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.

 

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

We have created partnership options that provide outstanding strategic business and communications results.

 

  • 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

If you have any further questions about the project, feel free to drop us an email.

office(at)emerging-europe.com