A special conversation on the challenges and opportunities facing Europe today, and if – and how – the rest of the world can help Europe.

• Professor Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford 
• Baroness Helena Kennedy, Principal, Mansfield College, University of Oxford
• Marietje Schaake, Member European Parliament, Netherlands
• Professor Robert Tombs, Professor of History, University of Cambridge
• Chaired by Lord Wood of Anfield, Fellow of Practice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford 

This is event was part of The Challenges of Government Conference, held on 19-20 May 2016 at the Blavatnik School of Government.

The Challenges of Government Conference is the Blavatnik School of Government’s annual high-level conference. Since 2011, the Challenges of Government Conference has been bringing together a global, multidisciplinary and cross-sector audience to Oxford. From rapid urbanisation to citizens activism, the Conference brings together the brightest minds in government, the private sector, and academia to discuss policies, strategies, and ultimately real-world solutions to some of the world’s toughest challenges.