About CFIS 23 - Investment Screening and Economic Security
The CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS) is the flagship event of the CELIS Institute, to be held in its 5th edition this year.
CFIS is Europe's first and foremost forum to discuss questions on investment screening and economic security.
Thought leaders in investment control and economic security from Europe, the US, and beyond discuss current practical challenges and influential ideas to sketch geoeconomic strategies for Europe.
Discussions in CFIS 23 are held partly in private (strict Chatham House rules apply) and partly in public. The number of in-person participants and panels for the in-private part are restricted to no more than 50 people in total. Public sessions can be joined online and by additional selected invitees.
Thought leaders debate European economic security both from a strategic and highly practical perspective. Participants are invited with the view to form a trusted community of economic security experts from business, government, and academia who deal with the subject matter on a high level.
How to build a Geoeconomic European Union? │ Economic security and the Internal Market │ The EU and the US-China technology hegemony │ Review of the EU’s Investment Screening Regulation (Inbound and Outbound) │ Building resilience: Establishing efficient investment screening mechanisms in transition and developing countries │ EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation
- Engage in dialogue with key policy makers and leading experts from government, business, private legal practice, and academia.
- Hear about the latest thinking on investment screening and economic security relevant to overcome current challenges
- Best practices, expectations, challenges in (inbound and outbound) investment screening in EU Member States, the EU, the United States and other jurisdictions
- Understanding security risks and methods or risk mitigation
- Thinking investment control 360 degrees - inter-linkage with sanctions, export control, and state aid
- Developments to follow in the a fast-changing geoeconomic landscape.
CFIS 23 Agenda at a Glance
Subject to change, state 04 September 2023
Venue Hotel NH Collection Prague Carlo IV |
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FORUM OPENING |
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17:00 – 18:00 CET |
Registration and Opening Reception |
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18:00 – 18:15 CET |
Conveners’ Opening Remarks |
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by Professor Steffen Hindelang (Executive Director, CELIS Institute, Berlin; Professor of Investment and Trade Law, Uppsala University, Uppsala) and Dr Roland Stein (Deputy Director, CELIS Institute, Berlin; Founding Partner, Blomstein, Berlin) |
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18:15 – 19:30 CET |
Dinner with Dinner Speech |
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by Director Peter Sandler (Director for Enforcement, Market Access, SMEs, Legal Affairs and Technology, DG Trade, European Commission, Brussels) on "Getting serious: blurring boundaries of law and politics in the search for EU's economic security" |
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Presented and Introductory remarks by H.E. Ambassador Tomáš Pojar (National Security Advisor, Czech National Security Council, Prague) |
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Fireside Chats: Building A Trusted Forum And Community For And By Economic Security Experts |
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20:00 – 21:00 CET |
Kick-off remarks |
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by H.E. Ambassador Bijan Sabet (US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Czech Republic, US Embassy, Prague) Interventions |
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21:00 CET |
Drinks |
Hotel Hilton Prague |
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09:00 - 10:30 CET |
Keynote and High-Level Roundtable: |
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Towards a Geoeconomic Union - Do We Need A New EU Economic Order? |
09:00 – 09:15 CET |
Introduction to the Keynote Event |
Presentation of the Keynote Speaker |
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09:15 – 09:45 CET |
Keynote Address |
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09:45 – 10:30 CET |
High-Level Roundtable |
Panellists:
Moderators: Professor Sven Simon (MEP, European Parliament, Strasbourg/Brussels) and Professor Steffen Hindelang (Executive Director, CELIS Institute, Berlin; Professor of Investment and Trade Law, Uppsala University, Uppsala) |
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10:30 – 11:00 CET |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
11:00 – 12:30 CET |
Keynote and High-Level Roundtable: |
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The Role of Partners and Allies in Providing Economic Security |
11:00 - 11:15 CET |
Introduction to the Keynote Event |
and Presentation of the Keynote Speaker |
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by The Honourable Dr Kim Holmes (Vice Chair of the Board, Center for International Private Enterprise, Washington DC/Warsaw) |
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11:15 - 11:45 CET |
Keynote Address |
by H.E. Assistant Secretary Paul Rosen (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington DC)* |
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11:45 - 12:30 CET |
High-Level Roundtable |
Panellists:
Moderators: The Honourable Dr Kim Holmes (Vice Chair of the Board, Center for International Private Enterprise, Washington DC/Warsaw) and Dr Roland Stein (Deputy Director, CELIS Institute, Berlin; Founding Partner, Blomstein, Berlin) |
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12:30 - 13:30 CET |
Luncheon |
13:30 - 15:30 CET |
Session: "Sandwiched Europe - |
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The EU and the US-China Technology Hegemony |
Chair: Professor Jill Goldenziel (U.S. National Defense University, Washington DC) Speakers:
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15:30 - 16:00 CET |
Networking and Refreshment Break - Registration for Public Forum Attendees |
16:00 - 18:00 CET |
Public Forum Opening Keynote and Discussions |
(public discussions) |
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16:00 - 16:05 CET |
Introduction to the Keynote Event and |
Presentation of the Keynote Speaker |
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by Assistant Professor Lena Hornkohl (Deputy Director, CELIS Institute, Berlin/Vienna University, Vienna) |
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16:05 – 16:30 CET |
Review of the EU’s Investment Screening Regulation – Europe’ |
Screening Mechanism(s) in five years’ time |
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by Damien Levie (Head of Unit, Technology & Security, FDI Screening, DG Trade, European Commission, Brussels) |
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16:30 - 17:00 CET |
Comments |
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17:00 - 18:00 CET |
Roundtable: Looking For a Design of Europe's Screening Mechanism |
Panellists:
Moderators: Dr Leonard von Rummel (Senior Associate, Blomstein, Berlin) and Assistant Professor Lena Hornkohl (Deputy Director, CELIS Institute Berlin; Vienna University, Vienna) |
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18:30 - 20:00 CET |
Drinks Reception, courtesy of Kirkland Ellis |
(Hotel NH Collection Prague Carlo IV) |
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20:00 CET |
CFIS Reception & Banquet |
(Hotel NH Collection Prague Carlo IV) |
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*Confirmation pending |
Hotel Hilton Prague |
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09:00 - 10:30 CET |
Session: Outward Investment Screening: |
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Between Risk Diversification, Technology Denial, and the Return of Capital Controls |
Chairs: Dr Roland |
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Speaker:
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10:30 – 11:00 CET |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 CET |
Session: Building Resilience: |
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Experience and Lessons Learned from Training and Capacity Building in the Area of Investment Screening and Economic Security |
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Chairs: John Kay (Programme Manager Europe and Eurasia, Center for International Private Enterprise, Washington DC/Warsaw) and Dr Fabian Zuleeg (Chief Executive, European Policy Center, Brussels) |
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Speaker:
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12:30 – 12:45 CET |
Closing Remarks |
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by Professor Steffen Hindelang (Executive Director, CELIS Institute, Berlin; Professor of Investment and Trade Law, Uppsala University, Uppsala) and Dr Roland Stein (Deputy Director, CELIS Institute, Berlin; Founding Partner, Blomstein, Berlin) |
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12:45 – 13:30 CET |
Luncheon |
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End of CFIS 23 |
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*Confirmation pending |
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Tickets available via Eventbrite
- Available Ticket ON-SITE - All days (All prices excl. VAT)
- ON-SITE - All days (In-private and public sessions 11-13 October 2023, all dinners, CFIS Reception & Banquet), from 1,485 to 2,500 € - by invitation (Please get in touch with us if interested in attending the in-private sessions. While all seats are currently reserved, we may be able to offer you one at a later moment.)
- Available Ticket ON-SITE - Public Forum (All prices excl. VAT)
- ON-SITE Standard - Public sessions (public debates on Thursday 12 October, 16.00 CET - Friday 13 October, 13.30 CET, including the CFIS Reception & Banquet on 12 October), 985,00 €
- ON-SITE Government, Academia, Sponsors - Public sessions (public debates on Thursday 12 October, 16.00 CET - Friday 13 October, 13.30 CET, including the CFIS Reception & Banquet on 12 October), 785,00 €
- Available Ticket ONLINE (All prices excl. VAT)
- ONLINE Standard CFIS 23 - Public sessions (public debates on Thursday 12 October, 16.00 CET - Friday 13 October, 13.30 CET), 390,00 €
- ONLINE CFIS 23 Government, Academia, Sponsors - Public sessions (public debates on Thursday 12 October, 16.00 CET - Friday 13 October, 13.30 CET), 185,00 €
- ONLINE CFIS 23 CELIS Fellows - Public sessions (public debates on Thursday 12 October, 16.00 CET - Friday 13 October, 13.30 CET), 185,00 €
CELIS GLOBAL SOUTH Initiative
- Available Ticket ON-SITE GLOBAL SOUTH - Public Forum (All prices excl. VAT)
- public debates on Thursday 12 October, 16.00 CET - Friday 13 October, 13.30 CET, including the CFIS Reception & Banquet on 12 October, please get in touch with us.
- Available Ticket ONLINE GLOBAL SOUTH (All prices excl. VAT)
- Public sessions (public debates on Thursday 12 October, 16.00 CET - Friday 13 October, 13.30 CET), please get in touch with us.
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Sponsored tickets for CFIS 23 - SIFIR Young Scholars / CELIS Young Scholars
CELIS Institute & The Swedish Institute of International Law Join Forces for CFIS 23 Conference!
As a testament to our collaboration, The Swedish Institute of International Law is delighted to sponsor three online places and one coveted in-person place at the CFIS 23 Conference. These sponsorships will provide deserving young scholars and PhD students with the unique opportunity to participate in this enriching event, gain invaluable insights from world-class experts, and actively engage in meaningful discussions on the most pressing issues in investment screening and economic security.
The following successful applicants will be invited as SIFIR Young Scholars to CFIS 23:
SIFIR CFIS 23 Fully Sponsored In-Person Ticket
- Sara Holmström (Uppsala University)
SIFIR CFIS 23 Fully Sponsored Online Ticket for Public Sessions
- Kilian Wagner (University of Vienna)
- Tim Daniel Ellemann (European University Institute)
- Enrico Tinti (University of Bologna)
As we received so many excellent applications, the CELIS Institute has decided to award three additional free online tickets for CFIS 23's public sessions and invite three promissing PhD students as CELIS Young Scholars:
CELIS Institute CFIS 23 Fully Sponsored Online Ticket for Public Sessions
- Niroshika Liyana Muhandiram (South Asian University)
- Yoa Yuan (Leiden University)
- Christos Karetsos (City, University of London).
Congratulations and welcome to Prague.
Queries on the CFIS 23
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CFIS takes place under the honorary patronage of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade
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