The 2024 edition of the Atlantic Council’s Central Europe Week, entitled “Forging a transatlantic response to challenges within and beyond,” will take place from December 9 to December 13. Central Europe Week is the Europe Center’s annual flagship conference that aims to foster a dynamic US-Central European partnership and help raise Central European voices, seeking common approaches to tackle pressing challenges in Europe and beyond.

For specific information about which panels are happening on a given day, please check the agenda below or on the main Central Europe Week event page.

Agenda

Tuesday, December 10

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET     Previewing the next chapter in transatlantic relations

Speakers to be announced

Wednesday, December 11

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET     Navigating 2025 and beyond: Will the US meet the moment?

Speakers include:

Sławomir Dębski, Visiting Professor of Strategy and International Relations, College of Europe at Natolin

Ambassador Paula Dobriansky,** Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Ambassador Daniel Fried, Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; Former US Ambassador to the Republic of Poland

Ambassador Kurt Volker, Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis; Former US Ambassador to NATO

Moderator: Rachel Rizzo, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council

Thursday, December 12

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET     Ukraine’s security, Europe’s stability

Speakers include:

Mykola Bielieskov, Research Fellow, National Institute for Strategic Studies

Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Ambassador Paula Dobriansky,** Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

H.E. Tomáš Kopečný, Government Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine of the Czech Republic

Moderator: Shelby Magid, Deputy Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council

 

Friday, December 13

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET    Next steps for the transatlantic tech agenda

Speakers include:

Mark Boris Andrijanič, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council

Rita Balogh, Europe Lead, International Government Affairs, Google

Frances Burwell, Distinguished Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council; Senior Director, McLarty Associates

Moderator: Jörn Fleck, Senior Director, Europe Center, Atlantic Council

Additional speakers to be announced

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