Date / Heure
25/06/2026
13 h 00 min - 15 h 00 min
Emplacement
European Parliament
Rue Wiertz, 60
Brussels
Confrontations Europe is pleased to invite you to its upcoming conference, “For a Sovereign Made in Europe: Producing, Investing, and Protecting in a Context of Major Transitions for Europe’s Strategic Industries”, which will take place on Thursday, 25 June 2026 at the European Parliament.
More than a year after the presentation of the Draghi report, and as Chinese overcapacity continues to grow in several key areas of the ecological transition (EVs, batteries, solar panels, heavy industry and “hard-to-abate” sectors such as steel and minerals), the need for a form of “smart protectionism” has now become widely accepted among various Member States and within the major industries driving the continent.
This momentum has been translated into regulatory terms with the announcement, on 4 March, by Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné of the Industrial Accelerator Act. Designed as a new framework tightening access to European public procurement and state aid schemes—particularly in the field of decarbonisation technologies—it paves the way for increased EU support for critical industrial sectors weakened by rising energy and raw material prices and the disruption of certain value chains.
These sectors, although representing only 15% of EU production capacity, sit upstream of many industrial ecosystems that would also be affected by a weakening of these strategic industries.
In this context, the purpose of this conference would be to highlight the main innovations of the legislation, the level of European-origin requirements and their definition, the creation of pilot markets, but also more broadly the debate between advocates of a “Made in Europe” approach and those of a “Made with Europe” approach, as well as the implementation of sustainable and comprehensive strategies through the various tools available to the Union (trade agreements, ETS/CBAM, state aid framework) to ensure effective public action in support of industries under pressure.
Event program
Introduction by François Kalfon, Co-organizer of the conference and Member of the European Parliament (S&D, France).
1st Roundtable : The Industrial Accelerator Act – What are the needs to boost competitiveness and defend strategic manufacturing in Europe ?
Speakers:
- Aleksandra Kordecka, cabinet expert of EVP Stéphane Séjourné
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Mikael Isaksson, Director for European Affairs, Saab
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Corinna Grajetzky, Director of European Public Affairs, Engie
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Cristina Romao, Senior Director for Innovation and Public Affairs, les Laboratoires Coloplast
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Eleanor Batilliet, Public Affairs Manager, Heidelberg Materials
2nd Roundtable : Is “Made in Europe” the key for the competitiveness Europe’s industries – the Automotive sector as a ‘test case »
Speakers:
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François Kalfon, MEP (S&D) and TRAN Rapporteur for Clean corporate vehicles
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Jean-André Barbosa, Vice-President for Public Affairs, Renault Group
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Matthieu Hubert, Secretary General, ACC — Automotive Cells Company (Stellantis, Saft – TotalEnergies, Mercedes)
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Judith Kirton-Darling, General Secretary, Industriall
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Conclusion by Michel Derdevet, President of Confrontations Europe
We would be delighted to welcome you and have you contribute to these high-level exchanges during the Q&A sessions held at the end of each roundtable. Please note that, due to limited capacity and constraints related to the accreditation system, registered participants are required to attend the entire conference.
A confirmation email will follow your registration to validate your participation.
P.S. : Don’t forget to bring your ID card used for registration for security screening.
