Programm

YOUNG LEADERS STUDY GROUP

 

"The Future of Europe: Perspectives for European Integration"

 "Compromises for the Greater Europe"

 

4. Conference
Brussels, April 13-17, 2005

 

Organized and sponsored by:

American Council on Germany, New York, USA
Dräger Foundation, Lübeck, Germany
ZEIT Foundation, Hamburg, Germany

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Individual arrival at the Hotel Manos Premier

01.00 pm

Informal lunch (at the hotel)

02.00 pm

Walk across the street to the Manos Conference Center

02.00 - 02.15 pm

Welcome by the organizers

William Drozdiak, President, American Council on Germany

02.15 - 03.00 pm

Internal assessment and update on the Study Group

Oliver Gnad, Program Director, ZEIT Foundation Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius
Petra Pissulla, Director, Dräger Foundation
Steven E. Sokol, Vice President for Programs, American Council on Germany

03.00 - 03.30 pm

Coffee break

03.30 - 05.00 pm

The Enlarged European Union - One Year After

Dr. Andrzej H. Rudka, First Counselor and Chief Economist, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union

Introduced and moderated by Dr. Timm Beichelt

05.00 - 07.00 pm

Guided bus tour of Brussels with transfer to the Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU

07.00 - 08.30 pm

Reception with the German Ambassador to the EU
Dr. Wilhelm Schönfelder

Introduced by William Drozdiak

08.30 pm

Bus transfer back to the Hotel Manos Premier

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Breakfast

08.45 am

Walk across the street from the Hotel Manos Premier
to the Manos Conference Center

09.00 am - 12.00 pm

Breakout Session

Breakout Group I: Security, Democratization and the Peace Process in the Greater Middle East

  • The Greater Middle East
  • Energy Policy and the Environment
  • Fighting Terrorism
Breakout Group II: Economy, Trade, and Commerce
  • Transatlantic Market Place
  • Multilateral Trade and Emerging (Economic) Powers
  • Corporate Governance and CSR

12.00 - 02.00 pm

Lunch meeting at the Hotel Manos Premier

America and Europe: Mars vs. Venus?

Michael Rühle, Head, Policy Planning & Speechwriting Section, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, NATO Headquarters

Introduced and moderated by Joe Hilbert

02.15 pm

Bus transfer from the Hotel Manos Premier
to the European Commission

02.40 pm

Registration at the European Commission

03.00 - 04.00 pm

Enlargement versus Deepening? - Where does the EU want to be in 2015 and how will it get there?

Dr. Heather Grabbe, Member of the Cabinet of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn

Introduced and moderated by Brian Carney

04.00 pm

Bus transfer from the Commission back
to the Hotel Manos Premier

05.00 - 06.30 pm

The Impact of EU Enlargement and Economic and Social Reform on "Old Europe"

Dr. Wilfried Prewo, Chief Executive of the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK); Member of the Board of Directors, Centre for the New Europe in Brussels

Introduced and moderated by Rachel Fleishman

07.00 pm

Bus transfer from the Hotel Manos Premier to the
Restaurant "Aux Armes de Bruxelles"

07.30 - 10.00 pm

Dinner with Keynote address:

The EU, its Foreign Policy, and Transatlantic Relations - The Challenges Ahead

Robert Cooper, Director General for External and Politico-Military Affairs, Council of the European Union

Introduced and moderated by Bill Drozdiak

10.30 pm

Bus transfer back to the Hotel Manos Premier

Friday, April 15, 2005

07.20 am

Walk across the street from the Hotel Manos Premier
to the Manos Conference Center

07.30 - 09.30 am

Breakfast Briefing

The Future of Europe - Perspectives for European Integration and the Transatlantic Relationship

Prof. Timothy Garton Ash, Director, European Studies Centre, St. Anthony"s College, Oxford

Introduced and moderated by Jadwiga Emilewicz

09.30 - 11.30 am

U.S.-EU Trade Relations and the Role of Emerging Markets (China, India)

Matthew Baldwin, Acting Director, DG for Trade, Trade Relations with the USA, Canada, EFTA, European Commission

Christopher S. Wilson, Trade Policy Attaché at the Mission of the United States to the European Union

Introduced and moderated by Dr. Ben Möbius

11.30 pm

Bus transfer to the Representation of the State Baden-Württemberg (Germany) to the European Union

12.00 - 01.00 pm

Lunch at the Representation of the State Baden-Württemberg

01.00 - 03.00 pm

Breakout Session to finalize issue papers

Breakout Group I: Security, Democratization and the Peace Process in the Greater Middle East

  • The Greater Middle East
  • Energy Policy and the Environment
  • Fighting Terrorism
Breakout Group II: Economy, Trade, and Commerce
  • Transatlantic Market Place
  • Multilateral Trade and Emerging (Economic) Powers
  • Corporate Governance and CSR

03.00 - 03.30 pm

Coffee break

03.30 - 05.00 pm

The Enlarged EU - Prepared for the Political Challenges Ahead?

Konrad Szymanski (Polish), Member of the European Parliament (Law and Justice (PiS) Party), Strasbourg

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (German), Member of the European Parliament (FDP), Strasbourg

Introduced and moderated by Craig Parsons

05.00 pm

Bus transfer from the Representation of the State Baden-Württemberg to the Hotel Manos Premier

06.45 pm

Walk from the Hotel Manos Premier to the
Restaurant "Les Salons de L'Atalaide"

07.00 - 09.00 pm

Dinner

Saturday, April 16, 2005

Breakfast

08.45 am

Walk across the street from the Hotel Manos Premier to the Manos Conference Center

09.00 - 11.00 am

Europe at the Crossroads: Where do we go from here?

Prof. Dr. Klaus Gretschmann, Director-General, Directorate General C, Council of the European Union

Introduced and moderated by Sheila Sitalsing

11.00 - 11.30 am

Coffee break

11.30 am - 01.00 pm

Working group reports and wrap up

01.00 - 07.00 pm

Free time

07.00 pm

Bus transfer from the Hotel Manos Premier to the
Restaurant "L'Huîtrière"

07.30 - 10.30 pm

Closing dinner with guests

10.30 pm

Bus transfer back to the Hotel Manos Premier

 

 

Sunday, April 17, 200

Breakfast and individual departures