Programme

8:30 to 9:00 | Registration

9:00 | Start of the hearing

Opening by:

• Hans Joachim Wilms, president of the Sub-Committee for the opinion on The transition towards a more sustainable Europe – a strategy for 2050

Global trends – the 4th industrial revolution

• Karl Falkenberg in dialogue with:
• Thomas Philbeck, Global Leadership Fellow at the World Economic Forum
• Q & A

Transition processes towards a sustainable model - economy, society, democracy

Moderator: Hans Joachim Wilms, EESC member

Panellists:

• Aurelien Acquier, Professor, ESCP Europe, Business School
• Carole Ulmer, Director of Studies, Confrontations Europe
• Assya Kavrakova, Director, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS)
• Thierry Libaert, EESC member

Debate

A transition strategy for a sustainable European future

• Karl Falkenberg in dialogue with Prof Karl Aiginger, WIFO Vienna, Project leader of WWWforEurope, New dynamics for Europe – reaping the benefits of socio-ecological transition
• Prof Karl Aiginger, WIFO Vienna, Project leader of WWWforEurope, New dynamics for Europe – reaping the benefits of socio-ecological transition

Debate

Conclusions

• Brenda King, EESC member and rapporteur of the opinion on The transition towards a more sustainable Europe – a strategy for 2050

13:00 | End of the hearing