Skip to main content

Clingendael Institute: EU-ASIA CONNECTIVITY - BUILDING BRIDGES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE



Image result for EU-ASIA CONNECTIVITY



INTRODUCTION
The European Political Strategy Centre is hosting the Europa Connectivity Forum. Our Senior Research Fellow, Maaike Okano-Heijmans, is one of the speakers in a panel. To register, please click here. 
Deepening relations between EU and Asia
This event builds on the recent European Commission Communication Connecting Europe and Asia: Building Blocks for an EU Strategy. This event is a first concrete manifestation of facilitating much deeper ties between Europe and Asia in promoting shared values and joint interests: from upholding the rules-based, multilateral order and developing high standards for digital and physical infrastructure, to embracing sustainability and clean technologies. In a mix of keynote addresses by high-ranking political leaders and interactive panels, speakers will explore connectivity as a global megatrend, and extrapolate what it means for the EU-Asia relationship as well as the wider world. In particular, connectivity will be examined through various angles, from geopolitics and economics to standards and finance.
Programme & speakers
The Forum will be opened by President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, thus highlighting the key strategic partnership and unique bilateral relationship between the EU and Japan, including on connectivity.
In a mix of keynote addresses by high-ranking political leaders and interactive panels, speakers will explore connectivity as a global megatrend, and extrapolate what it means for the EU-Asia relationship, as well as the wider world. In particular, connectivity will be examined through various angles, from geopolitics and economics to standards and finance. We are pleased to announce that the following speakers, among others, have confirmed their participation:
  • Antti Rinne, Prime Minister, Finland
  • Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank
  • Takehiko Nakao, President, Asian Development Bank
  • Suma Chakrabarti, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development         
  • Radmila Shekerinska Jankovska, Deputy Prime Minster, North Macedonia
  • Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi, Finance Minister, Afghanistan
  • Helga Schmid, Secretary-General, European External Action Service
  • Siswo Pramono, Head of Policy Analysis and Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia
  • Reinhard Bütikofer, Member of the European Parliament
  • Riccardo Lambiris, CEO, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund
  • Cedrik Neike, CEO, Smart Infrastructure, Siemens AG
  • Parag Khana, author of ‘Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization’ and ‘The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21st Century’
  • Bruno Maçães, author of "The Dawn of Eurasia" and “Belt and Road”, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
  • Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute
  • Linda Yueh, Fellow in Economics at Oxford University and presenter, BBC 
Our Senior Research Fellow, Maaike Okano-Heijmans will speak on the panel “The Standards and Norms of Connectivity” (14:30-15:30 hrs), setting the stage and bringing in her insights based on her recent research on standard setting. Scroll down for her recent reports. 
Registration
Seats will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Please use the following registration link.For more information, please follow the conference website or contact us via the dedicated mailbox: EPSC-FORUM-EU-ASIA@ec.europa.eu.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BRILL: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Human Rights and Humanitarian Law JUST PUBLISHED  /  FORTHCOMING  /  JOURNALS  /  NEWS   JUST PUBLISHED   Revisiting the Geneva Conventions: 1949-2019 Edited by Md. Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Borhan Uddin Khan November 2019 - Hardback ISBN 978 90 04 37553 6 - € 140 E-ISBN 978 90 04 37554 3 - € 140 The European Union Returns Directive and its Compatibility with International Human Rights Law Analysis of Return Decision, Entry Ban, Detention, and Removal Izabella Majcher November 2019 - Hardback ISBN 978 90 04 36052 5 - € 250 E-ISBN 978 90 04 36053 2 - € 250 Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy in Europe, 45         Modernizing the UN Human Rights System Bertrand G. Ramcharan November 2019 - Hardback ISBN 978 90 04 20498 0 - € 119 E-ISBN 978 90 04 38734 8 - € 119 International Studies in Human Rights, 127 Counter-Terrorism Financing International Best Practices and th...
Post a Comment
Read more

EGMONT Institute: Extremist Offender Management in Belgium

Extremist Offender Management in Belgium By Thomas Renard (27 July 2020)  In Other publications EU strategy and foreign policy, Middle-East / North Africa, Terrorism The presence of terrorist convicts in prison is not a new phenomenon in Belgium. However, radicalisation or recruitment was less visible, or at least less observed until it became a policy priority to monitor violent extremists in prison in 2015. This chapter, which is part of a broader report, analyses the specific policies and tools that have been developed in Belgium to address the challenge of radicalisation in prison, and the rehabilitation of terrorist offenders after their release. This chapter (view the PDF below) was published as part of the report “Extremist Offender Management in Europe: Country Reports” published by ICSR, and available here . (Photo credit: pxhere.com public domain)
Post a Comment
Read more

DoD to extend Commissary/BX/MWR privileges to Veterans, MISSION Act Urgent Care, Lay Wreaths on Veteran Graves

DoD to extend Commissary/BX/MWR privileges to Veterans, MISSION Act Urgent Care, Lay Wreaths on Veteran Graves U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sent this bulletin at 12/04/2019 06:30 PM EST #VetResources  - for Veterans, their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors Sign up for this weekly newsletter at  www.VA.gov/VetResources View and share as a webpage National Wreaths Across America Day is December 14th Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that has coordinated laying Christmas wreaths on Veteran’s graves every year since 2007. Their mission involves honoring and remembering Veterans around the holiday season.  You can get involved and volunteer to lay wreaths! LEARN MORE Veterans need Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC) to access bases for commissary/BX/MWR privileges The Defense Department has announced expanded Commissary, Military Service Exchange and MWR access for Veterans on Jan. 1 and es...
1 comment
Read more