European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
DRAFT Programme
Interpretation: EN - ES - FR
09:30 – 10:00 - Registration
10:00 – 10:15 - Welcome address
- Mr José Vicente GONZÁLEZ, Vice-president of CEOE and President of the Committee of the European Union
- Mr Jacek KRAWCZYK, President, EESC Employers' Group
10:15 – 10:25 - Keynote speech
by Ms Soraya RODRÍGUEZ, President of the Joint Committee for the EU of the Spanish Parliament (tbc).
10:25 – 10:35 - Keynote speech
by Mrs Isabel COLINA, Deputy Director General for European Integration and European General Affairs. Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation – State Secretariat for the EU
10:35 – 11:45 - Panel 1 – Shaping the internal market to increase business opportunities and citizens' satisfaction in the future EU-27
- Mr Hubert GAMBS, Director for Modernization of the EU Internal Market. DG Grow – European Commission
- Mr José Luis KAISER, Director General for International Trade and Investment. Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism– State Secretariat for Trade
- Mr. Marcos CASADO, General Secretary of ANGED (Spanish large distribution companies' association)
- Mr Bernardo AGUILERA, Director of Economic and European Affairs. CEOE
Moderator: Mr Bernd DITTMANN, EESC Employers' Group Member – Vice President of the Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption (INT)
Q&A session
11:45 – 12:00 - Key note speech
by Mr Julio LINARES, Vice-president of Telefónica Management Board and President of the CEOE Committee on Digital Society
12:00– 12:20 - Coffee break
12:20– 13:30 - Panel 2 – Deepening the EMU to create genuine opportunities for business and increase competitiveness and growth in the EU
Panellists:
- Ms Paz GUZMÁN, Senior Economic Analyst– European Commission – Permanent Representation in Spain
- Mr. Rafael DOMENECH, Head Economist of Macroeconomic Analysis at BBVA Research
- Mr Miguel OTERO-IGLESIAS, Senior Analyst – Europe, Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Moderator: Mr Antonio GARCÍA DEL RIEGO, Spanish Banking Association and EESC Employers' Group Member
Q&A session
13:30 – 13:45 - Concluding remarks
- Mr Jacek KRAWCZYK, President, EESC Employers' Group
- Mrs Ana PLAZA, Secretary General of CEOE