On Tuesday, February 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security will host the report launch of Global Foresight 2036, featuring Atlantic Council senior directors and experts discussing how global affairs may unfold in the decade ahead.

Geopolitics, great-power competition, climate change, and emerging technologies are rapidly shifting the international system and security landscape. To prepare and respond to uncertainty, the United States and its allies and partners must develop forward-thinking strategies for the emerging challenges and opportunities the world will face over the next ten years.

The event will highlight survey findings from Global Foresight 2036, assess the future of US grand strategy, China, and Europe, uncover under-the-radar phenomena, and preview a video exploring the future of artificial intelligence.

New policy: In-person attendees will be required to show photo ID upon arrival, and no on-site registration will be permitted. Guests will not be admitted later than twenty minutes after the event’s start time. Registration for this event will close at 5:00 p.m. ET the day prior. 

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Opening remarks

Matthew Kroenig
Vice President and Senior Director,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Speakers

Peter Engelke
Senior Fellow, GeoStrategy Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig
Vice President and Senior Director,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Melanie Hart
Senior Director, Global China Hub
Atlantic Council

Jörn Fleck
Senior Director, Europe Center
Atlantic Council

Uliana Certan
Assistant Director, European Engagement,
Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Dominique Ramsawak
Associate Director, Communications,
Digital Forensic Research Lab
Atlantic Council

Tatevik Khachatryan
Assistant Director, Events
Atlantic Council

Moderated by

Morgan Chalfant
Deputy Washington Editor
Semafor

Ginger Matchett
Assistant Director, GeoStrategy Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Agenda

11:30–12:00 p.m. | Registration opens

Registration begins at 11:30 ET.

12:00–12:05 p.m. | Opening remarks 

Featuring

Matthew Kroenig
Vice President and Senior Director,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

12:05–12:15 p.m. | Report launch: Global Foresight 2036

Featuring

Peter Engelke
Senior Fellow, GeoStrategy Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

12:15–12:55 p.m. | Panel discussion: The future state of play for Europe, China, and the United States

Speakers

Matthew Kroenig
Vice President and Senior Director,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Melanie Hart
Senior Director, Global China Hub
Atlantic Council

Jörn Fleck
Senior Director, Europe Center
Atlantic Council

Moderated by

Morgan Chalfant
Deputy Washington Editor
Semafor

12:55–1:15 p.m. | Panel discussion: Under-the-radar ideas for change

Speakers

Uliana Certan
Assistant Director, European Engagement,
Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Dominique Ramsawak
Associate Director, Communications,
Digital Forensic Research Lab,
Atlantic Council

Tatevik Khachatryan
Assistant Director, Events
Atlantic Council

Moderated by

Ginger Matchett
Assistant Director, GeoStrategy Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

1:15–1:25 p.m. | Video premiere: The future of AI

Atlantic Council Technology Program experts discuss the evolution of AI over the coming decade and its capabilities to forecast global affairs.

1:25–1:30 p.m. | Closing remarks

Featuring

Peter Engelke
Senior Fellow, GeoStrategy Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

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