The EU in 2024 and Beyond: Changes, Challenges, Continuity

Thursday 7 March 2024, 10:00 - 11:15 CET

The BJA EU Committee and EY are honored to invite you to a webinar with Mr Karel Lannoo, Chief Executive of CEPS, centered on the future of Europe in 2024 and beyond.

Against the backdrop of a tense European and global policy arena, the EU will see lots of change in 2024. Up to 60% of the MEPs elected during the 2024 European Parliament elections will be new faces, and they will soon be followed by a new European Commission and a new President of the European Council, and Presidential elections in the US. After a huge rulemaking wave, it is expected the next EU Commission will focus on the single market (again), and competitiveness (again) as well as start the preparation for an important new wave of enlargement. How will the EU combine industrial policy and strategic autonomy with geopolitical and openness priorities?

A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

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Program

09:55	Opening of the online event
10:00	Welcome words by Dr Fabrice Stassin, Director Government Affairs Electromobility Projects & Coordinator for Asian Affairs at Umicore and BJA EU Committee Chair
10:05	Presentation by Mr Karel Lannoo, Chief Executive of CEPS Followed by Q&A
11:15	The event adjourns

Karel Lannoo has been Chief Executive of CEPS since 2000, Europe’s leading independent European think tank, ranked among the top ten think tanks in the world. He manages a staff of 70 people. He was an Independent Director of BME (Bolsas y Mercados Españolas), the listed company that manages the Spanish securities markets (2006-18) and is a member of foundation boards and advisory councils. He has published several books on capital markets, MiFID, and the financial crisis, the most recent of which is The Great Financial Plumbing, From Northern Rock to Banking Union, 2015. He is also the author of many op-eds and articles published by CEPS or in international newspapers and reviews. Karel is a regular speaker in hearings for national and international institutions (the European Commission, European Parliament, etc.) and at international conferences and executive learning courses.