On Thursday, March 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT), the Atlantic Council and Jagello 2000, in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin and supported by CSG, American Friends of the Czech Republic, and the George W. Bush Institute, will host the inaugural Resilience in Security and Economics Dialogue (RISE) at the University of Texas at Austin.
As the transatlantic relationship undergoes a period of immense change and the United States recalibrates its broader foreign policy footprint, Europe has an opportunity to re-energize US-European collaboration by leveraging Europe’s economic, historical, and cultural ties with different regions across the United States. This half-day conference will gather leading decisionmakers, business representatives, and experts to explore how to deepen collaboration, strengthen resilience, foster innovation, and expand economic opportunity on both sides of the Atlantic.
The conference will take place at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center at the University of Texas at Austin (2110 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78712). Onsite registration will be begin at 8:30 a.m. CT.
Please note: This event is free to attend and is hosted independently of South by Southwest programming in Austin.
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Speakers
Agenda
9:00–9:15 a.m. CT | Welcome remarks
eSpeakers
Jenna Ben-Yehuda
Executive Vice President,
Atlantic Council
Dr. Sonia Feigenbaum
Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Chief International Officer,
University of Texas at Austin
The Hon. Nicholas Merrick
US Ambassador to the Czech Republic
Zbyněk Pavlačík
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Jagello 2000
H.E. Miloslav Stašek
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States
9:15–9:40 a.m. CT | Fireside chat on a new model for leadership in a changing geopolitical landscape
Featuring
H.E. Karel Havlíček
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
Moderated by
Jenna Ben-Yehuda
Executive Vice President,
Atlantic Council
9:40–10:45 a.m. CT | Panel I: Reinforcing transatlantic security partnerships
Speakers
Jason W. Gaines
Chief Executive Officer,
MSM North America
Amb. Tomáš Pojar
Former National Security Advisor of the Government,
The Czech Republic
Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau
Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director of Global Policy,
George W. Bush Institute
Moderated by
Dr. Michael Mosser
Director, Center for European Studies and Associate Professor of Instruction, GOV/IRG/EUS,
University of Texas at Austin
10:45–11:00 a.m. CT | Coffee break
Join us for a coffee break.
11:00–11:30 a.m. CT | Fireside chat on US-European cyber cooperation in Texas and beyond
Featuring
Em Landon
Vice Chief,
Texas Cyber Command
Moderated by
Berta Jarošová
Cyber Attachee,
National Cyber and Information Security Agency of the Czech Republic (based at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in the United States)
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CT | Fireside chat on exemplifying allied support in times of disaster
Featuring
Lt. Gen. Vladimír Vlček
Director General,
Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic
Moderated by
Jörn Fleck
Senior Director, Europe Center
Atlantic Council
12:00–1:00 p.m. CT | Lunch
Join us for lunch.
1:00–2:15 p.m. CT | Panel II: Why the transatlantic partnership matters
Speakers
Ruth Bajada
Deputy Chief of Mission,
Delegation of the European Union in the United States
Amb. Daniel Fried
Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow,
Atlantic Council;
Former US Ambassador to the Republic of Poland
Jean P. Froehly
Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs,
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the United States
Jan Havránek
Deputy Chief of Mission,
Embassy of the Czech Republic in the United States
Moderated by
Tomáš Kopečný
Former Governmental Envoy,
Reconstruction of Ukraine;
Former Deputy Minister of Defense,
The Czech Republic
2:15–2:25 p.m. CT | Closing remarks
Speakers
Jenna Ben-Yehuda
Executive Vice President,
Atlantic Council
Jan Havránek
Deputy Chief of Mission,
Embassy of the Czech Republic in the United States
Zbyněk Pavlačík
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Jagello 2000
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