| 08:00-09:00 |
Early Bird Breakfast Sessions |
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Are We Losing Turkey?
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
Location: Lobby
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Egemen Bağış |
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Amb. Marc Grossman |
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Amb. Faruk Loğoğlu |
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The Hon. Dr. Olli Rehn |
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The Hon. Hannes Swoboda |
| Moderator: |
Dr. Ian Lesser |
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Baltic to the Wider Black Sea: The New Euroatlantic Challenge?
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
Location: Empire
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Gela Bezhuashvili |
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The Hon. Vartan Oskanian |
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The Hon. Edgars Rinkēvičs |
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The Hon. Samad Seyidov |
| Moderator: |
Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger |
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| 09:15-10:15 |
Plenary Sessions, On the Record |
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Can We Still Win in Afghanistan? And What is a Win?
On the record Plenary Session with Media coverage
Location: Ballroom
| Discussants: |
Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke |
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The Hon. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
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The Hon. Fawzia Koofi |
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The Hon. Peter MacKay |
| Moderator: |
Philip Stephens |
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10:15-11:30
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Managing Challenges of Globalization for Industry and Society
On the record Plenary Session with Media coverage
Location: Ballroom
(This session will be broadcast live on the web
at approximately 13:30.)
| Discussants: |
Dr. Manfred Bischoff |
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John Evans |
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The Hon. Robert Kimmitt |
| Moderator: |
Margaret Warner |
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11:30-12:00
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Coffee Break
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12:00-13:15
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Civil Liberties in an Age of Terror
On the record Plenary Session with Media coverage
Location: Ballroom
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Stephen Gerald Breyer |
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Dr. Viet Dinh |
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The Hon. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble |
| Moderator: |
Nik Gowing |
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| 13:15-15:30 |
Breakout Lunches - Chatham House Rule, No Media Coverage
Each lunch discussion will be composed of a group of ca. 25 Brussels Forum participants |
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Republican Platform in the 2008 Elections
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Bob Bennett |
| Chair: |
The Hon. István Szent-Iványi |
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Democratic Strategies in the 2008 Elections
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Jim Costa |
| Chair: |
The Hon. Erika Mann |
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Britain after Blair: A New Era in British Politics?
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
Philip Stephens |
| Chair: |
Dr. John K. Glenn |
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Elections in France: New President, New Policies?
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
Margaret Warner |
| Chair: |
Amaya Bloch-Lainé |
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Should North Africa be a Higher Priority on the Transatlantic Agenda - and Why Isn't It?
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
Dr. Ian Lesser |
| Chair: |
Dr. Gilles Kepel |
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The Balkans: Confronting the Final Challenge in Kosovo
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Dr. Carl Bildt |
| Chair: |
Dr. Ivan Vejvoda |
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Biofuels: A Viable Alternative for Our Energy Future?
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
Robert G. Liberatore |
| Chair: |
Randall J. Soderquist |
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Castro, Chavez and Morales: Latin American Populism as a Transatlantic Challenge
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Luis G. Fortuño |
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The Hon. Ana Maria Gomes |
| Chair: |
Dr. Gregor Peter Schmitz |
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Do the U.S. and Europe Need Missile Defense?
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
Amb. Daniel Fried |
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The Hon. Radek Sikorski |
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The Hon. Alexandr Vondra |
| Chair: |
Dr. Ronald Asmus |
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Does the World of Finance Control the Finances of the World?
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Robert Kimmitt |
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Caio Koch-Weser |
| Chair: |
Jim Neuger |
| Host: |
Filip Dierckx |
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Ukraine's Current Crisis: Messy Step Forward or Slide into Instability?
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Dr. Hryhoriy Nemyria |
| Chair: |
Pavol Demeš |
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Can Soft Power Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb?
Off the record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
| Discussants: |
Robert Cooper |
| Chair: |
David Ignatius |
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16:00-17:00
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What Role Will Foreign Policy Play in the 2008 Campaign?
On the record Plenary Session with Media coverage
Location: Ballroom
| Discussants: |
Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke |
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Robert B. Zoellick |
| Moderator: |
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff |
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17:00-17:30
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Coffee Break
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17:30-19:00
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Europe's East, Russia's Western Neighborhood: Working Towards a Common Transatlantic Approach
On the record Plenary Session with Media coverage
Location: Ballroom
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Dr. Carl Bildt |
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Amb. Marc Grossman |
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The Hon. Alexandr Vondra |
| Moderator: |
Stefan Kornelius |
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19:30
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Networking Dinner
Location: Various spaces in the Hotel Conrad
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| 21:00 |
Night Owl Sessions - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage |
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The Integration of Muslim Immigrants: Why is it a Hot Issue in Europe but not in the United States?
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
Location: Loui Restaurant
| Discussants: |
Ian Buruma |
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Tamar Jacoby |
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Dr. Gilles Kepel |
| Moderator: |
Jim Bittermann |
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Economic Opportunity and Stable States: Entrepreneurship as a Foreign Policy Priority
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
Location: Empire
| Discussants: |
H.E. Mikuláš Dzurinda |
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Mark Fuller |
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Vassi Naidoo |
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Carl Schramm |
| Moderator: |
Stefan Theil |
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Is Democracy Losing Its Place in Our Foreign Policy
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
Location: Prefunction Room
| Discussants: |
Ralf Fücks |
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The Hon. Jana Hybášková |
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Kenneth Wollack |
| Moderator: |
Craig Kennedy |
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Russia: A Global Power Back on Stage?
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
Meeting Space: Lobby
| Discussants: |
H.E. Dr. Valdas Adamkus |
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Amb. Daniel Fried |
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The Hon. Konstantin Kosachev |
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The Hon. Ruprecht Polenz |
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The Hon. Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinskiy |
| Moderator: |
Ulysse Gosset |
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| 08:00-09:00 |
Early Bird Breakfast Sessions |
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Climate Change and Energy Security
On the record Plenary Session with media coverage
Location: Loui Restaurant
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Reinhard Bütikofer |
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The Hon. Darrell Issa |
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Dr. Johannes Lambertz |
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Jennifer Morgan |
| Moderator: |
Richard Black |
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Backlash in Central and Eastern Europe: Why is it Happening and What Does it Mean?
Off the Record - Chatham House Rule - No Media Coverage
Location: Lobby
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Helēna Demakova |
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Dr. Ivan Krastev |
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The Hon. Paweł Zalewski |
| Moderator: |
Dr. Ronald Asmus |
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| 09:15-10:45 |
Plenary Sessions, On the Record |
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Transatlantic Approaches to China: Political and Economic Challenges
On the record Plenary Session with Media coverage
Location: Ballroom
| Discussants: |
Dr. François Godement |
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Dr. Robert Kagan |
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Dr. Eckhard Rohkamm |
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Robert B. Zoellick |
| Moderator: |
John Pomfret |
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10:45-11:15
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Coffee Break
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11:15-12:30
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Deepening the Transatlantic Marketplace: From Rhetoric to Reality
On the record Plenary Session with Media coverage
Location: Ballroom
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Bob Bennett |
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The Hon. Elmar Brok |
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The Hon. Christopher Cox |
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Mario Monti |
| Moderator: |
Bruce Stokes |
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12:30-13:00
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Closing Keynote
On the record Plenary Session with Media coverage
Location: Ballroom
| Address By: |
The Hon. Karel De Gucht |
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13:30-14:30
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Closing Lunch
Location: Crystal Palace
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Agenda