The Erasmus Center for Economic and Financial Governance is organising an international conference on "Inclusive Prosperity in Europe - Concepts, Challenges, Prospects". The event will examine prosperity both conceptually and operationally, highlighting its contested meaning beyond GDP and linking it to social fairness, equality, and sustainability. Participants will explore strategies and drivers of inclusive prosperity across different EU policy fields and reflect on the challenges and opportunities they present.
- Date
- Thursday 2 Oct 2025, 13:15 - Friday 3 Oct 2025, 13:15
- Type
- Conference
- Room
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (Woudestein Campus) & Online
- Ticket information
You may use this link to register for the conference: https://www.eur.nl/en/esl/registration-form-prosper-network-conference.
The programme features a high-level policy dialogue and three expert panels on conceptual and substantive issues. The high-level policy dialogue will feature Dr. Nicole Rosenboom (Partner, Oxera) and Professor Martin de Jong (Academic lead of the Erasmus Initiative Dynamics of Inclusive Properity) on “The Role of Inclusive Prosperity in the EU in the Face of a Volatile Geopolitical Landscape”. The ensuing expert panels will focus on interdisciplinary perspectives on (inclusive) prosperity as well as the drivers of and obstacles to inclusive prosperity in various EU policy fields that are currently highly relevant, such as trade, industrial policy, and defense policy.
Programme
| When | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 2 October | ||
| 13:15-13:30 | Opening and Welcome Remarks | Prof. Fabian Amtenbrink (Vice-Dean Erasmus School of Law & Erasmus University Rotterdam Academic Lead Jean Monnet PROSPER Network) Prof. Federico Fabbrini (Dublin City University / DCU Brexit Institute / Dublin European Law Institute & PI of PROSPER) |
| 13:30-15:15 | High-Level Policy Dialogue – The role of inclusive prosperity in the EU in the face of a volatile geopolitical landscape | Dr. Nicole Rosenboom (Partner, Oxera) Prof. Martin de Jong (Professor of Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity, Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus School of Law) |
| 15:45-17:30 | Panel 1 – Interdisciplinary Perspectives on (Inclusive) Prosperity | Chair: Prof. Stefania Baroncelli (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) Legal Perspective: Prof. Marija Bartl (University of Amsterdam) Political Science Perspective: Prof. Laszlo Bruszt (Central European University) Economic Perspective: Dr. Jens van ’t Klooster (University of Amsterdam) Discussant: Prof. Fabian Amtenbrink (Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| 3 October | ||
| 09:00-10:45 | Panel 2 – Drivers of and Obstacles to Inclusive Prosperity in EU Policies (1) | Chair: Prof. Markus Haverland (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Defense Policy: Prof. Federico Fabbrini (Dublin City University) Social Policy: Prof. Lina Papadopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Industrial Policy: Prof. Pim Jansen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Discussant: Dr. Christy Petit (Dublin City University) |
| 11:15-13:00 | Panel 3 – Drivers of and Obstacles to Inclusive Prosperity in EU Policies (2) | Chair: Prof. Ivo Arnold (Erasmus University Rotterdam) EU Internal Market: Prof. Stéphane de La Rosa (Université Paris-Est Créteil) External Trade: Prof. Panos Delimatsis (University of Tilburg) EMU / Financial Markets: Prof. Paul Dermine (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Discussant: Dr. Menelaos Markakis (Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| 13:00-13:15 | Closing Reflections | Prof. Fabian Amtenbrink (Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
- More information
This event is part of the activities of the Jean Monnet Network PROSPER. For the event page as well as the conference programme please see https://prospernetwork.eu/event/inclusive-prosperity-in-europe-concepts-challenges-prospects/.
