On the 16th of October, METRO in cooperation with PubAffairs Bruxelles and EuroCommerce hosted a debate on the possibilities of digitising small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with Mr Ivan Štefanec, Member of the European Parliament and President of SME Europe, Ms Jasmin Battista, DG CNECT, European Commission, Ms Katerina Borunska, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Ms Birgit Winn, Head of Digital Projects, Hospitality.Digital, Metro AG, Mr Alexandre Nilo Fonseca, President of ACEPI (Portuguese Digital Economy Association), Ms Mira-Maria Kontkanen, Advisor, Federation of Finnish Enterprises and Ms Marta Mikliszanska, Head of Public Affairs, Allegro.
Mr Neil McMillan, Director of Public Affairs and Trade, EuroCommerce hold the welcome speech, Mr Petri Peltonen, Finnish SME Envoy delivered the keynote speech.
Mr Henrik Reimer, Head of Office, SME Connect, gave the closing remarks.
Michael Acton, Correspondent for MLex in Brussels, moderated the discussion.