Supporting competitiveness in Europe

Do you want to learn more about EU and Danish support to businesses and the way to strengthen European competitiveness in the future? The European Commission Representation in Denmark, the Danish Ministry of Finance and Danish Industry invite you to discuss the present and the future: How can we provide and develop cost-efficient financial and funding mechanisms at the right pace to support technologies, innovation, and the scaling of competitive industries?

One of the key levers for competitiveness is access to funding and how to gear public support to de-risk and attract private capital. This event aims to explore how Danish and European companies can stay competitive and examine what it takes to boost their growth and investments in Europe. Key topics to be discussed include learnings from the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the other European funding instruments. We will also discuss the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and other policy instruments such as the Capital Markets Union.

Programme

Moderator: Ditte Brasso Sørensen, Think Tank Europe

8:30  Registration, coffee and networking

9:00  Welcome and opening
Rikke Wetendorff Nørgaard, Director European Affairs, Danish Industry

9:05  Keynote: How to use European money innovatively and efficiently?
Céline Gauer, Director General, Recovery and Resilience Task Force, European Commission

9:15  Keynote: How can the EU support the competitiveness of Danish businesses?
Brian Wessel, Deputy Secretary of State, Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs  

9:25  Fireside chat: How do we finance a competitive European industry? 
With Céline Gauer, Director General, Recovery and Resilience Task Force, European Commission and Brian Wessel, Deputy Secretary of State, Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
 
Moderated by: Ditte Brasso Sørensen, Think Tank Europe

9:55  Appetizer: De-risking investment to attract private capital – the case from EIFO
Mariane Søndergaard-Jensen, Senior Director and Head of International Regulation and Relations, Export and Investment Fund of Denmark

10:05  Roundtable: What are companies’ needs to support and derisk investments, and what can policymakers do about it?

Requesters: 

• Therese Bording Hermann, Head of Government Strategic Affairs and DK Public Affairs, Topsoe
• Michael Suhr, SVP Group Head of Stakeholder Relations, NKT 
• Rikke Skou Melsen, Senior Public Affairs Manager, Danfoss
• Peter Esmann, Senior Technology Advisor, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Respondants:

• Céline Gauer, Director General, Recovery and Resilience Task Force, European Commission
• Adrian Lübbert, Deputy Permanent Secretary for state-owned enterprises, utilities and business and policy, Danish Ministry of Finance

10:55  Closing remarks
Ditte Brasso Sørensen, Think Tank Europe