We are honored to welcome Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, in Berlin for a keynote speech on Europe's role in a fragmented world. Coming shortly after the inauguration of the new German government, this timely speech will provide insightful perspectives on Europe’s economic leadership.
Amidst a fragmenting global landscape and mounting geoeconomic pressures, the European Union faces critical challenges: How to strengthen competitiveness and build up economic sovereignty while maintaining open and predictable global economic relations? What is the role of the Franco-German partnership in steering Europe through this new era?
Welcome by Cornelia Woll, President of the Hertie School and moderated discussion by Johannes Lindner, Co-Director of the Jacques Delors Centre
This Spotlight event is part of the Pariser Platz Dialogue, a series of high-level events bringing together French and German decision-makers for an exchange of ideas throughout the year. The Pariser Platz Dialogue series is kindly supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Speakers
Keynote by Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde is a French politician and lawyer who has been the President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011 to 2019. Lagarde had also served in the Government of France, most prominently as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 2007 until 2011. She is the first woman to hold each of those posts.
Welcome by Cornelia Woll
Cornelia Woll is President of the Hertie School and Professor of International Political Economy. Woll came to the Hertie School in 2022 from Sciences Po in Paris, where she had served in many roles since 2006, including President of the Academic Board, Professor of Political Science, Co-Director of the Max Planck Sciences Po Center. Her research focuses on the international political economy and economic sociology, in particular regulatory issues in the European Union and the United States.
Moderation by Johannes Lindner
Johannes Lindner is Co-Director of the Jacques Delors Centre where he leads the Think Tank and works on economic and financial policy topics. From 2012-2022 he was Head of the EU Institutions and Fora Division, coordinating the relations of the ECB with EU institutions, in particular the Council and the European Parliament. Previously, he worked in several policy areas of the European Central Bank (since 2003) – including as Counsellor to one of the Executive Board Members and as Advisor in the area of Market Infrastructure and Payments.
