The World Economic Forum on Europe will open next week in Brussels,
bringing together over 400 leaders from business, government, academia and
civil society from over 40 countries. The meeting, held on 10 -11 May 2010,
will be held under the theme “Renewed Leadership, New Vision”. It is the first
time that the World Economic Forum on Europe will be held in Brussels. The
meeting is co-organised with the Government of Belgium shortly before it
assumes the rotating Presidency of the EU.

 

Key sessions listed below will be streamed live on Livestream, key
quotes will be live tweeted on the Forum’s Twitter feed, and high resolution
photos will be available for free download on Flickr.

Livestream Programme

Monday
10 May, 09.00 – 10.00CEST (07.00 – 08.00GMT)

The European Union: Managing the Crisis

The
presidency of the European Council was established in December 2009, followed
by the European Parliament's approval of a new team of European commissioners
in February and the proposal of the Europe 2020 Strategy by the Commission in
March.

How will
Europe execute its new political, economic and policy priorities in view of the
deepening concerns about the state of Europe's public finances and the future
of the Euro?

• José Manuel
  Barroso, President, European Commission, Brussels
• Yves Leterme, Prime Minister
  of Belgium
• Herman A. van
  Rompuy, President, European Council of the European Union, Brussels

 Chaired by

• Klaus Schwab, Founder and
  Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

Monday
10 May, 10.30 – 11.30CEST (08.30 – 09.30GMT)

Rethinking Global Financial Reforms: The European
Perspective

Differences within the G20 and among European Union member states are
seen as jeopardizing the chances of implementing significant financial sector
reforms globally. In partnership with the World Economic Forum, Bloomberg
Television hosts this debate on the structural deficiencies that persist in
regulating systemic financial risks.

How should the European Union approach financial sector reforms in the
absence of a global framework?

• Annette Court, Member of the
  Group Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Europe General
  Insurance, Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland
• Luc Frieden, Minister of Finance of
  Luxembourg
• Lord Levene, Chairman,
  Lloyd's, United Kingdom; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Europe 2010
• Peter Sands, Group Chief
  Executive, Standard Chartered Bank, United Kingdom

Moderated by

• Francine Lacqua, Anchor and
  Business Reporter, Bloomberg TV, United Kingdom

 Monday
10 May, 11.45 – 12.45CEST (09.45 – 10.45)

Delivering Inclusive Growth: Lessons from the Lisbon
Strategy

The Lisbon Strategy launched in 2000 set the goal of making Europe the
most competitive economy in the world with full employment by 2010, whereas the
new 10-year vision focuses on fostering a high-employment economy delivering
social and territorial cohesion ("inclusive growth").

What are the lessons from the 2010 objectives that can ensure that the
2020 vision is realized?

• Chander P.
  Gurnani, Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Satyam, India; Co-Chair of the World
  Economic Forum on Europe 2010
• Jeffrey Joerres, Chairman and
  Chief Executive Officer, Manpower, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on
  Europe 2010
• Lord Levene, Chairman,
  Lloyd's, United Kingdom; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Europe 2010
• Sir Martin
  Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP, United Kingdom; Co-Chair of the World
  Economic Forum on Europe 2010; Global Agenda Council on Marketing &
  Branding
• Ruben K.
  Vardanian, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Troika Dialog
  Group, Russian Federation; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Europe 2010;
  Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Russia

Chaired by

• Geoff Cutmore, CNBC, Anchor, United Kingdom

Monday
10 May, 17.15 – 18.30CEST (15.15 – 16.30)

The Future Evolution of the Eurozone

Public debt has skyrocketed across Europe as a result of the financial
crisis, and plunging tax revenues combined with expensive economic stimulus
programmes have severely stretched budgets.

In partnership with the World Economic Forum, France 24 hosts this
debate on how Eurozone policy-making should evolve in the face of growing
global concerns in a number of European countries.

• Valdis
  Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of Latvia; Young Global Leader
• Olli Rehn, Commissioner,
  Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
• Sir Martin
  Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP, United Kingdom; Co-Chair of the World
  Economic Forum on Europe 2010; Global Agenda Council on Marketing &
  Branding
• Peter Westaway, Chief European Economist,
  Nomura International Plc, United Kingdom

Moderated by

• Raphael Kahane, Business News
  Anchor, France 24, France

Tuesday
11 May, 12.00 – 13.00CEST (10.00 – 11.00)

Implementing the Europe 2020 Strategy: Key Next Steps

To deliver the Europe 2020 Strategy, European Union institutions and
member states have to take ownership and responsibility.

How will the tough policy choices be made?

• Bozidar Djelic, Deputy Prime
  Minister for European Integration and Minister of Science and Technological
  Development of Serbia; Global Agenda Council on the Future of the European
  Union
• Valdis
  Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of Latvia; Young Global Leader
• Dalia
  Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania
• Vincent Van
  Quickenborne, Minister of Economy and Reform of Belgium; Young Global Leader

Chaired by

• Lord
  Malloch-Brown, Vice-Chairman, World Economic Forum