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Moderator:
Ryan Heath (POLITICO)
Panel discussion with:
Nadia Calviño (Director-General for Budget, European Commission)
Mariana Mazzucato (Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at UCL, and Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose)
Emmanuelle Auriol (Full professor, Toulouse School of Economics and Chair, Women in Economics Committee of the European Economic Association)
[Presentation]
Questions from the audience and social media
What does the digital revolution mean for the future of work? Is it a threat or an opportunity for inclusion? Which social innovations are needed to make its benefits reach all? What is the impact of new business models on the labour market?
Moderator:
Maithreyi Seetharaman (Euronews)
Debate on the motion "This forum believes that digitalisation, robotisation and artificial intelligence will create a major revival of productivity growth"
Speaking against: Robert Gordon (Professor, Northwestern University) [Presentation]
Speaking for: Jeremy Rifkin (President, The Foundation on Economic Trends)
Panel discussion with:
Winnie Byanyima (Executive Director - OXFAM International)
Sharan Burrow (General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation)
Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty (Vice-President & EMEA Regional General Manager, Uber)
Questions from the audience and social media
How can EU financial markets and banking union support resilience, growth & convergence in EMU? Is the financial system prepared to meet the challenges that digitalisation poses to the EU economy? How should the European banking sector and capital markets prepare for the emerging challenges and opportunities, such as FinTech and sustainable finance? How to finance the EU's digital investment gap?
Moderator:
Viktoria Dendrinou (Bloomberg)
One-to-one Interview with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President, European Commission)
Panel discussion with:
Laurence Boone (Chief Economist, AXA Group)
Mariana Mazzucato (Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at UCL, and Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose)
Kristo Käärmann (Co-founder and CEO, TransferWise)
Questions from the audience and social media
What is needed to complete the architecture of the EMU? How can we make our economic integration more efficient and more democratic? Responsibility and solidarity: what is missing and what is the right sequence? Can the EU budget play a bigger role?
Moderator:
Florian Eder (POLITICO)
One-to-one Interview with Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner, European Commission)
Panel discussion with:
Philippe Lamberts (Group of the Greens, Co-chair)
Martin Sandbu (Economics Commentator, Financial Times)
Hélène Rey (Professor of Economics, London Business School)
Questions from the audience and social media
