The current COVID-19 crisis requires actions from all different actors, be they public or private. European philanthropy already contributed more than 1.1 bn EUR to the corona crisis, amongst them more than 10,000 donors and foundations represented by DAFNE and the EFC. Looking ahead to the European resilience building process, there is a huge role to play for private resources funding public good. As today philanthropy is not able to operate freely across borders and therefore its potential is limited by regulation, we are staging a debate, taking place on 1st October on the European Day of Foundations and Donors. During the debate we will explore, with European policy makers as well as representatives from the foundation sector, how EU Institutions and Member States can unlock the potential of philanthropy to contribute to a socially, environmentally, and culturally resilient Europe.

Programme:

• Philanthropy Keynote – Prof. Joachim Rogall, CEO and President, Robert Bosch Foundation, Germany
• Policy Keynote – Director General Kerstin Jorna, DG GROW, European Commission
• Announcement of Focus: Philanthopy 2020 winners. Heba Aly, Director of The New Humanitarian and jury member of Focus: Philanthropy.
• Philanthropy Debate – panel: Vice-President Nicola Beer, MEP (Renew / Germany), Paul Nemitz, DG Justice, European Commission and Ludwig Forrest, King Baudouin Foundation, Belgium and
• Philanthropy Debate – commentators: Anna Donath, MEP (Renew / Hungary), Georgia Efremova, DG ECFIN, European Commission, Felix Oldenburg, DAFNE Chair and Angel Font, EFC Chair.
• Join us at the end of the debate for the Grand Opening of the virtual photo exhibition.

This event will be moderated by Laurence de Nervaux, Fondation de France.

Please register here