The 2015 Energy Union Summit
One week before the European Commission finalises its strategic energy union plans, The 2015 Energy Union Summit brought together top leaders from the European Commission and the United Nations under the timely…
Summits
Helping Small Businesses Grow Big
The Lisbon Council welcomed David C. Drummond, senior vice-president for corporate development and chief legal officer of Google and chairman of Google Ventures and Google Capital – two leading California-based venture…
‘The Europe I Want, the Europe We Need
“The European Union is part of the solution; not part of the problem.” So said Vince Cable, Britain’s charismatic secretary of state at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, in The…
Valdis Dombrovskis Keynotes The 2014 Euro Summit
The 2014 Euro Summit convened under the timely theme Towards a Future of Stability and Growth. In one of his first major Brussels-based addresses, Valdis Dombrovskis, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for…
Exploring the App Economy and the Internet of Tomorrow
The mobile Internet is evolving rapidly as consumers move off their desktops and onto their smartphones and tablets. This shift seems set to accelerate with the advent of “wearable devices”…
Data-Driven Business Models and Europe’s Digital Future
The European Digital Forum convened the High-Level Roundtable on Europe’s Digital Future. Neelie Kroes, former vice-president of the European Commission and commissioner for the digital agenda (2009-2014), delivered a fascinating keynote and launched Digital Minds…