Agenda

Luxembourg's competitiveness: are we still in the race?
Seizing the opportunities of global change


12:00 - 14:00

Walking Lunch & Registration

14:00 - 14:05

Welcome

Serge Allegrezza, Director General, STATEC

14:05 - 14:15

Opening Address

Carlo Thelen, Director General, Chamber of Commerce

14:15 - 14:30

Welcome speech by the Minister of the Economy

Lex Delles, Minister of the Economy

14:30 - 15:00

Keynote speech: Competitiveness and energy transition

Lionel Fontagné, Professor of Economics, University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

15:00 - 16:00

Is Luxembourg still competitive?
Despite being faced with successive crises, Luxembourg has maintained a relatively high level of economic prosperity. However, fiercer competition and adverse market conditions are challenging its level of attractiveness, competitiveness and productivity. Can we still be confident that Luxembourg remains the economic competitor it once was?

Moderated by Bérengère Beffort, Lead Public Relations & Advocacy, Chamber of Commerce and Vincent Hein, Director, IDEA, and with:

16:00 - 16:20

Coffee Break

16:20 - 16:50

Keynote speech: Boosting post-crisis competitiveness through innovation: a new horizon for Luxembourg's economy

Michele Cincera, Professor of Economics, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management-ULB

16:50 - 17:50

Innovation and new technologies: Where is Luxembourg today on tomorrow’s technologies?
How can Luxembourg remain competitive while transitioning to a greener and more digital economy? Which future technologies does Luxembourg need to focus on? And which measures does the country need to take to adopt and develop them?

Moderated by Cécile Liégeois, Partner, Clients & Markets Leader, PwC Luxembourg and Gaston Trauffler, Head of Industrial Policy, FEDIL, and with:

17:50 - 18:00

Closing - Q&A and wrap-up

18:00 - 19:00

Networking Cocktail

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