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The EU’s Industrial Strategy and how U.S. Investors can get Involved
2021-05-11 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Europe is embarking on a transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership. The European industrial strategy to be launched in the Spring of 2021 aims to ensure that European industry can lead the way as we enter this new age. The initiative is backed up by EU COVID Recovery Fund, which will invest €750 billion in rebuilding the European economy.
The strategy consists of three drivers will transform our industry, support our small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and keep Europe sustainable and competitive.
They are:
● Green transition, supported by the European Green Deal
● Digital transition, supported by the EU’s digital strategy
● Competitiveness on the global stage, where Europe will leverage the influence of its single market to set global standards
With this unique initiative Europe is addressing the twin transition into a green and digital future, the updated industrial strategy will include reflections on strategic dependencies of the European economy. A process similar to supply chain review started under the Biden Administration. This discussion will outline the multitude of issues that merit a transatlantic discussion and outline specific areas ripe for a closer cooperation.
The strategy also aims to unleash the potential of SMEs, which are essential to Europe’s competitiveness and prosperity. SME’s will be supported by:
● encouraging innovation through new funding and digital innovation hubs as part of the sustainable and digital transitions
● cutting red tape by reducing barriers within the Single Market and opening up access to finance
● allowing better access to finance by setting up an SME Initial Public Offering Fund (with investments channeled through a new private-public fund) and the ESCALAR initiative (a mechanism to boost the size of venture capital funds and attract more private investment)
On all three fronts there will be opportunities for US and European investors to get involved.
SPEAKERS:
● Kerstin Jorna, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
● Duncan Caird, Managing Director, Head Infrastructure, Energy & Export Finance, HSBC
● Thomas Barrett, Chairman, OECD INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM, and Senior Fellow Global Economy Development Program, BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
● Additional Panelist TBA
TIME:
10:00am EDT / 16:00 CET
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCNY Members: Free
EACCNY non-Members: Free
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COVID-19, A Hard Look Back & A Look Ahead: Lessons learned and what needs to change to be more resilient for the next pandemic
2021-05-05 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
From an Economic & Government standpoint: which measures have worked to address the COVID-19 Pandemic and which ones did not and why? Looking ahead what will be the long-term fall out of the COVID-19 pandemic and how can it be mitigated.
● What structural changes need to be put into place to manage the next pandemic/major crises (health or environmental)?
● How did COVID-19 affect us as societies both in the EU & the U.S?
● Getting back to work: how are countries/states tackling this issue and how are they doing?
SPEAKERS:
● Magdalena Andersson, Swedish Minister for Finance
● Pierre Moscovici, Former European Commissioner for Economic & Financial Affairs, Taxation and customs
● Rolf Alter, Economist, Fellow, HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE
● Eduardo Porter, Economic Scene Columnist, THE NEW YORK TIMES [Moderator]
TIME:
10:00am EDT / 16:00 CET
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCNY Members: Free
EACCNY non-Members: Free
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Biden’s First 100 Days Exclusive Journalist Debate
2021-05-04 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)
The EACC brings together journalists from both sides of the Atlantic to debate the Biden administration’s first 100 days & EU/US relations: what happened, what didn’t, what to expect?
Date: May 04 2021
Time: 11:00 – 12:30 CT
Speakers:

Margaret Talev, Managing Editor of Politics, Axios, CNN political analyst, Washington, DC

Stefan Grobe, Correspondant for Euronews, Brussels

Philip Turle, International columnist, France 24, Paris/London

Gregory Viscusi, Economic and political journalist, Paris [moderator]

Program

45’ Journalist debate

20′ Breakout rooms* for direct, confidential exchange with journalists

EACC Members only. Limited participation to benefit from a dynamic exchange in the breakout rooms. One participant per member organization.
For more information, contact Catherine Zdziechowski, zdziechowski@eaccfrance.eu

What Employers Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine in the US: Risk Management and Legal Considerations
2021-04-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom Webinar
Please join us in EACC Carolina’s upcoming Zoom webinar about risk management and legal considerations during the pandemic.
This webinar will be help by EACC Carolina on April 30th at 10:00 AM EST with speakers from March & McLennan Agency LLC and Ogletree Deakins. During this event, the speakers will be discussing COVID-19 vaccine resources and legal considerations as well as hosting a vibrant Q&A session.
To learn more about the event and the speakers and to register for the event follow the following link or go to EACC Carolina’s webpage and navigate to the events page.
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