PM | Opening Keynote
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| Session One: The Productivity Puzzle Since the release of the Draghi report two years ago, it has been widely understood that the European Union needs to do more at the supranational level to mobilize investment in strategic sectors (energy, technology, defense, domestic innovation) and coordinate policies to keep up with the US and China, especially in the critical area of AI. But with many member states’ budgets already strained by growing fiscal demands, devising effective strategies that are also politically acceptable will be no small feat. |
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| 4:15 PM | Panel Discussion
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| 4:55 PM | Keynote
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| 5:05 PM | Break |
| 5:30 PM | Keynote
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| Session Two: Multinational Europe As the world’s largest common market, many are looking to Europe for leadership in sustaining the rules-based commercial and economic arrangements that have driven development for decades. The question now is how best to leverage the European private sector for that purpose: What kind of policy changes does European business need to expand and seize opportunities beyond Europe’s borders, and what do developing countries most need from European business? |
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| 5:40 PM | Panel Discussion
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| 6:20 PM | Closing Keynote
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| 6:30 PM | Reception Begins |
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