European Business Summit 2023 | European Business Summits | 28 November 2023 | Egmont Palace, Pl. du Petit Sablon 8, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

This events will highlight the ways to accelerate the European response to geopolitical challenges as well as improve Europe’s efficiency in the fields of energy, transport, digitalisation, and performances of supply chains. Strengthening Europe’s geopolitical role in a complex and changing world is key to understand the implications it is likely to have on security and trade globally.

Boosting innovation will require efforts and investments from both the public and the private sector; but creating social acceptance will also be key to create safe ecosystems, integrated markets within the EU and an inclusive environment for companies, citizens, and consumers alike.

2023 Speakers

Arnaud Thysen
Director General, European Business Summits

Kent Walker
President of Global Affairs, Google

Berfin Roza Mert
Co-founder, Bower

Andrew Dudfield
Head of AI and previous interim CEO, Full Fact

Jacek Siadkowski
CEO, Tech to the Rescue

Jennifer Baker
EU Reporter

Olivér Várhelyi (video)
Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, European Commission

Anna Jarosz-Friis
Director of the Ukraine Service, DG NEAR, European Commission

Luisa Santos
Deputy Director General, BusinessEurope

Andrey Kolodyuk
Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association

Mariam Zaidi
International News Presenter

Benedetta De Marte
Secretary General, European Greens

Chris Burns
EU Reporter

Magda Kopczynska
Director General, DG MOVE, European Commission

Andrey Novakov
Member of European Parliament

James Waterworth
Director for EU Public Policy, Amazon

Przemek Ben Paczek
CEO, Nevomo

Simon Worthington
VP External Affairs Europe / Head of Brussels office, BP

Andy Bounds
Financial Times

Debora Revoltella
Director of the Economics Department, European Investment Bank

Ralph Ossa
Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organisation

Reinhard Felke
Director for policy, strategy and communication, DG ECFIN, European Commission

Maros Sefcovic
European Commission Executive Vice-President for European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

Dita Charanzová
Vice President, European Parliament

Brando Benifei
Member of European Parliament

Maroš Šefčovič
European Commission Executive Vice-President for European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

Alexander De Croo
Prime Minister of Belgium

Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Mathias Cormann
Secretary General, OECD

Mechthild Wörsdörfer
Deputy Director General, DG ENER, European Commission

Gabrielle Gauthey
CEO High Representative by the EU Institutions and SVP European Affairs, Total Energies

Raphaël De Winter
Director NextGrid, Fluxys

Stephen Jackson
Deputy CEO, Hydrogen Europe

Ana Rovzar
EBS Reporter

Molly Hickey
Youth Network

Charles Howard
Head of Research, ThinkYoung

Dr. Ruth Plackett
Research Fellow, UCL Research Department of Primary Care & Population Health

Cyrus Engerer
Member of the European Parliament

Diletta Chamba
ThinkYoung

Maxfield Weiss
Executive Director, CDP Europe

Luuk Van Middelaar
Director, Brussels Institute for Geopolitics

Martin Ulbrich
Senior Policy Officer, DG CNECT, European Commission

Dragos Tudorache
Member of European Parliament

Beatriz Sanz Sáiz
Global Consulting Data and AI Leader, EY

Gianclaudio Malgieri
Associate Professor, University of Leiden

Dave Keating
Brussels Correspondent, France 24

Eva Maydell
Member of European Parliament

Markus Reinisch
Vice President for Public Policy Europe, META

Antonio Grasso
Public Affairs Director, DIGITAL SME Alliance

Vera Jourová
VP for Values & Transparency, European Commission

Valdis Dombrovskis
EVP and European Commissioner for Trade, European Commission

Russel Grandinetti
Senior Vice President, Amazon

Daniel Michaels
Wall Street Journal

Maive Rute
Deputy Director General, DG GROW, European Commission

Tsvetelina Penkova
Member of European Parliament

Joe Martinko
President of TSS Business unit, Chemours

Kathrin Dufour
Senior Vice-President of Digitalisation & Technology, Wintershall Dea

Ingrid De Ryck
Vice-President Procurement and Sustainability, Anheuser-Busch InBev

Yvon Slingenberg
Director for International and Mainstreaming, DG CLIMA, European Commission

Javier Goyeneche
Founder, ECOALF

Alain Dehaze
CEO, Adecco Group

Karine Kutrowski
General Delegate for European Affairs, Orange

Ciarán Devane
CEO, British Council

Anne Burian
Director for Digital Society, Trust & Cybersecurity, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Jean-Eric Paquet
Director-General, DG RTD, European Commission

Sarah Bogaert
Head of Global Public Policy, Spotify

Shada Islam
Managing Director, New Horizons Studio

Manon Aubry
Member of European Parliament

Frank Mattern
Chairman, Digital Council of Europe

Luca Jahier
Former EESC President, European Economic and Social Committee

Katalin Cseh
Member of European Parliament

Sandro Gozi
Member of European Parliament

Didier Reynders
European Commissioner for Justice

Lucilla Sioli
Director for Digitalization, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Diana Trandabăț
Member of European Parliament

Jasenko Bajić
Member of European Parliament

Christian Rangen
Strategy Tools Founder & Strategy Designer, Engage // Innovate

Daniel Netzer
CEO, Bavarian Data Protection Authority

Jennifer Shkabatur
Head of Business Development, Lympo

Luciano Morganti
CEO, Blocnet

Chris Vansteenkiste
Head of Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission

Věra Jourová
Vice President, European Commission

Alexis Kohler
General Secretary, Elysée Palace

Ina Brusesco
Digital Economy and Innovation Advisor, Romanian Presidency

Lea Deuber
EU Reporter

Jiří Přibyl
Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic

Liam Condon
President, Crop Science Division, Bayer

Gianclaudio Malgieri
Associate Professor, University of Leiden

David Broster
EBS Reporter

Katie Owens
EU Reporter

Philippe Lamberts
Member of European Parliament

Maroš Šefčovič
European Commission Executive Vice-President for European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

Margrethe Vestager
Executive Vice President, European Commission

Michał Boni
Member of European Parliament

Dana Spinant
Principal Advisor, European Commission

Ana Gradinaru
Member of European Parliament

Tibor Navracsics
Ambassador, Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU

Alain Matton
EU Reporter

James Wilmott
EU Reporter

Koen Doens
Deputy Director General, DG NEAR, European Commission

Peter Michalko
Head of EU Delegation to the UN in New York

Frederik Beuk
Head of Business Development, Euronews

Serge de Gheldere
Co-Founder, Futureproofed

Claude Turmes
Member of European Parliament

Jan Vass
CEO, VASS Consult

Jelena Von Helldorff
EU Reporter

Robert Goebbels
Member of European Parliament

Diane Binder
Euronews

Ralph Herrtwich
Senior Vice President, HERE Technologies

Peter Bruck
Founder and Chairman, World Summit Awards

Joan Van Loon
Director, Council for the Common Interest

Margaritis Schinas
European Commission Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life

Roberto Viola
Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Eleni Karamalegkou
EU Reporter

Dita Charanzová
Vice President, European Parliament

Luigi Gambardella
President, European Privacy Association

Megan Richards
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Molly Hickey
Youth Network

Kristina Nienhaus
EBS Reporter

2023 Sponsors

• High Patronage of His Majesty the King of the Belgians
• Kingdom of Belgium
• European Commission
• CNBC
• Bloomberg
• Euro News
• WSJ
• FT