European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
9.30 a.m. Registration and coffee
10.00 a.m. Introductory remarks
- Stefano Palmieri, President, Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Philip von Brockdorff, Rapporteur for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC
- Dimitris Dimitriadis, Co-rapporteur for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC
10.15 a.m. The European perspective: the euro as a strategic asset
- Peter Grasmann, Head of Unit, Euro Area Financial System, DG FISMA, European Commission
- Pervenche Berès, Member of the European Parliament
- Hans Joachim Kloeckers, Director-General International and European relations, ECB
- Francesco Papadia, Senior Fellow, Bruegel
11.30 a.m. The international perspective: how can the euro support a more balanced economic development?
- Christian Ebeke, Deputy Resident Representative to the EU, International Monetary Fund
- Claudio Borio, Head of Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
- Sophie Javary, Vice-Chairman, Corporate and Institutional Banking, Europe, Middle East and Africa, BNP Paribas
- Manthos Delis, Professor of Financial Economics and Banking, Montpellier Business School
12.45 p.m. Summary and conclusions
- Philip von Brockdorff, Rapporteur for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC
- Dimitris Dimitriadis, Co-rapporteur for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC
- Juraj Sipko, President, Study group for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC