Heather Grabbe

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© Thomas Seifert
Europe’s Future Fellow
Institute for Human Sciences Vienna (IWM)

She is currently a Europe’s Future Fellow as well as Senior Advisor at the Open Society Foundations. She was ranked highly among “the women who shape Brussels” by Politico and has written recently on how climate change and technology are affecting the quality of democracy and economic and social justice.

Heather Grabbe on the Schedule 2023

Monday, 28 August

Starting times
Evening
Track Forum: Community Talks
English 60
The Track Forum is your space to connect to fellow participants and speakers around the four thematic tracks of the EFA. Each corner of Schrödinger Hall hosts one track community. Sit at one of the nine tables, get to know interesting leaders and experts, and have a great conversation about current issues. 
 
Climate Track:
Table 1 – What’s happening in Brussels?, with Gregor Erbach, Head of Service, Climate Action and Research Tracking, European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)
Table 2 – A climate conversation with Heather Grabbe, Europe’s Future Fellow 
 
Democracy Track:
Table 1 – What’s happening in Brussels?, with Etienne Bassot, Director, Members' Research Service, European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)
Table 2 – A democracy conversation with Leszek Jazdzewski, Europe’s Future Fellow
 
Finance & Economy Track:
Table 1 – What’s happening in Brussels?, with Lasse Boehm, Head of Unit, Economic Policies, European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)
Table 2 – A finance & economy conversation with Bernd Marin, Europe’s Future Fellow
 
Security Track:
Table 1 – What’s happening in Brussels?, with Elena Lazarou, Head of Unit, External Policies, European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)
Table 2 – A security conversation with Nikola Dimitrov, Europe’s Future Fellow 
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA Schrödinger-Saal
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18:30 - 19:30 Track Forum: Community Talks
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Tuesday, 29 August

Starting times
Afternoon
The Diplomatic Triangle of the EU Green Deal: Trade, Environment and Development
English 90
The EU’s green agenda has drawn criticism from trading partners. Concerns arise over the disproportionate negative impact on least developed countries. Explore the importance of rethinking and better integrating the development dimension into the EU’s “green trade” agenda and of formulating a diplomatic strategy to ensure a successful green transformation of the EU’s industrial and agricultural sectors. 
 
Session objective: Making progress visible – Be surprised by current progress, witness the establishment of new good practices and find hidden treasures of transformation. 
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA Liechtenstein-Saal
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14:00 - 15:30 The Diplomatic Triangle of the EU Green Deal: Trade, Environment and Development
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