Future EVents

Is the EU still a force for open markets?
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 - 6.30-8pm (registration 6pm)
Résidence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels
Panel debate with:
Karel de Gucht, European trade commissioner
Ong Eng Chuan, ambassador of Singapore to the European Union
Jean-Paul Thuillier, minister counsellor for economic affairs, permanent representation of France to the EU
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, director, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
Adrian van den Hoven, deputy director-general and director for international relations, BusinessEurope

CommentVisions - The EU's post-2020 climate and energy policy: a path to sustainable growth?
Wednesday, 29 May 2013 - 6:30pm (registration from 6pm)
(venue to be confirmed), Brussels
With:
Peter Vis, head of cabinet of European commissioner for climate action Connie Hedegaard
Romana Jordan, MEP, member of the committee on industry, research and energy, European Parliament
Jason Anderson, head of EU climate and energy policy, WWF European Policy Office
Dick Benshop, president-director, Shell Nederland BV

Cyber-security: protecting networks, fighting cyber-threats
Wednesday 5 June 2013 - 2 - 6pm (registration 1.30pm)
Thon Hotel EU, room Germany, Brussels
with:
Neelie Kroes, European commissioner for the digital agenda
Giuseppe Abbamonte, head of unit, trust and security, DG CNECT, European Commission
Andreas Schwab MEP, rapporteur on directive on network and information security
Troels Oerting, director, European Cybercrime Centre
David Francis, chief security officer, Huawei UK
Raj Samani, vice-president and chief technical officer, McAfee EMEA
and more
Recent EVents

EU data protection rules: better for business, better for citizens?
Tuesday 26 March 2013 - 6.30-8pm (registration 6pm)
Résidence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels
Featuring :
Keynote address by Viviane Reding, European commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship
Panel debate with:
Seán Kelly MEP, member of the committeee on industry, research and energy, European Parliament
Ronan Dunne, CEO, Telefónica UK
Richard Szostak, member of private office of Commissioner Reding
Joe McNamee, executive direction, European Digital Rights (EDRi).

Re-thinking Alzheimer's: a new approach for better diagnosis
Monday 18 February 2013 - 12.30-2pm (registration 12 noon)
Press Club Brussels Europe, Rue Froissart 95, Brussels
Featuring :
a briefing by Bruno Dubois MD, professor of neurology and director of the Alzheimer's centre at the Pitié-Salpétrière university hospital in Paris, on the latest scientific developments on Alzheimer's and dementia;
comments by Philippe Cupers, head of sector, neuroscience, DG research and innovation, European Commission.

8-9 February 2013
Committee of the Regions / Thon Hotel EU, Brussels

Pain: can't live with it, can't live without it
Wednesday 30 January 2013 - 12.30-2pm (registration 12 noon)
Press Club Brussels Europe, Rue Froissart 95, Brussels
A lecture by Dr Dan Wheeler, lecturer in anaesthesia at the University of Cambridge, honorary consultant in anaesthesia and pain management at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Followed by comments from Judy Birch, founder of Pelvic Pain Network, and Michel Goldman, executive director, Innovative Medicines Initiative.
You can download the presentations here and view the full lecture and Q&A here.

CommentVisions - Building a bridge to a new climate deal: The EU and the carbon market challenge
Tuesday 22 January 2013 - 6.30-8pm (registration 6pm)
Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia to the EU, Rue Montoyer 47, Brussels
With :
Connie Hedegaard, European commissioner for climate action
Matthias Groote MEP, chairman of the European Parliament's environment committee
and more

Tuesday 4 December 2012 - 6.30pm-8pm (registration 6pm)
Résidence Palace, Brussels
With:
Matthias Ruete, director-general for transport and mobility, European Commission
Monica Frassoni, co-president, European Green Party
Markus Trilling, EU funds campaign coordinator, CEE Bankwatch
Jorge Nuñez Ferrer, associate research fellow, Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Matthias Kurth, executive chairman, Cable Europe

CommentVisions - Clean transport: is the EU on the right track?
Monday 5 November 2012- 6:30pm (registration from 6pm)
Résidence Palace, Polak room, Brussels
With:
Siim Kallas, European Commission vice-president in charge of transport
Saïd El Khadraoui, MEP, member of the committee on transport, European Parliament
Ivan Hodac, secretary-general, European automobile manufacturers association (ACEA)
Greg Archer, director, clean vehicles programme, Transport & Environment
Opening remarks by Luis Scoffone, vice-president alternative energies, Shell

Completing the EU's internal energy market
Tuesday 9 October 2012 - 4pm-7.45pm
Résidence Palace, Brussels
With:
Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for energy
Philip Lowe, director-general for energy, European Commission
Claude Turmes MEP, member of the industry, research and energy committee, European Parliament
Fernand Felzinger, president, International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (IFIEC)
Alberto Pototschnig, director, Agency for the Co-operation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
Guillermo Beltrà, energy team leader, European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC)
and more.

Righting wrongs: will clinical trials get a new deal in Europe?
Monday 24 September 2012 - 12.30pm
With:
- Stefano Soro, head of unit, Medicinal products – quality, safety and efficacy, European Commission
- Richard Bergström, director-general, EFPIA
- Anastassia Negrouk, head of international regulatory and intergroup unit, EORTC
- Kaisa Immonen-Charalambous, policy adviser, European Patients' Forum, EPF

Can we make the internet a safer place for children?
Wednesday 19 September 2012 - 8.45am
With:
- Robert Madelin, director-general, DG Connect, European Commission
- Sabine Verheyen MEP, member of the culture and education committee, European Parliament
- Kuno Sørensen, head of board, eNACSO (European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online)
- Mike Short, vice-president, Telefónica Europe

CommentVisions - Offshore oil and gas: which path to improving safety?
Monday 17 September 2012 - 6.30pm
With:
- Ivo Belet MEP, rapporteur on the offshore oil and gas safety regulation proposal
- Jan Panek, head of unit, oil and gas, European Commission
- Steve Cromar, chairman of the Wells Expert Committee (WEC), International Oil and Gas Producers (OGP)
- Paal Frisvold, chairman, Bellona Europa
More information available on www.commentvisions.com

With:
- Bernard Munos, founder, InnoThink Center for Research in Biomedical Innovation
- Prof. Daan Crommelin, Professor in biopharmaceutics, Utrecht University
- Jos Peeters, founder and managing partner, Capricorn Venture Partners

EU energy roadmap: power choices and pathways
20 June 2012 - 6:30pm (registration from 6pm)
Representation of North-Rhine Westphalia to the EU, Brussels
A Comment:Visions debate
With:
Philip Lowe, director-general for energy, European Commission
Claude Turmes MEP, Greens/EFA co-ordinator on energy issues, European parliament
Jason Anderson, head of European energy and climate policy, WWF
Ulrik Stridbaek, head of group regulatory affairs, DONG energy
Conclusions by Dick Benschop, president-director, Shell Netherlands / vice-president gas market development, Shell international
Moderated by Simon Taylor, assistant editor, European Voice
Videos and photos from the event available on www.commentvisions.com

Photos: Jennifer Jacquemart / (c) European Voice
4 June 2012 - 12noon
Press Club Brussels Europe, Brussels
With:
- Prof Niek Klazinga, head of the healthcare quality indicators project, OECD
- Pascal Garel, CEO, HOPE
- Jean Hermesse, chairman, health systems reform working group, AIM

Photos: Wiktor Dabkowski / (c) European Voice
EU migration policy: the search for skills
Tuesday 29 May 2012 - 6.30-8.00pm
International Press Centre - Résidence Palace, Brussels
A European Voice evening debate
With:
Cecilia Malmström , European Commissioner for home affairs
Timothy Kirkhope MEP ,member of the civil liberties committee, European Parliament
Georges Lemaître, international migration expert, OECD
Bahadir Kaleagasi, EU representative, TÜSIAD
Read European Voice's coverage here.
Photos from the event are available here.

Understanding vaccination: what we have and what we need
Wednesday 25 April 2012 - 12.30-2.00pm
Press Club Brussels Europe, Brussels
A European Voice lecture
With:
Prof. Behazine Combadière, PhD, Director of research, INSERM, France
Presentation and photos available.
Video coming soon !

Data privacy: building trust in the digital economy
Monday 26 March 2012 - 6.30-8.00pm
Representation of North-Rhine Westphalia, Brussels
An evening debate
With:
Viviane Reding, European Commission vice-president in charge of justice, fundamental rights and citizenship
Carlos Lopez Blanco, director of international office, Telefónica
Monique Goyens, director-general, BEUC
Peter Hustinx, European data protection supervisor
Full report, videos and photo gallery available.

Photos: Jennifer Jacquemart / (c) European Voice
EV health check debate - Healthcare and the economic crisis: time for new thinking
19 March 2012 - Résidence Palace, Brussels
Full debate and interviews of participants available in video.
With:
- Prof Mark McCarthy, emeritus professor of public health, University College London.
- Dr Josep Figueras, director, WHO European observatory on health systems and policies
- Nathalie Chaze, head of unit, healthcare systems, DG SANCO, European Commission
- John Crawford, healthcare industry leader, IBM
- Michel Goldman, executive director, Innovative Medicines Initiative

10-11 February 2012
Area42, Brussels

07 February 2012
European Parliament, Brussels - P1A002
A Comment:Visions debate
With:
Peter Liese MEP, opinion rapporteur on the energy efficiency directive and rapporteur on the inclusion of aviation in the ETS
Jos Delbeke, director-general for climate action, European Commission
Baroness Bryony Worthington, founder, Sandbag
Robert Jeekel, director, energy and climate change, Eurometaux
David Hone, senior group adviser on climate change, Shell / Chairman, IETA
Moderated by Simon Taylor, news editor, European Voice
Photos and videos from the event available on www.commentvisions.com
Open for business? Delivering on the EU's promise of an online single market
24 January 2012, 2pm (registration: 1pm)
EV session: 5pm-6pm
Concert Noble, Brussels
On 24 January 2012, in association with Google, European Voice organised a policy panel debate on the future of the online single market.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.events-google.com/singlemarketopportunity
Highlights and the full session now available in video here.

EP Presidential Debate
11 January 2012, 4pm (registration 3pm, ASP esplanade entrance)
European Parliament, Room PHS 1A002
Brussels
On 17 January, MEPs will elect a new president of the European Parliament. On 11 January, European Voice, VoteWatch.eu, EU40, Debating Europe and Burson Marsteller are pleased to invite you to a public debate amongst the declared candidates:
- Martin Schulz MEP, for the S&D group
- Diana Wallis MEP, for the ALDE group
- Nirj Deva MEP, for the ECR group
Watch the debate live on www.europeanvoice.com!
(The live streaming will start at 4pm)
EV health check debate - Health Technology Assessment Photos and videos available !
With: - Antonyia Parvanova MEP, shadow rapporteur on the cross-border healthcare directive, European Parliament
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Towards greater transparency: shining a light on extractive industries
22 November 2011
Royal Museum of Art and History of the Cinquantenaire, Brussels
A Comment:Visions debate
With:
Reinhard Bütikofer MEP, rapporteur on an Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe, European Parliament
Claire Bury, director, capital and companies, DG Market, European Commission
Vicky Bowman, global practice leader, external affairs, Rio Tinto
Simon Taylor, founding director, Global Witness
Photos and videos of this event available on www.commentvisions.com !
Can an ageing Europe stay competitive in a globalised world?
09.11.2011 - Royal Museum of Arts and History of the Cinquantenaire, Brussels
A European Voice debate
with:
László Andor, European commissioner for social affairs
H.E. Jun Yamada, ambassador, deputy head of Japan's mission to the EU
Marko Mrsnik, director sovereign ratings Europe, Standard & Poor's
Videos from the event available soon.

05.10.2011
European Parliament, Brussels
With: Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the environment

Making the shift to a low-carbon economy: the EU energy roadmap 2050
03 October 2011
European Parliament, room ASP5G2
A Comment:Visions debate hosted by Chris Davies MEP
Photos and videos from the event available soon on www.commentvisions.com
Cancer: what we don't know and what we're trying to find out
28.06.2010
Press Club Brussels Europe, Brussels
A European Voice lecture
Presentation by Carl-Henrik Heldin available here !
Photos from the event available here.

Oil sands: where next for EU energy policy?
21 June 2011
Museum of natural sciences, Brussels
A Comment:Visions debate
Photos from the event are available on
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