Agenda 2018
March 8–10, 2018
All Times and Topics are Subject to Change
Thursday, March 8 |
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| 14:30 – 15:15 | Opening and Scene Setter | |
| On the Record | ||
| ♦ Dr. Karen Donfried, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ Dr. Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution | ||
| ♦ Mr. Richard Lui, Visiting Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States; Anchor, MSNBC | ||
| Read Ahead: What is the Liberal International Order? | ||
| 15:15 – 15:45 | A Conversation | |
| On the Record | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission |
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| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Richard Lui, Anchor, MSNBC; Visiting Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| 15:45 – 16:30 | A Conversation | |
| On the Record | ||
| ♦ H.E. Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister, Poland | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Ms. Katya Adler, Europe Editor, BBC | ||
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 17:00 – 17:45 | A Conversation: Reboot Transatlantic Trust on Tech | |
| On the Record | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Andrus Ansip, Vice President and Commissioner for Digital Single Market, European Commission | ||
| ♦ Ms. Susan Ness, Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Steve Clemons, Washington Editor-at-Large, The Atlantic | ||
| Read Ahead: Dear World Leaders, Tear Down Your Digital Walls | Preserving the Transatlantic Digital Alliance in the Time of Distrust, Disruptions, and Disarray |
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| 17:45 – 18:45 | Main Session I: Rebuild Transatlantic Trust | |
| On the Record | ||
| ♦ Ms. Michele Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Director, WestExec | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Ana Gomes, Member, European Parliament | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Rose Gottemoeller, Deputy Secretary General, NATO | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Manisha Singh, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Ms. Ines Pohl, Editor-in-Chief, Deutsche Welle | ||
| 19:15 – 21:30 | Gala Dinner – BOZAR | |
| Off the Record | ||
| ♦ Introduction: Dr. Ian Lesser, Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ Toast: Mr. Jake Jones, Executive Director, External Affairs and Public Policy Operations for North America, Daimler AG | ||
| 22:00 | Night Owls | |
| Off the Record | ||
| 1: The State Strikes Back: Revisiting Sovereignty | ||
| ♦ Introduction: Mr. Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Vice President, Berlin Office, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ Mr. Charles Grant, Director, Center for European Reform | ||
| ♦ Dr. Steven Krasner, Professor, Stanford University | ||
| ♦ Dr. Frauke Petry, Member, German Bundestag | ||
| ♦ Dr. Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Vice President, Berlin Office, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| 2: Revisiting Identity: What is Home in a Globalized World? | ||
| ♦ Introduction: Ms. Astrid Ziebarth, Senior Migration Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ Amb. Youssef Amrani, Head of Mission, Royal Cabinet, Kingdom of Morocco | ||
| ♦ Dr. Cynthia Miller Idriss, Professor, American University | ||
| ♦ Ms. Taiye Selasi, Writer | ||
| ♦ Mr. Manolis Vournos, Mayor, City of Chios, Greece | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Ms. Jessica Bither, Senior Migration Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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Friday, March 9 |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 | Brussels Forum Breakfast: Bursting Information Bubbles? Fairness, Fact-Checking and Fortifying Public Trust in the Press | |
| On the Record | ||
| ♦ Ms. Indira Lakshmanan, Newmark Chair in Journalism Ethics, Poynter Institute | ||
| ♦ Ms. Sophie Nicholson, Social Media Editor, AFP | ||
| ♦ Ms. Shawna Thomas, Washington, DC Bureau Chief, VICE News | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Kevin Baron, Executive Editor, Defense One | ||
9:15 – 13:00: The Economy
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| The Transatlantic Economies are Growing — How Do We Make Growth More Equal and Inclusive? | ||
| 9:15 – 10:30 | Scene Setter: Mr. Frank Friedman, Chief Operating Officer, Deloitte | |
| Main Session II: Part I – Rebuild Trust in Trade | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade, European Commission | ||
| ♦ Mr. Robert Zoellick, Chairman, Alliance Bernstein | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Ms. Nina dos Santos, Anchor and Europe Editor, CNN | ||
| Read Ahead: Understanding the Transatlantic Economy | U.S. Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific under President Trump | ||
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Main Session II: Part II – Fight for Economic Equality | |
| ♦ Ms. Romina Boarini, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Brenda Lawrence, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| ♦ Khadija Zamouri, Member, Brussels Parliament | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Max Hofmann, Brussels Bureau Chief, Deutsche Welle | ||
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Introduction: Ms. Kristine Berzina, Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | |
| Ms. Amy Studdart, Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| Main Session III: Synchronize Technological Revolutions | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Reinhard Butikofer, Member, European Parliament | ||
| ♦ Mr. Iain Conn, Group Chief Executive, Centrica | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Suzan DelBene, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Capehart, Editorial Board Member and Columnist, The Washington Post | ||
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Networking Lunch | |
14:15 – 19:00: Democracies Provide Security
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| 14:15 – 14:45 | Securing Democracies Presentation | |
| ♦ Introduction: Mr. Michael Rogers, Advisory Council Member, Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ Alliance for Securing Democracy Presentation: Ms. Laura Rosenberger, Director, Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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| ♦ Mr. Jamie Fly, Senior Fellow and Director, Future of Geopolitics, Asia Program | ||
| Read Ahead: The Methodology of Hamilton 68 | ||
| 14:45 – 15:30 | A Conversation: Refugees (In) Crisis | |
| ♦ Dr. Madeleine Albright, Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Kristalina Georgieva, Chief Executive Officer, The World Bank | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Ali Aslan, TV Presenter and Journalist | ||
| Read Ahead: Europe’s Maghreb Headache | ||
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break hosted By Visit Brussels | |
| 16:00 – 17:15 | Introduction: Dr. Ian Lesser, Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | |
| Mr. Robert Rosenkranz, Chairman, Intelligence Squared U.S. | ||
| Main Session V: Oxford-Style Debate: "Humanitarian Intervention Does More Harm than Good" | ||
| In Partnership with Intelligence Squared Debates | ||
| For the Motion: | ||
| ♦ Mr. Frank Ledwidge, Senior Fellow, Royal Air Force College | ||
| ♦ Dr. Rajan Menon, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University | ||
| Against the Motion: | ||
| ♦ Mr. Bernard Kouchner, Co-Founder, Doctors Without Borders | ||
| ♦ Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director General, International Institute for Strategic Studies | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. John Donvan, Moderator, Intelligence Squared U.S. | ||
| Cast your vote on the motion here! | ||
| 17:15 – 17:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 17:45 – 19:00 | Introduction: Amb. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ambassador, U.S. Mission to NATO | |
| Main Session IV: Prioritize Transatlantic Defense | ||
| ♦ Mr. Marc Allen, President, Boeing International | ||
| ♦ Nr. Norbert Roettgen, Head, Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag | ||
| ♦ Ms. Diana Janse, Foreign Policy Advisor, Moderate Party, Sweden | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Michael Turner, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Ms. Kimberly Dozier, Executive Editor, The Cipher Brief | ||
| Read Ahead: EU Military Cooperation and National Defense | Will Europe’s Defense Momentum Lead to Anything? | ||
| 19:00 – 21:30 | Breakout Dinner | |
| Off the Record | ||
| 22:00 | Night Owls | |
| Off the Record | ||
| 3: Transatlantic Strategies Toward Russia | ||
| ♦ Introduction: Mr. Steven Keil, Fellow and Senior Program Officer, Security and Defense Policy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Janis Garisons, State Secretary, Ministry of Defense, Latvia | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Cem Özdemir, Member, German Bundestag | ||
| ♦ Dr. Celeste Wallander, President and Chief Executive Officer, The U.S. Russia Foundation | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Julian Barnes, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal | ||
| Read Ahead: Drawing Red Lines in Gray Areas | The Militarization of Russian Policy | ||
| 4: The New Wealth of Nations: How AI Shakes the Balance of Power | ||
| ♦ Introduction: Mr. Bruno Lete, Senior Fellow for Security and Defense, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ Mr. Carl Bildt, Co-Chair, European Council on Foreign Relations | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Suzan DelBene, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| ♦ Mr. John Frank, Vice President, EU Government Affairs, Microsoft | ||
| ♦ Ms. Vivian Loonela, Member of Cabinet, Commissioner Ansip, European Commission | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Josh Rogin, Columnist, The Washington Post | ||
| 5: Dealing with Iran | ||
| ♦ Mr. Jamie Fly, Director, Future of Geopolitics and Asia Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ Amb. Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Professor, Princeton University | ||
| ♦ Ms. Nora Müller, Executive Director International Affairs, Koerber Foundation | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post |
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Saturday, March 10 |
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| 7:45 – 8:45 | Brussels Forum Breakfast: Understanding America | |
| Off the Record | ||
| ♦ Mr. Randy Scheunemann, Founder and President, Orion Strategies LLC | ||
| ♦ Amb. Wendy R. Sherman, Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group | ||
| ♦ Mr. Bruce Stokes, Director, Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center | ||
| ♦ Dr. Ken Weinstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hudson Institute | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Ms. Natalie Nougayrède, Editorial Board Member and Columnist, The Guardian | ||
| Read Ahead: One Year of President Trump: Views from Around the World | ||
9:00 – 13:00: The Transatlantic Partners in the Global Context
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| 9:00–9:45 | A Conversation | |
| ♦ The Hon. Chris Murphy, Member, U.S. Senate | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Norbert Röttgen, Head, Foreign affairs Committee, German Bundestag | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Florian Eder, Managing Director Expansion, Politico | ||
| 9:45 - 10:45 | Main Session V: Revive the Euro-Atlantic Integration Process | |
| ♦ The Hon. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Vice Prime Minister, European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ukraine | ||
| ♦ H.E. Giorgi Margvelashvili, President, Georgia | ||
| ♦ Ms. Katarina Mathernova, Deputy Director General for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission | ||
| ♦ Amb. Kurt Volker, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, The New York Times | ||
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Main Session VI: Neutralize the North Korea Threat | |
| ♦ Amb. Masaharu Kohno, Special Representative of the Government of Japan for the Middle East and Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan | ||
| ♦ Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director General, International Institute for Strategic Studies | ||
| ♦ Mr. Sokeel Park, Director of Research and Strategy, Liberty in North Korea | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Ms. Xenia Wickett, Head, U.S. and Americas Program, Chatham House | ||
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Main Session VII: Out of Order: Revisit Global Power Constellations | |
| ♦ The Hon. Gregory Meeks, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| ♦ The Hon. Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, Kingdom of Belgium | ||
| ♦ Mr. Dev Sanyal, Chief Executive Alternative Energy and Executive Vice President, BP | ||
| ♦ Moderator: Mr. Kevin Baron, Executive Editor, Defense One | ||
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Closing | |
| ♦ Dr. Karen Donfried, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| ♦ Mr. Richard Lui, Anchor, MSNBC; Visiting Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States | ||
| Read Ahead: Cooperation in Times of Uncertain Leadership |
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