Round Table

Brussels Trade Café

20.05.2026
03:00 pm
Noerr Brussels Office
cup of coffee with heart
Together with the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI) we are delighted to invite you to the next edition of the Brussels Trade Café on 20 May 2026.

Our panelists will examine how the EU and Member States are rethinking their approach to foreign direct investment and economic sovereignty. We will take a closer look at the EU Screening Regulation overhaul as well as national initiatives and implementation plans. We will also analyse the recommendation on outbound investment screening and the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, and discuss the broader context of the EU’s economic security agenda and its implications for companies.

Panelists:

  • Peter Sandler, Director for Enforcement, Market Access, SMEs, Legal Affairs and Technology at the European Commission
  • Cedric von der Hellen, Senior Expert International Affairs at Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI)
  • Nigina Zahedi, Trade and Antitrust Lawyer at Noerr Brussels
  • A representative of the French Treasury (Direction générale du Trésor, DG Trésor, tbc)

Key Note:
Bärbel Sachs, Head of International Trade & Investment Controls at Noerr

Moderator:
Sven Betzendörfer, Trade and Antitrust Lawyer at Noerr Brussels.

Noerr Head of Trade Brussels, Tobias Zuber and Jens Peter Schmidt, Managing Partner, Noerr Brussels, will give an opening address.

As before, our barista Arnaud will serve freshly brewed coffee, matcha, and sweet treats. In this informal setting, our panelists will share their insights, followed by an interactive Q&A session with the audience and for those interested, a glass of wine afterwards.

Your contacts

Tobias Zuber
Tobias Zuber+32 499044551
Jens Peter Schmidt
Jens Peter Schmidt+32 2 2745577+49 211 49986225
Bärbel Sachs
Bärbel Sachs+49 30 20942131
Sven Betzendörfer
Sven Betzendörfer+32 2 2745590
Nigina Zahedi
Nigina Zahedi+32 2 2745570

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Agenda

15:00
Coffee reception
16:00
Panel discussion
17:00
Aperitivo

Registration

How to get there

Noerr Brussels Office
Rue Guimard 9
1040  Brussels
Belgium

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