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Leymah Gbowee is Liberian Peace Activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner. She was speaking at Friends of Europe's Africa Summit on 6 June.

Caroline Kawira is Food Security Expert at the African, Caribbean & Pacific Young Professionals Network (ACP YPN). She participated Friends of Europe's Africa Summit on 6 June.

Chem Srey Oeun is 2016 Young Southeast Asian Leader and Research Manager at Kantar TNS Cambodia. She was speaking at Friends of Europe's ASEAN 50 Policy Summit.

Delia Domingo-Albert is a Former Foreign Affairs Minister of the Philippines. She was speaking at Friends of Europe's ASEAN 50 Policy Summit.

Helena König is Director for Asia and Latin America at the European Commission Directorate General for Trade. She was speaking at Friends of Europe's ASEAN 50 Policy Summit.

Pierre Amilhat is Director for Asia, Central Asia, Middle East/Gulf and Pacific at the European Commission Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development. He was speaking at Friends of Europe's ASEAN 50 Policy Summit.

Our high-level conference focused on the challenges and opportunities Africa must grapple with to ensure resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth. With some of Africa’s top politicians and decision-makers in attendance, we debated ways of further re-energising the region’s growth and development.

Our high-level conference focused on the challenges and opportunities Africa must grapple with to ensure resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth. With some of Africa’s top politicians and decision-makers in attendance, we debated ways of further re-energising the region’s growth and development.

Our conversation with Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan focused on possibilities of cooperation between Europe and MENA countries in tackling the refugee crisis.

Our high-level policy summit analysed opportunities and challenges ahead for ASEAN and EU-ASEAN relations.

Our high-level policy summit analysed opportunities and challenges ahead for ASEAN and EU-ASEAN relations.

Our high-level policy summit analysed opportunities and challenges ahead for ASEAN and EU-ASEAN relations.

The event focused on the new pathways for sustainable healthcare and the challenges the European healthcare systems are facing. Speakers included Nicola Bedlington (Secretary-General of the European Patients’ Forum), Santiago Delgado (Vice-President of the Ribera Salud Group), Frederic Hoffmann (General Manager Benelux at Baxter) and Andrzej Rys (Director for Health Systems, Medical Products and I...

Anders Marvik, Vice-President for EU Affairs at Statoil, on the need for significant investment increases to reach climate goals.

Ingrid Holmes, Director at Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G) and Member of the EU High-Level Group on Sustainable Finance, on how the Capital Markets Union is contributing to low-carbon infrastructure development.

Mark Lewis, Managing Director, Head of European Utilities Research at Barclays Investment Bank and member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), on the rapid pace of development in the low-carbon technology sector.

Michael Wilkins, Managing Director, Global Head of Environmental and Climate Risk Research at S&P Global Ratings and Member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), on the relationship between infrastructure and sustainable development.

Ugo Bassi, Director for Financial Markets at the European Commission Directorate-General for Financial Stability and Financial Services, describes the priorities of policymakers in facing climate change challenges.

The event was organised on the occasion of the launch of the Friends of Europe report 'Crunch time: France and the future of European defence'. Speakers included the report's author Paul Taylor, former NATO secretary-general Jaap De Hoop Scheffer and Julia De Clerck-Sachsse (EEAS).

Our Café Crossfire debate discussed ways to adapt to the low-carbon future for businesses and financial institutions. Speakers included Ugo Bassi (European Commission), Ingrid Holmes (E3G), Mark Lewis (Barclays Investment Bank), Anders Marvik (Statoil), Michael Wilkins (S&P Global Ratings).

Jacques Bughin, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute, puts refugee flows in perspective, by outlining that refugees are only ten per cent of migrants globally.

Belinda Pyke, Director for Migration, Mobility and Innovation at the European Commission Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, provides figures on third-country nationals living in the EU.

Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam Kajsa Ollongren describes the city's approach to integrating refugees into the labour market.

Paul Mbikayi, Director of the Refugee Talent Hub, talks about his experience in making refugees' work valuable to society.

Yara Al-Adib, founder of 'From Syria With Love', explains how their organisation empowers women refugees by giving them a purpose and a role in the society.