Margrethe Vestager

Former EU Executive Vice President and Commissioner

Margrethe Vestager, a Danish politician, served as the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for “A Europe Fit for the Digital Age” (2019–2024). She was also the European Commissioner for Competition from 2014 to 2024. Vestager held national ministerial roles in Denmark, including Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior and Deputy Prime Minister (2011–2014) and Minister for Education (1998–2001). She was a key figure in the Social Liberal Party, serving as its political leader and chair of its parliamentary group between 2007 and 2014. Vestager was also a Member of the Danish Parliament from 2001 to 2014. From 2025, she serves as chair of the Danish Technical University. Vestager holds an M.Sc. in Economics (University of Copenhagen).

Speaker Schedule

Saturday, February 1, 2025

at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS)
9:00am - 10:00am
Flagship Session
Flagship Session with Mateusz Morawiecki, with a response by Prof. Wojciech Sadurski Mateusz Morawiecki | Wojciech Sadurski Moderated by Mathias Risse
JFK Jr. Forum
Panel
Boosting Europe's Economy Helge Berger | Margrethe Vestager | Pierre Wunsch

Moderated by Helena Malikova

Starr Auditorium
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat with Madeleine de Cock Buning (max 30 guests)
Registration Required