More about the programme 24th September

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The doors open - Coffee

Time: 8.00-9.00, in the Exhibition

Keynote speaker

Carl Bildt, Co-Chair ECFR

Time: 9.20–10.00, Concert Hall

Europe between the tanks of Putin and the tariffs of Trump - can we build Europe for a harder world?

Coffee

Time: 10.00-10.30, in the Exhibition

Trade and Competitiveness: Is the EU on the Right Track?

Time: 10.30–11.15, Concert Hall

Trade is a cornerstone of the EU’s global competitiveness – but how well does current trade policy support companies in their efforts to grow and compete internationally? In this panel, we’ll explore what the EU is doing well – and not so well – in the area of trade, what policy changes are needed to foster long-term growth and innovation, and what businesses concretely need from policymakers in order to succeed on the global market.

Panelists:

• Jan Kilström, CEO Continental Europe, Keolis
• Malin Parkler, CEO Pfizer Sweden
• Anna Stellinger, Deputy Director General, Head of International and EU Affairs, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
  
• Fredrik Rosenqvist, CEO Qvantum

Moderator:

Björn Wedin, Trade Policy Advisor, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

Organiser:

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

The Cyber Threat Landscape – How can Europe Stay Ahead?

Time: 10.30–11.15, Amfi

A significant share of today’s security risks emerges in the digital landscape, where cyber threats have become increasingly common and severe. Defending against these types of attacks is a growing challenge, especially as the ongoing digital transformation has made organizations and societies more interconnected - and more vulnerable - than ever before.

During the session, we will explore the following areas:

What are the biggest threats facing European businesses and public institutions? How can we strengthen collaboration between the public and private sectors?

What can we learn from recent cyberattacks? What strategies and technologies are needed to protect Europe’s digital infrastructure? The speakers include cybersecurity experts from industry, EU agencies, and academia.

Speakers:

• Ifigeneia Lella, Cybersecurity Expert, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
• Liselott Lading, Director Business Consultancy, Avenga
• Johanna Parikka Altenstedt, Cyberlawyer and Coordinator Swedish Cybernode at RISE
• Petter Fahlström, Director of Operations at Truesec

Moderator:

Ola Svedin, CEO, OpenTech

Organiser:

Europe Direct Lund/Open Tech

Strategies in an uncertain world

Time: 11.20–12.00, Concert Hall

"There seems to be no order in the disorder”, was the reaction of Ursula von der Leyen to the announcement of universal tariffs by the US. When erratic statements and decisions by president Trump has ushered in a new world order in global trade, how do businesses in Lund and beyond navigate this changing landscape?

And what can and should the EU do to adjust to this situation? What can the EU learn from businesses when planning a strategy to stay at pace with a volatile global economic landscape?

This seminar will bring together local business leaders and academic and global trade expertise to discuss the use of strategies in an uncertain world.

Speakers:

• Ray Mauritsson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Axis Communications
• Marie Sandin, Managing Director & VP Strategic Programs, Tetra Pak Sweden
• Thomas Kalling, Professor of Strategy, Lund University School of Economics and Management
• Anna Stellinger, Deputy Director General & Head of International and EU Affairs, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

Moderator:

Maria Wetterstrand

Organiser:

Lund University

What are the Nordic countries and the EU doing for cross-border commuting – what has the Öresund bridge meant?

Time: 11.20–12.00, Amfi

What are the Nordic countries and the EU doing to facilitate cross-border commuting in the Öresund region? And what role has the Öresund Bridge played in shaping labour market integration over the past 25 years?
This seminar explores cross-border commuting – at the Nordic and EU policy level, the regional Öresund level, and initiatives at commuter level. We will discuss resolved and remaining border barriers, labour market dynamics across Nordic borders, and visions for future labour mobility.

Speakers:

• Anders Ahnlid, Director General, National Board of Trade Sweden
  Representing the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Freedom of Movement Council
  • What joint efforts are being made at the Nordic and EU levels to support cross-border commuting?
  • Which border barriers have been resolved – and which remain?
• Jan Juul Christensen, Managing Director, Greater Copenhagen
  Regional and policy-level perspective on Öresund
  • Greater Copenhagen’s vision: 30,000 cross-border commuters by 2030 – what will it take?
• Malin Dahl, Länsstyrelsen Skåne / Öresunddirekt
  Representing an information service that conveys information to cross-border commuters
  • How can targeted initiatives increase cross-border commuting?
    

Moderator:

Magnus Schönning, Tillväxtverket

Organiser:

Tillväxtverket, interreg Öresund

Living and Working in Brussels

Time: 11.20–12.00, Botulfshörnan

Considering a career in Brussels, particularly within the European Union sphere, often brings questions not just about the professional landscape but also the practicalities and realities of life in the EU capital.

This panel discussion aims to provide information to anyone curious about the experience of living and working in Brussels from the perspective of young professionals and trainees recently involved with EU institutions and related organizations.

Speaker

• Pernilla Jourde, European Parliament
• Cecilia Sundberg, European Parliament

Moderator

Michel Anderlini, Professor at Malmö University

Organiser

EU Academy

Lunch

Time: 12.00-13.00, in the Exhibition

Ukraine and the EU – Navigating Integration and Europe's Future

Time: 13.00-13.45, Amfin

Welcome to a cross-disciplinary seminar exploring the future relationship between the European Union and Ukraine. The EU-Ukraine relationship evolves at an unprecedented pace and in an unpredictable international context. To make sense of the current events and to bring perspectives that integrate the past, present and the immediate to medium-term future, this panel engages with the question: What are the factors that may influence the relationship between Ukraine and the European Union today and in the next decade?

To answer this challenging question, we bring together scholars and practitioners from the humanities and social sciences will address cultural, historical, legal, and socio-economic dimensions shaping this significant link.

Speakers

• Anna-Lena Laurén, Journalist and author
• Eleonora Narvselius, Senior Lecturer & Associate Professor at the Division of Ethnology, Lund University
• Tornike Metreveli, Associate Senior Lecturer in European Studies and Associate Professor in Sociology of Religions, Lund University
  

Moderator

Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, Senior lecturer at European Studies & Deputy Dean at Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Lund University

Organiser:

Lund University

Coffee

Time: 13.45-14.15, in the Exhibition