EU Industrial Policy – Does a one-size-fits-all approach work?
30 November 2015
Farsons Brewery
Mdina Road, Mriehel BKR 3000, Malta
14.15
Registration & Coffee
14.30
Welcome Address:
Anton Borg, President, Malta Chamber of Commerce
Jacek Krawczyk, President, EESC Employers' Group
Influencing An Industrial Policy for Europe
Miikka Nieminem, EU Public Affairs Manager, Eurofer
14.45
An Industrial Policy for Malta – Are we Getting Right?
Norman Aquilina, Chairman, Manufacturers and Other Industries Economic
Group, Malta Chamber of Commerce
EU industrial Renaissance?
Ulla Sirkeinen, Rapporteur of the opinion on "EU Industrial Renaissance",
former Member of the EESC
Industrial Policy – One size fits all?
Domenico Lombardi, Policy Officer, European Semester and Member States
Competitiveness, DG GROW, European Commission
15.30
Questions & Answers
Moderator: Stefano Mallia, Vice-President, EESC Employers' Group
16.00
Coffee Break
Panel Discussion – Overcoming Regional Challenges in Manufacturing
16.15
The Hon Dr Ian Borg, Parliamentary Secretary for the EU Presidency 2017
and EU Funds (tbc)
Domenico Lombardi, Policy Officer, European Semester and Member States
Competitiveness, DG GROW
Mario Vella, Chairman of the Board of directors, Malta Enterprise
Matthias Fauser, CEO, Playmobil Malta
Sergio Vella, Vice-President Manufacturing Operations- Western Europe,
Actavis
Questions & Answers
Moderator: Stefano Mallia, Vice-President, EESC Employers' Group
17.30
Closing Speech
The Hon Mr Louis Grech, Deputy Prime Minister