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The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, is delighted to invite you to the EU-US Future Forum (EUFF), a unique convening of leaders and stakeholders in dialogue to develop a new transatlantic agenda and momentum for EU-US cooperation. The relationship with the EU is one of America’s greatest assets, and in a time of global recovery and transition, this seventy-year partnership serves as a foundation on which the EU and the US can foster collective security and prosperity. Join us on May 5-7, 2021, as we celebrate the successes of the EU-US relationship and look to the next seven decades together.
Anchored by a series of high-level dialogues between EU and US officials on the themes defining the transatlantic relationship, the Forum explores the most important elements of the EU-US relationship, including the coronavirus recovery, trade, foreign and security policy, technology and the digital transition, research and innovation, common values, and climate change. The program will include a combination of moderated discussions, interviews, keynote addresses, and storytelling highlights that share expert insights, tackle problems, generate new ideas, and help to identify policy recommendations.
This event is hosted by the Atlantic Council Europe Center. The EU-US Future Forum will take place virtually. To register, please visit our registration form on Socio. Follow the conversation using the hashtag #EUFF2021.
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Speakers
Paul Adamson
Founder
Encompass
Daniel Ahn
Managing Director, Chief US Economist, Head of Markets 360–North America
BNP Paribas
Secretary Madeleine Albright
Former US Secretary of State; International Advisory Board Member
Atlantic Council
H.E. Aušrinė Armonaitė
Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania
Annalena Baerbock
Co-leader
Alliance 90/The Greens
H.E. Kostas Bakoyannis
Mayor of Athens
Tyson Barker
Head, Technology and Global Affairs Program
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Max Bergmann
Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
Anu Bradford
Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization; Director, The European Legal Studies Center
Columbia Law school
David Bray
Director, GeoTech Center and GeoTech Commission
Atlantic Council
H.E. Thierry Breton
European Commissioner for the Internal Market
Ian Brezinski
Senior Fellow
Atlantic Council
Esther Brimmer
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Antoine Bondaz
Research Fellow and Director of the Taiwan Program
Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
Frances G. Burwell
Distinguished Fellow, Europe Center
Atlantic Council; Senior Director
McLarty Associates
H.E. Reinhard Bütikofer, MEP
Chair, Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China
European Parliament (Greens/European Free Alliance–Germany)
H.E. Zuzana Čaputová
President of the Slovak Republic
Michael Carpenter
Managing Director
Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy & Engagement; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Eurasia Center
Atlantic Council
Alexis Crow
Global Head, Geopolitical Investing practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Susan Danger
Chief Executive Officer
American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
Catherine De Bolle
Executive Director
Europol
H.E. Nikos Dendias
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic
Kyle Dropp
Cofounder and President
Morning Consult
Guillaume Faury
Chief Executive Officer
Airbus
Karen Feldstein
Associate Administrator, International and Interagency Relations
NASA
H.E. Domingos Fezas Vital
Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic to the United States
Melissa Flagg
Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center
Atlantic Council
Ulrike Franke
Senior Policy Fellow and Lead, Technology and European Power Initiative
European Council on Foreign Relations
Amb. Daniel Fried
Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow
Atlantic Council
Julia Friedlander
C. Boyden Gray Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, GeoEconomics Center
Atlantic Council
Amb. Anthony Gardner
Former US Representative to the European Union
Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Global Space Ventures
Timothy Garton Ash
Professor of European Studies
University of Oxford; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution,
Stanford University
Amb. Ronald Gidwitz
Former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium; Former Acting US Representative to the European Union
Susan Glasser
Staff Writer
The New Yorker
François Godement
Senior Advisor for Asia
Institut Montaigne
The Hon. Jennifer Granholm
US Secretary of Energy
Gen. Claudio Graziano
Chairman
European Union Military Committee
Amb. Nina Hachigian
Deputy Mayor of International Affairs
City of Los Angeles
Benjamin Haddad
Director, Europe Center
Atlantic Council
H.E. Zdeněk Hřib
Mayor of Prague
Rose Jackson
Director, Policy Initiative, Digital Forensic Research Lab
Atlantic Council
H.E. Věra Jourová
Vice-President for Values and Transparency
European Commission
Ben Judah
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center
Atlantic Council
H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid
President of the Republic of Estonia
Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Council
Alena Kudzko
Director
GLOBSEC Policy Institute
H.E. Stavros Lambrinidis
Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Stuart Lau
Europe-China Correspondent
POLITICO
H.E. Nathalie Loiseau, MEP
Chair, Subcommittee on Security and Defence
European Parliament (Renew Europe–France)
Edward Luce
US National Editor and Columnist
Financial Times
Damir Marusic
Senior Fellow, Europe Center
Atlantic Council
H.E. Eva Maydell, MEP
Vice-Chair, Delegation for relations with Japan
European Parliament (European People’s Party–Bulgaria)
H.E. David McAllister, MEP
Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs,
European Parliament (European People’s Party–Germany)
Luuk Van Middelaar
Professor of Foundations and Practice of the European Union and its Institutions
Universiteit Leiden
Rector Federica Mogherini
Rector
College of Europe; Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
H.E. Mateusz Morawiecki
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
Amb. Richard Morningstar
Founding Chairman, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council
Manuel Muñiz
Secretary of State for Global Spain
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain
The Hon. Chris Murphy
United States Senator (D-CT)
Maja Piscevic
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center
Atlantic Council
Jana Puglierin
Head, Berlin Office; Senior Policy Fellow
European Council on Foreign Relations
The Hon. James Risch
United States Senator (R-ID)
Rachel Rizzo
Director of Programs
Truman National Security Project; Adjunct Fellow
Center for a New American Security
Laura Rosenberger
Senior Director for China
US National Security Council
H.E. Augusto Santos Silva
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic
Marietje Schaake
International Policy Director
Stanford University Cyber Policy Center; International Policy Fellow
Institute for Human-Centered AI; President
Cyber Peace Institute
H.E. Margaritis Schinas
Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life
European Commission
Rupert Schlegelmilch
Director of the Americas, Agriculture, and Food Safety, Directorate-General for Trade
European Commission
The Hon. Jeanne Shaheen
United States Senator (D-NH)
The Hon. Wendy Sherman
US Deputy Secretary of State
H.E. Kadri Simson
European Commissioner for Energy
Katerina Sokou
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center
Atlantic Council; Washington DC Correspondent
Kathimerini/SKAI TV
Daniel Stander
Special Advisor
United Nations
H.E. Dubravka Šuica
Vice-President for Democracy and Demography
European Commission
Torrey Taussig
Research Director, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship
Harvard University Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs; Nonresident Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe
Brookings Institution
Nathalie Tocci
Special Advisor to EU High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell; Director
Istituto Affari Internazionali
H.E. Rafał Trzaskowski
Mayor of Warsaw
The Hon. Chris Van Hollen
United States Senator (D-MD)
H.E. Olivér Várhelyi
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
Dr. Rochelle Walensky
Director
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anna Wieslander
Director for Northern Europe
Atlantic Council
Damon Wilson
Executive Vice President
Atlantic Council
Georgina Wright
Head, Europe Program
Institut Montaigne; Visiting Fellow
German Marshall Fund of the US
Thomas Wright
Director, Center on the United States and Europe
Brookings Institution
H.E. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, MEP
Vice-Chair, Committee on Development; European Parliament (Renew Europe–France); Co-Chair
COVAX Facility Shareholders Council
Fareed Zakaria
Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS
CNN
Agenda
Please note that all times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Wednesday, May 5
Celebrating the Relationship
On the first day, we highlight the transatlantic ties that bind: the history and values that unite us in the digital age.
Welcome to the EUFF
Frederick Kempe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Council
H.E. Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Spotlight | Celebrating the EU-US Relationship
H.E. Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic
INTRODUCTION BY: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council
In Depth | Embracing Our Transatlantic History
Secretary Madeleine Albright, Former US Secretary of State
Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies, University of Oxford; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
MODERATOR: Esther Brimmer, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, NAFSA: Association of International Educators
In Dialogue | Portugal’s EU Presidency and Transatlantic Renewal
H.E. Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic
MODERATOR: Paul Adamson, Founder, Encompass
In Debate | Countering Digital Authoritarianism: A Strategic Roadmap
Amb. Daniel Fried, Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council
François Godement, Senior Advisor for Asia, Institut Montaigne
Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director, Stanford University Cyber Policy Center; President, Cyber Peace Institute
MODERATOR: Rose Jackson, Director, Policy Initiative, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council
In Depth | Shaping a Transatlantic Digital Policy Agenda
H.E. Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania
Tyson Barker, Head, Technology and Global Affairs Program, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
H.E. Eva Maydell, MEP, Vice-Chair, Delegation for relations with Japan, European Parliament (European People’s Party–Bulgaria)
MODERATOR: Fran Burwell, Distinguished Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council; Senior Director, McLarty Associates
In Dialogue | Defending Liberal Democracy in Digital Transition
H.E. Věra Jourová, Vice President for Values and Transparency, European Commission
The Hon. Chris Murphy, United States Senator (D-CT)
MODERATOR: Fran Burwell, Distinguished Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
Spotlight | Transatlantic Cooperation: Combating Organized Crime
Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director, Europol
In Depth | Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Geopolitics
Melissa Flagg, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council
Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow and Lead, Technology and European Power Initiative, European Council on Foreign Relations
Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Global Space Ventures
MODERATOR: David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center and GeoTech Commission, Atlantic Council
In Dialogue | Strengthening the Foundations of Liberal Democracy
H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid, President of the Republic of Estonia
The Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, United States Senator (D-NH)
MODERATOR: Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Daily Wrap-Up
Thursday, May 6
Planning a post-COVID-19 world
On the second day, we explore what the EU and the US can do together to move out of the COVID-19 crisis to recovery, from economic resilience and trade to the green transition, energy, and climate change.
Setting the Scene
Masters of Ceremonies
In Dialogue | Re-imagining Post-COVID-19 Economic Resilience
H.E. Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market
MODERATOR: Edward Luce, US National Editor and Columnist, Financial Times
In Dialogue | Trade and Economic Recovery: A Business Perspective
Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus
MODERATOR: Frederick Kempe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Council
In Depth | Rebuilding Trade Post-COVID-19
Susan Danger, Chief Executive Officer, American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
Amb. Ronald Gidwitz, Former US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium; Former Acting US Representative to the European Union
Rupert Schlegelmilch, Director of the Americas, Agriculture, and Food Safety, Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission
MODERATOR: Katerina Sokou, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council; Washington DC Correspondent, Kathimerini/SKAI TV
In Depth | Addressing China Together
FEATURING: Laura Rosenberger, Senior Director for China, US National Security Council
Antoine Bondaz, Research Fellow and Director of the Taiwan Program, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
H.E. Zdenek Hrib, Mayor of Prague
MODERATOR: Stuart Lau, EU-China Correspondent, POLITICO
Spotlight | Transatlantic Cooperation: Security and Defense
Gen. Claudio Graziano, Chairman of the EU Military Committee
In Depth | Fostering Local Resilience Post-COVID-19: Transatlantic Perspectives
H.E. Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens
Amb. Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor for International Affairs, City of Los Angeles
H.E. Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw
MODERATOR: Daniel Stander, Special Advisor, United Nations
In Dialogue | The Transatlantic Relationship and the Green Transition
Annalena Baerbock, Co-leader, Alliance ‘90/The Greens
MODERATOR: Fareed Zakaria, Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN
In Dialogue | A New Chapter for US-EU Climate Leadership: Aligning Strategies and Actions
The Hon. Jennifer Granholm, US Secretary for Energy
H.E. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy
MODERATOR: Amb. Richard Morningstar, Founding Chairman, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Spotlight | Transatlantic Cooperation: Space
Karen Feldstein, Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations, NASA
In Dialogue | Engaging Allies on Strategic Competition with China
The Hon. James Risch, United States Senator (R-ID)
MODERATOR: Julia Friedlander, C. Boyden Gray Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council
In Dialogue | The View from Athens
H.E. Nikos Dendias, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic
MODERATOR: Damir Marusic, Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
In Dialogue | A Conversation with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki
H.E. Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
MODERATOR: Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Daily Wrap-Up
Friday, May 7
Dreaming Big
On the third day, we dream big: what we can achieve together when we act together in the world?
Setting the Scene
In Dialogue | Rebuilding Transatlantic Economic Cooperation for a Global Recovery
Daniel Ahn, Managing Director, Chief US Economist, Head of Markets 360–North America, BNP Paribas
The Hon. Chris Van Hollen, United States Senator (D-MD)
H.E. Domingos Fezas Vital, Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic to the United States
MODERATOR: Alexis Crow, Global Head, Geopolitical Investing Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers
In Depth | Rebuilding Multilateral Cooperation for a Global Recovery
Manuel Muñiz, Secretary of State for Global Spain, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain
Thomas Wright, Director, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution
H.E. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, MEP, Vice-Chair, Committee on Development, European Parliament (Renew Europe–France); Co-Chair, COVAX Facility Shareholders Council
MODERATOR: Rachel Rizzo, Director of Programs, Truman National Security Project; Adjunct Fellow, Center for a New American Security
Spotlight | Transatlantic Cooperation: Vaccine Development
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In Dialogue | Creating an Inclusive Transatlantic Agenda for a Post-COVID-19 World
H.E. Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, European Commission
MODERATOR: Benjamin Haddad, Director, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
MODERATOR: Georgina Wright, Head, Europe Program, Institut Montaigne; Visiting Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
In Depth | Delivering the Summit for Democracy
H.E. Reinhard Bütikofer, MEP, Chair, Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China, European Parliament (Greens/European Free Alliance–Germany)
Michael Carpenter, Managing Director, Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
Torrey Taussig, Research Director, Harvard Kennedy School’s Project on Europe; Nonresident Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution
MODERATOR: Ben Judah, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
In Dialogue | Explaining the Conference on the Future of Europe
H.E. Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, European Commission
MODERATOR: Amb. Anthony Gardner, Former US Representative to the European Union
In Depth | Defining European Power
Anu Bradford, Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization; Director, The European Legal Studies Center, Columbia Law School
H.E. David McAllister, MEP, Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament (European People’s Party–Germany)
Dr. Luuk Van Middelaar, Professor of Foundations and Practice of the European Union and its Institutions, Leiden University
Nathalie Tocci, Special Advisor to EU High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell; Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali
MODERATOR: Jana Puglierin, Head, Berlin Office; Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
In Debate | Strengthening Europe’s Role in Transatlantic Security
Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
H.E. Nathalie Loiseau, MEP, Chair, Subcommittee on Security and Defence, European Parliament (Renew Europe–France)
Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, Atlantic Council
MODERATOR: Alena Kudzko, Director, GLOBSEC Policy Institute
In Dialogue | Engaging the European Neighborhood
H.E. Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
MODERATOR: Maja Piscevic, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
Spotlight | Transatlantic Cooperation: JCPOA
Rector Federica Mogherini, Rector, College of Europe; Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission
In-Depth | Presenting the EU as seen from the US
Kyle Dropp, Cofounder and President, Morning Consult
Benjamin Haddad, Director, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
In Dialogue | The Next Transatlantic Decade
The Hon. Wendy Sherman, US Deputy Secretary of State
MODERATOR: Benjamin Haddad, Director, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
Daily Wrap-Up
Coverage
Post-event report
Event recap blogs
Featured media coverage
- AFP: EU-China Investment Deal ‘Not Exactly A Deal’
- Bloomberg: Airbus Sees China Muscling In on Rivalry With Boeing by 2030
- Bloomberg: Merkel’s Possible Green Successor Touts Close U.S. Relationship
- Clean Energy Wire: Green chancellor candidate Baerbock envisions ‘transatlantic green deal,’ calls for halt to Nord Stream 2
- Euractiv: German Greens leader Baerbock signals post-pacifist shift on foreign policy
- Euractiv: Global Europe Brief: Is Europe looking towards an Indian Summer?
- FlightGlobal: Long-haul ‘tipping point’ not likely before mid-2022: Airbus chief
- Politico Europe: Green leader says Germans must ‘take more responsibility for own security’
- Politico: Big oil and gas in a carbon-reduced future
- Politico Brussels Playbook: Coverage of Annalena Baerbock remarks at EUFF
- South China Morning Post: China-EU investment deal on its last legs as MEPs unite in opposition
- Washington Examiner: Annalena Baerbock could save the US-German alliance, Armin Laschet could ruin it
- Washington Examiner: Daily on Energy: What the solar industry wants from Biden clean energy push
- Washington Post: Germany’s rising Green Party echoes many U.S. policies. That could rattle pipeline plans from Russia.
Featured regional coverage
Germany
- Der Tagesspiegel: Grüne Außenpolitik : Nur niemanden vor den Kopf stoßen!
- Translation: Chancellor candidate Baerbock promotes green foreign policy – and avoids harsh announcements
- Handelsblatt: So blickt das Ausland auf die deutschen Kanzlerkandidaten
- Translation: This is how other countries look to the German chancellor candidates
- Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger: Analysis: How the country would change under a Chancellor
Poland
- Polsat News: Premier Morawiecki chce większego zaangażowania USA w Inicjatywę Trójmorza
- Translation: Prime Minister Morawiecki wants greater US involvement in the Three Seas Initiative
- Polish Radio 24: Prime Minister: we created the Three Seas Initiative to strengthen the strength of our economy in relation to China
- TVP: Morawiecki: The Three Seas Initiative is still underestimated by the US administration
- WNP (Poland): Prime Minister Morawiecki on the need for greater US involvement in the Three Seas Initiative
Greece
- iEidiseis (Greece): Dendias: The US is an ideal partner to convince Turkey
- Kathimerini: Germany: Burbok calls for a transatlantic green agreement
- Naftemporiki: Greek FM: US ‘ideal partner’ for persuading Turkey to follow UNCLOS
Other
- Trend (Slovakia): The investment agreement between the EU and China is an “intention” rather than an agreement, Breton said
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EU-US Future Forum
The Atlantic Council and the EU Delegation to the US convene leaders and stakeholders in dialogue to develop a new transatlantic agenda and momentum for EU-US cooperation.
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