How to Contribute to the CELIS Institute? An Overview
Join us in advancing better regulation of foreign investment in the context of national security, public order, and competitiveness. We offer six practical ways to engage – each designed to align with your individual goals.
Attend an Event
Join senior officials, practitioners, investors and academics at our invitation-only convenings, including the CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS), CELIS Leaders, the CELIS Salon and our regional Thought Leaders events. Held under the Chatham House Rule and deliberately kept small, our events create the high-trust setting in which candid, outcome-oriented exchange on investment security becomes possible.
Contact:
Joanna Kirstine Thomsen
Head of Event and Sponsor Relations
What you get:
- Direct access to decision-makers from EU institutions, national screening authorities, law firms, in-house legal teams and academia, in a small-room format that rarely exists elsewhere.- First-hand insight into current regulatory developments, enforcement practice and emerging policy debates on investment screening and economic security.
- Candid discussions under the Chatham House Rule, allowing for open exchange beyond official positions.
- Lasting connections within a trusted international community that continues well beyond the event itself.
What you get:
- Premier visibility among senior decision-makers in an invitation-only environment.- Tailored networking opportunities across government, industry, and legal practice.
- Strengthened reputation as a thought leader, recognized by your clients as a shaper of the present and future economic security compliance landscape.
Sponsor an Event
Partner with us on high-level convenings such as the CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS), regional Thought Leaders events, and focused policy dialogues rooted in legal excellence.
Contact:
Joanna Kirstine Thomsen
Head of Event and Sponsor Relations
Floor Doppen
Managing Programme Associate
Commission Advisory
Engage CELIS to deliver comparative research, tailored training for governments and practitioners, or technical advisory services on the design and implementation of screening frameworks and other foreign investment-related regulation.
Contact:
Simon Sharghi-Erdmosa
Acting Head of Programmes
What you get:
- Independent, evidence-based analysis from leaders in the field, grounded in the realities of your national and regional context.- Practitioner-tested training programmes that build capacity and strengthen institutional expertise.
- Hands-on advisory support ranging from sectoral risk assessments to best-practice guidance on designing and improving investment screening legislation.
What you get:
- The assurance of supporting genuinely independent, open-access research that strengthens the knowledge base of the entire investment screening community.- Recognition as a supporter of CELIS research, with the option of being publicly acknowledged as a sustaining partner.
- Early access to research findings and invitations to exchanges on our research priorities, without any influence on content or outcomes.
Sponsor Research
Your contribution funds work that serves the entire field, including our Country Reports, Non-Papers and the CELIS Blog. CELIS retains full academic freedom over the questions it pursues and the conclusions it reaches. Beyond our core programme, CELIS undertakes individual research projects on request, such as legal analyses, comparative studies or policy briefs on specific questions of investment screening and economic security. You define the question and scope together with us.
Contact:
Simon Sharghi-Erdmosa
Acting Head of Programmes
Become a Donor
Individuals and foundations can support our non-profit mission with donations. Donations provide unconditional support for our research and educational mission, distinct from sponsorships.
Contact:
Joanna Kirstine Thomsen
Head of Event and Sponsor Relations
What you get:
- Public recognition on our website, highlighting your commitment to advancing independent, non-lobbying scholarship.- Early updates and invitations to exclusive gatherings with thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners.
- A distinguished role as a donor, demonstrating your dedication to supporting robust, policy-relevant research and the long-term resilience of the investment screening community.
What you get:
As a CELIS Blog author or Country Reporter, you will:
- Be globally recognized as a benchmark of legal excellence in investment screening within your jurisdiction.- Enhance your organization’s visibility with the option of being publicly acknowledged as a sustaining partner, highlighting your contribution to shaping the global investment screening landscape.
- Expand your network through curated connections with practitioners and fellow experts across Europe and beyond.
Write for CELIS
Join us as a CELIS Blog author or Country Reporter and contribute to a global knowledge network shaping how investment regulation is tracked across 38 jurisdictions worldwide. Our Country Reports are regularly consulted by various chambers of commerce, leading technology companies and other businesses, and regulatory authorities in the EU, US, and beyond.
Contact:
Liam McGrath
Programme Associate
CELIS Partners & Sponsors
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