Agenda 2016

March 18-20, 2016

Steigenberger Wiltchers’s Hotel, Brussels

Draft Agenda

 

 

 

Friday, March 18

13:45 – 14:00 Opening- A World Beyond Disorder (on the record)

  • Dr. Margaret MacMillan, Historian and Professor, Oxford University

14:00 – 14:30 Welcome Remarks: (on the record)

  • Dr. Karen Donfried, President, GMF

Opening Remarks: (on the record)

  •  H.E. Martin Schulz, President, European Parliament

14:30 – 15:45 Plenary #1: A Grave New World: Future Global Security Challenges (on the record)

  • H.E. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President, Estonia;
  • The Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Member, U.S. Senate
  • H.E. Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General, NATO
  • Moderator: Ms. Kim Dozier, Contributing Writer, The Daily Beast 

15:45-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30– 17:00 A Conversation (on the record)

  • Mr. Paul Dujardin, Director General, BOZAR
  • Moderator: Mr. Steven Erlanger, Bureau Chief London, The New York Times

17:00– 18:15 Plenary #2: Jobs & Growth across the Atlantic (on the record)

  • Mr. Frank Friedman, Global COO and US COO & CFO, Deloitte
  • The Hon. Jyrki Katainen,Vice President, European Commission 
  • The Hon. Louka Katseli, Governor, National Bank of Greece
  • Ms. Neera Tanden, President & CEO, Center for American Progress
  • Moderator: Mr. Richard Lui, MSNBC/NBC

18:15– 18:45 Coffee Break

18:45 – 19:30 A Conversation (on the record)

  • Amb. Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative          
  • The Hon. Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade, European Commission
  • Moderator: Mr. David Ignatius, Columnist and Associate Editor, Washington Post           

19:30 – 21:45  Opening Dinner- BOZAR

  • ​Mr. Eckart von Klaeden, Head of External Affairs, Daimler AG

22:00 Night Owls

Night Owl #1: Software vs. Hardware? U.S. Economic Strategy and China’s New Silk Roads (off the record)

  • Ms. Caroline Atkinson, Head of Global Policy, Google
  • Dr. Thomas Bagger, Head of Policy Planning, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
  • Dr. Lanxin Xiang, Director, Center of One Belt, One Road Studies         
  • Moderator: Mr. Philip Stephens, Associate Editor, Financial Times

Night Owl #2: Seeking Settlement: the Path to a Post-War Syria (off the record)

  • Mr. Samir Altaqi, General Director, Orient Research Center
  • The Hon. Borge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
  • Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, President, International Crisis Group
  • Ms. Nancy Lindborg, President, United States Institute for Peace 
  • Moderator: Mr. David Ignatius, Columnist and Associate Editor, The Washington Post

Night Owl #3: Moscow Rules: Can Russia Be a Reliable Partner? (off the record)

  • Mr. Dan Meridor, former Deputy Prime Minister, Israel
  • Dr. Sergei Utkin, Head, Department of Strategic Assessment, Russian Academy of Sciences, Center for Situation Analysis
  • Amb. Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary General, NATO
  • Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Robert Bosch Fellow, Brookings Institution             
  • Moderator: Dr. Angela Stent, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy

 

Saturday, March 19

7:45 – 9:00 Early Bird Session: Russia, Ukraine, and the Future of Europe (on the record)

  • Dr. Igor Ivanov, President, Russian International Affairs Council
  • The Hon. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
  • The Hon. Michael Turner, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
  • The Hon. Witold Waszczykowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
  • Moderator: Ms. Jill Dougherty, CNN Contributor

9:00 – 10:15 Plenary #3: Bumpy Road Ahead: Transatlantic Energy Security at a Time of Global Turmoil (on the record)

  • Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
  • Mr. Dev Sanyal, Chief Executive, Alternative Energy & Executive Vice President Europe and Asia Regions, BP plc
  • The Hon. Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood Randall, Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Ms. Claire Roumet, Executive Director, Energy Cities
  • Moderator: Ms. Sylke Tempel, Berlin Policy Journal

10:15– 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00– 12:00 GMF Introduction

Plenary # 4: The Refugee Crisis: Europe’s Ultimate Stress Test (on the record)

  • The Hon. Volkan Bozkir, Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Turkey
  • The Hon. Kristalina Georgieva, Vice-President, Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources
  • Moderator: Mr. Max Hofmann, European Correspondent, Brussels Bureau Chief, Deutsche Welle

12:00– 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30– 13:45 Plenary #5: The Refugee Crisis: Implications for Economies and Societies (on the record)

  • Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, President, International Crisis Group
  • Ms. Irena Krasnicka, Special Envoy for Migration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic 
  • Mr. Ivan Krastev, Chairman, Center for Liberal Strategies
  • Mr. Wilfried Porth, Member of the Board of Management, Daimler AG  
  • Moderator: Mr. Max Hofmann, European Correspondent, Brussels Bureau Chief, Deutsche Welle

13:45– 15:15​ Networking Lunch

15:15– 16:30 GMF Introduction

Plenary #6: Global Economic Shifts and Power Relationships (on the record)

  • Dr. Karim El Aynaoui, Managing Director, OCP Policy Center
  • Amb. Masafumi Ishii, Ambassador to Belgium and Representative of the Government of Japan to NATO       
  • Mr. Pascal Lamy, President Emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute
  • Dr. James Steinberg, Dean, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University
  • Moderator: Mr. Peter Spiegel, Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times       

16:00– 17:00 Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:30 Introduction: Dr. James Manyika, Director, McKinsey Global Institute 

Plenary #7: Technology and Digital Transformation (on the record)

  • Mr. Clemens Betzel, Head of Government Affairs Europe, Siemens
  • Mr. Carlo D'Asaro Biondo, President EMEA Strategic Relationships, Google
  • The Hon. Kaja Kallas, Member, European Parliament
  • Dr. James Manyika, Director, McKinsey Global Institute 
  • Moderator: Mr. Steven Clemons, Editor-at-Large, The Atlantic 

18:45– 21:45 Break-Out Dinners

Night Owls

Night Owl #4: U.S. Elections 2016 (off the record)

  • Ms. Kristin Roberts, National Editor, Politico
  • Mr. Josh Rogin, Columnist, Bloomberg View
  • Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Capehart, The Washington Post

Night Owl #5: The Iran Nuclear Deal: Behind the Scenes (off the record)

  • The Hon. Helga Schmid, European External Action Service
  • Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group
  • Moderator: Ms. Xenia Wickett, Project Director of the U.S. Program and Dean of the Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, Chatham House

Night Owl #6: Europe’s Multiple Crises: Where is the Way Out? (off the record)

  • Sir Simon Fraser, Co-Founder and Manging Partner of Flint Global   
  • Dr. Charles Kupchan, Senior Director for Europe, National Security Council, The White House
  • The Hon. Edgars Rinkevics, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Latvia 
  • Dr. Daniela Schwarzer, Executive Director Berlin Office and Director, Europe Program, GMF     
  • Moderator: Ms. Natalie Nougayrede, Editorial Board Member and Columnist, The Guardian

 

Sunday, March 20

7:45 – 9:00 Brussels Forum Breakfast: Getting to Equality for Women and Men (off the record)

  • Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, President, New America Foundation
  • Dr. Andrew Moravcsik, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
  • Ms. Abane Oppong-Asare, Councillor, London Borough of Bexley    
  • ​Moderator: Dr. Corinna Hörst, Deputy Director, Brussels Office, GMF

9:15 – 10:30 Plenary #8: Degrade and Destroy: Countering Terror Abroad (on the record)

  • The Hon. Youssef Amrani, Head of Mission, Royal Cabinet, Kingdom of Morocco
  • General Gratien Maire, Vice Chief of Defense, France
  • The Hon. Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, Kingdom of Belgium
  • The Hon. Jeff Sessions, Member, U.S. Senate
  • Moderator: Ms. Cami McCormick, CBS Radio

10:30 – 11:00 Rethinking the Security Paradigm: A Conversation (on the record)                                     

  • Dr. Nada Mohammed Ibraheem Al-Jubori, Member, Iraqi Council of Representatives
  • Ms. Nancy Lindborg, President, United States Institute for Peace
  • Moderator: Ms. Kim Dozier, CNN & Daily Beast
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
 

11:30– 12:45 Plenary #9: Countering Terror- Security or Values? (on the record)

  • Mr. Jean-Louis Bruguière, Former Head of Counterterrorism Section, Paris High Court
  • The Hon. Yves Goldstein, Head of Cabinet of the Minister President, Brussels Capital Region 
  • Ms. Farah Pandith, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
  • Mr. Nick Rasmussen, Director, National Counterterrorism Center
  • Moderator: Ms. Cami McCormick, CBS Radio

12:45 – 13:15 Epilogue- A Conversation (on the record)

  • Mr. Robert D. Kaplan, Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
  • Moderator: Mr. Nik Gowing, International Broadcaster