Subject: RE: Invitation to Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta to speak at the Brussels Economic Forum - 7 May 2026
From: "CHAO COBO Angela" <[email-masked]>
To: "Justiits- ja Digiministeerium" <[email-masked]>, "press - JUSTDIGI" <[email-masked]>, "press - RK" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "RODRIGUEZ MIRANDA Iciar" <[email-masked]>, "BIRZNIECE Dace" <[email-masked]>, "KAMPENDONK Mathias" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:43:19 +0200

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am writing to follow up on the invitation we sent regarding Minister 
Liisa-Ly Pakosta potentially joining us as a speaker at the upcoming 
Brussels Economic Forum 2026.

We just wanted to check in to ensure our invitation was received and see if 
there has been any opportunity for consideration regarding Minister Liisa-Ly 
Pakosta’s participation. We believe Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta would provide 
invaluable insights to our Forum, enhancing discussions with her expertise 
and perspective.

We would like to add that this year the speakers are invited to a lunch with 
Commissioner Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; 
Implementation and Simplification, during the Brussels Economic Forum. The 
lunch will be held from 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM at The EGG, the venue of the 
event.

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please feel 
free to reach out. We are more than happy to assist in any way possible.

Thank you for considering our invitation, and we look forward to the 
possibility of welcoming Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta to the Brussels Economic 
Forum.

Kind regards,

Ángela Chao

From: CHAO COBO Angela (ECFIN)
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 4:13 PM
To: [email-masked]; [email-masked]
Cc: RODRIGUEZ MIRANDA Iciar (ECFIN) <[email-masked]>; 
BIRZNIECE Dace (ECFIN) <[email-masked]>; KAMPENDONK Mathias 
(ECFIN) <[email-masked]>; ECFIN BEF 
<[email-masked]>
Subject: Invitation to Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta to speak at the Brussels 
Economic Forum - 7 May 2026

Dear Sir/Madam,

I hope this email finds you well.

The Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate of the European Commission is 
pleased to invite Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta to speak at the 26th edition of 
the Brussels Economic Forum on 7 May 2026.

The Brussels Economic Forum is the flagship economic event of the European 
Commission, welcoming high-level European and international policymakers, 
influential academics, opinion leaders, civil society representatives and 
business leaders to identify key challenges and debate policy priorities for 
the European economy. Each year, the Forum attracts participants from across 
the world and it receives wide media coverage. Recent editions had over 
20,000 live views and replays, with around 800 participants onsite. Speakers 
in previous editions include Mario Draghi, Jacinda Ardern, Christine 
Lagarde, Angela Merkel, Janet L. Yellen, Luca de Meo, Kristalina Georgieva 
or Professor Esther Duflo, among others.

This edition’s theme is “The EU’s AI economy in the global race”. It will 
focus on the EU's strategic role and ambitions in the global AI race. A 
draft agenda can be found attached.

We would be honoured to welcome the Minister, in person, as speaker in the 
panel discussion “Economic impact of AI: how to make an AI economy work in 
Europe”. The Minister’s insights would greatly enrich the discussion.

The event will be conducted in English.

For more information about  the Brussels Economic Forum and its previous 
editions please click 
<https://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/brussels-economic-forum/2026/index.html> 
here.

Would it be possible to give us a sense of her availability by 20 January?

Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further information.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Ángela Chao Cobo
Team Leader - Events and stakeholder outreach

European Commission
Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

A.4 Inter-Institutional Relations and Communication

Registrations will open in March. Visit our 
<https://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/brussels-economic-forum/2026/index.html> 
website

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