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18th February 2015
AECA
high level dialogue for a globalised world
Past & Upcoming Speakers for AECA
DATE
ACTIVITY/TOPIC
7 July 2014
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Stefano SANNINO, Ambassador, ITALIAN Permanent Representative to the EU
“Priorities of the Italian Presidency”
26 Sept 2014
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Peter SUTHERLAND, Chairman, GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
“Migration - the Big Challenge for Europe”
2 Oct 2014
AECA – MEDEF CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON in PARIS
Jean-Luc DEMARTY, Director General, DG Trade, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
“TTIP Regulatory Pillar: Opportunities and Challenges”
16 Oct 2014
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Arif Havas OEGROSENO, Ambassador, INDONESIAN MISSION TO THE EU
“Indonesia and the EU: Achieving a bilateral Free Trade Agreement”
23 Oct 2014
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Pim van BALLEKOM, Vice President Finance, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
“Moving beyond Economic Crisis – Creating Innovative and Sustainable Growth in Europe”
19 Nov 2014
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, EPP Secretary General (European People’s Party) and
MEP, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
“European governance in light of the new European Institutions”
20 Jan 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
João AGUIAR MACHADO, Director General, DG MOVE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
“Initiatives and Priorities of the European Commission for European Transport”
11 Feb 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Prof. José Manuel GONZÁLEZ-PÁRAMO, Executive Board Director, BBVA
“
Challenges for the European financial sector”
20 Feb 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
H.E. Ilze JUHANSONE, Ambassador, LATVIAN Permanent Representative to the EU
“Priorities of the Latvian Presidency”
2 March 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Dr. Surin PITSUWAN, Former Secretary General of ASEAN and Former Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Thailand
“ASEAN Community – Opportunities for Europe”
5 March 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Ir. Dirk BEEUWSAERT, Executive Vice President at GDF SUEZ ENERGY EUROPE and
Chairman of INTERNATIONAL POWER LTD.
“Changing dynamics in European energy supply and distribution”
12 March 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON in Berlin
Mr. Ignacio GARCIA BERCERO, Director, Directorate for Relations with Neighbouring
Countries, USA and Canada, DG TRADE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
“A fresh start for TTIP – Where do we stand in the current negotiations?”
24 March 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Mario MONTI, Former EU Competition Commissioner, Former Prime Minister of Italy,
President of Bocconi University Milan
“The transatlantic dimension of competition policy: Retrospective reflections and what lies
ahead”
22 April 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
David McALLISTER, MEP, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
“The future of EU-US relations”
11 May 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Margrethe VESTAGER, Commissioner for Competition, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
“Competitiveness in the global market: A European perspective”
May 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
(tbc)
Federico Galizia, Chief Risk Officer, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND
"The new European Commission Investment Plan: Investment criteria for the EIB"
9 June 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Thomas LEYSEN, Chairman, KBC GROUP and UMICORE
"Finance: Has the storm passed?"
May/June 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
H.E. Nopadol GUNAVIBOOL, Ambassador, ROYAL THAI EMBASSY
“EU-Thai Relations: Future Perspectives”
(tbc)
25 June 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Emily O’REILLY, European Ombudsman, EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN
"Greater Transparency in International Trade Negotiations"
19 Nov 2015
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
John YOUNG, Group President, Global Established Pharma Business, PFIZER
Theme tbc
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2015 (tbc)
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Dr. Bernhard URL, Executive Director, EFSA (European Food & Safety Authority)
“Ensuring consumer safety: The role of EFSA”
2015 (tbc)
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Dr. Frank APPEL, Chairman of the Board, DEUTSCHE POST DHL
“TTIP and the Digital Single Market” (tbc)
2015 (tbc)
CONFERENCE-LUNCHEON
Dominique RISTORI, Director General, DG Energy, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
“The road to a single power market”
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