FORUM I

European disparities: reducing social inequality and creating upward convergence

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Input on the social and regional disparities in the EU

Björn Hacker, Professor at the University of Applied Sciences (HTW)

Panel discussion with:

• Gabriele Bischoff, Member of the European Parliament
• Santina Bertulessi, Deputy Head of Cabinet, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
• Wolfgang Lemb, Full-time member of the IG Metall Executive Committee

Facilitation:

David Rinaldi, Director of Studies at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)

- In Cooperation with DGB (German Trade Union Confederation) and FEPS (Foundation for European Progressive Studies) -

FORUM II

A sustainable come-back: how to ensure an ecological & just transformation after Corona

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Panel discussion with:

• Saïd El Khadraoui, Fellow at the KU Leuven Institute for Public Governance, Founder of Impact Lab and FEPS Special Advisor on the EU Green Deal
• Veronika Grimm, Member of the German Council of Economic Experts
• Michael Vassiliadis, Chairman IG BCE
• Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Environment

Facilitation:

Hanna Gersmann, The Correspondents

- In Cooperation with FEPS (Foundation for European Progressive Studies) -

FORUM III

Tomorrow´s value creation: What shall our economies be based on in the future?

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Panel discussion with:

• Anke Rehlinger, Saarland’s Minister of Economic Affairs
• Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Founding Director of the Agency for Disruptive Innovations  
• Prof. Jens Südekum, University Düsseldorf 
• Roman Zitzelsberger, IG-Metall Baden-Württemberg

Facilitation:

Astrid Maier, Xing

- In Cooperation with IMK (Macroeconomic Policy Institute) at the Hans Böckler Foundation -

SPECIAL SESSION

Visions for the recovery and progressive taxation for a post-COVID world

PANEL WILL BE STREAMED ON THIS WEBSITE. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Panel discussion with:

• Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner for Economy, European Commission
• Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate, Professor at Columbia University

Facilitation:

Emma Agyemang, Correspondent, Financial Times
 

- In Cooperation with FEPS and ICRICT -

FORUM IV

Economic stabilisation, social-ecological transformation and full employment: challenges of fiscal and monetary policy in Europe 

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Political Statement:

Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission

Panel discussion with:

• Vítor Constâncio, Professor at the School of Economics & Business Administration at the University of Navarra, former Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB)
• Sebastian Dullien, Research Director at the Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) within the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
• Aurore Lalucq, Member of the European Parliament (S&D), there a.o. Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
• Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Director at the Think Tank Dezernat Zukunft

Facilitation:

László Andor, Secretary General of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)


- In Cooperation with Dezernat Zukunft, Kocheler Kreis, IMK & FEPS -