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Interdependence Summit 2020

Globalisation | Capitalism | Democracy | Society

30th January 2020​ | Steigenberger Wiltcher's, Brussels

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Globalisation | Capitalism | Democracy | Society

The outlook for economic globalisation is cloudy. Its rampant expansion in the 90’s is now giving way to a more nationalistic, “my country first approach”, driven by some of globalisations original proponents. The ramifications of this are numerous, not least the extent to which growing economic, political and cultural globalisation, and the international institutions that have facilitated it, have acted as a disincentive to conflict.

Watch the highlights of the 2020 edition of Encompass Live here:

Globalisation as we have known it is based on a specific set of relationships and circumstances. They include the necessity for lower wage economies, that operate as the factories of the world, or for political and trade ties that bind nations for mutual, if unequal, gain. As education, skill and income levels have risen, so these relationships are changing. We are now beginning to see the ways in which nations and economic blocs are reacting to these shifts.

This conference will look at how relationships between trading blocs are evolving, the interplay and engagement between government, the private and public sectors, whether globalisation, in its political, economic and cultural guises, is indeed in decline, and what a weakening of global interdependence could mean in the longer-term. Indeed, the conference will seek to determine whether global interdependence should be re-energised, and how this might be achieved.

This event has now taken place. Thank you to all our partners, sponsors, speakers and delegates. A selection of photos can be viewed here. We look forward to welcoming you to the next edition of the event. 

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Speakers

Margaritis Schinas

Margaritis Schinas 

European Commission Vice President for Promoting the European Way of Life

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Emma Navarro

Vice President, European Investment Bank

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Katrina Williams

UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union

Ivan Rogers

Ivan Rogers

Former UK Permanent Representative to the EU

Pia Hansen

Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen

Director General, DG Communication, European Commission

Astrid-Ladefoged

Astrid Ladefoged

 Head of Unit for Sustainable Development Goals, Green Finances & Economic Analysis,  DG Environment at European Commission

Peter Power

Peter Power 

Head of Cabinet, Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan, European Commission

Jean Luc

Jean-Luc Demarty 

Former Director General, DG Trade, European Commission
Jennifer Rankin

Jennifer Rankin

Brussels Correspondent, Guardian News & Media

Duncan Robinson

Duncan Robinson

Political Correspondent and Charlemagne Columnist,
The Economist

Kelly Beaver

Kelly Beaver

Managing Director, Public Affairs, Ipsos MORI 

Patrick Costello

Patrick Costello

Head of Division, EEAS Global 3 (Democracy and Electoral Observation), European Commission

Thomas Kristensen

Thomas Myrup Kristensen

Managing Director for EU Affairs and Head of Brussels Office, Facebook

Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska

Agata Gostynska-Jakubowska 

Senior Research Fellow, the Centre for European Reform

Sam Lowe

Sam Lowe

Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform

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Saul Lopez

Manager, E-mobility, Transport & Environment (T&E)

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Léa Auffret

Senior Trade Policy Officer & Trade Team Leader, BEUC

Ronan Palmer

Ronan Palmer

Programme leader, E3G

 

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Bertrand Deprez

VP EU Government Affairs, Schneider Electric

John E. Frank

John E. Frank 

Vice President EU Government Affairs, Microsoft Corporation

 
Dan Michaels

Dan Michaels

Brussels Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal

Alan Beattie

Alan Beattie

Senior Trade Writer, Financial Times

Heather Grabbe

Heather Grabbe

Director, Open Society European Policy Institute

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Susan Ness

Co-chair of the Transatlantic High Level Working Group on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression

Paul Adamson

Paul Adamson

Founder, Encompass

Agenda

Agenda
2020-01-30
09:00 - 09:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:30 - 09:40
Welcome Introduction
Welcome Introduction image
Paul Adamson
Founder of Encompass
09:40 - 10:30
Opening Remarks and Interview
Opening Remarks and Interview image
Margaritis Schinas
European Commission Vice President for Promoting our European Way of Life
Opening Remarks and Interview image
Heather Grabbe
Director, Open Society European Policy Institute
10:30 - 11:05
Presentation & Discussion: Trust: Is trust really in crisis across Europe or is it just complicated?
Presentation & Discussion: Trust: Is trust really in crisis across Europe or is it just complicated? image
Kelly Beaver
Managing Director of Ipsos MORI’s Public Affairs Business in the United Kingdom
Presentation & Discussion: Trust: Is trust really in crisis across Europe or is it just complicated? image
Agata Gostynska-Jakubowska
Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
11:05 - 11:25
Coffee Break
11:25 - 12:25
Disinformation and Election Interference Panel
Disinformation and Election Interference Panel image
Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen
Director General, DG Communication at European Commission
Disinformation and Election Interference Panel image
Patrick Costello
Head of Division, EEAS Global 3 (Democracy and Electoral Observation) at European Commission
Disinformation and Election Interference Panel image
Thomas Myrup Kristensen
Managing Director for EU Affairs and Head of Brussels Office at Facebook
Disinformation and Election Interference Panel image
Jennifer Rankin
Brussels correspondent at Guardian News & Media
Disinformation and Election Interference Panel image
Susan Ness
Co-chair of the Transatlantic High Level Working Group on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression
12:25 - 13:00
Interview: US Politics and the Transatlantic Relationship
Interview: US Politics and the Transatlantic Relationship image
John E. Frank
Vice President EU Government Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
Interview: US Politics and the Transatlantic Relationship image
Dan Michaels
Brussels Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch
14:15 - 15:00
Interview
Interview image
Ivan Rogers
Former UK Permanent Representative to the EU
Interview image
Duncan Robinson
Political Correspondent and Charlemagne Columnist, The Economist
15:00 - 15:15
Speech: The European Commission’s New 5 Year Trade Programme
Speech: The European Commission’s New 5 Year Trade Programme image
Peter Power
Head of Cabinet, Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan at European Commission
15:15 - 16:00
Trade and Globalisation Panel
Trade and Globalisation Panel image
Peter Power
Head of Cabinet, Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan at European Commission
Trade and Globalisation Panel image
Sam Lowe
Senior Research Fellow at Centre for European Reform
Trade and Globalisation Panel image
Alan Beattie
Senior Trade Writer, Financial Times
Trade and Globalisation Panel image
Léa Auffret
Senior Trade Policy Officer and Trade Team Leader, BEUC
Jean-Luc Demarty
Former Director General, DG Trade, European Commission
16:00 - 16:15
Coffee Break
16:15 - 16:45
Keynote and Interview on Green Finance
Keynote and Interview on Green Finance image
Emma Navarro
Vice President, European Investment Bank
Keynote and Interview on Green Finance image
Paul Adamson
Founder of Encompass
16:45 - 17:30
The New European Green Deal Panel
The New European Green Deal Panel image
Saul Lopez
Manager, E-mobility, Transport & Environment (T&E)
The New European Green Deal Panel image
Ronan Palmer
Programme leader, E3G
The New European Green Deal Panel image
Paul Adamson
Founder of Encompass
The New European Green Deal Panel image
Astrid Ladefoged
Head of Unit for Sustainable Development Goals, Green Finances & Economic Analysis within DG Environment at the European Commission.
The New European Green Deal Panel image
Katrina Williams
Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union
The New European Green Deal Panel image
Bertrand Deprez
Vice-President EU Government Affairs, Schneider Electric
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What is Encompass Live?

Encompass Live welcomes policy makers, businesses, NGOs, think tanks and the media to our events. With formats including interactive roundtables, dinners, book launches and other political and cultural events, participants leave feeling informed and inspired, whilst also getting the opportunity to network with a wide circle of guests.

Encompass Live serves as a direct extension of the “magazine-style” website Encompass, founded by Paul Adamson. Our events provide a space for conversation, open and accessible to all. Encompass Live events are built on years of experience of bringing individuals together through discussion and debate.

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For further information on speaking, sponsorship or visibility opportunities, please contact: James Wilmott

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Costs

Registration for this event is now open.

Group Discounts

Group discounts are available when registering multiple delegates on the same booking, as shown below.

Number of delegatesGroup discount
3 – 5 10%
6 - 8 20%
9+ 25%

Venue

Steigenberger Wiltcher's

Avenue Louise 71
1050 Brussels
Belgium
 

Address
Steigenberger Wiltcher’s
Avenue Louise 71
1050 Brussels
Belgium
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Contact

Interdependence Summit is organised in partnership with Forum Europe.

www.forum-europe.com

For more information or to discuss this conference please contact James Wilmott.

[email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 2920 783 027

Previous Editions

The 2017 edition took a critical look at whether it is possible for the EU to become more relevant to the citizens it is meant to serve, it also asked whether its institutions could deliver recognisably EU-led solutions to the migration, security and economic problems that have stoked the fires of populism in Europe, while examining the role of national capitals. Whilst the 2019 edition shone a spotlight over key political figures and commentators who analysed and debated the future of the Union, looking at some of the major domestic developments taking place around the EU.