YPS Agenda 2015

FRIDAY, MARCH 20

Location: The Hotel

17:00 – 18:00 Registration

18:00 – 18:15 BF Connect presentation  

18:15 – 18:30 Official Welcome

  • Mr. Ivan Vejvoda, Senior Vice President for Programs, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

18:30 – 19:45 (R)Evolution: Taking Stock of U.S.-Europe Relations

  • Ms. Ellen Laipson, President and CEO, Henry L. Stimson Center
  • Ms. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution
  • Moderator: Mr. Dhruva Jaishankar, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

19:45 – 21:30 Opening Dinner

21:30 – 23:00 The Emerging Global Trade Order

  • Dr. Choi Kang, Vice President, ASAN Institute for Policy Studies
  • Dr. Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres, Senior Advisor to the Director-General, World Trade Organization
  • Mr. Bruce Stokes, Director, Pew Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center
  • Moderator: Mr. Guillaume Xavier-Bender, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States 

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

Location: The Hotel

8:00 – 8:30 Early Bird Coffee

8:30 – 8:45 Introductory Remarks

  • Mr. Barry F. Lowenkron, Executive Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

8:45 – 10:00 Next Generation Leaders: Millennials in the Workforce

  • Dr. Esther Brimmer, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University
  • Mr. Rik Vanpeteghem, CEO, Deloitte Belgium
  • Moderator: Ms. Sophie Dembinski, Program Coordinator, Asia, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30– 12:00 Entrepreneurship, Risk, and Innovation

  • Mr. Thierry Déau, Founding Partner and CEO, Meridiam
  • Mr. Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder, T2 Venture Creation
  • The Hon. Darrell Issa, Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
  • The Hon. Marietje Schaake, Member, European Parliament
  • Moderator: Ms. Stephanie Vertongen, Program Coordinator, Transatlantic Leadership Initiatives, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

12:00 – 13:15 Networking Lunch

13:15 – 14:15 Workshop Sessions

Programs designed to impart leadership sessions

-Beyond Bias: Inclusive Leadership Strategies   

  • Ms. Ajenai Clemmons, Policy Director, National Black Caucus of State Legislators

-Building Your Public Persona

  • Mr. Adnan Kifayat, Senior Resident Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States 

-Design Thinking Workshop

  • Ms. Geraldine Gardner, Director, Urban & Regional Policy Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

14:15 – 14:30 Break

14:30 – 15:30 Workshop Sessions Continued

-Beyond Bias: Inclusive Leadership Strategies   

  • Mr. Trevor Gandy, Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
  • Ms. Janice Little, Director, Diversity& Inclusion, McKesson
  • Moderator: Mr. David Johns, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

-Building Your Public Persona

  • Ms. Nina dos Santos, Presenter, The Business View with Nina dos Santos
  • Mr. John Harris, Editor in Chief, Politico
  • Moderator: Mr. Adnan Kifayat, Senior Resident Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States 

-Design Thinking Workshop

  • Ms. Geraldine Gardner, Director, Urban & Regional Policy Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

          15:30 – 15:45  Break

          15:45 – 17:00 Sanctions and Security: Transatlantic Strategies or Discord?

  • Dr. Thomas Bagger, Head of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany 
  • The Hon. Daniel Fried, Coordinator for Sanctions Policy, U.S. Department of State
  • Mr. Andrei Kortunov, President, New Eurasia Foundation  
  • The Hon. Daniel Mitov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Bulgaria
  • Moderator: Michal Baranowski, Director, Warsaw Office, The German Marshall Fund of the United States 

          17:00- 17:30 Coffee Break

          17:30- 18:45 Energy and Climate Change at the Core of Global Challenges

  • The Hon. Reinhard Hans Bütikofer, Member, European Parliament
  • Dr. Jonathan Evans, Head of Executive Office and EVP, Strategy & Regions, BP
  • Mr. Jonathan Taylor, Vice-President, Environment and Climate Action, European Investment Bank
  • Mr. Robin West, Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Moderator: Ms. Kristine Berzina, Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States 

          18:45 Transfer to the Steigenberger

          19:00 – 21:30 Brussels Forum Break-Out Dinners

          Location: Meet at the Steigenberger Grandhotel

         21:45 Brussels Forum Night Owl Sessions

         Location: Steigenberger Grandhotel

SUNDAY, MARCH 22

Location: Steigenberger Grandhotel

YPS participants join the Brussels Forum program