Meeting Schedules

European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity.

Mr. Dombrovskis has been the European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, as well as Implementation and Simplification, since December 2024. His portfolio includes the coordination and implementation of the EU’s economic policies, as well as overseeing the reduction of administrative burden and ensuring better implementation of EU rules.

From 2019 to 2024, he served as the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for An Economy that Works for People, and was also in charge of Trade. He previously served as Vice-President of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019, overseeing the Euro and Social Dialogue, as well as Financial Stability, Financial Services, and the Capital Markets Union.

He is Latvia’s longest-serving head of government with three terms as Prime Minister (2009–2014). He has also been Finance Minister, Member of the Latvian Parliament and European Parliament. Before politics, he was the Chief Economist at the Bank of Latvia, as well as a research assistant at Mainz University, the Institute of Solid-State Physics in Latvia and University of Maryland.

Vice President, Policy and Partnerships, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Mark Bowman is EBRD Vice President for Policy and Partnerships and joined the Bank in October 2021.

Prior to arriving at the EBRD, Mr Bowman was Director General International Finance at the UK Treasury, with oversight of international and European Union (EU) policy. He led engagement with foreign finance ministries and central banks and was the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s deputy at the G7, G20 and International Monetary Fund (IMF). He also had responsibility for UK policy and engagement with the multilateral development banks, including the EBRD and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (and was the UK chief negotiator in discussions on establishing the AIIB).

Until 2019 Mr Bowman was the UK representative on the EU’s Economic and Financial Committee and chaired the sub-committee on IMF issues. He subsequently led the UK Treasury’s work on EU exit and was a member of the UK team negotiating the Withdrawal Agreement. He was also a member of the Treasury’s Executive Management Board.

Mr Bowman started his career as an Overseas Development Institute Fellow, working in the Mozambican Ministry of Planning and Finance. He joined the UK Treasury in 1995 and held a number of positions there, covering both domestic and international economic policy, including Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Director International Finance, and Director Strategy, Planning and Budget.

He also worked for two years in the Department for International Development (DFID) as Director General Humanitarian, Security and International Finance, with oversight of the DFID’s humanitarian programmes, its work in the Middle East and relations with the World Bank.

Mr Bowman has an economics degree from the University of Bristol, and a masters degree in development economics from the University of Warwick.

Global Leader, Global Advantage Practice, Boston Consulting Group. 

Aparna Bharadwaj is Boston Consulting Group’s leader for the Global Advantage (GA) practice and a leader of BCG’s Center for Geopolitics. GA is a Practice that covers all matters linked to global growth and resilience – with presence in 70+ markets.

Aparna brings ~25 years of deep expertise in global trade, economic statecraft, global expansion, trade policy, and helping companies navigate an evolving geopolitical landscape. She is especially adapt in understanding the US and China economies, and their relationship with the world, as well as the rise of the Global South. She advises multinational corporations and institutions on economic development, the digital economy, and future skills. She has worked extensively with public sector clients, including ministries and government agencies, and is a specialist in emerging market dynamics and ecosystems.

Prior to leading BCG’s Global Advantage practice, Aparna led the firm’s Center for Customer Insight globally, with presence across 50 markets, where she significantly expanded the Center’s footprint and teams.

Aparna has published thought leadership pieces on a variety of topics related to Geopolitics e.g. Ten forces of Geopolitics for Business, US Policy, China's 15th Five-year plan, Economic Statecraft, the future of Global Trade, Global South and Competitive advantage of nations. She represents BCG at WEF Davos, WEF Annual Meeting of New Champions “Summer Davos”, SEMAFOR World Economy Summit and countless CEO forums.

In addition to a robust portfolio of publications on unlocking the potential of Global Consumers, Aparna has a popular TED Talk on ‘Hidden  Connections That Transcend Borders and Defy Stereotypes’ which looks at under-the-radar consumer affinities that reach beyond individual cultures, highlighting patterns that could bring the world closer together.

Before joining BCG, Aparna held several leadership roles at Coca- Cola, including in brand management and trade marketing. She holds an MBA (Honors) from Harvard Business School & an Electrical Engineering degree from Delhi University.

Mateusz Szczurek, Director, European Department, IMF.

Mr. Szczurek is the Director of the European Department at the International Monetary Fund since July 2026. In this capacity, he oversees the IMF’s work with Europe.

Mr. Szczurek served as Poland’s Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2015. In that role, he was responsible for fiscal policy, public debt management, international economic cooperation, and oversight of financial institutions. He represented Poland in major international fora and played a key role in advancing reforms to strengthen fiscal management and public administration.

Since 2024, Mateusz has served as Member of the Management Board and Chief Risk Officer at BGK, Poland’s development bank, where he oversaw risk, ESG, sectoral analysis, and financial modeling. From 2016 to 2024, he held senior roles at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, leading work on macroeconomic assessment, reform monitoring, and policy dialogue in EU countries of operation. During that period, he was also a member of the inaugural European Fiscal Board, contributing to discussions on Europe’s fiscal framework.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Szczurek was Chief Economist for Central and Eastern Europe at ING Bank and held various economist positions in the banking sector. He has also taught public finance and international economics at the University of Warsaw.