The final lineup of speakers for the upcoming Beyond Borders Breakfast Debate has been officially announced!
? 5th December 2023, 11:30-12:30 CET
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? Navigating the EU Single Market – How to help SMEs across borders?
Meet our speakers:
Enrico Letta
Former Prime Minister of Italy, Independent Rapporteur for the report on the future of the Single Market for the Belgian Presidency of the Council
Enrico Letta served as Prime Minister of Italy in 2013-2014 and as leader of the Italian Democratic Party in 2021-2023. He entered politics in 1998, after working as an academic. He was Minister of European affairs in 1998, Minister of Industry in 1999-2001, and Member of the European Parliament from 2004-2009. In 2014, he became dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po Paris. Today, he is the President of the Institut Jacques Delors and member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. In September 2023 he received a mandate from the European institutions to elaborate a High Level Report on the future of the Single Market.
Slawomir Tokarski
Director for the European Territorial Cooperation, Macro-regions, Interreg and Programmes
Implementation I, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy
Sławomir Tokarski obtained a PhD degree at the European University Institute in Florence in 1995. He then joined the Polish administration and headed a team co-ordinating the preparations for the accession negotiations and preparing the policy analysis for the Chief Negotiator. In 2004, he joined the Commission as a Cabinet member of the Commissioner responsible for the regional policy. In 2009, he was nominated Head of Unit dealing with economic policy and coordination of EU funding in DG MARE. In March 2012, he became Head of Defence, Aeronautics, and Maritime industries in DG Enterprise. From 2016 to 2021, he was a Director in DG GROW, responsible for Industrial policy and Innovation. In 2021, Sławomir joined DG REGIO as a Director for the European Territorial Cooperation, Macro-regions, Interreg and Programmes Implementation I.
Beata Czaplińska
Executive Director, PL-LT Chamber of Commerce
A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, Beata later attained a master's degree in political science at SWPS and did her postgraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana (USA). She has been the director of the Polish-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce for last five years, managing both sides, additionally consulting and running her own business. She takes care of mutual business development and maintaining good Polish-Lithuanian relations by organising events, conferences, and meetings. A social activist, especially for the Polish minority in Lithuania, she is one of the founders and president of the charity organization "Filantropia plus". Since 2015, Beata has been the organiser and leader of motivational training for young entrepreneurs and training for youth, "I create my life myself".
Antonio Novo Guerrero
President, European Clusters Alliance.
Antonio Novo utilises his expertise in both technology and psychology to shape his career around promoting Collaborative Innovation within Clusters. As the Managing Director of Cluster IDiA, Antonio spearheads a consortium of 81 Aragonese companies and institutions dedicated to collaborative digital innovation. Furthermore, he serves as the President of the European Cluster Alliance (ECA). Antonio's involvement extends to various roles within expert groups of the European Commission, where he actively contributes to shaping industrial policy. He serves as curator of Task Force 2 within the EU Industrial Forum, supporting the advancement of the EU Industrial Pathways. Antonio is also member of the expert groups focused on Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3), Interregional Innovation Investments (I3), the Industry 5.0 Community of Practice, and the High-Level Working Group on eDIHs. Antonio’s diverse skill-set and unwavering commitment position him as a catalyst for collaborative innovation and industrial advancement across Europe.
Ricardo Ferreira
Border Focal Point Network - Planning and Programming Officer
Ricardo Ferreira is the coordinator of the Border Focal Point Network in European Commission’s DG REGIO in the unit for Cross-Border Cooperation. From 1996 to 2001, he was a Professor at the Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre.
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