EIB Annual Economics Conference 2021, jointly organised with OECD, SUERF and Columbia University

Europe: Smart and Green

Conference report

EIB Investment Report 2020/2021:
Building a smart and green Europe in the Covid-19

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You can access the presentations, publications and videos of the conference here.

Thursday, 21 January 2021
13:30	Online connection

14:00	Opening remarks

	Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank

14:15	Europe Smart and Green – highlights of the 2020-2021 EIB Investment Report

	Debora Revoltella, Chief Economist, European Investment Bank I SUERF

14:45	Panel session I: Post-COVID – adapting to a new normal. Short and Long term policy response

	Chair: Pedro de Lima, Head of Economic Studies, European Investment Bank Catherine L. Mann, Global Chief Economist, Citigroup Reinhilde Veugelers, Professor, KU Leuven and Bruegel Robert Koopman, Chief Economist, World Trade Organisation Mario Nava, Director General, Structural Reforms, European Commission

16:15	Coffee break

16:30	Keynote address: How will the COVID-19 pandemic change the world?

	Adam Tooze, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History, Director of the European Institute, Columbia University

17:00	Panel session II: Policy roundtable debate: EU and country views

	Chair: Laurence Boone, Chief Economist, OECD Pier Carlo Padoan, Chairman, UniCredit Board Agnès Benassy-Quéré, Chief Economist, DG Trésor, Ministry Economy and Finance, France Jakob von Weizsäcker, Chief Economist, Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany Jan Svejnar, Director, Center on Global Economic Governance, SIPA, Columbia University and advisor to the Czech Government

18:00	Policy keynote:

	The US, Europe, and China: A Cooperative Framework for a Green and Digital Recover Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor, Director, Centre for Sustainable Development Columbia University

18:30	Virtual drinks and poster session on www.wonder.me

Friday, 22 January 2021
13:00	Opening remarks

	Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Vice President, European Investment Bank

13:15	Panel Session III: Monetary and fiscal policy: supporting the recovery and addressing the twin transition

	Chair: Peter Praet, former Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank Debt risks after the pandemic crisis Klaus Regling, Managing Director, European Stability Mechanism Debt risks after the pandemic crisis - speech by Klaus Regling Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Boris Vujčić, Governor, Croatian National Bank Sylvie Goulard, Deputy Governor, Bank of France

14:15	Keynote address: Innovation and climate as growth engines

	Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2001

14:45	Coffee break

15:00	Parallel panels
	Session A Access to finance and debt versus equity Chair: Karel Lannoo, Chief Executive, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Erik Nielsen, Chief Economist, UniCredit Steven Ongena, Professor, University of Zurich, Swiss Finance Institute, KU Leuven, CEPR Roger Havenith, Deputy CEO, European Investment Fund Jean Christophe Laloux, Director General Operations, European Investment Bank Session B The climate transition: strategies and risks Chair: Caroline Atkinson, Advisory Board Member, RockCreek Sergio Nicoletti Altimari, Director General, Macro-Prudential Policy and Financial Stability, European Central Bank Chris Hurst, Director General, Projects, European Investment Bank László Varró, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency Pascal Christory, CIO, AXA Session C Local governments: coping with COVID-19, digital transformation and climate transition Chair: Teresa Czerwinska, Vice President, European Investment Bank Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD Femke Halsema, Mayor of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (tbc) Joaquim Oliveira-Martins, Counsellor, Center for Prospective Studies and International Information (CEPII) Session D Developing countries: coping with COVID-19, digital transformation and climate transition Chair: Thomas Östros, Vice President European Investment Bank Rabah Arezki, Chief Economist, African Development Bank Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD Remi Rioux, CEO, Agence Française de Développement (tbc)


16:00	Coffee break – re-connection to main room

16:15	Keynote address

	Odile Renaud-Basso, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

16:45	Policy Keynote

	Challenge, resilience and accountability: the path to transformation Charles Michel, President of the European Council "Challenge, resilience and accountability: the path to transformation" - Speech by President Charles Michel

17:15	Closing remarks

	Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Vice President, European Investment Bank

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