Reshaping trust in Europe with women's vision
Women’s Forum Brussels Special Half‐Day Meeting: Reshaping trust in Europe with women’s vision
European Parliament, Brussels
28 January 2014
Women’s Forum Brussels was created to bring together women members of the European Parliament and women from European business, to debate on how trust is being reshaped in Europe. This special half‐day meeting will mix plenary sessions and roundtables, highlighting women’s vision on crucial topics at stake in Europe: economy, national politics, leadership and women’s rights. To be held in the European Parliament in Brussels, the event will convene around 150 participants, opinion leaders, from business, politics, NGO, civil society and academia around Europe. Please note that all sessions will be staged in simultaneous English/French translation.
Program as of 17 January 2014
12:00
Registration desk open
13:30‐14:00
Welcome coffee
14:00‐14:05
Forum welcome
Speakers:
Jacqueline Franjou, CEO, Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society
Tokia Saïfi, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the European People's Party
14:05‐15:30
Room PHS 7 C 50
European tools to build a competitive economy
European Union economic policy is geared towards steady growth and more jobs in the EU. While aiming to stabilize the economy in the short term and increase potential growth in the medium term, it also addresses different longer‐term challenges, such as population ageing and globalization. Which tools (political, technical, legal) exist within the European Union which help foster the economy? Do they correspond to the current economic situation in Europe and its many challenges?
Welcome Speech:
Isabelle Durant, Vice‐President of the European Parliament
Moderator:
Matina Stevis, EU Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
Speakers:
Silvana Koch‐Mehrin, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Sharon Leclercq‐Spooner, Partner, EPPA and Member of the Board, EurActiv.com
Maria Francesca Spatolisano, European Union: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD
Saskia Van Uffelen, CEO, SA BULL NV
