Inter-parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union

30 September — 1 October 2019, Helsinki

Draft as of 3 July 2019

Sunday, 29 September 2019

17.00 - 19.00 Arrival of delegations

Monday, 30 September 2019

9.00 - 10.30 Registration at the conference venue (Marina Congress Centre)

10.30 - 11.30 Political group meetings

11.30 – 13.00 Lunch at the conference venue

13.00 – 13.15 Opening session

Welcome address by Mr. Matti Vanhanen, the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland

Introductory remarks by the Chair of the Commerce Committee /Finance Committee

13.15. – 15.00 Session I: Economic Governance in the EMU: What next?

Speakers: Mr Klaus Regling, Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism

Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament

Mr Olli Rehn, Governor of the Finnish Central Bank

Representative of the European Commission (tbc)

Discussion

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break and Family Photo

15.30 – 17.30 Session II: Beyond the EU2020 Strategy for growth and jobs: new goals and indicators?

Speakers: Ms Martine Durand, Director of Statistics and Chief Statistician of the OECD

Mr Vesa Vihriälä, Professor of Practice, University of Helsinki

Representative of the European Commission (tbc)

Discussion

19.00 Departure for the dinner

19.30 – 22.00 Dinner

Tuesday 1 October

9.00 – 11.00 Session III: How to trigger public and private investments in the EU?

Speakers: Ms Katri Kulmuni, Minister of Economic Affairs

Mr. Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President of the European Commission

Discussion

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.00 Session IV: How to support innovations for sustainable growth?

Speakers: Mr Jouni Keronen, Executive Director for Climate Leadership Council

Mr Mika Anttonen, Founder and Chairman of the St1 Group

Mr Antero Vartia, Founder of the Compensate Foundation

Discussion

13.00 - 13.15 Closing remarks

Address by the Chair of the Commerce Committee /Finance Committee

13.15 – 14.00 Lunch