Program
Find below all the information you need about the conferences, workshops & other events organised during the summit.
Wednesday, November 4
Wednesday, November 4
KEYNOTE - 9:00 am - Regions and cities at the heart of Europe’s competitiveness challenges
- Kata TÜTTÖ, President, European Committee of the Regions A conversation with Thomas Jérémie HAYDEN-LEFEBVRE, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Modern Sovereignty & Green Mobility Magazine
KEYNOTE - 9:00 am - Regions and cities at the heart of Europe’s competitiveness challenges
- Kata TÜTTÖ, President, European Committee of the Regions A conversation with Thomas Jérémie HAYDEN-LEFEBVRE, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Modern Sovereignty & Green Mobility Magazine
PANEL DISCUSSION - 9:20 am Competitiveness, simplification and single market: can Europe "thrive" again?
- Michiel SCHEFFER, President of the European Innovation Council Board - Ralph SCHMITT-NILSON, Head of Unit in DG GROW - Karel LANNOO, Chief Executive Officer, CEPS - María LLEDÓ, Presidenta de Asuntos Europeos e Internacionales, H/Advisors Moderator: Thomas MOLLER-NIELSEN, Rapporteur
PANEL DISCUSSION - 9:20 am Competitiveness, simplification and single market: can Europe "thrive" again?
- Michiel SCHEFFER, President of the European Innovation Council Board - Ralph SCHMITT-NILSON, Head of Unit in DG GROW - Karel LANNOO, Chief Executive Officer, CEPS - María LLEDÓ, Presidenta de Asuntos Europeos e Internacionales, H/Advisors Moderator: Thomas MOLLER-NIELSEN, Rapporteur
WORKSHOP - 9:50 am Public Affairs skills in a challenging environment
Organized by Christoph KATZ, Partner, EPPA & Partner, Active M&A Experts
WORKSHOP - 9:50 am Public Affairs skills in a challenging environment
Organized by Christoph KATZ, Partner, EPPA & Partner, Active M&A Experts
PANEL DISCUSSION - 10:30 am Public Affairs 2030: What Skills Will Matter?
- Matti VAN HECKE, president EPACA - Alan HARDACRE, Co-Founder, Advocacy Academy - Tomás BURGALETA ALONSO, Co-Founder, Reversa - Anna KOJ, Mananing Director, Mavence EU Moderator to be confirmed.
PANEL DISCUSSION - 10:30 am Public Affairs 2030: What Skills Will Matter?
- Matti VAN HECKE, president EPACA - Alan HARDACRE, Co-Founder, Advocacy Academy - Tomás BURGALETA ALONSO, Co-Founder, Reversa - Anna KOJ, Mananing Director, Mavence EU Moderator to be confirmed.
WORKSHOP - 11:00 am Policy Comms Without Breaking the Law: What the TTPA and AI Act Change
-Marko PANDZA, Partner and Creative Director, The Right Street - Goran KARANOVIC, Head of Digital Marketing, The Right Street
WORKSHOP - 11:00 am Policy Comms Without Breaking the Law: What the TTPA and AI Act Change
-Marko PANDZA, Partner and Creative Director, The Right Street - Goran KARANOVIC, Head of Digital Marketing, The Right Street
PANEL DISCUSSION - 11:45 am Protection vs Innovation: Balancing the digital policy
- Ben BRAKE, Director General, DOT Europe - Aura SALLA, MEP, European Parliament - Marc VANCOPPENOLLE, Vice President, Geopolitical and Government Relations Europe, Nokia - 1 more panelist to be confirmed Moderator: Peder SCHAEFER, Report, The Parliament
PANEL DISCUSSION - 11:45 am Protection vs Innovation: Balancing the digital policy
- Ben BRAKE, Director General, DOT Europe - Aura SALLA, MEP, European Parliament - Marc VANCOPPENOLLE, Vice President, Geopolitical and Government Relations Europe, Nokia - 1 more panelist to be confirmed Moderator: Peder SCHAEFER, Report, The Parliament
WORKSHOP - 2:00 pm Surviving the Shift: How Campaigns and Corporations Adapt to an Increasingly Fragmented Europe
- Michael TURNER, Chief Executive Officer, Pollstream - Mina ANDREEVA, Strategic Communication Manager, President of the European Parliament - Sofiya YEVCHUK, Director of Communications, BusinessEurope - Síofra HENDRY, Manager for Campaigns, DigitalEurope
WORKSHOP - 2:00 pm Surviving the Shift: How Campaigns and Corporations Adapt to an Increasingly Fragmented Europe
- Michael TURNER, Chief Executive Officer, Pollstream - Mina ANDREEVA, Strategic Communication Manager, President of the European Parliament - Sofiya YEVCHUK, Director of Communications, BusinessEurope - Síofra HENDRY, Manager for Campaigns, DigitalEurope
PANEL DISCUSSION - 2:00 pm Greener, Safer, Cheaper: The Food Industry under Pressure
- Elisabeth WERNER, Director-General DG-AGRI, European Commission - Sylvia MAURER, Director of Advocacy Coordination, BEUC - Bart VANDEWAETERE, VP Government Relations & ESG Engagement, Nestlé - 1 more speaker to be confirmed Moderator: Maria SIMON, Journalist, Rapporteur
PANEL DISCUSSION - 2:00 pm Greener, Safer, Cheaper: The Food Industry under Pressure
- Elisabeth WERNER, Director-General DG-AGRI, European Commission - Sylvia MAURER, Director of Advocacy Coordination, BEUC - Bart VANDEWAETERE, VP Government Relations & ESG Engagement, Nestlé - 1 more speaker to be confirmed Moderator: Maria SIMON, Journalist, Rapporteur
KEYNOTE - 3:15 pm When Everyone Has AI, What Gives You an Edge in Brussels?
- Sebastian SASS, Co-Founder, Thembi AI
KEYNOTE - 3:15 pm When Everyone Has AI, What Gives You an Edge in Brussels?
- Sebastian SASS, Co-Founder, Thembi AI
WORKSHOP - 3:30 pm - Can You Influence Brussels Without Being in Brussels?
- Susana GARAYOA, Head of European Institutional Relations, Zabala Innovation Europe - David O’DONNELL, Managing Director, Fenton Fitzwilliam - Mark SABAH, Founder and Managing Director, H11 Global Consulting Group Moderator: Thomas Jérémie HAYDEN-LEFEBVRE, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Modern Sovereignty & Green Mobility Magazine
WORKSHOP - 3:30 pm - Can You Influence Brussels Without Being in Brussels?
- Susana GARAYOA, Head of European Institutional Relations, Zabala Innovation Europe - David O’DONNELL, Managing Director, Fenton Fitzwilliam - Mark SABAH, Founder and Managing Director, H11 Global Consulting Group Moderator: Thomas Jérémie HAYDEN-LEFEBVRE, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Modern Sovereignty & Green Mobility Magazine
PANEL DISCUSSION - 3:30 pm Building the AI-First Public Affairs Team
- Sebastian SASS, Co-Founder, Thembi AI - Pepijn MORES, Co-Founder, Prismos - Michelle O'NEILL, Founding Partner, Axis Advisors - Marcel HALMA, Chief Public Affairs Officer, Solvay Moderator: David DRUI, Public Policy Expert
PANEL DISCUSSION - 3:30 pm Building the AI-First Public Affairs Team
- Sebastian SASS, Co-Founder, Thembi AI - Pepijn MORES, Co-Founder, Prismos - Michelle O'NEILL, Founding Partner, Axis Advisors - Marcel HALMA, Chief Public Affairs Officer, Solvay Moderator: David DRUI, Public Policy Expert
KEYNOTE - 4:30 pm From Brussels to Tel Aviv: When EU Compliance Becomes Market Access
Organized by Tzach BOROVICH, CEO Co-founder, The Cabinet
KEYNOTE - 4:30 pm From Brussels to Tel Aviv: When EU Compliance Becomes Market Access
Organized by Tzach BOROVICH, CEO Co-founder, The Cabinet
PANEL DISCUSSION - 4:45 pm Non-EU Stakeholders: How to Influence Europe?
- Fabian ZULEEG, Chief Executive of the European Policy Centre (EPC) - Hilde VAUTMANS, Member of the European Parliament, AFET - Francesco GATTIGLIO, Vice President External Affairs, EU at Albemarle - 1 more panelists to be confirmed Moderator: Kait BOLONGARO, Independent Journalist
PANEL DISCUSSION - 4:45 pm Non-EU Stakeholders: How to Influence Europe?
- Fabian ZULEEG, Chief Executive of the European Policy Centre (EPC) - Hilde VAUTMANS, Member of the European Parliament, AFET - Francesco GATTIGLIO, Vice President External Affairs, EU at Albemarle - 1 more panelists to be confirmed Moderator: Kait BOLONGARO, Independent Journalist
Thursday, November 5
Thursday, November 5
PANEL DISCUSSION - 9:00 am Health Sovereignty: Is Europe Getting Any Closer?
- Florika FINK-HOOIJER — Director-General, HERA, European Commission - Roberta SAVLI, Executive Director of Public Affairs at EFPIA - John BRENNAN, Senior Director Government Affairs, Medtronic - 1 more panelist to be confirmed Moderator: Magdalena KENSY, Rapporteur
PANEL DISCUSSION - 9:00 am Health Sovereignty: Is Europe Getting Any Closer?
- Florika FINK-HOOIJER — Director-General, HERA, European Commission - Roberta SAVLI, Executive Director of Public Affairs at EFPIA - John BRENNAN, Senior Director Government Affairs, Medtronic - 1 more panelist to be confirmed Moderator: Magdalena KENSY, Rapporteur
WORKSHOP - 10:00 pm Cutting Democracy? Agora EU in the next EU Budget
- Asha ALLEN, Director and Secretary General, Center for Democracy and Technology - tbc - Rebecca BONELLO GHIO, Projects and Policy Officer, European Federation of Journalists - tbc - Giada NEGRI, Deputy Secretary General and Director of Programmes, European Civic Forum - tbc - Samuel SIGERE, Programme Manager, CIVITATES - tbc Moderator: Gabriele SORCE, Policy and Education Manager, The Good Lobby
WORKSHOP - 10:00 pm Cutting Democracy? Agora EU in the next EU Budget
- Asha ALLEN, Director and Secretary General, Center for Democracy and Technology - tbc - Rebecca BONELLO GHIO, Projects and Policy Officer, European Federation of Journalists - tbc - Giada NEGRI, Deputy Secretary General and Director of Programmes, European Civic Forum - tbc - Samuel SIGERE, Programme Manager, CIVITATES - tbc Moderator: Gabriele SORCE, Policy and Education Manager, The Good Lobby
KEYNOTE - 10:15 am - Fact, Fake, or AI: What Makes Real EU Policy Intelligence?
- Clémentine SOILLY, Head of International Audience Development, Contexte
KEYNOTE - 10:15 am - Fact, Fake, or AI: What Makes Real EU Policy Intelligence?
- Clémentine SOILLY, Head of International Audience Development, Contexte
PANEL DISCUSSION - 10:30 am Beyond Monitoring: AI Agents and the Future of Public Affairs Teams
- Robin OSMONT, Co-Founder, Dixit - Wolfgang EICHERT, Head of EU Representative Office, Department Political Affairs, Association of German Public Insurers - Diane MIEVIS, Head of EU Telecoms, Sustainability & Trade Policy, Cisco - Enrique MARCOS COLLADO, Senior Manager, Spaak Technologies Moderator: Anupriya DATTA, Rapporteur
PANEL DISCUSSION - 10:30 am Beyond Monitoring: AI Agents and the Future of Public Affairs Teams
- Robin OSMONT, Co-Founder, Dixit - Wolfgang EICHERT, Head of EU Representative Office, Department Political Affairs, Association of German Public Insurers - Diane MIEVIS, Head of EU Telecoms, Sustainability & Trade Policy, Cisco - Enrique MARCOS COLLADO, Senior Manager, Spaak Technologies Moderator: Anupriya DATTA, Rapporteur
PANEL DISCUSSION - 11:45 am Available, Affordable, Decarbonised: How to Power Europe?
- Seda ORHAN, Head of Energy at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe - Philippe LAMBERTS, Advisor to the President of the European Commission - Marion LABATUT, EU Affairs Director, EDF - Bertrand DEPREZ, Head of Policy and Government Affairs, GE Vernova Europe Moderator: Francesco PUGGIONI, Opinion and policy report editor, The Parliament
PANEL DISCUSSION - 11:45 am Available, Affordable, Decarbonised: How to Power Europe?
- Seda ORHAN, Head of Energy at Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe - Philippe LAMBERTS, Advisor to the President of the European Commission - Marion LABATUT, EU Affairs Director, EDF - Bertrand DEPREZ, Head of Policy and Government Affairs, GE Vernova Europe Moderator: Francesco PUGGIONI, Opinion and policy report editor, The Parliament
WORKSHOP - 12:00 pm Does Lobbying Actually Work? What Research Tells Us About Influence in Brussels
- Frederik STEVENS, Post-Doc Researcher & Lecturer, Universiteit Antwerpen - Marcel HANEGRAAFF, Associate Professor in Political Science, University of Amsterdam - 1 more speaker to be confirmed Moderator: Julia van OORD, Program Director, Politics & Public Administration, Center for Professional Learning, Leiden University
WORKSHOP - 12:00 pm Does Lobbying Actually Work? What Research Tells Us About Influence in Brussels
- Frederik STEVENS, Post-Doc Researcher & Lecturer, Universiteit Antwerpen - Marcel HANEGRAAFF, Associate Professor in Political Science, University of Amsterdam - 1 more speaker to be confirmed Moderator: Julia van OORD, Program Director, Politics & Public Administration, Center for Professional Learning, Leiden University
WORKSHOP - 2:00 pm EU Public Affairs Leadership in the AI era
New report launch on the knowledge, skills and personality traits to succeed in public affairs. Print copies available for attendees. - Mark DOBER, Managing Partner, Dober Partners - Elizabeth CROSSICK, Head of Government Relations - EU at RELX and Global AI Policy Lead - Alan HARDACRE, Co-Founder, Advocacy Strategy
WORKSHOP - 2:00 pm EU Public Affairs Leadership in the AI era
New report launch on the knowledge, skills and personality traits to succeed in public affairs. Print copies available for attendees. - Mark DOBER, Managing Partner, Dober Partners - Elizabeth CROSSICK, Head of Government Relations - EU at RELX and Global AI Policy Lead - Alan HARDACRE, Co-Founder, Advocacy Strategy
PANEL DISCUSSION - 2:00 pm Embracing Diversity in Public Affairs in The Age of AI: What Has Really Changed in 10 Years?
- Greg RENDERS, Global Director, Fair & Inclusive Culture, Syensqo - Emőke PÉTER, President, The Brussels Binder - Mark CUNNINGHAM, Founder, Cunningham Executive Search Moderator to be confirmed.
PANEL DISCUSSION - 2:00 pm Embracing Diversity in Public Affairs in The Age of AI: What Has Really Changed in 10 Years?
- Greg RENDERS, Global Director, Fair & Inclusive Culture, Syensqo - Emőke PÉTER, President, The Brussels Binder - Mark CUNNINGHAM, Founder, Cunningham Executive Search Moderator to be confirmed.
KEYNOTE - 3:15 pm - Off the Record, On Stage: What Decision-Makers Really Think of Lobbyists
- Isabelle DURANT, President, Friends of Europe A conversation with David DRUI, Public Policy Expert
KEYNOTE - 3:15 pm - Off the Record, On Stage: What Decision-Makers Really Think of Lobbyists
- Isabelle DURANT, President, Friends of Europe A conversation with David DRUI, Public Policy Expert
PANEL DISCUSSION - 3:30 pm Mobility at a Crossroads: Who's Driving the Transition?
- Sigrid de VRIES, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) - William TODTS, Executive Director of Transport & Environment - Diogo PINTO, Director General, FIA Region Moderator: Thomas LINGET, Executive Director, logos
PANEL DISCUSSION - 3:30 pm Mobility at a Crossroads: Who's Driving the Transition?
- Sigrid de VRIES, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) - William TODTS, Executive Director of Transport & Environment - Diogo PINTO, Director General, FIA Region Moderator: Thomas LINGET, Executive Director, logos
WORKSHOP - 4:00 pm Make Claude and ChatGPT Work for your EU Affairs
Connect your AI assistant to EU policy intelligence with Dixit Organised by Robin OSMONT, Co-founder, Dixit
WORKSHOP - 4:00 pm Make Claude and ChatGPT Work for your EU Affairs
Connect your AI assistant to EU policy intelligence with Dixit Organised by Robin OSMONT, Co-founder, Dixit
PANEL DISCUSSION - 4:45 pm From Reddit to Regulation: How Online Conversations Become Political Issues
- Caroline THIBORD, Partner, Hopscotch - Thomas SHANNON, Head of Communications, The Left Group, European Parliament - Nicolas VANBREMEERSCH, General Manager, Ecologie & solutions Moderator: David DRUI, Public Policy Expert
PANEL DISCUSSION - 4:45 pm From Reddit to Regulation: How Online Conversations Become Political Issues
- Caroline THIBORD, Partner, Hopscotch - Thomas SHANNON, Head of Communications, The Left Group, European Parliament - Nicolas VANBREMEERSCH, General Manager, Ecologie & solutions Moderator: David DRUI, Public Policy Expert
CLOSING COCKTAIL - 5:30 pm
On presentation of a cocktail ticket.
CLOSING COCKTAIL - 5:30 pm
On presentation of a cocktail ticket.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
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The Public affairs Summit in Brussels is an event 100% dedicated to EU public affairs professionals. It will be held over two days in Brussels, combining conferences, workshops, professional meetings, and exhibitor stands in a venue right in the heart of Brussels.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
MEET
debate
develop
The Public affairs Summit in Brussels is an event 100% dedicated to EU public affairs professionals. It will be held over two days in Brussels, combining conferences, workshops, professional meetings, and exhibitor stands in a venue right in the heart of Brussels.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
MEET
debate
develop
The Public affairs Summit in Brussels is an event 100% dedicated to EU public affairs professionals. It will be held over two days in Brussels, combining conferences, workshops, professional meetings, and exhibitor stands in a venue right in the heart of Brussels.