9 - 11 June, 2011 | Wrocław | Poland
Organized jointly by the Atlantic Council of the United States and the City of Wrocław
PROGRAM As of May 18, 2011
THURSDAY, 9 JUNE
6:30 pm Welcome Reception with CEO panel; opening remarks by Mayor of Wrocław, Rafał Dutkiewicz
FRIDAY, 10 JUNE
8:45 am Welcoming Remarks: Frederick Kempe, President & CEO, Atlantic Council Rafał Dutkiewicz, Mayor of Wrocław
9:00 am Opening Keynote: Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland
9:30 am Economic Keynote: After the Crisis: A New Global Economy? Moderator: Jan Cieński, Warsaw Bureau Chief, Financial Times Panelists: Christine Lagarde, Minister of Finance of France (tbc) Erkki Liikanen, Governor, Central Bank of Finland (tbc) Jacek Rostowski, Minister of Finance of Poland (tbc)
10:30 am Coffee break
11:00 am What Makes Regions Competitive in the Global Economy? Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor-at-Large, Thomson Reuters (tbc) Panelists: Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Chairman, Council of the Polish Institute of International Affairs Mateusz Morawiecki, CEO, Bank Zachodni WBK SA Igor Yurgens, Chairman of the Management Board, Institute of Contemporary Development (tbc)
12:00 pm Break Out Sessions I
1. Global Energy Markets and the Future of Unconventional Gas
Moderator: Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Energy Security Program Coordinator, Polish Institute of International Affairs Panelists: John Lyman, Director, Energy and Environment Program, Atlantic Council Władysław Mielczarski, Professor, Technical University of Łódź Jesse Scott, Programme Leader – Europe in the World, E3G
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2. NATO Six Months after the Lisbon Summit: Article 5 and the New Strategic Concept
Moderator: Karl Heinz Kamp, Director, Research Division, NATO Defense College Panelists: Yves Boyer, Deputy Director, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique Stanisław Koziej, Head of the National Security Bureau of Poland Stephen Larrabee, Distinguished Chair in European Security, Rand Corporation Imants Liegis, former Minister of Defense of Latvia
3. Assessing the Color Revolutions: Lessons for Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine? Moderator: Eugeniusz Smolar, The Polish Institute of International Affairs Panelists: Istvan Gyarmati, President and CEO, International Center for Democratic Transition Bronisław Misztal, Executive Director, Community of Democracies Igor Munteanu, Moldovan Ambassador to the United States Mykola Riabchuk, Senior Research Fellow, Ukrainian Center for Cultural Studies Stanislau Shushkevich, Leader, Belarusian Social-Democratic Hramada (tbc)
1:15 pm Lunch
2:15 pm Democracy Keynote: Vladimir Filat, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
2:30 pm The Transatlantic Partners: Growing Democracy around the World Moderator: Matthew Kaminski, Correspondent and Member of the Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal Panelists: Lee Feinstein, U.S. Ambassador to Poland Vladimir Filat, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Ana Gomes, Member of the European Parliament (tbc) Roel von Meijenfeldt, Chairperson, European Partnership for Democracy Adam Michnik, Editor-in-Chief, Gazeta Wyborcza
3:45 pm Coffee Break
4:15 pm Break Out Sessions II
1. Central and Eastern Europe Development (CEED) - Beyond Transition Moderator: Janusz Reiter, President and Founder, Center for International Relations Panelists: John Kornblum, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, Senior Counselor Noerr LLP Jan Kulczyk, Founder, Kulczyk Investments Janusz Lewandowski, Commissioner for Budget and Financial Planning, European Commission (tbc) Friedbert Pflüger, Visiting Professor of International Relations, King’s College London
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2. Belarus: Breaking the Logjam? Moderator: Łukasz Lipiński, National Desk Editor, Gazeta Wyborcza Panelists: Ales Byalyatski, Chairman, Human Rights Center “Viasna” Zhanna Litvina, Chair, Belarusian Association of Journalists Alyaksandr Milinkevich, Leader, Belarusian Movement for Freedom (tbc) Jacek Protasiewicz, Member of the European Parliament, Chair, Delegation for relations with Belarus (tbc)
3. Nuclear Energy after Fukushima Moderator: TBD Panelists: Anders Jackson, President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region, Westinghouse Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Member of the European Parliament Joanna Strzelec-Łobodzińska, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs of Poland (tbc)
5:30 pm Return to hotels
8:00 pm Atlantic Council Freedom Awards Dinner
Honorary Co-chairs: Lee A. Feinstein, U.S. Ambassador to Poland Robert Kupiecki, Polish Ambassador to the United States
The following individuals will receive Atlantic Council Freedom Awards:
Helena Łuczywo, Gazeta Wyborcza (retired) Adam Michnik, Editor-in-Chief, Gazeta Wyborcza Ales Byalyatski, Chairman, Human Rights Center „Viasna”, on behalf of the Belarusian people Natalia Kaliada, Co-Founder, Belarus Free Theater, on behalf of the Belarusian people Zhanna Litvina, Chair, Belarusian Association of Journalists, on behalf of the Belarusian people
Esraa Abdel Fattah, Co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement, on behalf of Egypt’s young generation Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, on behalf of the Polish people
John McCain, United States Senator
Vladimir Filat, Prime Minister of Moldova, on behalf of the Moldovan people SATURDAY, 11 JUNE
9:30 am New Energy Sources and the Global Power Equation Moderator: Maciej Witucki, CEO, Polish Telecom Panelists: Jarosław Pietras, Director General, Directorate General for Environment, Health, Consumers, Education and Culture, Council of the European Union Herbert Wirth, President of the Managment Board, KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Ian Brzeziński, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
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10:30 am Break Out Sessions III
1. The Polish Presidency of the European Union - Challenges, Priorities, Expectations Moderator: Jacek Kucharczyk, Chairman of the Board, Institute of Public Affairs Panelists: Natalia Gherman, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova Danuta Hübner, Member of the European Parliament, Chairwoman of the Committee on Regional Development Alan Mayhew, Professor, University of Sussex (tbc) Antonio Missiroli, Head of European Dialogue Section, Bureau of European Policy Advisers, European Commission
2. European Security and Defense Policy: What Future in an Age of Austerity? Moderator: Marcin Zaborowski, Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs Panelists: Julian Lindley French, Professor, Royal Military Academy of the Netherlands David Leakey, General, Black Rod - House of Lords (tbc) Tomas Valasek, Director of foreign policy and defence Centre for European Reform (tbc) Bogusław Winid, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Poland to NATO (tbc)
3. New Wave Democratic Movements: Technology, Youth, and Democracy Moderator: Igor Janke, Salon24 Panelists: Esraa Abdel Fattah, Co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement Robert Guerra, Project Director, Internet Freedom Project, Freedom House Jonathan Parish, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Chris Spence, Chief Technology Officer, National Democratic Institute
11:30 am Coffee Break
12:00 pm Keynote speech: Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
12:30 pm The Transatlantic Partners: Are We Preparing to Meet the Same Threats? Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council Panelists: Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of Poland János Martonyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary (tbc) Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
1:30 pm Lunch
2:30 pm Final remarks by organizers and close of Wrocław Global Forum 2011
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