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EU Trade PolicyTrade Policy in a Turbulent World

Day

#EUTradeBrussels, 5 December 2017

Programme

Date: 29/11/2017

MCE Conference & Business Centre

Rue de l’Aqueduc, 118/Waterleidingsstraat 118

1050 Ixelles/Elsene

Belgium

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08:15-09:00 Doors open

Welcome coffee

09:00-09:30 Opening session

Welcome

Peter SANDLER – Director, DG Trade, European Commission

Opening session – EU Trade: Where we’ve been and where we’re going

Cecilia MALMSTRÖM – EU Commissioner for Trade

In conversation with Joanna SOPINSKA of MLex on the developments and

experiences of 2017, and on what next year will bring.

09:30 -11:00 Plenary panel

Trade Policy in a Turbulent World

Moderator: Shawn DONNAN – World Trade Editor, The Financial Times

Speakers:

Cecilia MALMSTRÖM EU Commissioner for Trade

Sigrid KAAG – Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the

Netherlands

José Ramón GARCÍA HERNÁNDEZ – Member of the Congress of Deputies,

Spain

Bernd LANGE MEP – Chair, International Trade Committee, European

Parliament

11:00 -11:30 Coffee break

11:30 -13:00 Parallel sessions No 1-3

1. Developing a progressive trade policy – the steps ahead

What do we mean by progressive? How can we maximise the economic

benefits of trade deals while also optimising their contribution to sustainable

development in the EU and partner countries? Does projecting a values-based

trade policy imply invitation, or imposition?

Moderator: Amy Sarr FALL – CEO, Intelligences Magazine

Speakers:

Mia ÅSENIUS – Head of Commissioner Malmström’s Cabinet

Alessia MOSCA MEP – Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats,

David LUKE – Coordinator, Africa Trade Policy Centre, UNECA

Room: EUROPA

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2. The backlash against globalisation – tectonic shift or temporary

setback?

The EU remains committed to multilateralism and the post-1945 world

economic order, including open, rules-based trade. Yet nearly a decade after

the economic crash of 2008, for some, globalisation is a byword for all that is

wrong with the world economy. Does the current flux point to a fundamental

change in the direction of the global economy or is it merely a bump in the

road?

Moderator: Tom NUTTALL – Brussels Correspondent, The Economist

Speakers:

Timothy MEYER – Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School

Dita CHARANZOVÁ MEP – Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Joakim REITER – Group External Affairs Director, Vodafone

Room: AMSTERDAM-ATHENS

3. Communicating trade policy in a post-truth world – changes,

challenges and tribulations

Already confronted by a tsunami of information on social media and in the

press, the public are increasingly having to cope with so-called alternative facts

and emotionally charged forms of propaganda and manipulation. How can

public bodies, which have an obligation to be truthful, best get their messages

across in such circumstances? What is the right balance between transparency

and confidentiality?

Moderator: Oliver GRIMM – Brussels Correspondent, Die Presse

Speakers:

Ingo HEIJNEN – Chairman and Sr. Vice President Operations, Hill & Knowlton

Lisa-Maria NEUDERT – Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

Carol GUTHRIE – Head of Public Affairs and Media, OECD

Room: BERLIN-BRUSSELS

13:00-14:30 Lunch

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14:30-16:00 Parallel sessions No 4-6

4. Towards the 2020’s and beyond – defining Europe’s trade policy

priorities

As many countries move up the value chain and with 90% of world growth

forecast to come from outside Europe, how can the EU best shape its trade

policy to ensure growth and jobs across the Union? What role will trade in

services play in this?

Moderator: Cécile TOUBEAU – Director, Better Trade and Regulation,

Transport and Environment

Speakers:

Thomas BECKER – Politikchef BMW

Claudia GROSSE-LEEGE – General Manager, Association of German Women

Entrepreneurs

Irena BEDNARICH – Director Corporate Affairs, Continental Europe, Middle

East and Africa at Hewlett Packard

Karen BOERS – Co-founder and Managing Director @ Startups.be

Room: EUROPA

5. How can a Europe that protects best deal with those that globalisation

has ‘left behind’?

On balance trade creates jobs but its impact on different sectors and

communities can vary, while automation and other factors often have even

greater effects. What steps can the EU take to ensure that trade policy

produces outcomes that are fair across our society and economy? How can the

EU best use the policy tools at its disposal? What can the EU do to protect

itself from unfair trading practices? Does protecting mean succumbing to

protectionism?

Moderator: Alex PIGMAN – Agence France Presse

Speakers:

Sébastien JEAN – Director, Centre d'Études Prospectives et d'Informations

Internationales

Heidi HAUTALA MEP – The Greens/European Free Alliance

Chad P. BOWN – Peterson Institute for International Economics

Room: AMSTERDAM-ATHENS

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6. Maximising the benefits of trade agreements – the challenges of

improving implementation

Concluding a trade agreement is only half the story: once in place, both sides

need to ensure that business is aware of and seizes the new opportunities.

Often, take up is less than ideal or issues such as rules of origin prove too

much trouble. How can public authorities improve the implementation of

laboriously negotiated trade deals to the benefit of jobs and the economy?

What responsibility should business and business organisations take in

spreading the word?

Moderator: Dr. Stormy-Annika MILDNER – Head of Department, External

Economic Policy, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

Speakers:

Iuliu WINKLER MEP – European People’s Party

Marie AUDREN – Director of International Trade and Economic Affairs,

SpiritsEurope

Sabine VISSER – Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the

Netherlands

Room: BERLIN-BRUSSELS

16:00-16:30 Closing plenary session

Concluding remarks

Jean-Luc DEMARTY – Director-General, DG Trade, European Commission

Room: EUROPA

END