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Media Partnership - Transformative Power of Investment: Unlocking Opportunities Across European Regions

05-06-2025

Media Partnership - Transformative Power of Investment: Unlocking Opportunities Across European Regions

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Transformative Power of Investment: Unlocking Opportunities Across European Regions will focus on how strategic investment can serve as a catalyst for the economic and social revitalization of regions across Europe. In the context of strategic autonomy and reindustrialization, the need to support not only densely populated and dynamic areas but also rural and less-populated regions has become more pressing than ever.

Large companies operating in these areas play a vital role. Their investments not only generate employment but also foster skills development within local communities and stimulate innovation ecosystems. This type of corporate commitment can serve as a model for public policies aimed at promoting balanced growth across the European Union.

The event will showcase Amazon as an example of how widespread, localized investment across multiple regions can drive economic activity—through job creation, GDP contribution, and the broader social and economic revitalization of communities. It will bring together Amazon leaders, EU and regional policymakers, and experts to explore concrete success stories and replicable models for reindustrialization, territorial cohesion, and the role of public-private collaboration in driving regional transformation.


Organised by: Amazon
Media Partner: Euractiv

Location

Euractiv Network Office
Boulevard Charlemagne 1, 1041 Brussels

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Panellists

Keynote speech:

Rocco Bräuniger, Vice President, Country Manager Germany & EU Expansion Countries, Amazon

Panel discussion:

María Palacios Díez, Director, Delegation of the Government of Aragón to the EU
Maria Ilaria Bassani, Representative, Delegation of Regione Lombardia to the EU
Rocco Bräuniger, Vice President, Country Manager Germany & EU Expansion Countries, Amazon

Closing Remarks:

MEP Andi Cristea, Member of the Committee on Regional Development (S&D, Romania)

Moderator

Jack Parrock
Euractiv

Schedule

09:45 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 10:05 Opening by Euractiv moderator
10:05 - 10:20 Keynote speech by Rocco Bräuniger, Vice President, Country Manager Germany & EU Expansion Countries, Amazon
10:20 - 11:00 Panel discussion - Building opportunities across European regions
11:00 - 11:15 Closing remarks by MEP Andi Cristea, Member of the Committee on Regional Development (S&D, Romania)
11:15- 12:00 Networking reception with light refreshments

Contact

Euractiv Events
events@euractiv.com