Think Tank
Europe+ activities
Dedicated to the attractiveness of Europe and its regions, the Europe+ Foundation aims to be a reference for the European Union, its Member States and regions, bringing together political leaders, business executives, international investors and experts. Its mission involves identifying effective levers for the attractiveness of Europe and developing recommendations in support of reforms to enhance European competitiveness in line with the Lisbon Agenda.
The Europe+ Foundation is active in the following areas:
Europe+ Think Tank
- an international network of senior business executives, political leaders, academics, investors and experts specializing in regional development and innovation. The Europe + Think Tank is currently working on four issues of importance for Europe:
| Panel 1 | "Europe, towards a sustainable and competitive Healthcare" |
| Panel 2 | "Public/private partnership for fuelling R&D in regions" |
| Panel 3 | "Public/private partnership for fuelling R&D in regions" |
| Panel 4 | "Enhancing transatlantic cooperation in Green Technologies" |
Each year, the Europe+ Think Tank presents practical recommendations in a report to EU leaders and heads of Member States.
La Baule World Investment Conference (La Baule WIC)
The annual La Baule World Investment Conference, now in its seventh year, has won international recognition as a benchmark for high-level exchanges on issues related to European attractiveness. The conference gathers around 1,000 participants from business, policy, research, innovation and finance. More than 200 top-level speakers, including EU Commissioners, Ministers, US Governors and international CEOs, share their views on topical issues. The discussions are pragmatic and take place in a business-oriented atmosphere, with presentations that offer a real added value and scope for networking during the two-day conference. The conference is attended by almost 100 journalists and enjoys huge attention on both sides of the Atlantic.
Thematic conferences
The La Baule WIC features three associated parallel conferences:
The Euromed Investment Conference, set up to strengthen economic partnerships, investment and attractiveness across the Mediterranean.
The California Tech Showcase bringing together the most innovative Californian technology start-ups and Europe’s premier technology leaders, venture capitalists and other investment partners.
The Transatlantic Green Platform focused on enhancing transatlantic exchanges, linking businesses, academics, research centers, investors and political leaders to promote innovation and industrial applications in environmental technology and renewable energy.
Awards
At the occasion of the La Baule WIC, the Foundation honours the Winners of two awards:
Best investment in Europe, in three categories, a Special Investment Prize and the Best Mediterranean Investment Award
Transatlantic Green Awards, for the most promising European and US innovative green tech start-ups.
Green Tech Atlantic for Sustainable Development
(GASD 2)
Following a successful implementation of phase 1 of GASD, a European project involving 5 countries, the Foundation Europe+ expects to launch GASD 2 during autumn 2008.
