Conference

BUSINESS PLATFORM 2023

9 October 2023
Casa Árabe, Madrid, Spain
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    • THE GLOBAL GATEWAY, A NEW PARADIGM FOR RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS PARTNERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND BEYOND

    The EU’s ‘Global Gateway’ connectivity strategy has become a flagship of EU’s global agenda. It is also likely to impose itself as a distinct cooperation paradigm in Euro-Mediterranean relations. The EuroMeSCo Business Platform will offer a unique opportunity to put around the table economic operators, policy makers and think tankers to discuss various aspects related to the Mediterranean dimension of the Global Gateway.

    This event was held back to back with the EuroMeSCo Annual Conference.

    Agenda

    16:15-16:30 Opening Session

    Senén Florensa Executive President IEMed – The European Institute of the Mediterranean
    Irene Lozano Domingo Director General Casa Árabe
    Maria Lledó Secretary General for the European Union Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation

    Moderation

    Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria Director of the Euro-Mediterranean Policies Department, EuroMeSCo Team Leader European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)

    16h30 – 17h00: Setting the scene

    Chair Henrike Trautmann Acting Director, Southern Neighbourhood and Türkiye Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) European Commission
    Andrea Tinagli Representative to the Union for the Mediterranean European Investment Bank – EIB

    17h00-18h30: Debate

    A business perspective:
    Norman Albi Chief Executive Officer. Barcelona Cable Landing Station. MEDUSA Submarine Cable System.
    Adel Ben-Lassoued Representative Director Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz – STEG
    Angelo Ferrante Secretary General Association of the Mediterranean Transmission System Operators (TSOs) for electricity – Med-TSO; Head of European Affairs, Terna SpA
    John Karydas Chief Executive Officer Renewables, Copelouzos Group
    Tarek Tawfik Deputy Chairman; President Federation of Egyptian Industries, and the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies; American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt.
    Jordi Torrent Strategy Director Port of Barcelona and Secretary General of MEDPorts

    Debate with other participants

    Giorgia ABELTINO Senior Director, Public Policy South Europe and Director of External Relations Google.
    Fannie AGERSHOU-MADSEN Expert Danish Institute for International Affairs – DIIA
    Haizam Amirah-Fernández Senior Analyst, Mediterranean & Arab World Real Instituto Elcano
    Dawud ANSARI Associate Researcher German Institute for International and Security Affairs Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik – SWP
    Rym AYADI Founder and President Euro – Mediterranean Economists Association – EMEA
    Mohammed BAHAROON Director B’huth Public Policy Research Center in the UAE
    Joseph BAHOUT Director Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut – IFI/AUB
    Houda BEN JANET Director General Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie – OME
    Stefania BENAGLIA Head of the Global Connectivity Programme Centre for European Policy Studies – CEPS
    San BILAL Senior Executive Acting Associate Director Sustainable African Economies and Climate Action Centre for Africa-Europe relations – ECDPM
    Lorenzo BURGOS Assistant Director Representative Offices, International Banking, Caixabank
    Víctor BURGUETE Senior Researcher Barcelona Centre for International Affairs – CIDOB
    Oskar CHMIEL Expert Center for Social and Economic Research – CASE
    Maria Helena DE FELIPE Vice-president Foment del Treball Nacional
    Andrea DESSÌ Scientific Advisor for the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa programme; Assistant Professor in International Relations and Global Politics, Istituto Affari Internazionali – IAI; American University of Rome – AUR
    Mark FURNESS Senior Researcher of the Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation" German Institute of Development and Sustainability – IDOS
    Laury HAYTAYAN MENA Director Natural Resource Governance Institute
    Kristina KAUSCH Senior Resident Fellow German Marshall Fund of the United States – GMFUS
    Mondher KHANFIR Senior Advisor and Consultant African Center for Economic Transformation – ACET
    Zine LABIDINE Visiting Fellow European Council on Foreign Relations – ECFR
    Joaquim LLIMONA BALCELLS Director CEI International Affairs
    Cristina LOBILLO BORRERO Head of the Energy Platform Task Force (EPTF) Directorate-General for Energy (ENER TF), European Commission
    Luis MATEOS Deputy Director-General for Bilateral Economic Relations and Economic Diplomacy Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation - MAUEC
    Kim B. OLSEN Associate Fellow Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswaertige Politik – DGAP
    Olivia OROZCO DE LA TORRE Coordinator of the Economy Program Casa Árabe
    Alberto PALACIOS Technical director Centre for Transportation Studies for the Western Mediterranean – CETMO
    Ricardo SÁNCHEZ-BLANCO Deputy Director General Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation – MAEUEC
    Jean-Loup SAAMAN Associate Research Fellow Institut Français des Relations Internationales – IFRI
    Bernard SIMAN Senior Associate Fellow Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations
    Ozlem TUR Associate Professor Middle East Technical University, Center for European Studies
    Harry TZIMITRAS Director Peace Research Institute Oslo-PRIO Cyprus Centre
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