The ERIF holds regular discussions, focusing on specific themes. These meetings bring together regulatory experts from a wide range of backgrounds, including the EU institutions, EU Member States and other OECD governments, the OECD, academia, the private sector, NGOs, foundations, and the legal community.
ERIF events are held under Chatham House Rule. Attendance is open to ERIF members and on invitation only.
Planned events (*)
(*) The list is subject to change. For further inquiries about upcoming events, please contact info@eriforum.eu.
Past events
8 June 2021 Webinar Discussion with Michael Wimmer, Director, Strategy, Better Regulation and Corporate Governance, Secretariat-General, European Commission, Ursula Pachl, Deputy Director-General, BEUC and Christoph Bausch, "Better Regulation for the European Green Deal: From the Commission’s Communication to action"
25 May 2021 Webinar Discussion with with Hilary Sutcliffe, Director, SocietyInside & TIGTech, Karina Stan, Director of EU Policy, Head of Brussels Office, Developpers Alliance and Kai Lücke, Senior Vice-President and Head of External Affairs, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, "Trust in New Technologies: The Role of Regulation, Government and Stakeholders"
20 May 2021 ERIF members-only workshop, "Allocation of Capital: Implications for Innovation and achieving the EU Green Deal”
4 May 2021 Webinar Discussion with with Mark Ferguson, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of Ireland and Chair of the Advisory Board, European Innovation Council, "The European Green Deal: what's in it for science and innovation?"
1 April 2021 ERIF members-only workshop, "Essentiality: Concept and Implications for Innovation and Regulatory Risk Management (II)"
18 March 2021 Webinar Discussion with with Anthony Smith, Social scientist - Risk Communication, Communication, Engagement and Cooperation Department, EFSA, and Ragnar Lofstedt, Professor of Risk Management, King's College London, "Risk Communication revisited? Latest developments and prospective policy at EFSA"
2 March 2021 ERIF members-only workshop, "Essentiality: Concept and Implications for Innovation and Regulatory Risk Management (I)"
23 February 2021 Webinar Discussion with Gijs Schilthuis, Head of Unit, Policy Perspectives, DG Agriculture, European Commission, Dirk Jacobs, Deputy Director General and Director Consumer Information, Nutrition &Health, FoodDrinkEurope, and Piet van der Meer, Professor in Biosafety Regulation in Plant-biotechnology (Ghent University) and in Biotechnology Regulation (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), "The Farm to Fork Strategy and Better Regulation"
10 December 2020 Webinar Discussion with Frauke Averbeck, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Germany, Leah Charpentier, Head of European Regulatory Affairs & Government Relations, First Solar, and Richard Meads, Rapporteur, European Risk Forum, "Proportionate management of harms: Risk Management Option Analysis (RMOA)"
27 November 2020 Webinar Discussion with Michael Wimmer, Director, Strategy, Better Regulation and Corporate Governance, Secretariat-General, European Commission, "The Better Regulation agenda under the von der Leyen Commission"
12 November 2020 Webinar Discussion with Stephen Quest, Director-General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, "Leveraging research and science to shape the EU Green Deal: The role of the JRC"
19 October 2020 Webinar Discussion with John D. Graham, Professor , Indiana University and former US OIRA Administrator, Jonathan B. Weiner, Professor, Duke University, and Mona Björklund, Member, Regulatory Scrutiny Board, European Commission, “Risk-risk trade-off: Perspectives for better risk management decisions”
8 October 2020 Webinar Discussion with Miguel Amaral, Senior Policy Analyst, Regulatory Policy Division, OECD, “Better Regulation, Big Data and risk management decisions”
16 September 2020 Webinar Discussion with Cass R. Sunstein, Professor, Harvard Law School and former US OIRA Administrator, “Cost-Benefit Analysis and risk regulation: State of play and perspectives for better risk management decisions”
17 July 2020 Webinar Discussion with Antoine Kasel, Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Commissioner Schmidt, European Commission, “Shaping the EU Green Deal for sustainability, growth and jobs”
8 July 2020 Webinar Discussion with Jan-Christoph Hauswald, Senior Government Counsellor, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, German Government and Chair of the Council Better Regulation Working Party, “Better Regulation in the EU: Vision and priorities of the German Presidency”
30 June 2020 Webinar Discussion with Sir Colin Berry, Emeritus Professor, Royal London Medical School, and Piet van der Meer, Professor, Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussels, “Science, Scientific Integrity and uncertainty: Initial thoughts from COVID-19”
For further inquiries about past events, please contact info@eriforum.eu
ERIF events are held under Chatham House Rule. Attendance is open to ERIF members and on invitation only.
Planned events (*)
(*) The list is subject to change. For further inquiries about upcoming events, please contact info@eriforum.eu.
Past events
8 June 2021 Webinar Discussion with Michael Wimmer, Director, Strategy, Better Regulation and Corporate Governance, Secretariat-General, European Commission, Ursula Pachl, Deputy Director-General, BEUC and Christoph Bausch, "Better Regulation for the European Green Deal: From the Commission’s Communication to action"
25 May 2021 Webinar Discussion with with Hilary Sutcliffe, Director, SocietyInside & TIGTech, Karina Stan, Director of EU Policy, Head of Brussels Office, Developpers Alliance and Kai Lücke, Senior Vice-President and Head of External Affairs, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, "Trust in New Technologies: The Role of Regulation, Government and Stakeholders"
20 May 2021 ERIF members-only workshop, "Allocation of Capital: Implications for Innovation and achieving the EU Green Deal”
4 May 2021 Webinar Discussion with with Mark Ferguson, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of Ireland and Chair of the Advisory Board, European Innovation Council, "The European Green Deal: what's in it for science and innovation?"
1 April 2021 ERIF members-only workshop, "Essentiality: Concept and Implications for Innovation and Regulatory Risk Management (II)"
18 March 2021 Webinar Discussion with with Anthony Smith, Social scientist - Risk Communication, Communication, Engagement and Cooperation Department, EFSA, and Ragnar Lofstedt, Professor of Risk Management, King's College London, "Risk Communication revisited? Latest developments and prospective policy at EFSA"
2 March 2021 ERIF members-only workshop, "Essentiality: Concept and Implications for Innovation and Regulatory Risk Management (I)"
23 February 2021 Webinar Discussion with Gijs Schilthuis, Head of Unit, Policy Perspectives, DG Agriculture, European Commission, Dirk Jacobs, Deputy Director General and Director Consumer Information, Nutrition &Health, FoodDrinkEurope, and Piet van der Meer, Professor in Biosafety Regulation in Plant-biotechnology (Ghent University) and in Biotechnology Regulation (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), "The Farm to Fork Strategy and Better Regulation"
10 December 2020 Webinar Discussion with Frauke Averbeck, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Germany, Leah Charpentier, Head of European Regulatory Affairs & Government Relations, First Solar, and Richard Meads, Rapporteur, European Risk Forum, "Proportionate management of harms: Risk Management Option Analysis (RMOA)"
27 November 2020 Webinar Discussion with Michael Wimmer, Director, Strategy, Better Regulation and Corporate Governance, Secretariat-General, European Commission, "The Better Regulation agenda under the von der Leyen Commission"
12 November 2020 Webinar Discussion with Stephen Quest, Director-General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, "Leveraging research and science to shape the EU Green Deal: The role of the JRC"
19 October 2020 Webinar Discussion with John D. Graham, Professor , Indiana University and former US OIRA Administrator, Jonathan B. Weiner, Professor, Duke University, and Mona Björklund, Member, Regulatory Scrutiny Board, European Commission, “Risk-risk trade-off: Perspectives for better risk management decisions”
8 October 2020 Webinar Discussion with Miguel Amaral, Senior Policy Analyst, Regulatory Policy Division, OECD, “Better Regulation, Big Data and risk management decisions”
16 September 2020 Webinar Discussion with Cass R. Sunstein, Professor, Harvard Law School and former US OIRA Administrator, “Cost-Benefit Analysis and risk regulation: State of play and perspectives for better risk management decisions”
17 July 2020 Webinar Discussion with Antoine Kasel, Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Commissioner Schmidt, European Commission, “Shaping the EU Green Deal for sustainability, growth and jobs”
8 July 2020 Webinar Discussion with Jan-Christoph Hauswald, Senior Government Counsellor, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, German Government and Chair of the Council Better Regulation Working Party, “Better Regulation in the EU: Vision and priorities of the German Presidency”
30 June 2020 Webinar Discussion with Sir Colin Berry, Emeritus Professor, Royal London Medical School, and Piet van der Meer, Professor, Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussels, “Science, Scientific Integrity and uncertainty: Initial thoughts from COVID-19”
For further inquiries about past events, please contact info@eriforum.eu