Innovation Policy Lab

As a new European Parliament and Commission are set to take office, ELF and FNF Europe bring together an interdisciplinary array of stakeholders, including policy experts, industry leaders, academics, and civil society representatives, to collaboratively construct a roadmap for future policy across various sectors. 

Working around the themes of Security, Defence and Resilience, Digitalisation and Technology, Institutional Reforms, and Sustainability and World Trade, small working groups aka policy labs will provide collaborative forums, encouraging discussions of diverse perspectives to drive innovation and policy advancement. The discussions will be the basis of Europe 2029: A How-to Guide for EU Policymakers and Global Europe: A Handbook for EU Policymakers, to be published when the new European Parliament takes office, providing actionable insights for the forthcoming legislative term. 

Please note that this event is by invitation only.

Programme  

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 

09:30 Welcome and Introduction to the Programme  

Alva Finn, Executive Director, European Liberal Forum 
Jules Maaten, Regional Director, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom  

10:00 Keynote Speech and Open Discussion 

Speaker: TBC 

Moderator: Sahra Lissek, FNF Europe 

11:30 Introduction to Policy Labs, Dr. Antonios Nestoras, Deputy Executive Director, ELF 

Rapporteurs:

Theresa Winter, Manager Security and Defence, FNF  

Zoë Van Doren, Manager Digitalisation and Innovation, FNF 

Dr. Antonios Nestoras, Deputy Executive Director, ELF 

Maria Alesina, Policy and Research Officer, ELF 

13:00 Policy Labs – Session 1  

15:00 Policy Labs – Session 2 

17:00 Policy Labs – Session 3 

18:30 Dinner 

Thursday, 07 March 2024  

09:15 Welcome, Laurenz Van Ginneken, ELF Project Officer

09:30 Policy Labs – Session 4 

11:30 Wrap-Up and Closing

Alva Finn, Executive Director, European Liberal Forum 

Jules Maaten, Regional Director, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom  

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An event organised by the European Liberal Forum (ELF). Co-funded by the European Parliament. The views expressed herein are those of the speaker(s) alone. These views do not necessarily reflect those of the European Parliament and/or the European Liberal Forum.