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GLOBSEC TATRA SUMMIT 2016
28 - 30 October, Bratislava
PREMIER EUROPEAN & ECONOMIC FORUM IN
CENTRAL EUROPE
GLOBSEC Tatra Summit is a prominent annual
conference on the most pressing European political,
economic and financial issues with an ambitious goal – to
contribute to the shaping the future of Europe. Since its
foundation, GLOBSEC Tatra Summit has made a
significant contribution to defining challenges, solutions
and actions of the regional and wider European agenda.
Gradually, it has become an indispensable meeting place
of stakeholders and everyone who contributes to the
shaping of European political and economic policies.
Hundreds of states and EU representatives, experts from
the most influential European organizations and think-
tanks, academia and private sector gather every year in
Bratislava to exchange views and to engage in debates
that have a real impact on the current European agenda.
Over time, the top-guest list has already included
representatives such as
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, David
Lidington, Maroš Šefčovič, Valdis Dombrovskis,
Werner Hoyer, Gunter Verheugen, Jan Krzysztof
Bielecki, Robert Fico, Jean-Claude Piris, Jörg
Asmussen, Hans Jörg Schelling, Carsten Pillath,
and
other personalities.
Investment strategies and projects will be
discussed at the GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit
Investment Forum.
A few days prior to U.S. election, GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit
will look at the future of
transatlantic relations.
In the light of current crises in the European
Union, GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit
will discuss
the future make-up of the European Union
and the relations between member states’ and
EU institutions.
With the ongoing influx of asylum seekers,
European Union has been striving to adopt
the right measures to help member states in
dealing with this challenge. GLOBSEC
Tatra
Summit
will look at the EU strategies for
integration of migrants into the societies and
economies within the EU member states.
Side events: GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit
conference will be preceded by Investment
Forum. The conference programme includes
closed policy sessions, roundtables, expert
working groups and many other formats that
offer opportunities to deepen discussions on
various topics.
Attendance of top leaders and stakeholders:
heads of governments and EU institutions,
ministers, state secretaries and top-level
representatives of economic and financial
institutions, think tanks, universities and
private sector from the whole Europe.
TOPICAL FRAMEWORK
After the new European Commission took office in
2014, several new initiatives were introduced to the
public and the European Union is currently on the
path of creating the legislative framework of these
policy areas, including Energy Union, Digital Single
Market and others. At the same time, the EU is
also facing several challenges calling for
reconsideration of previous strategies. All these
issues will be crucial not only for the Slovak
Presidency, but also for the future of the whole EU.
GLOBSEC TATRA SUMMIT 2016 HIGHLIGHTS
Taking place during the first-ever Slovak
Presidency in the Council of the EU, GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit
will be the main public event during
this period.
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Topics of this year’s edition of GLOBSEC
Tatra
Summit
will include:
1. ENERGY SECURITY
| One of the Commission’s top
priorities is creating a single energy market and
enhancing the energy security which is strongly
connected to reduction of dependency of the member
states on one supplier. With the exception of reliable
Northern countries, European energy security is
exposed to potentially unstable supplies from Russia,
the Middle East and Mediterranean. GLOBSEC Tatra
Summit 2016 will contribute to the discussion on
securing stable transit routes beneficial for the whole
Union.
2.
EUROPEAN
SOLUTIONS
TO
CURRENT
CHALLENGES
| Unprecedented amounts of illegal
migrants are crossing the EU borders every day,
stimulating heated debates among public and political
elites. While we all agree that help must be provided to
those in need, the issue is much more complex. It
touches many policy areas – freedom of movement,
asylum policy, protection of external borders and
integration of refugees. GLOBSEC Tatra Summit will
focus on the solutions of the crisis across these policy
areas, already implemented measures and evaluation
of their outcomes.
3. SECURITY UNION
| Recent terrorist attacks in Paris
and Brussels reminded us of prevailing weaknesses in
European internal security. Terrorism has a very
dynamic character and operates in transborder and
virtual space. In order to maintain the area of freedom
of movement, sharing of intelligence and stronger
cooperation of agencies in countering terrorism
becomes essential. GLOBSEC Tatra Summit will
discuss necessary steps to be taken in order to fight
radicalisation and protect European security.
4. FUTURE OF TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS
AFTER U.S. ELECTIONS
| In recent years Europe and
the United States have not worked so closely in the
area of security nor economy. Challenges which the
U.S. and EU are facing might seem diverse, however,
none of the powers are able to solve these problems
alone and cooperation is inevitable. Moreover, the
conference will also discuss the future of the
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
between the United States and the EU which could be
one of the most important milestones in shaping the
global trade system.
5. ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION – OUR
COMMON FUTURE
| Recovering from the financial and
currency crisis, the EMU reform is currently underway.
The course has been set by the Five Presidents‘ Report
calling for deeper integration, common fiscal tools and
economic coordination, although it is not definite that
this will indeed be the final course. Top EMU
stakeholders will exchange their views on the future of
the EMU while trying to find a common route to the
stability of the common currency.
ACCOMPANYING EVENTS
INVESTMENT FORUM
|
As a part of GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit,
Investment Forum will take place
once again. It will offer an excellent opportunity for
more specific topics to be discussed. The Forum
will bring together investors, state representatives
and private sector representatives who will debate
on investment strategies, pension funds in the
Central and Eastern Europe, cyber security,
industry 4.0 and other highly important topics.
GLOBSEC TATRA SUMMIT
GALA DINNER
|
GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit
will host a high-profile
Gala Dinner where a prominent speaker will deliver
a speech on the most pressing questions that the
European leaders have to deal with.
YOUNG EUROPEANS’ FORUM
|
For the first time
GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit
2016 will launch Young
Europeans’ Forum. The aim of the forum is to give
emerging young professionals an opportunity to
contribute to the debate on the European Union’s
political, economic and financial agenda.
ORGANISER |
GLOBSEC
GLOBSEC
Tatra Summit
is hosted by GLOBSEC,
Slovak non-governmental organization, with the
support of its strategic partners - Ministry of
Finance of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Foreign
and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and
Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic.