IN2030 Summer University 2021
Session 1: Opening session
Scene setting discussion setting out the political context in which the Summer University is being held. This session reflected on politics and priorities in the UK and EU (noting upcoming elections in France and Germany) as we emerge from the COVID pandemic and begin to build back our economies.
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Session 2: Priorities emerging from global trends 2030 and beyond
The panel identified and described the key global trends, drawing on work already done by IN2030. Speakers will address what are the main developments in each respective region and how these are likely to evolve over the period 2021-2030 and beyond as well as how they relate to one another, describing interlinkages and overlaps.
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Session 3: Guest Speaker in Conversation: Elements in US, EU and UK architecture looking to 2030
With the election of US President Biden, new possibilities have emerged for Transatlantic cooperation to address key global challenge, such as China and climate change. This discussion focused on how the US, UK and EU can construct a new architecture of relations that moves beyond respective election cycles to ensure future cooperation, irrespective of who occupies the White House.
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Session 4: Guest Speaker in Conversation: Assessing the power of the Internet
The advance of technology is having transformative effects on democratic structures and societies, with new actors and old exploiting developments to change, and in some cases undermine trust and faith in the institutions and processes of Western democracies. How can the UK and the EU institutionalize dialogue and cooperation effectively to set principles and standards protecting our basic democratic processes and structures from those who would seek to undermine them?
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Session 8: Guest Speaker in Conversation: The challenges ahead for Europe
As the European Union exits from the final stages of the pandemic, a chance emerges to refocus on pre-existing political priorities set out for the 2019-2024 work programme and beyond. For example, will the EU still be on track to become the first climate neutral continent, has the pandemic helped or hindered its digital strategy, and what role for an EU seeking to strengthen its global voice in a world of increased competitive interdependence?
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Session 11: Guest Speakers in Conversation: Global Britain: Cooperation in a competitive age?
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, two speakers from a younger generation of analysts gave their insights and thoughts on the Government’s Global Britain policy and the Integrated Review. Touching on perceptions and realities on both sides, what picture emerges to establish joint priorities for cooperation in tackling shared security, strategic and foreign policy problems?
15 April 2021 | First Ideas Network 2030 Annual Lecture
Global Trends to 2030: The challenges ahead for Europe by Klaus Welle, Secretary General, European Parliament
The organisers of IN2030 have decided to establish an annual platform for leading political figures for them to come to address the major themes of our age with a time horizon of 2030. On 15 April, the first Annual Lecture was held online.
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Opening remarks by Matthias Barner
Annual Lecture Part 1 – Klaus Welle, Secretary General, European Parliament
Annual Lecture Part 2 – Klaus Welle, Secretary General, European Parliament
Response from João Vale de Almeida, EU Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Response from Damian Green MP
24 February 2021 | Virtual conversation on Digital Transformation with Damian Collins MP and Christos Dimas MP
On the 24th February, Damian Collins MP, former Chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee in the House of Commons, and Dr Christos Dimas MP, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Technology, shared their views on how the UK and EU should respond to the opportunities and challenges presented by the digital transformation.
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Opening remarks by Damian Collins MP
Opening remarks by Dr Christos Dimas MP
Question from Anthony Glees
Question from Dimitar Welkov
Question from Trisha De Borchgrave
Question from Tomi Huhtanen
27 January 2021 | Virtual conversation on China with Tom Tugendhat MP and David McAllister MEP
On 27th January 2021 Tom Tugendhat, Chairman of both the China Research Group in the House of Commons and the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee and David McAllister, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee will be sharing their thoughts on how the UK and EU should respond across a number of policy areas to the challenges presented by the rise of China.
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Opening remarks by Tom Tugendhat and David McAllister
Question from Dr Robin Niblett and responses
Question from Sir David Liddington and responses
Question from Roland Freudenstein and responses