EU-Asia Connectivity: Building Bridges for a Sustainable Future, Brussel - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 27 september 2019 09:00 - 17:30 |
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| plaats | Brussel, Charlemagne, België, Canada |
| locatie | Karel de Grote (CHAR) i  |
| aanwezigen | M.W.A. (Maaike) Okano-Heijmans, J.C. (Jean-Claude) Juncker i, (Reinhard) Bütikofer, A.J. Rinne i e.a. |
| organisatie | Instituut Clingendael i |
Building Bridges for a Sustainable Future
Charlemagne Building, Brussels
27 September 2019
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-Europa Connectivity Forum
On this page:
▶ Speakers
▶ Videos
▷ Speech by Prime Minister Abe
▷ Presentation by Dr Parag Khanna
▶ Photos
▶ Click here and watch all panels and speeches of the day
Geopolitics, Economics, Standards and Norms, Finance, ...
About the Forum
This event built on the recent European Commission Communication Connecting Europe and Asia: Building Blocks for an EU Strategy. It is a first concrete manifestation of facilitating much deeper ties between Europe and Asia in promoting shared values and joint interests: from upholding the rules-based, multilateral order and developing high standards for digital and physical infrastructure, to embracing sustainability and clean technologies.
In a mix of keynote addresses by high-ranking politicians and business leaders as well as interactive panels, speakers explored connectivity as a global megatrend, and extrapolated what it means for the EU-Asia relationship as well as the wider world. In particular, connectivity was examined through various angles, from geopolitics and economics to standards and finance.
The Forum took place on Friday 27 September 2019, from 09h00 to 17h30 in the Charlemagne building, 170, rue de la Loi, Brussels. President Juncker invited Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, to open the event by his side, thus highlighting the key strategic partnership and unique bilateral relationship between the EU and Japan, including on connectivity.
This was further demonstrated through the signing of The Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure between the European Union and Japan, underlining the strategic importance of the EU-Japan partnership that both parties have been committed to strengthen over the last years.
You can read the official press release here.
Speakers
Jean-Claude
Juncker
Shinzō
Abe
Antti
Rinne
Andrej
Plenković
Hermann
Van Rompuy
Former Prime Minister of Belgium,
former President of the European Council
Radmila
Šekerinska
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence,
Peter
Altmaier
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy,
Mohammad
Humayon Qayoumi
Văn Bình
Nguyễn
Chairman of the Central Economic Commission, Member of the Politburo and Secretariat of the Central Committee,
Vietnam
Werner
Hoyer
Suma
Chakrabarti
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Takehiko
Nakao
Kang-hyeon
Yun
Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, Foreign Ministry,
Murat
Zhurebekov
Robert
Strayer
Reinhard
Bütikofer
Member of the European Parliament
Romana
Vlahutin
Ambassador-at-Large for Connectivity,
European External Action Service
Ann
Mettler
European Political Strategy Centre
Siswo
Pramono
Head of Policy Analysis and Development Agency,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia
Xuejun
Guo
Deputy Director General of the Department of International Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China
Riccardo
Lambiris
Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund
Masaki
Sakuyama
Mitsubishi Electric and co-Chair, EU-Japan BRT
Cedrik
Neike
Parag
Khanna
Soumitra
Dutta
Confederation of Indian Industry
Linda
Yueh
Economist, Broadcaster and Writer
Maaike
Okano-Heijmans
Bruno
Maçães
Author of "The Dawn of Eurasia" and “Belt and Road”,
Tesa
Arcilla
Political Journalist and Host of Raw Politics on Euronews NBC
Valentina
Pop
Agatha
Kratz
Programme and other information
Video recordings
Speech by President Juncker
You can read the speech here.
Speech by Prime Minister Abe
You can choose translations via the player's menu. You can also read the speech here.
Presentation by Dr Parag Khanna: 'West meets East'
Het Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen ‘Clingendael’ is een kennisplatform met als doel kennis en inzicht over internationale betrekkingen te bevorderen en het publiek debat over internationale onderwerpen te stimuleren.
Instituut Clingendael is een denktank en een opleidingsinstituut voor diplomaten. Het Instituut identificeert en analyseert opkomende politieke en sociale ontwikkelingen voor een breed spectrum van doelgroepen door middel van onderzoek, opleidingen en via de platformfunctie. Clingendael adviseert daarnaast overheid, parlement, sociale organisaties en de private sector. Het Instituut verzorgt tevens het maandelijkse online Clingendael Magazine Internationale Spectator i.