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12/07/2012 - 12/07/2012 | Berlin

Interactive Debate: Which Policies Should Serve As Crisis-Busters?

Jointly organized by Hertie School of Governance, the European Young Leader's 40 under 40 programme and Friends of Europe

With:
Benedicta Marzinotto, Research Fellow at Bruegel
Thomas Mirow, Senior Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance, Former President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Mika Makelainen, serial entrepreneur and CEO of GTW Group Ltd

Moderation:
Jean-François Jamet, Professor of EU Political Economy at Sciences-Po Paris, EuropaNova Spokesman

Key questions include:

- What are the pros and cons of stronger economic governance at an EU level, and would the European Commission be fit for purpose to wield the necessary powers?
- Is growth still conceivable when austerity measures are driving Europe?
- Is the German example of labour market liberalisation one that other EU countries should be studying closely?

The debate will be followed by a Networking Lunch (1.00 - 2.30 p.m.), where you will have the opportunity to meet and interview the European Young Leaders 2012-2013!

A few of the European Young Leaders of this year include:
- Martijn Arets (The Netherlands), Founder and CEO of Brand Expedition,
- Cristina Batlan (Romania), Founder of Musette, one of the leading Romanian fashion accessory companies,
- Balázs Denes (Hungary), Lawyer, human rights activist and Executive Director of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union,
- Rokhaya Diallo (France), Host and Co-Editor of “Egaux, mais pas trop”, a series of reports on diversity issues in France,
- Fabian Heilemann (Germany), Founder of DailyDeal,
- Steffen Bilger (Germany), Member of the Bundestag,
- Michel Martone (Italy), Vice Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Affairs,
- Nicolas Petit (France), Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft France,
- Emma Reynolds (United Kingdom), Member of the British Parliament, Foreign Affairs Committee and Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

To consult the full list please visit: http://40under40.eu/young-leaders-2012-2013-en.html.

The European Young Leaders: ‘40 under 40’ programme is a unique European leadership initiative that aims to create a new generation of opinion leaders shaping the future of our continent and joining forces to foster our decision-makers’ long-term vision. Supported by the European Commission and private partners, the programme is led by EuropaNova and Friends of Europe. For further information about the programme, please visit: http://www.40under40.eu/.

Information on participating / attending:
If you wish to attend, please register via email to events@hertie-school.org by

Date:

12/07/2012 11:30 - 12/07/2012 13:00

Event venue:

Hertie School of Governance
Friedrichstraße 180
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany

Target group:

Journalists, Scientists and scholars

Email address:

Relevance:

regional

Subject areas:

Economics / business administration, Politics, Social studies

Types of events:

Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

11/27/2012

Sender/author:

Communications

Department:

Pressestelle

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event41926


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