EUROPEAN BUSINESS SUMMIT (EBS) 15th AND 16th MAY 2013 IN BRUSSELS

The European Business Summit (EBS) is Europe's key meeting place for business leaders and decision makers. Every year, the EBS attracts more than 2,000 participants from over 60 countries, European Commissioners, Prime Ministers, high-level officials and about 200 journalists.

The theme of the 2013 summit is "Unlocking Industrial Opportunities- An EU Strategy for Competitiveness". This deals with the challenge of re-industrialisation of Europe and the promotion of competitiveness through innovation.

Here below is the list of CEO Confirmed Speakers by Companies in alphabetical order

• David Thomlinson, Member of the Global Management Committee and Chief Geographic Strategy & Operations Officer, ACCENTURE
• Bruno Berthon, Global Managing Director, Strategy and Sustainability ACCENTURE
• Mark Spelman, Global Managing Director, ACCENTURE
• Fernand Dimidschstein, Managing Director, Management Consulting France & Benelux, ACCENTURE
• Paul Adamson, Senior European Policy Advisor, COVINGTON & BURLING
• Aongus Hegarty, President EMEA, DELL
• Ian Hudson, President EMEA, DUPONT
• Harry Sachinis, Chairman & CEO, DEPA
• Sandro Bonomi, ENOLGAS, BONOMI SPA
• Leif Johansson, Chairman, European Table of Industrialists, ERICSSON
• Vincent Van Dessel, CEO & Chairman, EURONEXT Brussels
• Willem Stevens, CEO, EUROPE UNLIMITED
• Ruksana Mirza, Senior Vice-President Sustainable Development, HOLCIN GROUP
• Tom Crotty, Director, INEOS GROUP
• Christian Morales, Vice-President and General Manager, INTEL
• Jean Schmitt, Managing Partner, JOLT CAPITAL
• Koenrad Debackere, General Manager, Founder & Chairman KU LEUVEN, LEUVEN INC.
• Afke Schaart, Senior Director, EU Institutional Relations, MICROSOFT
• Oliver Bell, Executive Vice-President, NORSK HYDRO
• Eric Cornut, Chief Commercial Office, NOVARTIS
• Karsten Langer, Partner, RIVERSIDE COMPANY
• Jörg Sievert, Managing Partner, SAP VENTURES
• Mikael Hagström, Executive Vice-President EMEA & Asia Pacific, SAS
• Peter Löscher, President & CEO, SIEMENS
• Michel Trombroff, CEO, SOFTKINETIC
• Helge Lund, CEO, STATOIL
• A.S. Lakshminarayanan, President, TATA CONSULTING SERVICES
• Karl-Ulrich Köhler, CEO Managing Director, TATA STEEL EUROPE LIMITED
• Michael Duncan, CEO, TELEFONICA
• Egbert Lox, Senior Vice-President Government, UMICORE
• Mans Hultman, Partner at ZOBITO & Former CEO & Chairman, QLIKTECH
• Gabriel Masfurroll Lacambra, Founding Partner & Chairman, WING4BUSINESS