Special Guest Speaker: Cedric Villani, Professor, University of Lyons, Director, Institut Henri Pointcare and Administrator, EuropaNova, Fields Medal in 2010

31 May 2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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The State of the European Union Conference
31 May 2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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Chair:
David Earnshaw, CEO, Burson-Marsteller Brussels

Presentation of the study about Youth and Europe:
Per- Ola Karlsson, Managing Director, Booz & Company Europe

Panel:
Michael De Backer, Member of the European Parliament
Toni Cowan-Brown, Blogger and young European
Michael Hansen, Founder of Komfo and member of Young Enterprise Europe
Edouard Tetreau, French essayist, Advisor, Mediafin and founder of www.etatsunisdeurope.com 

The State of the European Union Conference
31 May 2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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Chair:
Jacques Guers, President, Xerox Europe
Presentation of the study:
Ludo Van Der Heyden, Mubadala Professor in Corporate Governance & Strategy, and Director of Corporate Governance Initiative, INSEAD

Panel:
Pierre van Beneden, CEO, RSD
Patrick Deconinck, Senior Vice President 3M Europe
Hans-Joerg Hinkel, Strategic Planning and Corporate Communication Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Europe
Bernadette Segol, Secretary General of ETUC

Special Guest Speaker
Laszlo Andor, Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

The State of the European Union Conference
31 May 2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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Chair:
Dan Brutto, President, UPS International
Presentation of the study
Per- Ola Karlsson, Managing Director, Booz & Company Europe

Panel:
Esko Aho, Executive Vice-President of Corporate Relations andResponsibility, Nokia and Former Prime Minister of Finland
Jane Griffiths, Group Company Chairman EMEA, Janssen
Walter C. Rakowich, CEO, Prologis
Dominique Reiniche, President, The Coca-Cola Company Europe

The State of the European Union Conference
31 May 2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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Introduced by:
Mark Otty, Area Managing Partner EMEIA, Ernst & Young

The State of the European Union Conference
31 May  2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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Chair:
Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International

Presentation of the study:
Bruno Lanvin, Director, eLab, INSEAD

Panel:
Barbara Frei, Region Manager Mediterranean, ABB Italy Country Manager and CEO, ABB S.p.A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Mark Otty, Area Managing Partner EMEIA, Ernst & Young 
Dr. David Parekh, Vice-President, Research Director, United Technologies Research Center(UTRC), United Technologies
Bruno Strigini, President of Europe/Canada, MSD

The State of the European Union Conference
31 May 2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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Chair:
Hendrik Bourgeois, Vice President European Affairs, General Electric

Presentation of the study:
Ludo Van Der Heyden, Mubadala Professor in CorporateGovernance & Strategy and Director of the Corporate Governance Initiative, INSEAD

Panel:
Indranil Ghosh, Head of Strategy, Mubadala
Amaury Temporal, Director, Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Amur Lakshminarayanan, Vice-President & Head – Europe, Tata Consultancy Services
Li Yukai, Vice-President , JinJiang Group

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31 May 2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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Opening Speech by Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia 

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31 May 2012, Egmont Palace, Brussels

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By Shellie Karabell

A new survey shows business leaders believe financial decision-making within the European Union should be more centralised and the EU itself could shrink in order to become more competitive. INSEAD, Booz & Co, and the European Executive Council (EEC) surveyed more than 2,000 executives from around the world to create this survey on the corporate view of the EU, to be discussed at the second annual “The State of the European Union” conference presented by the EEC in Brussels at Egmont Palace.

“The financial crisis presents a rare opportunity for long-overdue structural reforms and even for questioning the existing political agenda,” said INSEAD Dean Dipak Jain. “It is important that the corporate view be heard so that Europe can attract new investments, talent and resources, and generate new prospects for business and economic growth.”

The executives surveyed fully support the completion of the single market in Europe, and the transference of “best practices” among member states, but felt that no one EU social model would suit each member country. Hence, while economic integration was perceived as necessary, social flexibility was seen as an important factor in the successful future of the EU.

The report is organised into six areas: The Corporate View on the EU, Austerity and Responsibility, Europe’s Social Structure, Technology and Innovation in Europe, Younger Voices and the BRICS Perspective, and Questions for Debate. Authors are: Ludo Van der Heyden, the Mubadala Chaired Professor in Corporate Governance and Strategy; Bruno Lanvin, Director of INSEAD eLab; Per-Ola Karlsson, Senior Vice-President & Managing Director, Booz & Co; and Robert Gogel, Co-Founder of the European Executive Council (EEC) and CEO of Integreon.

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