Věra Jourová
Former Vice President for Values and Transparency, European Commission
Věra Jourová is currently Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency and deals with democracy, rule of law, disinformation and media pluralism. From 2014 to 2019, she served as EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality. In 2014, before arriving to the European Commission, Ms Jourová held the position of Minister for Regional Development in the Czech Republic. Previous to this, from 2006 to 2013, she worked in her own company as an international consultant on European Union funding, and was also involved in consultancy activities in the Western Balkans relating to the European Union Accession. She holds a Degree in Law (Mgr.) and a Master’s degree (Mgr.) in the Theory of Culture from the Charles University, Prague.
Speaker Schedule
Saturday, February 1, 2025
at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS)Europe's Energy Trifecta Ditte Juul Jørgensen | Ewa Krukowska | Manfred Schuckert
Moderated by Riad Meddeb
The Union under Strain Alberto Alemanno | Věra Jourová | Adrian Vazquez Lazara | Yascha Mounk
Moderated by Amaryllis Verhoeven