Sigmar Gabriel, Former Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany | Chairman, Atlantik-Brücke

Fred Kempe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Council

Speech and fireside chat on the future of transatlantic trade and anchoring economic security in the US-EU relationship.

Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission

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

Moderated panel discussion exploring the current trade conflicts, related to tariffs and deficits, and interdependencies between the US, the EU, and China.

Elizabeth Baltzan, Former Senior Advisor to the USTR | Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Hans-Peter Fricke, Chief Executive Officer, Fricke Group

Anahita Thoms, Partner and Head of Germany’s International Practice, Baker McKenzie

Stephen Vaughn, Former Acting US Trade Representative | Partner, King and Spalding

Moderator: Josh Lipsky, Chair of International Economics and Senior Director of the GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council

Moderated panel discussion examining strategic supply chain vulnerabilities — ranging from semiconductors to rare earths, critical minerals, clean energy components, and steel.

Jonathan Black, Deputy National Security Adviser and Prime Minister’s G7 and G20 Sherpa
Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Eddie Fishman, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University | Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Kai Alexander Müller, Chief Financial Officer, PowerCo SE

Moderator: Saleha Mohsin, Senior Washington Correspondent, Bloomberg

Moderated panel discussion on the trade dynamics shaping today’s steel industry—examining the main challenges, policy shifts, and opportunities that lie ahead.

Jürgen Großmann, Partner, Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH

Guido Kerkhoff, Chief Executive Officer, Klöckner & Co SE

Moderator: Dan Mullaney, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Fireside chat outlining the expectations of the US government towards European NATO members to fulfill the newly implemented percent goal and unpacking what’s at stake for the alliance.

Ambassador Matthew Whitaker, US Ambassador to NATO, US Mission to NATO

Moderator: Fred Kempe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Council

Moderated panel discussion covering how to leverage far more sources of private capital compared to public state funding when it comes to investing into defense industry capabilities of R&D and production.

Jens Bodo Koch, Chief Executive Officer, Heckler & Koch AG

Tomas Pojar, National Security Advisor, Czech Republic

Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director for Europe, Eurasia Group

Nils Schmid, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Defense

Moderator: Charles Lichfield, Deputy Director, Atlantic Council

Main stage discussion during lunch on the future of cross-border payments.

Maria Demertzis, Leader of the Economic Strategy and Finance Program, The Conference Board Europe

Jennifer Fowler, Member of the Secretariat, Financial Stability Board

Candace Kelly, Chief Legal Officer, Stellar Development Foundation

Jesse McWaters, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Policy, Mastercard

Moderator: Ananya Kumar, Deputy Director, Atlantic Council

Main stage discussion during lunch on the future of cross-border payments.

Saleha Mohsin, Senior Washington Correspondent, Bloomberg

David O’Sullivan, Sanctions Envoy, European Union

Dan Tannebaum, Partner and Global Anti-Financial Crime Practice Leader, Oliver Wyman | Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Moderator: Daniel Fried, Former US Ambassador to Poland | Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council

Moderated panel discussion exploring how the US and Europe are approaching AI governance, the impact on competitiveness, and what’s at stake in the global race to lead in emerging technologies.

Marco-Alexander Breit, Director General Digital Policy and Economy, German Federal Ministry for Digitalization and Government Modernization

Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy and Operations, Circle

Michael Hüther, Director & Member of the Presidium, German Economic Institute (IW)

Jens Wiese, Managing Partner, Leitmotif

Speech and fireside chat outlining Europe’s geoeconomic strategy with a special focus on productivity and competitiveness.

Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, European Commission

Moderator: Julia Friedlander, Chief Executive Officer, Atlantik-Brücke

Moderated panel discussion analyzing whether we observe a significant shift in the relationship between the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency and the Euro as important, but limited currency, especially due to the lack of a capital market union.

Andreas Dombret, Former Board Member Deutsche Bundesbank | Global Senior Advisor, Oliver Wyman

Clémence Lenoir, Macro-Economic and Public Policy Adviser, Economy Unit of the French Presidency

Dan McDowell, Professor, Syracuse University | Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Martin Müleisen, Former IMF Director Strategy, Policy, and Review | Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Elizabeth Shortino, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal | Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Moderator: Josh Lipsky, Chair of International Economics and Senior Director of the GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council

Wrapping up the fourth Transatlantic Forum, the first in the European capital, and looking ahead to edition five which will take place in the US.

Jörn Fleck, Senior Director of the Europe Center, Atlantic Council

Julia Friedlander, Chief Executive Officer, Atlantik-Brücke

Josh Lipsky, Chair of International Economics and Senior Director of the GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council