Brussels Forum 2025 Rewind
Watch recordings of the different sessions at the 20th annual Brussels Forum.GMF convened the 20th session of Brussels Forum on June 11-12, 2025. The gathering was dedicated to defining and shaping a post-war international system as leaders on both sides of the Atlantic are confronting dramatic challenges in a highly unstable global environment. Key speakers included European Commission High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, US Vice Chair of Economic Advisers Pierre Yared, Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Global Politics and Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and many others.
Read more about Brussels Forum 2025. View photos from day 1 here and day 2 here.
Partnership Disrupted: How Can Transatlantic Cooperation Endure?
Speakers:
- Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, President, GMF
- Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute
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A New Global Order—Part I and II
Part I Speakers:
- Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, European Commission
- Moderator: Henry Foy, Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times
Part II Speakers:
- Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister, India
- Moderator: Henry Foy, Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times
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A Conversation with Darren Woods
Speakers:
- Darren Woods, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, ExxonMobil
- Moderator: Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, President, GMF
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Trade Wars and a New American Economic Order: Implications for Europe and the World?
Speakers:
- Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Poland
- Tobias Meyer, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Group
- Tatiana Prazeres, Foreign Trade Secretary, Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, Brazil
- Moderator: Jeanna Smialek, Brussels Bureau Chief, The New York Times
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Disruptions to Transatlantic Energy Security and Competitiveness
Speakers:
- Wally Adeyemo, Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Global Politics and Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
- Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
- Moderator: Ewa Krukowska, Deputy Bureau Chief, Bloomberg
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Make China Great Again
Speakers:
- Miriam Lexmann, Member, European Parliament
- Brad Setser, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
- Desmond Shum, Businessman and Author
- Daniel Twining, President, International Republican Institute
- Moderator: Andrew Small, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, Indo-Pacific, GMF
Make China Great Again
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Spotlight: Transatlantic Security
Speaker:
- Claudia Major, Senior Vice President for Transatlantic Security, GMF; Manfred Wörner Fellow ‘05
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Preview: A Window Into the NATO Summit
Speakers:
- Matthew Whitaker, Permanent Representative, US Mission to NATO
- Moderator: Helene Cooper, Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times; GMF Trustee
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Marshall Memorial Fellowship Spotlight
Speaker:
- John Boerstler, Head of Public Sector, IPSOS Public Affairs; Marshall Memorial Fellow ‘11
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Transatlantic Defense: Who Pays? Who Acts?
Speakers:
- Nadia Calviño, President, European Investment Bank
- Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission
- Radmila Shekerinska, Deputy Secretary General, NATO
- Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
- Moderator: Claudia Major, Senior Vice President for Transatlantic Security, GMF; Manfred Wörner Fellow ‘05
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Spotlight: Tech Wars—Who Will Win the Innovation Race?
Speaker:
- Lindsay Gorman, Managing Director and Senior Fellow, GMF Technology
Conversation: Tech Wars—Who Will Win the Innovation Race?
Speakers:
- Heike Freund, Chief Operating Officer, Marvel Fusion
- Frank McCourt, Founder and Executive Chairman, Project Liberty
- Moderator: Lindsay Gorman, Managing Director and Senior Fellow, GMF Technology
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A Conversation with Keith Kellogg
Speakers:
- Keith Kellogg, Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine, United States
- Moderator: Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, President, GMF
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Euro-Atlantic Security and Ukraine: Scenarios for the Future
Speakers:
- Benjamin Haddad, Minister Delegate for Europe, France
- Keith Kellogg, Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine, United States
- Maxime Prévot, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation, Belgium
- Moderator: Dan Michaels, Brussels Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
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Spotlight: US Politics, Society, and Public Opinion
Speaker:
- Kristen Soltis Anderson, Republican Pollster
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Reflecting on 20 Years of Brussels Forum: A Conversation in Honor of Ron Asmus
Speakers:
- Carl Bildt, Co-chair, Council on Foreign Relations
- Moderator: Ian Lesser, Distinguished Fellow and Adviser to the President, GMF
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Civil Society’s Role in Building Democratic Resilience: Lessons from Belarus and Central and Eastern Europe
Speakers:
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Head, United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus
- Daniel Twining, President, International Republican Institute
- Moderator: Stanley Pignal, Columnist, The Economist
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Closing
Speaker:
- Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, President, GMF
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