Friday, March 20-Sunday, March 22 Conrad Hotel |
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| Friday, March 20 | ||
| 16:00-16:15 | Welcome (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) | |
| Mr. Craig Kennedy, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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| 16:15-17:30 | BBC World Debate - "Shared Destiny": How Relevant is Europe to the United States Under Obama? (On the Record) | |
| The Hon. Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden Lord Mark Malloch Brown, Minister for Africa, Asia, and the UN, United Kingdom Dr. Robert Kagan, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Ms. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State Moderator: Nik Gowing, Lead Anchor, BBC World |
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| 17:30-18:00 | Coffee Break |
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| 18:00-18:15 | Opening Address (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) | |
| H.E. Herman Van Rompuy, Prime Minister, Belgium | ||
| 18:15-18:30 | Remarks by the Co-Chairmen of the U.S. Congressional Delegation (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) |
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| The Hon. Robert Casey, Member, U.S. Senate The Hon. Bob Bennett, Member, U.S. Senate |
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| 18:30-19:15 | A Conversation (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) | |
| Introduction: Mr. Martin Jäger, Head of Global External Affairs and Public Policy, Daimler AG H.E. José Manuel Barroso, President, European Commission Moderator: Mr. Ulysse Gosset, Journalist and Anchor, France Television Group |
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| 19:30-21:00 | Opening Dinner (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) | |
| Opening Remarks: The Hon. Javier Solana, Secretary General for the Council of the EU; High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy | ||
Closing Remarks: H.E. Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister, Czech Republic; President, European Council |
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| 21:15 | Night Owl Sessions |
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| From Blame to Responsibility: Europe's New Energy Paradigm (On the Record and Open to Press) |
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| The Hon. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Minister for Economy and Technology, Germany Ms. Tatiana Mitrova, Head of the Center for International Energy Studies, Russian Federation The Hon. Ana Palacio, Senior Executive VP for International, AREVA H.E. Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister, Czech Republic Moderator: Ms. Katinka Barysch, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform |
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| Neighbor, Partner, Ally? Israel's Relations with the EU and NATO (Off the Record and Closed to Press) |
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| Dr. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chairman, Atlantic Forum of Israel The Hon. Alcee L. Hastings, Member, U.S. House of Representatives Mr. Alexander Lambsdorff, Member, European Parliament The Hon. Tomas Pojar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic Moderator: Mr. Steven Erlanger, Paris Bureau Chief, The New York Times |
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| Saturday, March 21 | ||
| 7:45-9:00 | Early Bird Sessions (Off the Record and Closed to Press) |
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| The Technological Response to Climate Change | ||
| Mr. Michael Ahearn, Chief Executive Officer, First Solar Mr. Søren Hermansen, Director, Samsø Energy Agency Lady Barbara Judge, Chairman, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Moderator: Ms. Shirin Wheeler, Presenter, BBC News |
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| Asia Rising | ||
| Dr. Jin Canrong, Professor and Associate Dean, School of International Studies, Renmin University Mr. Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express Mr. Tomohiko Taniguchi, Senior Advisor to the Board of Central Japan Railway - JR Tokai Moderator: Mr. Dan Twining, Senior Fellow for Asia, The Geman Marshall Fund of the United States |
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| 9:15-10:30 | A Conversation with Russia (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) | |
| The Hon. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation The Hon. Javier Solana, Secretary General for the Council of the EU; High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Moderator: Mr. Philip Stephens, Associate Editor and Senior Commentator, Financial Times |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
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| 11:00-12:00 | Battling the Crisis: High Time for Transatlantic Leadership (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) |
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The Hon. Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank |
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| 12:00-12:30 | Coffee Break |
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| 12:30-13:45 | Afghanistan and Pakistan: What Will it Take to Get it Right? (On the Record and Open to Press) |
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| The Hon. Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Department of State The Hon. Ruprecht Polenz, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag Dr. Ahmed Rashid, Journalist and Author, Pakistan The Hon. Zalmai Rasoul, National Security Adviser, Afghanistan The Hon. Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland Moderator: Ms. Lyse Doucet, Presenter and Correspondent, BBC News |
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| 13:45-15:30 | Break-out Lunch Discussions (Off the Record and Closed to Press) |
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| Trends and Prospects for Immigration Reform in Europe and the United States | ||
| The Hon. Cem Özdemir, Chairman, Alliance 90/The Greens; Member, European Parliament The Hon. Mel Martinez, Member, U.S. Senate Chair: Mr. James Harding, Editor, The Times |
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| Quo vadis Bosnia? | ||
| H.E. Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic The Hon. Olli Rehn, Commissioner for Enlargement, European Union Chair: Mr. Ivan Vejvoda, Executive Director, Balkan Trust for Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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| Climate Change - Policy Instruments | ||
| Dr. Hironori Hamanaka, Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environmental Studies Mr. Artur Runge-Metzger, Head of Unit, Climate Strategy, International Negotiations and Monitoring or EU Action, European Commission The Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Member, U.S. Senate Chair: Thomas Kleine-Brockoff, Senior Director of Policy Programs, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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| Transatlantic Responses to the Financial Crisis | ||
| Ms. Joyce Chang, Global Head of Emerging Markets and Credit Research, JP Morgan Chase & Co. Prof. Patrick A. Messerlin, Director, Groupe d'Economie Mondiale Moderator: Mr. Bruce Stokes,Columnist, National Journal Chair: Amb. Lodewijk Willens, Director External Affairs, Fortis |
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| Global Democracy Promotion: What Comes After the Freedom Agenda? | ||
The Hon. Eckart von Klaeden, Member, German Parliament; Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group |
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| Competing for Land - How to Balance Food and Energy Security in the Era of Global Warming | ||
| Mr. Atul Kaushik, Director, CUTS Geneva Resource Centre Mr. Tim Searchinger, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States Chair: Mr. Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Professor of International Political Economy and Founding Director, Evian Group |
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| Is Aid to Africa drying up? | ||
| H.E. Karel de Gucht, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belgium Lord Mark Malloch Brown, Minister for Africa, Asia, and the UN, United Kingdom Chair: Mr. Jim Kolbe, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund or the United States |
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| Will the Economic Crisis Split Europe? | ||
| Dr. Zsolt Darvas, Visiting Fellow, Bruegel Dr. Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director, Bruegel Chair: Mr. Sean Mulvaney, Director, Economic Policy Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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| Ukraine: At a Crossroads Again | ||
The Hon. Dr. Hryhoriy Nemyria, Vice Prime Minister, Ukraine |
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| Turkey Before the Obama Visit | ||
| The Hon. Suat Kınıklıoğlu, Spokesman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Turkish Parliament Ms. Amberin Zaman, Turkey Correspondent, The Economist Chair: Ambassador Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group; Board Member, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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| Belarus: Isolation vs. Engagement | ||
Mr. Andrei Sannikov, Leader of “European Belarus” and Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Belarus |
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| At a Crossroads: Are Transatlantic Economies Converging or Drifting Apart? | ||
| Mr. Martin Jäger, Head of Global External Affairs and Public Policy, Daimler AG The Hon. Ron Kind, Member, U.S. House of Representatives The Hon. Günter Verheugen, Vice President, European Commission Moderator: Mr. Joseph Quinlan, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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15:30-16:30 |
Break |
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| 16:30-18:00 | Economic Multilateralism: How Do We Make it Work? (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) |
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| The Hon. Celso Amorim, Minister of External Relations, Brazil Lord Mark Malloch Brown, Minister for Africa, Asia, and the UN, United Kingdom The Hon. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Commonwealth The Hon. Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank Moderator: Mr. Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Policy Columnist, The Financial Times |
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| 18:00-18:30 | Coffee Break: A Taste of Latvia |
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| 18:30-19:45 | 20 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) |
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| The Hon. Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden The Hon. Wolfgang Schäuble, Minister of the Interior, Germany The Hon. George V. Voinovich, Member, U.S. Senate H.E. Valdis Zatlers, President, Republic of Latvia Moderator: Ms. Anne Applebaum, Columnist, The Washington Post |
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| 20:15-21:15 | Networking Dinner | |
| Opening Remarks: The Hon. John McCain, Member, U.S. Senate | ||
| 21:30 | Night Owl Sessions (Off the Record and Closed to Press) |
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| Georgia - Six Months After the War: Where Do Things Stand? |
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The Hon. Mircea Dan Geoană, President, Romanian Senate |
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| Engaging Difficult Actors in the Middle East | ||
| The Hon. Robert Casey, Member, U.S. Senate The Hon. Suat Kınıklıoğlu, Spokesman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Turkish Parliament The Hon. Gert Weisskirchen, Member, German Bundestag, Foreign Policy Spokesperson, SPD Parliamentary Group Moderator: Ms. Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Channel 4 News |
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| Sunday, March 22 | ||
| 8:00-9:15 | Early Bird Sessions (Off the Record and Closed to Press) |
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| The Intersection of Law and National Security: A Conversation | ||
| Mr. Gregory B. Craig, White House Counsel Moderator: Mr. Ulysse Gosset, Journalist and Anchor, France Televisions Group |
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| Companies at the Cutting Edge of Innovation (Off the Record and Closed to Press) |
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| Mr. Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE International Mr. Nuri Colakoglu, Board Member, Dogan Yayin Holding Mr. Thomas Spiller, Senior Director, International Programs, SAS Institute, Inc. Moderator: Ms. Erika Mann, Member, European Parliament |
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| 9:30-10:45 | NATO at 60 (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) |
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| Introductory Remarks: The Hon. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary General, NATO The Hon. Peter MacKay, Minister of Defence, Canada The Hon. Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland The Hon. Ellen Tauscher, Member, U.S. House of Representatives Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Marcus, Diplomatic Correspondent, BBC |
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| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break |
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| 11:15-12:30 | Fiscal Policy After the Financial Crisis (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) | |
| The Hon. Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs The Hon. Bob Bennett, Member, U.S. Senate Dr. Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director, Bruegel Dr. Axel A. Weber, President, Deutsche Bundesbank Moderator: Mr. Philip Stephens, Associate Editor and Senior Commentator, The Financial Times |
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| 12:30-12:45 | Closing Remarks (On the Record and Open to Press Coverage) | |
| The Hon. Pieter De Crem, Minister of Defense, Belgium | ||
| 13:00-14:30 | Closing Lunch |
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