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ESBAs 10th Anniversary, 12 June Programme
11:00
Exhibition: Special Guest Visit
Place du Luxembourg
Mr. Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the European Commission
Dr. Ingo Friedrich, MEP
Mrs. Tina Sommer, President of ESBA
13:45-14:00
Event: Registration
The Bavarian Representation
14:00-14:15
“European SMEs TEAM UP Against Red Tape”
Introductory Remarks
Mrs. Tina Sommer, President of ESBA
14:15-15:00
Real Life Red Tape: Burdens & Solutions
Entrepreneurs’ Panel
Mr. Roy Smith, MRS Consultancy, UK
Ms. Victoria Frankenius, V. Frankenius ef, SE
Mr. Jean Jacques Bourgois, Safe Biocare, BE
Moderator: Ms. Marie-Hélène Fandel
Coordinator, EPC Better Regulation Forum
15:00-15:30
The Commission’s Action Programme & SMEs
Keynote Speech: Followed by Q&As
Ms. Françoise Le Bail
Deputy Director-General and SME Envoy,
DG Enterprise and Industry
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:45
How to Beat Bureaucracy: Discussing Strategies
A Panel Debate
Mr. Wim Jansen
Regulatory Reform Group of the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Finance in the Netherlands
Ms. Ellen Vermoesen
Regulatory Management Unit, Ministry of Flanders
Moderator: Mr. Andrea Renda
Coordinator, European Better Regulation Network
16:45-17:00
The High Level Group & Way Forward for SMEs
Closing Remarks
Mr. Gabriel Goucha
High Level Group on Administrative Burdens
17:00-18:00
Networking Cocktail
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