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Event Organisers

Forum Europe www.forum-europe.com

At Forum Europe, we've been staging leading European political events for over 20 years. Our in-depth knowledge of the Brussels and EU market makes us the number one choice for companies and organisations staging political and policy events in Europe and beyond.

 

With offices in the heart of Europe, at La Bibliotheque Solvay in Brussels, our multilingual and dynamic team delivers excellent networking opportunities and high quality content, feeding directly into the policy formulation process. Our operations are divided into two distinct but complementary services:

 

- Conference Production

- Event Management

 

We work with a range of clients with varying interests, from large multinational corporations to NGOs and charities – and everything in between. We know that the success of every event depends on forming a strong, close working relationship with our partner or client. Click here to find out what our clients have to say about us.

 

The Centre for European Policy Studies www.ceps.eu

 

Mission:

Founded in Brussels in 1983, the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is among the most experienced and authoritative think tanks operating in the European Union today. CEPS serves as a leading forum for debate on EU affairs, but its most distinguishing feature lies in its strong in-house research capacity, complemented by an extensive network of partner institutes throughout the world.

CEPS’ funding is obtained from a variety of sources, including membership fees, project research, foundation grants, conferences fees, publication sales and an annual grant from the European Commission.

 

Goals:

To carry out state-of-the-art policy research leading to solutions to the challenges facing Europe today.

To achieve high standards of academic excellence and maintain unqualified independence.

To provide a forum for discussion among all stakeholders in the European policy process.

To build collaborative networks of researchers, policy-makers and business representatives across the whole of Europe.

To disseminate our findings and views through a regular flow of publications and public events.

 

Assets:

Complete independence to set its own research priorities and freedom from any outside influence.

Quality research by an international staff of more than 30 people drawn from eighteen different countries.

Formation of nine different research networks, comprising research institutes from throughout Europe and beyond, to complement and consolidate CEPS research expertise and to greatly extend its outreach.

 

An extensive membership base of some 120 Corporate Members and 130 Institutional Members, which provide expertise and practical experience and act as a sounding board for CEPS policy proposals.

 

Programme Structure:

CEPS carries out its research via its own in-house research programmes and through collaborative research networks involving the active participation of other highly reputable institutes and specialists:

 

Research Programmes

Economic & Social Welfare Policies

Energy, Climate Change & Sustainable Development

EU Neighbourhood, Foreign & Security Policy

Financial Markets & Institutions

Justice & Home Affairs

Politics & European Institutions

Regulatory Policy

Trade Developments & Agricultural Policy

 

Research Networks/Joint Initiatives

European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI)

European Climate Platform (ECP)

European Credit Research Institute (ECRI)

European Network for Better Regulation (ENBR)

European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes (ENEPRI)

European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN)

European Security Forum (ESF)

 

In the context of its research programmes and networks, CEPS organises a variety of activities, involving its members and other stakeholders in the European policy debate, national and EU-level policy-makers, academics, corporate executives, NGOs and the media. These activities include task forces, conferences, lunchtime membership meetings, briefings, training seminars and major annual events (e.g. the CEPS Annual Conference).

 

Finances and Administration Outlook:

 

CEPS obtains its funding from a variety of sources, which helps to guarantee its independence. In 2009, its revenues totalled €6.7 million, based on latest forecast fi gures. A portion of this sum is attributable to the increasing number of large EU contracts that CEPS has coordinated in recent years and simply represents a fl ow of funds into and out of our accounts. At the same time, however, CEPS’ own research income from these projects has also steadily increased in recent years. On a net basis, excluding the revenues going to partner institutes in externally funded projects, 27% of CEPS’ income is accounted for in membership fees, essentially corporate memberships. Most of the remainder comes from income generated through projects: 36% from project contracts tendered by EU institutions and national governments and awarded to CEPS on a competitive basis, 22% from private organisations and 8% from foundations. A further 7% of CEPS’ income was generated from the organisation of events.

 

CEPS gratefully acknowledges financial support from the EU in the form of an annual grant under the Citizenship Action Programme. In 2008, we received €109,000.

 

Sponsors

MOBI.E www.mobie.pt/en/homepage

MOBI.E is a fully integrated and totally interoperable electro-mobility system developed by a consortium of well established private companies and public entities in Portugal. It allows any user to charge his or hers Electric Vehicle in a charging infrastructure, regardless of the charging point operator and of the electricity retailer. The system ensures transparency, low entry barriers and competition along the value chain, and it runs under a business and service model that takes advantage on the growing importance of electricity produced by renewable sources. Portugal is one of the first countries in the world to have an electro-mobility integrated policy and a nationwide charging network for Electric Vehicles.

GE www.ge.com

GE is an advanced technology, services and finance company taking on the world's toughest challenges. Dedicated to innovation in energy, health, transportation and infrastructure, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide of which approximately 90,000 are based in Europe. For more information, visit the company at www.ge.com.

Media Partner

cars21.com www.cars21.com

cars21.com is the leading business-to-business platform for the electric vehicles industry. It is two things: News - daily articles about latest developments in industry, research, product development, and policy. Live coverage of events around the world, interviews, and product features. Networking - business networking tool to connect the electric vehicle industry – suppliers, manufacturers, energy providers – with the research community and policy.

Going-Electric www.going-electric.org

Going-Electric, Association for Electric Vehicles in Europe, is an international non-profit association under the Belgian law (AISBL), promoting all types of electrically powered vehicles in the European Union: cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles and bicycles, whether Battery Electric Vehicles, Extended Range Electric Vehicles or Fuel Cell Vehicles. Going-Electric is the only organization whose mission is to be the voice of all EV stakeholders towards a European legal framework enabling a European leadership in EV production and commercialization.

Association of Electricity Producers www.aepuk.com

The Association of Electricity Producers represents the many different companies - large and small - that make the electricity upon which the UK depends. Between them, the members embrace virtually all of the generating fuels and technologies used commercially in the UK – from coal, oil, gas and nuclear power to wind, wave, hydro and energy from waste. AEP members want electricity supply to be reliable, competitively-priced and sustainable. The Association works with government, regulators and the media, to improve understanding of the issues and opportunities that are experienced by the electricity generating industry.

Exhibitor

CIVITAS www.civitas-initiative.org

CIVITAS - cleaner and better transport in cities - stands for CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability. With the CIVITAS Initiative, the EC aims to generate a decisive breakthrough by supporting and evaluating the implementation of ambitious integrated sustainable urban transport strategies that should make a real difference for the welfare of the European citizen.