In a context of growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, Europe faces critical choices about its future integration, enlargement, and global role. How can Europe navigate the increasing risks of fragmentation, and what part should multilateral development institutions play?
Join Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Prof. Marco Buti, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Chair, for a high-level dialogue on the challenges and opportunities ahead for Europe.
Together, they will explore:
- The future of European integration
- The implications of EU enlargement
- Ukraine's reconstruction and resilience
- The evolving role of multilateral banks in a fragmented global landscape
The event will conclude with closing remarks by Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti, Pierre Werner Chair.
For online attendance please use the below link:
https://eui-eu.zoom.us/j/92480323038
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Odile Renaud-Basso became the seventh President of EBRD on November 2nd 2020 following her election by the EBRD’s Board of Governors during their 29th Annual Meeting in October.
She replaced Sir Suma Chakrabarti, who stepped down in July after serving two full four-year terms, and is the first ever female head of a multilateral development bank.
In her previous role as Director General at the French Treasury, Ms Renaud-Basso oversaw the development of France’s economic policies, leading on European and international financial affairs, trade policies, financial regulation and debt management.
In this position, she also served as Vice-President of the European Economic and Financial Committee, deputy to the G7 and G20 groups and French Governor or Alternate Governor of the World Bank, EBRD and African Development Bank. She was also Chair of the Paris Club.
Prior to that, she was Deputy Director-General of the Caisse des Dépôts, a large French public financial institution.
Ms Renaud-Basso is a graduate of the Paris Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), and an Ecole Nationale d’Administration alumnus. She also attended Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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The Economic and Monetary Union Laboratory (EMU Lab) is a collaborative initiative driven by the Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Chair and the Pierre Werner Chair, aiming to reassess the Economic and Monetary Union's structure in light of current European and global economic conditions.
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