The 6th edition of CEPS Ideas Lab gathered a total number of 1185 participants, including 218 discussion leaders and speakers. The “ideas” that emerged from Ideas Lab will also be presented on our website in due course.
For the full list of participants and the video recordings of the plenaries, please visit: ideaslab.ceps.eu
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