Building a new competitive model for Europe

1. 10:00
   Doors open and networking coffee
2. 11:00
   Welcome

   Sasha Vakulina, TV journalist and presenter, Euronews
   

3. 11:05
   Introduction

   Maarten Verwey, Director General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission

4. 11:15
   Opening address
   Tommaso Padoa Schioppa lecture

   Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

5. 11:30
   A competitive model grounded in social cohesion: protecting workers, consumers and future generations in times of uncertainty

   Panel discussion:
   Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for the Economy, European Commission
   Nadia Calviño, First Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for the Economy and Digital Transformation
   Liina Carr, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation
   Gabriel Zucman, Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley, and Director, EU Tax Observatory

   Q&A

6. 12:30
   Keynote address
   Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture and Trade Representative, Ukraine
7. 12:40
   Networking Lunch

   13.00 – 13.45 Thematic side sessions (for in person participants only, limited availability)
   
   The green transition and the EU labour market
   
   The macroeconomic and fiscal impact of climate change

8. 14:00
   Oxford-style debate on the motion “This forum believes that a cashless society would be beneficial for people and the economy”

   Speaking in favour of the motion: Cecilia Skingsley, Head of Innovation Hub, Bank for International Settlements

   Speaking against the motion: Brett Scott, Financial journalist and author

9. 14:30
   Spotlight on young economist

   Federico Kochen, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Columbia Business School, winner of 2022 ECB Young Economists’ competition

10. 14:40
    Broader Horizons - a "TED-style" talk on Shaping the AI-Ready Workforce: Preparing Europe for the Generative AI Era

    Claudia Olsson, Chief Executive Officer, Stellar Capacity

11. 14:55
    Global Europe 2.0: adapting the EU’s industry, trade and energy policy to a changing world order

    Moderated by Paola Tamma, Reporter, Politico

    Panel discussion:
    Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President, European Commission
    Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman, Siemens AG
    Bernd Lange, Member of the European Parliament
    Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    Linda Yueh, Adjunct Professor of Economics, London Business School

    Q&A

12. 16:00
    Closing address

    Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform of Ireland, President of the Eurogroup

13. 16:15
    Networking reception