Driving Competitiveness in a Changing World: Transatlantic Business Works Summit 2024

    

08:00 - 08:30: Networking Breakfast

08:30 – 08:40: Opening Remarks

• Marjorie Chorlins, Senior Vice President, Europe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General, BusinessEurope

08:40 – 8:45: European Welcome

• H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States

08:45 – 09:15: In Conversation: State of Transatlantic Business

• Suzanne P. Clark, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Markus Beyrer, Director General and CEO, BusinessEurope

• Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU

• Moderator: John Murphy, Senior Vice President, Head of International, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

09:15 – 09:50: In Conversation: Industry Views on European Competitiveness

• Chris Frech, Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs Emergent BioSolutions
• Ami Simunovich, Executive Vice President, Chief Quality & Regulatory and Public Affairs, BD
• Mike Finelli, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer and Chief North America Officer, Syensqo
• Bryan Jacobs, Vice President, Government and External Affairs, BMW
• Moderator: Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General, BusinessEurope

09:50 – 10:15: Fireside Chat: The UK Perspective

• James Roscoe MVO, Deputy Head of Mission to the United States, His Majesty’s Government
• Moderator: Zach Helzer, Senior Director, Europe and Head, U.S. – UK Business Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

10:15 – 10:35: Keynote: Future of the Single Market Report

• Enrico Letta, Report Author, Former Italian Prime Minister
• Moderator: Markus Beyrer, Director General and CEO, Business Europe

10:35 – 10:55: Coffee Break and Networking

10:55 – 11:20: Fireside Chat: China and the Transatlantic Relationship

• The Rt Hon. Lord Peter Mandelson, Chairman, Global Counsel
• Moderator: Eleonora Catella, Deputy Director, International Relations, BusinessEurope

11:20 – 11:50: In Conversation: Competitiveness in A Digital World

• David Weller, Senior Director of Emerging Tech, Competitiveness & Sustainability Policy, Google
• Drew Wayne, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Head of Tax, Trade & Foreign Policy, Siemens Corporation
• Björn Block, Digital Manager, Leading Digital in Business, Inter IKEA Group
• Moderator: Sean Heather, Senior Vice President, International Regulatory Affairs & Antitrust, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

11:50 – 12:20: In Conversation: U.S. – EU Leadership in the Green Transition

• Pedro Azagra Blázquez, Chief Executive Officer, Avangrid
• Luiziana Ribeiro, Director of Sustainability, BASF
• Matt Armstrong, Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Baker Hughes
• Roger Martella, Head of Sustainability, GE Vernova
• Moderator: Dr. Ivana Zuzul, Executive Director, Europe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

12:20 – 12:35: Keynote: What’s Next for U.S. – EU Relations?

• Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (Pre-Record)
• Jon Finer, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

12:35 – 1:30: Closing Remarks & Networking Lunch

• Closing Remarks – Zach Helzer, Senior Director, Europe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Intro Performance – Pascal Confavreux, Spokesperson, French Embassy
• Paris 2024 Special Performance