Security in Europe: how will it affect growth and competitiveness?
Join us as we celebrate Bruegel’s 20th anniversary with a high-level conference hosted by Bruegel and LSE European Institute.
This event will bring together leading experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the theme: “Security in Europe: how will it affect growth and competitiveness?”
Programme
2.30pm - Welcome and Introductory Remarks by Yaprak Gürsoy, Professor of European Politics at the LSE European Institute and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director of Bruegel
2.40pm -3.40pm- Panel 1: Governance and financing of defence
The session will look at the financing instruments in the defence space, and alternative governance systems beyond current mechanisms. Is there momentum for a European Defence Mechanism, with the inclusion of beyond-EU European partners?
Chair:
- Angelo Martelli, Assistant Professor in European and International Political Economy, LSE European Institute
Speakers:
- Domitilla Sagramoso, Lecturer in Security and Development, Department of War Studies, King's College London
- Sander Tordoir, Chief Economist, Centre for European Reform
- Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director of Bruegel
Discussant:
- Pierre Heilbronn, France’s Special Envoy for Ukraine's Relief and Reconstruction
3.40pm-4.00pm - Coffee Break
4.00pm - 5.00pm Panel 2: Rearmament, procurement and modernisation of EU and UK defence capabilities: what impact on growth and innovation?
Thematic discussions on the rearmament of Europe, possible procurement and modernisation policies, and reflection on the newfound place of Europe (EU and UK both) in a changed global order. What are the implications for Europe’s innovation and competitiveness?
Chair:
- Charles Clover, FT Defence and Security Correspondent
Speakers:
- Ethan Ilzetzki, Associate Professor of Economics, LSE
- Paolo Surico, Professor of Economics, London Business School
- Guntram Wolff, Bruegel Senior Fellow and Professor, Université libre de Bruxelles
Discussant:
- Lucrezia Reichlin, Professor of Economics, London Business School
5:00pm- 5.30pm - Closing session
Policy in focus: fire-side chat addressing the role of the EU and UK in a "new" multilateral system
- Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director of Bruegel in conversation with Senior UK Government Minister
More about this event
- Bruegel is the European think tank that specialises in economics. Their mission is to improve the quality of economic policy with open and fact-based research, analysis and debate.
- Established in 1991, the LSE European Institute is a world-leading centre for the study of Europe in its global context. With eight master’s degrees and a doctoral programme, a vibrant research community, and a world-leading public events programme, our work spans political economy, politics and policy, culture and society, and migration.
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