Competitiveness built on inclusion of all territories – strengthening sustainable growth and innovation with a place-based approach

Regional empowerment and capacity building are the key to meeting the EU’s competitiveness goals and wider strategic priorities. By bringing together different stakeholders, we intend to create an engaging dialogue on how tailor-made measures, such as EU cohesion policy, can help unlock the potential of remote and sparsely populated areas to drive sustainable growth and innovation. To help us we will have the newly launched OECD report on the European Arctic area. We will also explore the opportunities that smart adaptation provides to address challenges such as demographic decline and provide solutions on how competitiveness can be built on the ground, for the audience to discuss.

Cohesion | Demographics (depopulation and ageing) | Energy | EU/ European | Governance and Public administration | Industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs (enterprise/ startup/ business) | Local and regional | Neighbours (ENI + IPA + EFTA + UK) | Research and Innovation | Rural | Social inclusion and Equality | Sustainable
Wed 15/10/2025, 09:30 - 11:00 CET
Code: 15PD252324
Van Maerlant, VMA23