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EBS is proud to announce the second edition of the EBS Online Debates Series will be held on 16 July 2020 at 10:30 AM CEST featuring Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, moderated by Valentina Pop of The Wall Street Journal.

During the debate, Executive Vice–President Margrethe Vestager will discuss the European Recovery plan amidst COVID-19 and its relevance for the digital agenda, as well as Europe’s commitment to sustainability with the new Green Deal.  Some of the relevant topics will include: lessons learned from COVID including the new European strategy both economic and political, how technology and the digital agenda can help to deliver European New Green Deal commitments and how to level the playing field on the internal market for big Digital players and the regulation of online platforms.

Register here to watch the debate.

Ask a question during the debate on Twitter by tagging @ebsummiteurope using #EBSOnlineDebates

Did you miss our first debate? Re-watch the debate on our website.

We hope to see you all on 16 July 2020 !

On 30 June 2020 Arnaud Thysen, EBS Director General, joined the online debate organised by Friends of Europe on the next generation of Africa-Europe relations and the post COVID developments with Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships.

Africa and Europe have a shared interest in accelerating work on the global agenda for sustainable development and facing together a climate emergency. The Covid-19 crisis is exposing the lack of resilience on the fundamentals of life and the urgency to rethink our common future as Africa and Europe.

EBS confirmed its role in promoting the interaction between European and African business as development and growth enabler of trade between the two continents.

The first edition of the EBS online debates entitled ‘How to reboot the European economy: Towards a green, digital and more resilient Union’ was a great success with over 1350 unique participants.

Thanks to our speakers: Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market; Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice; Ilham Kadri, CEO Solvay, Corporate Member of CSR Europe; Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO, Port of Antwerp; Sébastien Petithuguenin, Director General of PAPREC, EuRIC; Jason Warner, President Europe, ABInBev and moderator Dan Michaels, Brussels Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal.

Over the 1h30 debate, the speakers discussed Europe’s Recovery Plan, how the business community is committed to Europe’s recovery and the Green Deal Agenda. There was an obvious sense of ‘European spirit’ conveyed in the exchanges, and an overwhelming feeling of collaboration.

EBS is proud to promote the public-private dialogue that is especially necessary in these challenging times.

We would like to thank all participants who followed along and shared their thoughts on Twitter. A big thank you to our partner Huawei Europe and strategic partner Tata Consultancy Services Europe for their support.

The full live debate is available to re-watch on our website: http://ebsummit.eu/debate.php

We hope to see you at our next live debate!

The European Business Summit is proud to announce an online debate series to be held 10-11 June 2020. Over the course of 3 sessions, the business community will discuss and debate with EU Commissioners how to boost the European economy post-COVID and how to move forward with the European priorities for sustainability such as the Green New Deal.

Register for free here to attend the debate: bit.ly/3bIy3FV

Interested in debating? Join us!
Contact 2020@ebsummit.eu for more information.

Hope to see you all in June.

For more about the European Business Summit visit ebsummit.eu.

#EBSonlinedebates #business #economy #sustainability

EBS is proud to introduce the Business4Change Hackathon, an initiative of the European Commission which will take place on 16-17 November 2020 during the European Business Summit.

Business4Change is a 2-day hackathon contest, organised to ‘hack’ or solve issues businesses are facing in their transition to the circular economy. The hackathon emphasises the potential of social innovation and the role of new business models in the circular economy.

Different teams will compete against each other to come up with innovative and creative solutions to solve a practical challenge related to the circular economy. The challenges are selected in collaboration with challenge owners and experts representing companies, associations, and NGOs. Leading up to the hackathon, selected experts will share their knowledge on the circular economy with the participants. Challenge owners will provide attractive prizes to the winners of the hackathon.

Are you interested in getting your challenge hacked? Would you like to share your expertise with our participants? Join us as a challenge owner or expert!

The European Commission has just launched a call for expression of interest!
Check it out by clicking here.

For more information about the hackathon visit: ebsummit.eu/Hackathon

#Business4Change #CircularEconomy #hackathon #change

We are excited to announce that the 20th edition of the European Business Summit (EBS) entitled ‘Transforming Business for a Sustainable Europe’ will take place on 16-17 November 2020, at the prestigious Egmont Palace in Brussels. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the date of EBS has changed from its original date but remains within the calendar year of 2020 in celebration of our 20th year. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and maintain the safety of our participants and partners as the highest priority.

EBS 2020’s overarching theme, ‘Transforming Business for a Sustainable Europe’, is based on the importance of sustainability in business. Through our sessions, including high-level plenaries, expert roundtables, interactive Agora talks, short pitch presentations and networking moments, EBS 2020 will highlight a new approach to business and its focus on sustainable transformation and impact that companies have on societies and the environment.

During this years’ special edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of EBS, and in close cooperation with CSR Europe, EBS 2020 will focus on sustainability and highlight a new approach to business and the impact companies have on societies and the environment, the programme will be organised according to 5 pillars, representing the 5 key issues facing the EU:

• Towards a Sustainable Europe
• New Economy Beyond Growth
• European Digital New Deal
• Social Progress in Europe
• New Trade Opportunities for the EU

Hope to see you all in Brussels on the 16-17 November 2020! #EBS2020

Partner with us for EBS 2020! Contact our Partnership Managers for more information:
Dafné Forni dafne@ebsummit.eu

Avisa Memariani avisa@ebsummit.eu