Regulatory Panel

Plenary Session : 12.15pm - 13.30pm

Plenary Summary

The 2026 FDI Control Forum is pleased to welcome a distinguished panel of regulatory leaders from the United States, the European Commission, Germany, and France. This esteemed panel will explore several critical themes shaping the future of foreign direct investment control worldwide.


Regulators

Chris Pilkerton

Assistant Secretary for Investment Security
U.S. Department of Treasury

Thomas Ernoult

Head of the Unit
Foreign Investment Screening
French Treasury

Moderator

David Chekroun

Co-Founder, FDI Control
Professor of Business Law, ESCP Business School

Member of the Paris Bar

Damien Levie

Economic Security Adviser
Directorate General for Trade
European Commission

Franziska Krokutsch

Deputy
Foreign Investment Screening
German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action