Workshop: EU Skills & Leadership Power
 
About the course
This brand-new workshop is designed to boost both your understanding of the EU policy landscape and your ability to lead effectively in complex professional environments.
Working in EU affairs means more than knowing institutions – it’s about navigating pressure, building trust, and making your voice heard across cultures, power structures and shifting priorities.

This two-day course equips you with policy insights, leadership strategies and practical tools to grow your impact and confidence – even without formal authority.
 
What you will learn
Throughout the two days, we will address key challenges faced by professionals in EU-related roles, including:
Finding relevant information in a changing EU policy environment
Bringing structure and focus to your policy engagement
Handling challenging conversations with calm and confidence
Stepping into informal leadership roles
Charting your own EU career path with clarity
Staying grounded under pressure
Building relationships beyond transactional networking
You will leave with a set of methods and tools to help you structure your work, strengthen your leadership, and act with greater presence and confidence – even in fast-paced or uncertain settings.
 
Your trainers
The workshop is delivered by an experienced team of professionals combining EU policy expertise, coaching, and corporate leadership experience.
 
Lisa Simon – Coach for empathic leadership and healthy self-management
Christoph Katz – Former international executive with 25+ years in leadership
Vicky Marissen – EU policy expert, trainer and ETI managing director
Marianne Lamérand – ETI manager, PhD researcher and trainer
 
Bonus: Personal Coaching Session
To support your individual development, the course includes a 60-minute 1:1 coaching session after the training:
Choose between a leadership coaching session with Lisa Simon
Or an EU policy strategy session with our in-house experts 
The session is tailored to your personal goals and will be prepared using a short intake questionnaire.
 
Target audience
Professionals with 3–7 years of experience working in or around EU institutions – in consulting firms, public affairs departments, NGOs, think tanks or administration – who want to strengthen both their policy and (personal) leadership skills.
 
DATE
Tuesday & Wednesday, 4–5 November 2025, 09:00–17:30
 
LOCATION
In-person
Address: Pl. du Luxembourg 2, 1050 Ixelles, Brussels
 
PRICE
2,090 € (+21% VAT, if applicable, to be included in the final invoice)*
*Includes: 
2 full days of training
All materials and resources
Coffee breaks & lunch
Certificate of participation