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Rebuilding Europe's Competitiveness Programme and Participants List Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness Rome, Italy 30 October 2012 © World Economic Forum 2012 - All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system. The views expressed are those of certain participants in the discussion and do not necessarily reflect the views of all participants or of the World Economic Forum. REF241012 Contents Introduction 3 Introduction Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness 5 Programme The European Union (EU) has played a central role in the stabilization and development of the region, bringing prosperity and peace to the continent and establishing the world’s largest 13 Acknowledgements internal market. Yet, it is now going through economic and social difficulties, with continued financial troubles, fear of outright 15 List of Participants sovereign defaults, and rising unemployment and social tensions in several member states. Carl Björkman Recent progress, including the establishment of the European Director Stability Mechanism and moves towards a banking union, has Head of International sparked some optimism that the end of the turmoil may be in Organizations and sight. However, the root causes of the current crisis must also be Government Affairs addressed to better enable Europe’s economies to absorb shocks and create the conditions for a sustained jobs-rich growth path. In this regard, the competitiveness gap between European economies, which strains the economic and monetary union and compounds the trade deficit of the least competitive members of the eurozone, remains at the core of Europe’s woes. This meeting in Rome has been organized in close collaboration with the Italian government to contribute to the elaboration and dissemination of concrete solutions to strengthen competitiveness and achieve sustainable and inclusive growth across the EU. Discussions will focus on potential improvements in different fields of competitiveness, such as Europe’s innovation ecosystem, its talent pool and the efficiency of its goods and services markets. Beyond identifying what key steps are necessary in these areas, participants will also discuss how these can be implemented by building trust among citizens and policy-makers, and mobilizing support for reforms. In this context, participants will also examine the European project and its ability to still unite and inspire both within and beyond the borders of the EU. The Rome meeting is part of a dialogue series held within the framework of the Forum’s Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness initiative, which will also be featured during the Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai in November and at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters in January 2013. These dialogue series are underpinned by the research undertaken by the Forum’s Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking team and the ongoing work of the Global Agenda Council on Europe, and will culminate in the publication of a report in early 2013. Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness 3 Programme Icons Working Session On the record Interpretation At the time of going to press, all those with a role in the programme and all session titles are confirmed, but the pace of events is such that there may be some modifications. Record Policy and Chatham House Rule Please note that the Chatham House Rule applies in all sessions: The rule originated at Chatham House with the aim of providing anonymity to speakers and encouraging openness and sharing of information. It is now used throughout the world as an aid to free discussion. If you would like to quote a participant in an off-the-record session, you must get the clear and unambiguous agreement of the participant to be quoted. The same rule applies to blogging, tweeting, videoblogging and podcasting of sessions. To encourage free-flowing debate, bloggers and twitterati are asked not to identify speakers in off-the-record sessions without their permission. 4 Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness Tue Programme 08.00 - 09.00 Registration 09.00 - 09.30 Opening Address Villa Madama Villa Madama - Plenary Hall Registration and Welcome Opening of the Rebuilding Coffee Europe’s Competitiveness Meeting Simultaneous interpretation in English and Italian This session is on the record. Opening Remarks by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum Special Address by Mario Monti, Prime Minister of Italy Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness 5 Tue Programme 09.30 - 10.45 Opening Plenary 10.45 - 11.15 Villa Madama - Plenary Hall Villa Madama - Networking area Europe at a Crossroads: Community Break Avoiding a Lost Decade Europe’s serious economic and social challenges are compounded by widening competitiveness and productivity gaps between member states. What are the main challenges holding back Europe’s competitiveness and how can different actors address them? The session will begin with a presentation on Europe’s competitiveness in a global context by Jennifer Blanke, Lead Economist, Senior Director, Head of the Global Competitiveness Network, World Economic Forum. Dimensions to be addressed: – Boosting innovation and entrepreneurship – Mobilizing talent – Making markets work for Europe Simultaneous interpretation in English and Italian This session is on the record. Corrado Passera, Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport of Italy Bernadette Ségol, Secretary-General, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Belgium Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP Plc, United Kingdom Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy Martin Wittig, Chief Executive Officer, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Switzerland Moderated by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum 6 World Economic Forum Moscow Meeting Tue Programme 11.15 - 13.00 Working Session 11.15 - 13.00 Working Session Villa Madama - Camera Della Contessa Villa Madama - Salotto Giallo Boosting Innovation and Inspiring a Generation: Next Entrepreneurship Steps for the European Project How can Europe fully harness its entrepreneurship and Beyond making necessary adjustments to EU innovation potential to boost the region’s long-term governance, what new ideas could bring Europeans competitiveness and growth? closer together and strengthen support for the European Project, particularly among the younger generation? Discussion Leaders Jean-Claude Burgelman, Head of Unit C2, DG As continental wars fade out of most Europeans’ Research and Innovation, European Commission, memories and some of the achievements of the Brussels European integration process are overshadowed by Andrea Illy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, current hardships, the temptation to “turn back the clock” on European integration gains ground, coupled illycaffè, Italy with a revival of nationalist ideas. Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman, Europe, Microsoft Corporation, Czech Republic Participants will consider the following questions: Davide Serra, Founding and Managing Partner, Algebris – What factors influence the feeling of solidarity (or lack Investments (UK), United Kingdom; Young Global thereof) among Europeans and citizens’ attitudes Leader towards the European Project? – What innovative and creative ideas for new projects With would contribute to bringing Europeans closer Corrado Passera, Minister of Economic Development, together and increase the feeling of solidarity and Infrastructure and Transport of Italy support for the European Project, particularly among the younger generation? Facilitated by Michael G. Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Discussion Leaders Entrepreneurship and Innovation, London Business Javier Aguera, Chief Technology Officer, Geeksphone, School, United Kingdom; Global Agenda Council on the Spain; Global Shaper Global Financial System Marta Dassu, Undersecretary of State of Italy; Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability Meglena Kuneva, Chair of the Governing Board, European Policy Centre (EPC), Belgium André Loesekrug-Pietri, Chairman and Managing Partner, A Capital Group, People’s Republic of China; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on Europe Challenger Jon Worth, Blogger, techPolitics, Denmark Facilitated by Ngaire Woods, Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Global Agenda Council on Institutional Governance Systems Russia in the Global Context 7 Tue Programme 11.15 - 13.00 Working Session 11.15 - 13.00 Working Session Villa Madama - Mezzanino 2 Villa Madama - Mezzanino 1 Making Markets Work for Galvanizing Support for Reform Europe What steps and actions are needed to fully implement competitiveness-boosting reforms and break through How can Europe achieve a truly effective single market the barriers created by short-term thinking and vested in goods and services that supports growth and job interests? creation? Discussion Leaders Discussion Leaders Filippo Addarii, Executive Director, Euclid Network, Sasja Beslik, Chief Executive Officer, Nordea United Kingdom Investment Funds, Nordea Bank, Sweden; Young Global George Papaconstantinou, Minister of Finance of Leader Greece (2009-2011) Maximo Ibarra, Head of Europe and North America, Bernadette Ségol, Secretary-General, European Trade VimpelCom, Italy Union Confederation (ETUC), Belgium Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Deputy Chief Economist and Larry Stone, President, Group Public and Government Director, Research, European Bank for Reconstruction Affairs, BT Group,
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