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