Ideas Lab Ceps

[Kelsi Corsi]

Celebratinga decade of thought-provoking discussions, the CEPS Ideas Lab returns for its 11th edition, rejuvenated and reimagined! Prepare to exchange ideas and insights on a myriad of pressing issues currently facing the EU, from the upcoming European elections to global AI governance.

Launched in 2014, the Ideas Labs are organised with an overall theme in mind but in a way designed to allow ample space for reflection on a wide variety of policy areas. Ideas Lab is the most high-profile annual event on policies of the European Union.

The aim of Ideas Lab is to provide a high-level intellectual forum for exchanges concerning the wide range of current and pressing issues faced by the EU. The discussions are open, insightful and impactful, with the active involvement of policymakers, researchers and representatives from industries and the civil society.

More than a decade on from its first edition, Ideas Lab continues to stand out as the foremost annual gathering on EU policies. Designed as a high-profile intellectual forum, the event serves as a dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas on a myriad of current and pressing issues facing the EU. The discussions, marked by openness, insightfulness, and impact, actively engage policymakers, researchers, and representatives from across industry and civil society. This year, CEPS also hosted a dynamic panel discussion, at Bozar.

The +100 speakers included Nobel Laureates of Economics Joseph Stiglitz and Michael Spence, Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioners Elisa Ferreira and Nicolas Schmidt, ECDC Director Andrea Ammon, Indian economist Jayati Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow Kishore Mahbubani, and many more.

And for the first time at Ideas Lab, 30 Young Thinkers representing 25 different nationalities from 5 continents took part in a joint foresight exercise all week-long, where they presented scenarios on the future of Europe and discussed citizens engagement.

In the span of just three years, the CEPS Ideas Lab has grown to become one of the main events on the Brussels calendar. With over 800 participants, 100 speakers, two plenaries, 33 sessions, four special evening sessions and four breakfast sessions, the 2017 Ideas Lab, which took place 23-24 February, was a resounding success.

The line-up at this cutting-edge forum featured: Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta; Mario Monti, former Commissioner and Prime Minister of Italy, Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs; Timothy Garton Ash, Professor at the University of Oxford; Liz Kendall, MP, House of Commons; Nadia Calvio, Director General, DG Budget, European Commission; Iliyana Tsanova, Deputy Managing Director, EFSI; Nathalie Tocci, Director, IAI; Philippe Lamberts, MEP; and Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy, among other influential personalities. These and many other prominent thinkers engaged in lively brainstorming discussions devoted to the most critical issues facing Europe today.

The ambitious question posed in the title invited high-level decision-makers and shapers to share their expertise on the complex challenges facing Europe in 11 different policy domains. Nearly 600 participants from 34 different countries contributed to the discussions.

On 4-5 March 2024, CEPS is organising the CEPS Ideas Lab for its 11th edition to celebrate a decade of thought-provoking discussions. Participants are preparing to exchange ideas and insights on a myriad of pressing issues currently facing the EU, from the upcoming European elections to global AI governance.

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Speakers include High Representative Josep Borrell (tbc), Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maroš Šefčovič, Nobel laureate Michael Spence, American economist Adam Posen, MEP Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Indian economist Jayati Ghosh, French businessman Emmanuel Faber, and many more!

In this 8th edition of the Ideas Lab, for the first time CEPS will implement the Young Thinkers Initiative in collaboration with TRIGGER project. 30 Young Thinkers will participate in guided foresight sessions, be amongst the first to test a new gamification tool and have the opportunity to present their ideas to policymakers in a high-level roundtable. The theme of the activities will focus on the Future of Europe and citizen engagement.

Associate Deans (AD) are leadership partners to the dean and are critical to the college's success, growth, and future. The specific roles and responsibilities between the two ADs are below so that CEPS staff and faculty have clarity on who to reach out to with their queries, concerns, ideas, approvals, etc.

Departments are encouraged to maintain a single manual or handbook that houses RTP, PTR, and other critical department-wide policies and procedures. This department-wide policy manual or handbook must be approved by dean or designee (in some cases by the Provost) before implementation.

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CEPS faculty and staff share in the college's governance by participating in various committees, task forces, and councils and making recommendations to the dean. CEPS believes that the ability to improve the success of college-level decisions increases exponentially the more faculty and staff engage in the decision process by serving on these committees and participating in the shared governance process. Given the budget realities, the college encourages T/TT faculty members to use their three service workload units to serve on CEPS committees. CEPS will consider the service to the college as part of the tenure, promotion, and PTR reviews. However, in special circumstances, the dean may assign a faculty member additional workload in consultation with the chair. In the case of NTT faculty members serving the college on these committees, the dean will assign workload in consultation with the chair, depending on the scope and responsibilities.

The overarching goal of the Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Committee (PAEC) along with the DC is to establish a culture of philanthropy within CEPS. The PAEC is responsible for providing recommendations to the dean regarding alumni relations and philanthropy to ensure that the college develops and achieves philanthropic and alumni engagement strategic priorities, including identifying, measuring, tracking, and improving key performance indicators (KPIs).

The dean appoints members from nominations. The PAEC membership will include faculty and/or staff representatives from each department, SOE, and the Dean. At least one member of the committee must be a non-tenure-track faculty member. Terms of service for faculty and/or staff will be 3 years, and appointments will be staggered. One or more student members will be appointed to serve on the committee for a term of one year or more, at the discretion of the committee.

Following the forum, the dean will announce an election date. The dean, or designee, presides over the election at the scheduled time and day for faculty to cast their ballot in person. Eligible faculty who cannot attend in person may submit an absentee ballot or written proxy to the dean or designee before the election day. Only tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-track faculty holding the rank of senior lecturer with annual or multi-annual contracts teaching one-half time or more in the department are eligible to vote in the election as defined in the CBA. The vote occurs by secret ballot. The dean announces the winner but does not reveal the vote distribution.

The chair will develop goals to be reviewed with the dean by mid-fall quarter of each year. The chair will complete a self-assessment by June 15th of each year. The dean will meet with each department chair to conduct a mid-year evaluation of goals during the winter quarter and an end-of-year assessment by the end of June. The self-assessment should be brief and answer the following questions.

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Department chair compensation will be in accordance with the CBA. Department chair duties will be reassigned from the instructional portion of faculty workloads. The nominal chair assignment in CEPS for the nine-month academic year will be 18 workload units, and the maximal assignment will be 36 workload units. Chairs are also compensated an additional 2.5 workload units for each of the periods September 1-15 and June 16-30.

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