| Opening Session |
| Friday April 27, 2007 |
| Welcome: |
Craig Kennedy, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
| Introduction: |
The Hon. Bob Bennett, Member, U.S. Senate |
| Address By: |
H.E. Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister, Belgium |
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Opening Dinner |
| Friday April 27, 2007 |
| Introduction: |
Liz Mohn, Vice Chairwoman of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung |
| Remarks: |
The Hon. Dr. Javier Solana, EU High Representative, Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Secretary-General, Council of the European Union |
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From Beirut to Tehran: Can the U.S. and Europe help stabilize the Middle East? A Conversation with Dr. Javier Solana |
| Friday April 27, 2007 |
| Remarks: |
The Hon. Dr. Javier Solana, EU High Representative, Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Secretary-General, Council of the European Union |
| Moderator: |
David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post, and Board Member, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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Can We Still Win in Afghanistan? And What is a Win? |
| Saturday April 28, 2007 |
| Discussants: |
Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC |
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The Hon. Fawzia Koofi, Member, Afghan Parliament |
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The Hon. Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada |
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The Hon. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary General, NATO |
| Moderator: |
Philip Stephens, Associate Editor, The Financial Times |
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Managing Challenges of Globalization for Industry and Society |
| Saturday April 28, 2007 |
| Discussants: |
Dr. Manfred Bischoff, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, DaimlerChrysler AG |
| Moderator: |
Margaret Warner, Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer |
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The Hon. Robert Kimmitt, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury |
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John Evans, General Secretary, Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD |
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Civil Liberties in an Age of Terror |
| Saturday April 28, 2007 |
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Stephen Gerald Breyer, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
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Dr. Viet Dinh, Professor, Georgetown University Law School |
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The Hon. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Minister of the Interior, Germany |
| Moderator: |
Nik Gowing, Lead Anchor, BBC World |
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What Role Will Foreign Policy Play in the 2008 Campaign? |
| Saturday April 28, 2007 |
| Discussants: |
Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC |
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Robert B. Zoellick, Vice Chairman, International, Goldman Sachs |
| Moderator: |
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Washington Bureau Chief, Die Zeit |
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Europe’s East, Russia’s Western Neighborhood: Working Towards a Common Transatlantic Approach |
| Saturday April 28, 2007 |
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Dr. Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden |
| Moderator: |
Stefan Kornelius, Editor, Foreign and Editoral Sections, Süddeutsche Zeitung |
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Amb. Marc Grossman, Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group, and Board Member, The German Marshall Fund of the United States |
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The Hon. Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister, Czech Republic |
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Transatlantic Approaches to China: Political and Economic Challenges |
| Sunday April 29, 2007 |
| Discussants: |
Dr. Robert Kagan, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, and Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
| Moderator: |
John Pomfret, Editor, Outlook Section, The Washington Post |
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Dr. François Godement, President, Asia Center |
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Dr. Eckhard Rohkamm, Chairman, German Asia-Pacific Business Association |
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Robert B. Zoellick, Vice Chairman, International, Goldman Sachs |
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Deepening the Transatlantic Marketplace: From Rhetoric to Reality |
| Sunday April 29, 2007 |
| Discussants: |
The Hon. Bob Bennett, Member, U.S. Senate |
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The Hon. Elmar Brok, Member, European Parliament, and Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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The Hon. Christopher Cox, Chairman, U.S. Security and Exchange Commission |
| Moderator: |
Bruce Stokes, International Economics Columnist, National Journal |
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Mario Monti, President, Bocconi University, and Chairman of the Board, Bruegel |
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Closing Keynote |
| Sunday April 29, 2007 |
| Address By: |
The Hon. Karel De Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belgium |