Agenda 2014

Brussels Forum 2014—A World in Transition

Friday, March 21

15:00 – 15:10

Prologue: A World in Transition (on the record, open to press)

Craig Kennedy, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Philip Stephens, Associate Editor, Financial Times

15:10 – 15:30

Official Welcome

15:30 – 17:00

Introductory Remarks: (on the record, open to press)

Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belgium

Europe in Transition (on the record, open to press)

Toomas Ilves, President, Republic of Estonia
Federica Mogherini, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Robert Zoellick, Chairman, International Advisors, Goldman Sachs
Moderator: Peter Spiegel, Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times

17:30-19:00

Introductory Remarks: (on the record, open to press)

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General, NATO

NATO in Transition (on the record, open to press)

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General, NATO
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Professor, Leiden University
Lord George Robertson, Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
Moderator: Constanze Stelzenmuller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, GMF

19:00-19:30

A Conversation with (on the record, open to press)

Herman Van Rompuy, President, European Council
Moderator: Steven Erlanger, Bureau Chief London, New York Times

19:30 - 20:00

A Conversation with (on the record, open to press)

Andrii Deshchytsia, Acting Foreign Minister, Ukraine
Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist and Associate Editor, The Washington Post

20:00

Press Conference (on the record, open to press)

Participants: Andrii Deshchytsia, Acting Foreign Minister, Ukraine;
Vitalii Klychko, Chairman, Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reforms;
Linas Linkevicius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania;
Davit Usupashvili, Chairman, Parliament of Georgia;
Kurt Volker, Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University

20:15 – 21:45

Opening Dinner (off the record, closed to press)

Toast: Eckart von Klaeden, Head of External Affairs, Daimler AG

21:45

Night- Owl Sessions

Introduction:

Andrei Sannikov, Coordinator, European Belarus (on the record, open to press)
Film Screening: Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus
Q&A with Andrei Sannikov, Coordinator, European Belarus and Madeleine Sackler, Great Curve Films
Moderator: Pavol Demes, Transatlantic Fellow, GMF

Is Europe Losing its East? (on the record, open to press)

Vitaliy Klychko, Chairman, Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reforms
Linas Linkevicius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
David Usupashvili, Chairman, Parliament of Georgia
Kurt Volker, Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership
Moderator: Tod Lindberg, Research Fellow, Stanford University

Will the World’s Emerging Economies ever Emerge? (off the record, closed to press)

Ferdinando Becalli-Falco, President and Chief Executive Officer for Europe and North America, General Electric
Marta Dassù, Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Italy
Eltie Links, Chair, Doing Business in Africa, USB
Pedro da Motta da Veiga, Director, CINDE
Moderator: Bruce Stokes, Director, Pew Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center

Saturday, March 22

8:00- 8:45

Brussels Forum Breakfasts

Beijing’s March West- Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China’s Rise (off the record, closed to press)

Maleeha Lodhi, Special Advisor for International Affairs, Jang/Geo
Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow, GMF
Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist and associate Editor, Washington Post

Can Europe Grow again? (off the record, closed to press)

Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, U.S. National Security Council
Daniela Schwarzer, Director, Europe Program, GMF
Moderator: James Kanter, Correspondent, International New York Times
Changing Leaders in a Changing World: The Rise of Female Leadership and its Impact on Global Strategy
Arba Kokalari, Member, Stockholm City Local Government
Julianne Smith, Senior Fellow and Director of the Strategy and Statecraft Program, Center for a New American Security
Moderator: Rosalind Hudnell, Vice President, Human Resources, Intel Corporation

9:00- 10:15

The Fate of Syria Three Years On (on the record, open to press)

Alia Mansour, Member, Syrian National Coalition
Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Response, European Commission
Soli Özel, Lecturer of International Relations, Kadir Has University
Anne-Marie Slaughter, President, New America Foundation
Xenia Dormandy, Senior Fellow, Chatham House

10:15:-10:30

Remarks

Robert Menendez, Senator, United States

11:00 –12:30

Introduction (on the record, open to press)

Joe Echevarria, CEO, Deloitte US

Getting the Workforce Working (on the record, open to press)

Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, U.S. National Security Council
Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO, Gallup
Carlos Moedas, State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Portugal
Wilfried Porth, Member of the Board of Management, Daimler AG
Moderator: Bruce Stokes, Director, Pew Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center

12:30 – 13:45

Networking Lunch (off the record, open to press)

13:45 – 15:15

Brussels Forum Primer: Energy Trends and Transitions in Europe (on the record, open to press)

Iain Conn, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive, Refining and Marketing, BP

Global Energy Transitions and Economic Competitiveness (on the record, open to press)

Jean Pierre Clamadieu, CEO, Solvay SA
Seiji Kihara, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Japan
Carlos Pascual, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. State Department
Norbert Röttgen, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, German Bundestag
Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist and associate Editor, Washington Post

15:45- 16:15

A Conversation with (on the record, open to press)

Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European External Action Service and Vice President, European Commission
Moderator: Ivan Vejvoda, Senior Vice President for Programs, GMF

16:15– 17:30

Uprisings, Realignment, and Confusion in the Middle East and North Africa (on the record, open to press)

Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Rached Ghannouchi, Leader, Ennahda Party, Tunisia
Wendy Sherman, Undersecretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State Senior European Representative
Moderator: Sylke Tempel, Editor-in-Chief, Internationale Politik

18:00-19:30

Conversation with Karel De Gucht and Michael Froman (on the record, open to press)

Karel De Gucht, Commissioner for Trade, European Commission
Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative
Moderator: Nina dos Santos, Anchor, World Business Today, CNN

The Future of Trade

Pedro da Motta de Veiga, Director, CINDES
Heinz Haller, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dow Chemical Company
Dave Ricks, Senior Vice President and President, Lilly Bio-Medicines
Moderator: Nina dos Santos, Anchor, World Business Today, CNN

19:30 – 21:45

Break-Out Dinners (off the record, closed to press)

22:00

Night-Owl Sessions

Transatlantic Trust- is it Damaged? Can it be Restored? (off the record, closed to press)

Toomas Ilves, President, Republic of Estonia
Julianne Smith, Senior Fellow and Director, Strategy and Statecraft Program, Center for a New American Security Senior European Representative
Moderator: Anton La Guardia, European Union Correspondent, The Economist

The Return of History: Is Europe’s Past Asia’s Future? (off the record, closed to press)

Chaibong Hahm, President, ASAN Institute for Policy Studies
Masafumi Ishii, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Mark Leonard, Co-founder and Director, European Council on Foreign Relations
James Steinberg, Dean, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Moderator: Philip Stephens, Associate Editor, Financial Times

Global Nuclear Security: Realities and Responsibilities (off the record, closed to press)

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Professor, QAU and Forman Christian College University, Pakistan
Dan Meridor, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Israel
Michael Turner, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Moderator: Mark Jacobson, Senior Transatlantic Fellow GMF

Sunday, March 23

9:00 – 10:15

Europe’s Stake in U.S. Strategy (on the record, open to press)

Philip Breedlove, SACEUR, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Pieter De Crem, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Belgium
Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister, Montenegro
Michael Turner, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Moderator: Anton La Guardia, European Union Correspondent, The Economist

10:45 – 12:00

Soft Power Strikes Out, Hard Power Strikes Back

John Allen, Former ISAF commander
Gitte Lilleund Bech, Former Danish Defense Minister
Masafumi Ishii, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Alexandros Rondos, Special Representative to the Horn of Africa, European Council
Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World TV

12:30 – 13:45

A World Transitioning (on the record, open to press)

Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group
Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO, OCP Group, President, OCP Foundation
Moderator: Craig Kennedy, President, GMF

13:45 – 14:00

Closing Remarks (on the record, open to press)