FEPS in collaboration
with The University of Greenwich, the Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre,
and the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of the University of Rotterdam
welcome you to a book launch and conference on “Investment Policies for
Sustainable Growth”
on 23rd May 2016, from 16:00 to 18:45 in room QA080
The
conference will be an opportunity to discuss together with high-level
academics, policy makers and policy analysts how investment policies can
spearhead equitable and sustainable growth in Europe and the implications of an
exit vote in the UK Referendum on investment and growth.
Speakers at the
conference include Professor Marianna Mazzucato (University of Sussex),
Professor Stephany Griffith Jones (IPD Columbia), Richard Burgon MP (Shadow
Minister – Treasury), Maria Joao Rodrigues MEP (Vice-Chair of the S&D Group
for Social and Economic Policies at the European Parliament), Udo Bullmann MEP,
Markus Berndt Head of Division, European Investment Bank, Massimo D’Alema
President of FEPS and former Prime Minister of Italy, Dr. Ernst Stetter
Secretary General of FEPS.
This conference will
also be an opportunity to launch the book ‘Finance and Industrial Policy. Beyond Financial Regulation
in Europe’ edited by Giovanni Cozzi (University of Greenwich), Susan
Newman (University of the West of England) and Jan Toporowski (School of
Oriental and African Studies) published by Oxford University Press.
