Europe Day Conference: Green, digital and resilient growth

Conferences and workshops, Governor's appearances

The Bank of Finland and Bruegel organise a joint conference to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bruegel and the 30th anniversary of Finland's membership in the European Union. The conference will take place on Europe Day, May 9th, 2025, at the Bank of Finland. The event focuses on green, digital and resilient growth in Europe. Focusing on these three interconnected areas, the conference provides a comprehensive framework for discussing and addressing the multifaceted challenges and opportunities that Europe faces. Resilient growth ensures that Europe is better prepared to handle crises, whether they are financial, environmental, or geopolitical. 

The event will be livestreamed.

Programme

9:00 Opening address

Henna Virkkunen,
Executive Vice-President, the European Commission

Q&A moderated by Olli Rehn, the Governor, the Bank of Finand

9:30 Europe at the crossroads: Common defence, re-emerging economy?

Olli Rehn

Q&A moderated by Elisa Newby, Head of General Secretariat, the Bank of Finland

10:15 Panel discussion: Europe’s geopolitical resilience – do we have it?

Kristi Raik, Director, International Centre for Defence and Security

Heather Grabbe, Senior fellow, Bruegel

Leena Mörttinen, Permanent Under-Secretary for International and Financial Markets Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Finland

Iikka Korhonen, Director, BOFIT

Moderator: Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director, Bruegel

11:30 Concluding remarks

Jeromin Zettelmeyer 

Olli Rehn

11:50 End of the conference