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Recordings from Brussels Forum 2007 will be posted as soon as they become available.

For audio from the inaugural Brussels Forum, please visit the 2006 archive.


Friday April 27, 2007
18:30 Opening Session
Welcome: Craig Kennedy
Introduction: The Hon. Bob Bennett
Address By: H.E. Guy Verhofstadt

Audio
Opening Session of Brussels Forum 2007 (.wmv)

Video
Opening Session of Brussels Forum 2007 (.wmv)
  
19:30 Opening Dinner
Introduction: Liz Mohn
Remarks: The Hon. Dr. Javier Solana

Audio
Opening Dinner Brussels Forum 2007 (.wmv)

Video
Opening Dinner Brussels Forum 2007 (.wmv) 
  
21:00 From Beirut to Tehran: Can the U.S. and Europe help stabilize the Middle East? A Conversation with Dr. Javier Solana
Remarks: The Hon. Dr. Javier Solana
Moderator: David Ignatius

Audio
A Conversation with Dr. Javier Solana (.wmv)

Video
A Conversation with Dr. Javier Solana (.wmv)
 

Saturday April 28, 2007
09:15-10:15 Can We Still Win in Afghanistan? And What is a Win?
Discussants: Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke
  The Hon. Fawzia Koofi
  The Hon. Peter MacKay
  The Hon. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Moderator: Philip Stephens

Audio
Afghanistan Session (.wmv)

Video
Afghanistan Session (.wmv)


 
10:15-11:30 Managing Challenges of Globalization for Industry and Society
Discussants: Dr. Manfred Bischoff
Moderator: Margaret Warner
  The Hon. Robert Kimmitt
  John Evans

Audio
Globalization Session (.wmv)

Video
Globalization Session (.wmv)
  
12:00-13:15 Civil Liberties in an Age of Terror
Discussants: The Hon. Stephen Gerald Breyer
  Dr. Viet Dinh
  The Hon. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble
Moderator: Nik Gowing

Audio
Civil Liberties Session (.wmv)
Civil Liberties Session in German (.wmv)

Video
Civil Liberties Session (.wmv)
  
16:00-17:00 What Role Will Foreign Policy Play in the 2008 Campaign?
Discussants: Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke
  Robert B. Zoellick
Moderator: Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff

Audio
Foreign Policy and 2008 Elections Session (.wmv)

Video
Foreign Policy and 2008 Elections Session (.wmv)
  
17:30-19:00 Europe's East, Russia's Western Neighborhood: Working Towards a Common Transatlantic Approach
Discussants: The Hon. Dr. Carl Bildt
Moderator: Stefan Kornelius
  Amb. Marc Grossman
  The Hon. Alexandr Vondra

Audio
Europe's East, Russia's West Session (.wmv)

Video
Europe's East, Russia's West Session (.wmv)
  

Sunday April 29, 2007
09:15-10:45 Transatlantic Approaches to China: Political and Economic Challenges
Discussants: Dr. Robert Kagan
Moderator: John Pomfret
  Dr. François Godement
  Dr. Eckhard Rohkamm
  Robert B. Zoellick

Audio
China Session (.wmv)

Video
China Session (.wmv)
  
11:15-12:30 Deepening the Transatlantic Marketplace: From Rhetoric to Reality
Discussants: The Hon. Bob Bennett
  The Hon. Elmar Brok
  The Hon. Christopher Cox
Moderator: Bruce Stokes
  Mario Monti

Audio
Transatlantic Marketplace Session (.wmv)

Video
Transatlantic Marketplace Session (.wmv)
  
12:30-13:00 Closing Keynote
Address By: The Hon. Karel De Gucht

Audio
Closing Keynote (.wmv)

Video
Closing Keynote (.wmv)
  

 
  Partners  
The German Marshall Fund
of the United States		  

Bertelsmann Stiftung

  

DaimlerChrysler

  

The Federal Authorities of Belgium
Egmont Institute

With additional sponsorship by: Fortis; Ministry of Defence Republic of Latvia