Debate on the Future of the European Chemical Industry

The Debate on the Future of the European Chemical Industry will take place on 11 December 2024, from 16:15 to 18:30 at the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Adam Jarubas.

The event, organized with the support of Mazovia Voivodeship, the capital region of Poland, and the Waste Management and Recycling Cluster will serve as an opportunity to present ECRN’s stance on the future of the chemical industry to European institutions, coinciding with the upcoming Polish Presidency of the EU Council. A central feature of the event will be a high-level debate addressing the current state of the chemical industry and the challenges it faces. Additionally, the event will commemorate the 20th anniversary of ECRN’s founding. In conclusion of this high-level discussion, the handover of the Position to institutional representatives is envisaged.

The high-level debate will be followed by a Gala Dinner.

To ensure your participation, register HERE.

Agenda

Moderator: Folco Ciulli – Executive Director of ECRN

16:15 – Welcome and formal opening – Keynote speeches

• Adam Jarubas – MEP, Member of ENVI and ITRE Committee
• Adam Struzik – Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship
• Stephan Satijn – Limburg’s Regional Minister for Economy, Finance and Business Operations and Public Affairs

16:30 – Current situation of the chemical industry in the European and global context

• Tomasz Zieliński – President of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry

16:45 – Perspectives from national and regional actors’s voices

• Sven Schulze – Minister of Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the State of Saxony-Anhalt
• Tomasz Zieliński – President of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry
• Oriol Alcoba Malaspina – General Director of Industry of the Generalidad de Cataluña in ACCIÓ
• Yves Verschueren – Director General of Essenscia, Belgian Federation for the Chemical Industry and Life Sciences
• Nathalie Veronelli – Vice President of Italian Association of Chemical Trade, AssIC

17:30 – Strengthening EU policies for a competitive and sustainable chemical industry

• Kerstin Jorna – Director General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission, DG GROW
• Marco Mensink – Director General of Cefic, The European Chemical Industry Council
• Isabelle Barthès – Deputy General Secretary, IndustriAll
• Lia Voermans – Chair of the Brightlands Circular Space Steering Committee

18:15 – Presentation of ECRN’s Position on the Future of the EU Chemical Industry

• Guido Guidesi – Minister for Economic Development of Lombardy, President of ECRN

18:25 – ECRN Position handover to institutional representatives

18:30 – Closing remarks and the invitation to the gala dinner

• Guido Guidesi – Minister for Economic Development of Lombardy, President of ECRN

18:35 – Opening of the Gala Dinner: 20 Years of the ECRN

• Thomas Wobben – Director at the European Committee of the Regions, founder of ECRN