At the end of June, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion on the challenges ahead regarding EU and global forest protection and the use of artificial intelligence to counter biodiversity loss and improve environmental sustainability with Mr Joachim D’Eugenio, Senior Expert, DG ENVI, European Commission, Mr Thierry Lucas, Senior Programme Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mr Topher White, Founder & CEO, Rainforest Connection, Mr Luis Neves, CEO, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Mr Piotr Borkowski, Executive Director, EUSTAFOR.

Ms Angeliki Dedopoulou, Senior Manager, EU Public Affairs, Huawei, held a keynote speech and took part in the panel discussion.

The debate was moderated by Mr Dave Keating, Journalist and Brussels Correspondent for France 24.

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On the 2^nd of June, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening discussion regarding AI in farming and the “Farm to Fork” strategy as a global standard for sustainability with Ms Eva Kaili MEP (S&D/GR), Mr Juha Heikkilä, Head of Unit, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, DG CNECT, European Commission, Mr Gijs Schilthuis, Head of Unit, Policy Perspectives, DG AGRI, European Commission, Mr Luis Neves, CEO, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Mr David Meszaros CEO, SmartKas.

Mr Jakša Petrić, Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Croatia held an introductory speech on behalf of the Croatian EU Presidency.

Mr Abraham Liu, Chief Representative to the EU Institutions and Vice-President for the European Region, Huawei, delivered a keynote speech and took part in the panel discussion.

The debate was moderated by Dave Keating, Journalist and Brussels Correspondent for France 24.

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On the 10^th of June, PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion on how Europe could create jobs during the COVID recovery through the transformation of work with Mr Antoine Kasel, Head of Commissioner Schmit Cabinet, European Commission, Ms Yana Toom MEP (Renew Europe/EE), Mr Mark Keese, Head of the Skills and Employability Division, OECD, Mr Menno Bart, Public Affairs Manager, Adecco, Mr Stefan Kröpfl, Global Head of Life Business Analysis, Zurich Insurance and Mr Russell Corbould-Warren, Head of Insurance, Uber EMEA.

The debate was moderated by Laura Shields, Founder and Managing Director, Red Thread.

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At the end of April PubAffairs Bruxelles organised an evening of discussion on the upcoming set up of a European Cyber Competence Centre, its partner national network and their role in enhancing the EU cyber capacity with Ms Tamara Tafra, Counsellor for Cyber Issues, Croatian EU Presidency, Mr Miguel Gonzalez-Sancho, Head of Unit, Cybersecurity Technology and Capacity Building, European Commission, Mr Rasmus Andresen MEP (Greens/EFA,DE) and Mr Luigi Rebuffi, Secretary General European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO).

The event was moderated by Ms Vesela Gladicheva, Senior Correspondent, MLex.

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In mid-February, the European Smart Energy Solution Providers – ESMIG held an evening discussion at the European Parliament exploring how to make Europe’s energy transition a reality with the help of smart technologies, co-hosted by Ms Maria Carvalho MEP (EPP/PT), Mr Ville Niinistö MEP (Greens/FI) and Ms Claudia Gamon MEP (Renew/AT).

Mr Thor-Sten Vertmann, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, Mr Zeljko Krevzelj, Counsellor for Energy, Croatian Presidency of the EU and Mr Mark Van Stiphout, Deputy Head of Unit, New Energy Technologies, Innovation and Clean Coal, DG ENER, European Commission delivered keynote speeches.

Mr Dieter Brunner, President of ESMIG and President of the board of Directors at Iskraemeco, presented the views of ESMIG in the introductory and concluding remarks while Mr Willem Strabbing, Managing Director at ESMIG, moderated the discussion.

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En novembre 2019, PubAffairs Bruxelles et la Représentation permanente de l’ Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) auprès de l’Union européenne ont organisé un débat sur la question de l’existence d’un « mode de vie européen » avec M. László Trócsányi, Député européen (PPE/HU), M. Jean Leclercq, Professeur de Philosophie à l’UCL Louvain, M. Andrea Rea, Professeur de Sociologie à l’ULB, M. Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero, Secrétaire général de l’Union des Fédéralistes Européens (UEF.be) et M. Aymeric De Lamotte, avocat et conseiller communal.

M. Stéphane Lopez, Ambassadeur, Représentant de l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie auprès de l’UE, a tenu un discours d’introduction.

Le débat était modéré par M. Renaud Denuit, écrivain et éditorialiste pour le média Agence Europe.

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Le 15 Octobre 2019, PubAffairs Bruxelles et la Représentation permanente de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) auprès de l’Union européenne ont organisé un débat sur l’avenir des nouvelles initiatives de l’UE en matière de sécurité et défense avec SEM François Cornet d’Elzius, Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent belge auprès du COPS, M. Arnaud Migoux, Chef de secteur, Sécurité et Défense, Service européen pour l’action extérieure (SEAE/EEAS), M. Mihnea Motoc, Chef adjoint, Centre européen de stratégie politique (CESP/EPSC), et M. Federico Santopinto, Chargé de recherche, Groupe de Recherche et d’information sur la Paix et la Sécurité (GRIP). M. Stéphane Lopez, Ambassadeur, Représentant de l’OIF auprès de l’UE, a tenu un discours d’introduction.

Le débat était modéré par Chris Burns, journaliste, Burnstorm Communications.

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