Brussels Economic Forum 2025

Videos

Welcome and introduction

Introduction
María Tadeo, Le Grand Continent & Sasha Vakulina, Euronews
Introduction
Welcome
Declan Costello, Deputy Director General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission

Opening address

Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, European Commission

‘Tommaso Padoa Schioppa’ address

Adam Posen, President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

Navigating a turbulent world: Securing Europe's economy

Eléonore Simonet, Minister of the Middle class, Self-Employed and SMEs, Belgium
Lídia Pereira, Member of European Parliament
Marianne Vikkula, COO, Wolt
Timothée Parrique, Researcher, HEC Lausanne
Anna Holtkamp, Board Member, European Youth Forum

Visions for Europe

Security, geoeconomics and de-risking: what are Europe’s choices? - Olivia Lazard, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Competitiveness and innovation: How to achieve the investments the EU needs? - Christian Jølck, Co-Founder and Partner, 2150
Re-thinking Work: skills, business and economies in transition - Hilary Cottam, Social entrepreneur

New world order: what place for Europe?

Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President, Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, European Commission
Luca de Meo, CEO Renault
Yannick Fierling, CEO Electrolux Group Arancha González, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po
Arvind Subramanian, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

 

Oxford-style debate on the motion: “This forum believes that we should foster the creation of European industrial champions”

Speaking in favour of the motion: Cristina Caffarra, Honorary Professor at University College London and Cofounder Competition Research Policy Network CEPR London
Speaking against the motion: Jan Eeckhout, Professor of Economics, UPF Barcelona

Promotional Video Oxford-style debate

25 years of Brussels Economic Forum