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Reimagining Growth

Beyond Crisis: Unlocking Europe's Potential

January 22, 2025
16:15–17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Two recent landmark reports on the European Union's economy paint an unforgiving picture of its vulnerabilities, suggesting the region faces the prospect of "slow agony". At current productivity and demographic trends, Europe's economic output is forecast to be the same in 2050 as it is today. With much of the power to correct course residing in national capitals, what will it take for leaders...
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Speakers

BG
Belen Garijo
Chair of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer
Merck
NH
Nicolas Hieronimus
Chief Executive Officer
L'Oréal
RK
Roula Khalaf
Editor
Financial Times
CL
Christine Lagarde
President
European Central Bank

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