Inclusion, sustainability, social justice, innovation, global competitiveness and governance are central to the Von der Leyen’s Commission and present a set of interlocked and systemic challenges that need to be addressed.

As the EU institutions are working to make Europe more green, digital and self-reliant, tackling these issues demand a different approach to regulation. The aim of this event is to bring fresh thinking on how regulators can design a progressive approach to regulation, where responsible innovation can thrive. We will focus on some of the following themes:

• Do we need a different approach to regulation?
• Which novel tools and methods are needed to achieve society’s regulatory goals more effectively and efficiently?
• How can we regulate the digital space? What role will data play in regulation?

Bringing together high-level experts from politics, academia as well as civil society and business, some of our confirmed speakers include:

• Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight at the European Commission
• Veronica Gaffey, Chair of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) at the European Commission
• Professor Christopher Hodges, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford

Agenda

09:00: Check-in to the “virtual space”

09:15: Welcome by Robert Madelin, Chairman, FIPRA International

09:20: Keynote “Is regulating better part of a post-pandemic recovery plan?”, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, European Commission

09:30: Keynotes “A different approach to regulation”

• Ben Alcott, Director, International Group, Civil Aviation Authority (A successful example)
• Prof. Christopher Hodges, CSLS, University of Oxford (Theory and practice)

10:10: Break

10:20: Panel "Regulation in the Digital Space and Using Data Effectively"

Moderated by: Robert Madelin, Chairman, FIPRA International & Ekkart Kaske, Executive Director, European Justice Forum

• Nick Malyshev, Head of the Regulatory Policy Division, OECD
• Prabhat Agarwal, Head of Unit, Online Platforms & eCommerce, European Commission
• Dr. Matthew Vickers, Chief Executive and Chief Ombudsman, Ombudsman Services
• Bruno Roche, Founder & Director, Economics of Mutuality

11:00: Conclusions and next steps “Regulating Innovation”, Veronica Gaffey, chair of the regulatory scrutiny board (RSB), EU Commission

11:20: Closing remarks, Moya Stevenson, Chairwoman of European Justice Forum & Director, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd.

11:30: End of debate