THE FUTURE OF EMERGING EUROPE
SUMMIT & AWARDS 2021
Towards a resilient
and sustainable emerging Europe
The event and awards ceremony were held in Brussels, on Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Watch all sessions and see the pictures via the links below.
THE SUMMIT SPEAKERS
Mircea Geoană
Deputy Secretary General
NATO
Maroš Šefčovič
Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations
European Commission
Jan-Philipp Beck
Chief Executive Officer
EIT Health
Kasia Madera
News Presenter
BBC World News
Andreas Beckmann
Regional CEO
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Central and Eastern Europe
Anna Bjerde
Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia
World Bank
Anna Grabowska
Vice-President of the Management Board for Consumer Strategies,
Chief Commercial Officer
Żabka
Kostas Deligiannis
General Manager
GE Healthcare Eastern Europe
Beata Javorcik
Chief Economist, EBRD
Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
Oleg Krot
Managing Partner
TECHIIA Holding
Jurica Novak
Managing Partner
Central Europe
McKinsey & Company
Marek Dietl
Chief Executive Officer
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Leader of Democratic Belarus
Agnieszka Gajewska
Global International Development, CEE Public Sector and Infrastructure and CEE ESG Leader
PwC
Haldun Firat Köktürk
Global Head of Airports
Limak Group of Companies
Andrew Wrobel
Founding Partner
Emerging Europe
Vera Platonova
Senior Vice President, CISSEE Group Country Manager
Visa
Craig Turp-Balazs
Editor
Emerging Europe
Andreas Schaal
Global Relations Director
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Irma Veberic
Poland General Manager
Roche
THE SUMMIT AGENDA
The Future of Emerging Europe Summit and Awards will feature five sessions, each focused on one of the programme's five pillars.
OPENING /
FIRESIDE
CHAT
13:00 CEST
Fireside chat with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Leader of Democratic Belarus
Hosted by Andrew Wrobel, Founding Partner, Emerging Europe
PEOPLE
SESSION
13:30 CEST
Providing fair, equal, quality health care
across emerging Europe
Covid-19 has brought home the importance of resilient health systems, able to withstand sudden shocks such as a pandemic while continuing to offer successful outcomes for other illnesses. But has there been too much focus on Covid-19? How can we be sure that the wealth of innovation we have seen over the past 18 months will be in the fields where we need it most? And how can we ensure universal access to quality health care across the emerging Europe region?
SESSION PARTNER
Jan-Philipp Beck
Chief Executive Officer
EIT Health
Kostas Deligiannis
General Manager
GE Healthcare Eastern Europe
Irma Veberic
Poland General Manager
Roche
Craig Turp-Balazs
Editor
Emerging Europe
PLANET
SESSION
14:15 CEST
Lifestyles for a greener and
more sustainable emerging Europe
Creating a sustainable future goes way beyond closing coal-fired power plants. Increasingly, the onus is on all of us, as individuals, to ensure that the choices we make about the food we consume, the way we heat our homes or the way we fuel our cars are beneficial not just for us, but for everyone. Who should take the lead here? Government? Business? How do we encourage innovation that creates value for shareholders while protecting the planet?
SESSION PARTNER
Andreas Beckmann
Regional CEO
WWF Central and Eastern Europe
Anna Bjerde
Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia
World Bank
Anna Grabowska
Vice-President of the Management Board for Consumer Strategies,
Chief Commercial Officer
Żabka
Andrew Wrobel
Founding Partner
Emerging Europe
PROSPERITY
SESSION
15:10 CEST
Redefining and strengthening a post-growth
emerging Europe economy
A post-growth economy puts life and everything needed to maintain it at the centre of economic and social activity. But what does this mean for emerging Europe, where most countries are still in the process of economic convergence with the western half of the continent? How do we ensure that post-growth does not leave these countries in limbo, lagging forever behind?
SESSION PARTNER
Marek Dietl
Chief Executive Officer
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Beata Javorcik
Chief Economist
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
Oleg Krot
Managing Partner
TECHIIA Holding
Jurica Novak
Managing Partner, Central Europe
McKinsey & Company
Kasia Madera
News Presenter
BBC World News
PARTNERSHIP
SESSION
15:55 CEST
Inspiring unity and new transformational leadership
in emerging Europe
A bold future will require bold leadership, from both today’s leaders and from tomorrow's. But it will also increasingly require collaboration: between countries, between regions, between the public and the private sector. How can we nurture a generation of leaders who will look for solutions and inspiration together, ready to create and share best practice across boundaries of all kinds?
SESSION PARTNER
Agnieszka Gajewska
Global International Development Leader, CEE Public Sector and Infrastructure Leader and CEE ESG
PwC
Haldun Fırat Köktürk
Global Head of Airports
Limak Group of Companies
Vera Platonova
Senior Vice President, CISSEE Group Country Manager
Visa
Andreas Schaal
Global Relations Director
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Craig Turp-Balazs
Editor
Emerging Europe
PEACE
SESSION
16:50 CEST
Building a forward-looking, secure and democratic emerging Europe
This session will consist of two separate fireside chats.
Mircea Geoană
Deputy Secretary General
NATO
Maroš Šefčovič
Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations
European Commission
Andrew Wrobel
Founding Partner
Emerging Europe
AWARDS
CEREMONY
17:40-19:00 CEST
Acknowledging those who contributed the most
to the region's sustainable growth in 2020
The Emerging Europe Awards programme recognises individuals and organisations from across the region which have contributed to building the kind of world that offers a secure, prosperous and inclusive future to all its citizens. The awards gala is where we make that recognition official, showcasing the very best of the emerging Europe before an international audience.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Kasia Madera
Journalist and Presenter
BBC World News
COCKTAIL
RECEPTION
19:00-20:00 CEST
THE SUMMIT: AGENDA
The Future of Emerging Europe Summit and Awards will feature five sessions, each focused on one of the programme's five pillars.
OPENING
+ FIRESIDE CHAT
13:00 CEST
Fireside chat with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Hosted by Andrew Wrobel, Founding Partner, Emerging Europe
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Leader of Democratic Belarus
Andrew Wrobel
Founding Partner
Emerging Europe
PEOPLE
SESSION
13:30 CEST
Providing fair, equal, quality health care
across emerging Europe
Covid-19 has brought home the importance of resilient health systems, able to withstand sudden shocks such as a pandemic while continuing to offer successful outcomes for other illnesses. But has there been too much focus on Covid-19? How can we be sure that the wealth of innovation we have seen over the past 18 months will be in the fields where we need it most? And how can we ensure universal access to quality health care across the emerging Europe region?
SESSION PARTNER
Jan-Philipp Beck
Chief Executive Officer
EIT Health
Kostas Deligiannis
General Manager
GE Healthcare Eastern Europe
Irma Veberic
Poland General Manager
Roche
Craig Turp-Balazs
Editor
Emerging Europe
PLANET
SESSION
14:15 CEST
Lifestyles for a greener and
more sustainable emerging Europe
Creating a sustainable future goes way beyond closing coal-fired power plants. Increasingly, the onus is on all of us, as individuals, to ensure that the choices we make about the food we consume, the way we heat our homes or the way we fuel our cars are beneficial not just for us, but for everyone. Who should take the lead here? Government? Business? How do we encourage innovation that creates value for shareholders while protecting the planet?
SESSION PARTNER
Andreas Beckmann
Regional CEO
WWF Central and Eastern Europe
Anna Bjerde
Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia
World Bank
Anna Grabowska
Vice-President of the Management Board for Consumer Strategies,
Chief Commercial Officer
Żabka
Andrew Wrobel
Founding Partner
Emerging Europe
PROSPERITY
SESSION
15:10 CEST
Redefining and strengthening a post-growth
emerging Europe economy
A post-growth economy puts life and everything needed to maintain it at the centre of economic and social activity. But what does this mean for emerging Europe, where most countries are still in the process of economic convergence with the western half of the continent? How do we ensure that post-growth does not leave these countries in limbo, lagging forever behind?
SESSION PARTNER
Marek Dietl
Chief Executive Officer
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Beata Javorcik
Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
Oleg Krot
Managing Partner
TECHIIA Holding
Jurica Novak
Managing Partner, Central Europe
McKinsey
Kasia Madera
News Presenter
BBC World News
PARTNERSHIP
SESSION
15:55 CEST
Inspiring unity and new transformational leadership
in emerging Europe
A bold future will require bold leadership, from both today’s leaders and from tomorrow's. But it will also increasingly require collaboration: between countries, between regions, between the public and the private sector. How can we nurture a generation of leaders who will look for solutions and inspiration together, ready to create and share best practice across boundaries of all kinds?
SESSION PARTNER
Agnieszka Gajewska
Global International Development Leader, CEE Public Sector and Infrastructure Leader and CEE ESG
PwC
Haldun Fırat Köktürk
Global Head of Airports
Limak Group of Companies
Vera Platonova
Senior Vice President,
CISSEE Group Country Manager
Visa
Andreas Schaal
Global Relations Director
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Craig Turp-Balazs
Editor
Emerging Europe
PEACE
SESSION
16:50 CEST
Building a forward-looking, secure and democratic emerging Europe
This session will consist of two separate fireside chats.
Mircea Geoana
Deputy Secretary General
NATO
Maros Sefcovic
Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations
European Commission
Andrew Wrobel
Founding Partner
Emerging Europe
AWARDS
CEREMONY
17:40 CEST
Acknowledging those who contributed the most
to the region's sustainable growth in 2020
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Kasia Madera
News Presenter
BBC World News
The Emerging Europe Awards programme recognises individuals and organisations from across the region which have contributed to building the kind of world that offers a secure, prosperous and inclusive future to all its citizens. The awards gala is where we make that recognition official, showcasing the very best of the emerging Europe before an international audience.
COCKTAIL
RECEPTION
19:00-20:15 CEST
SUMMIT & AWARDS VENUE
BluePoint Brussels
The Emerging Europe Summit & Awards will be hosted at the BluePoint Brussels Business & Conference Centre, next to the Belgian capital's European district.
The venue boasts meeting rooms, a terrace and a large garden for our in-person guests, whilst the state-of-the-art audio/video facilities will ensure online guests are immersed in and actively join the discussions.
The building is easily accessible via the main access roads. Public transport is within walking distance and the Zaventem international airport is only 15 minutes away. The building has an underground car park with 300 parking spots.
Click here for the exact address.
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100+
Outlets covering the programme
every year
800+
Estimated audience for 2021
3.5 million
#EEAwards hashtag impressions on Twitter
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
BECOME A PARTNER
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Establish your thought leadership
The campaign is a platform to position your experts as leaders of change — and creators of trends — related to the development of sustainable growth across emerging Europe.
Position and strengthen your brand
Show a global audience that you are a leading sustainability champion, who values forward-thinking solutions and cares about future generations.
Make high-profile connections
We will involve hundreds of leaders in the programme. As a partner, you will tap into a wealth of new contacts in our like-minded network.
Contact us
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