Opening: Europe in the World Days

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Opening: Europe in the World Days
Stage
Sunday, 27 August
CCA Herz-Kremenak-Saal
120 minutes
English
First come first serve
With the multiple crises our continent is still facing, Europe needs to become bolder in shaping the world. It must accelerate its green transition, regain its technological competitiveness, take its security into its own hands and defend its democratic values. A Bold Europe is not an option, it is a necessity.
 
First Part: Europe's role in the World and a Bold Europe - European Neighbourhood and Geopolitics
 
Speakers: 
- Alexander Schallenberg
- Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
- Oleksandra Matviichuk
 
Second Part: Europe's role in the World and a Bold Europe - Democracy and Climate
 
Speakers: 
- Reinhard Bütikofer
- Kirsten Dunlop
- Oby Ezekwesili
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Reinhard Bütikofer

Member of the European Parliament European Parliament
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Oleksandra Matviichuk

Head of the Organisation Centre for Civil Liberties (2022 Nobel Peace Prize awardee)
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Kirsten Dunlop

CEO EIT Climate-KIC
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Oby Ezekwesili

President/ Founder / CEO Human Capital Africa (HCA) / School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG)
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Osmani-Sadriu Vjosa

President Republic of Kosovo
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Rob Hopkins

Co-Founder Transition Network
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sviatlana tsikhanouskaya

Opposition Leader of Belarus / Head of the United Transition Cabinet Republic of Belarus
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Suzanne Lynch

Chief Brussels Correspondent POLITICO Europe
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Andreas Treichl

President European Forum Alpbach
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Alexander Schallenberg

Federal Minister Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs