Welcome Remarks
Mr. Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council @FredKempe
H.E. Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia @MiroslavLajcak
Views from Europe: A Briefing by Pew Research Center
Mr. Bruce Stokes, Director, Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center @bruceestokes
Introduced by: Mr. Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Programs and Strategy, Atlantic Council @DamonMacWilson
Panel 1: Populist Revolt: Identity, Migration, and the Rise of Anti-Establishment
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Ms. Ashlee Godwin, Committee Specialist, Foreign Affairs Committee and the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy Committee, UK House of Commons @ashleegodwin
Mr. Benjamin Haddad, Research Fellow, Hudson Institute @benjaminhaddad
H.E. Rastislav Káčer, Ambassador of Slovakia to Hungary
Moderated by: Ms. Laure Mandeville, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Future Europe Initiative, Atlantic Council @lauremandeville
Panel 2: Prosperity and Growth in Europe: Deliverables for the Next Twelve Months
Opening Remarks:
H.E. Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, European Commission @pierremoscovici
Introduced by: Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, Senior Counsel, Covington & Burling, LLP; Former US Ambassador to the European Union
Q&A Moderated by: Mr. Andrea Montanino, Director, Global Business and Economics Program, Atlantic Council @MontaninoUSA
Panel Discussion:
Mr. Carlos Costa, Governor, Central Bank of Portugal; Former Vice President, European Investment Bank
Mr. Bart Oosterveld, Managing Director, Moody’s Investor Service
Dr. Paul Sheard, Chief Economist, Standard & Poors Global
Moderated by: Ms. Marie Kasperek, Assistant Director, Global Business and Economics Program, Atlantic Council
Panel 3: Will the European Union Hold? The Future of the European Project Post-Brexit Vote
H.E. Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia @MiroslavLajcak
Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former Secretary General of NATO and Former Danish Prime Minister @AndersFoghR
Minister Ana Palacio, Honorary Board Member, Spanish Council of State; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain @anapalacio
Ambassador Peter Westmacott, Distinguished Ambassadorial Fellow, Future Europe Initiative, Atlantic Council; Former British Ambassador to the United States @PeterWestmacott
Moderated by: Ms. Teri Schultz, Freelance Reporter, National Public Radio and CBS Radio @terischultz
As British and EU policymakers map out the UK’s exit from the European Union, Europe is already confronted with a triple threat: Russia’s aggressive posture to the East, Mideast wars and instability producing waves of migrants and extremism from the South, and centrifugal, nationalist forces tearing at the continent’s internal fabric. The UK referendum, horrific terrorist attacks, and a continually sluggish economy put the future of Europe in question.
Against this backdrop of uncertainty, this conference is organized in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic to flesh out a strategy for Europe and transatlantic cooperation following the Bratislava EU Summit in September.