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:
- Serge Allegrezza, Director General, STATEC
- Lionel Fontagné, Professor of Economics, University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
- François Mousel, Managing Partner, PwC Luxembourg
- Richard Forson, CEO, Cargolux
- Emanuele Vignoli, CEO, HSBC
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:
- Emilie Allaert, Founder & CEO, Digital Minds Sàrl
- Michele Cincera, Professor of Economics, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management-ULB
- Anne-Marie Solvi, CEO, Paul Wurth Geprolux SA
- Christophe Timmermans, CEO, SolarCleano
- Pierre Zimmer, CIO, POST
17:50 - 18:00
Closing - Q&A and wrap-up
- Serge Allegrezza, Director General, STATEC
18:00 - 19:00
Networking Cocktail