This online discussion on economic security was the latest in a series of Club of Three webinars launched in 2020 and dedicated to the topic of technological and industrial resilience in Europe.
Europe was now in a state of quasi or de factor hybrid warfare with countless grey-zone, sub-threshold attacks on a daily basis on infrastructure and companies: Jaguar Land Rover in the UK, cyber-attacks on European airports, shadow fleet and drones over Denmark. In order to successfully deal with this unprecedented situation, close cooperation between public and private actors was more important than ever, and a core part of European resilience.
The discussion was chaired by Laura Sandys CBE, Non-Executive Director at SSE Transmission, Highview Power, & Ohme Global, and Chair of Electrify Industry. Participants discussed approaches to economic security in France, Germany and the UK, highlighted the role of the private sector in protecting critical infrastructure and importance of public-private partnerships in strengthening Europe’s security.
The main speakers were:
*Gustave Gauquelin, Head of the Strategic Information and Economic Security Department, French Ministry for Economy, Finance and Industrial Sovereignty
*Emily Woodburn, Deputy Director for Economic Security, UK Department for Business and Trade
*David Wilkens, Co-Head of the Economic Security Unit, Germany Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
*Joakim Reiter, Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Group
Participants included: Jean-Marc Leclerc (Vice President, EMEA, Government and Regulatory Affairs, IBM); Stéphane Levy (Senior Advisor, Geopolitics & Political Analysis, Equinor UK); Christof Kutscher (Executive Chair, Lancry Natural Capital Holding AG); Alexander Klimburg (Senior Fellow, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies); Helena Coe (Senior Policy Manager, UK Competition, CBI); Professor Sascha Spoun (President of Lüneburg University); Philipp Löwenstein (Vice President, Public Affairs & International Government Relations, Commerzbank); Christian Sauer (Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Paris); Elvire Fabry (Senior Researcher, Jacques Delors Institute); Nick Coleman (Chair, Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats); Ignacio Pérez Torres-Munoz (European Affairs Manager, London Branch, Mitsubishi Corporation); Ayaaz Nawab (Head of Strategy, National Energy System Operator, UK); Thomas Nienaber (Managing Director, MKP Advisors, London).
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