BY INVITATION ONLY – Industry Roundtable with EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders

The Consulate General of Ireland in Miami and EACC Florida are organizing an Industry Roundtable with EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders.

Commissioner Reynders is currently leading the European Commission’s proposal for new laws on corporate sustainability due diligence. The new rules will ensure that businesses address adverse impacts of their actions, including in their value chains inside and outside Europe.

The Roundtable will provide an opportunity for invited guests from Florida-based companies to engage with one of the EU’s most important policy makers, and a senior political figure in Europe, who has served in a range of roles in the Belgian government including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Foreign Minister.

For details, contact Christina Sleszynska at [email protected] or t. 305 527 0584

Biography

Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice

Didier Reynders is European Commissioner for Justice responsible for rule of law, data protection and other fundamental rights, as well as consumer protection, a position he has held since December 2019. Previously, he held several high-level political positions in Belgium including minister of defense, minister of foreign affairs, foreign trade and European affairs, minister of finance and deputy prime minister. From 2004 to 2011, he served as chairman of the Mouvement Réformateur (liberal party alliance). He was elected member of the Belgian Parliament in 1992. Prior to this, he was president of the National Railway Company of Belgium and the National Society of Airways. Reynders has been a guest lecturer at the universities of Liège, Brussels and Louvain until he became European Commissioner. He holds a degree in law from the University of Liège.

Hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland in Miami