PROGRAMME 8th ATLANTIC YOUTH FORUM

Monday 2 – Friday 6 August 2010

1043rd WILTON PARK CONFERENCE in co-operation with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and NATO

The Atlantic Youth Forum is an annual event providing an opportunity for young Americans, Canadians and Europeans in the 18-24 age group to gain insights into each other’s concerns and perceptions on key challenges facing their countries and the international community, and to make lasting contacts. The programme covers a range of political, security, cultural, economic and social issues of major interest to the US, Canada and European countries

MONDAY 2 AUGUST 1300 - 1430 Participants Arrive Buffet lunch available

1500 - 1530 WELCOME TO FORUM AND INTRODUCTION TO WILTON PARK

Julia PURCELL Programme Director, Wilton Park, Steyning

1530 - 1630 1 US GLOBAL LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA: WHAT DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE?

Philip BOBBITT Herbert Wechsler Professor of Jurisprudence, Columbia Law School, New York

1630 - 1715 Conference Photograph followed by Tea/Coffee

1715 - 1815 2 ARE WE ON THE PATH TO A NUCLEAR FREE WORLD? Who showed leadership at the review conference of the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons (NPT)? And what are the implications?

Session Chair Paul BERNSTEIN Vice President, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), McLean

Carol NAUGHTON Senior Associate, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, London

Erin HARBAUGH Public Diplomacy Adviser, Bureau of International Security and Non-Proliferation, State Department, Washington DC

1815 - 1900 3 BREAK-OUT SESSION

Parallel groups to discuss previous session- pre-allocated

1930 Reception followed by Barbeque

This event is supported by NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division

TUESDAY 3 AUGUST 0800 - 0900 Breakfast

0915 - 1045 4 AFGHANISTAN – BIRTH OF A THRIVING DEMOCRACY, OR THE DEATH OF WESTERN IMPERIALISM?

Jamie SHEA Director, Policy Planning, Private Office of the Secretary General, NATO, Brussels

Caroline WYATT BBC Defence Correspondent, BBC News, London

1045 - 1115 Tea / Coffee

1115 - 1245 5 BREAK-OUT SESSION

4 parallel groups (sign up for preference)

A & B- Afghanistan

C & D- Global Leadership

1300 - 1500 Lunch

1500 - 1630 6 BALLS NOT BULLETS –SPORT AS A VEHICLE FOR CHANGE?

Tim ALBONE Documentary Director; Author, London

John SUGDEN Professor, Sociology of Sport, University of Brighton, Eastbourne

1630 - 1700 Tea / Coffee

1700 - 1830 7 THE POWER OF NETWORKS

Ali FISHER Director, Mappa Mundi Consulting, Oxford

1900 Dinner

2000 EVENING QUIZ

Hosted by: Richard BURGE Chief Executive, Wilton Park

WEDNESDAY 4 AUGUST 0630 Breakfast

VISIT TO LONDON

0945 - 1230 8 VISIT TO HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT Guided Tour

1230 - 1330 Sandwich Lunch – Portcullis House

1415 – 1515 9 VISIT TO THE EMBASSY OF THE OF AMERICA

DOES THE US HAVE AN IMAGE PROBLEM? Discussion with: Philip BREEDEN Press Attaché, Embassy of the United States of America, London

1600 - 1730 10 VISIT TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

Panel Discussion with:

Andrew MILLAR Head, North America Team, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London

Liz KANE Head, Central Policy Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London

Andrew PIKE Deputy Head of Public Diplomacy and Strategic Campaigns, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London

1800 - 2000 Return from London

2030 Dinner

THURSDAY 5 AUGUST 0915 - 1045 11 THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH’S RESOURCES: CAN WE AVOID A GLOBAL CRISIS?

WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE, NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK! Nidal SALIM Director, Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH), Geneva

FOOD SECURITY: IN SEARCH OF A GOOD MEAL? Erik MILLSTONE Professor of Science Policy, University of Sussex, Brighton

1045 - 1115 Tea/Coffee

1115 - 1245 12 BREAK-OUT SESSION

4 parallel groups – sign up for preference:

A Migration and Identity

B European Enlargement

C Influencing Foreign Policy

D Climate Change

1300 - 1500 Lunch

1500 - 1615 13 WHY DO WE NEED CHANGE AND IS RISK A GOOD THING? THE ROLE OF SOCIAL INNOVATION

Panel discussion chaired by: Richard BURGE Chief Executive, Wilton Park, Steyning

Martina KING Non Executive Director, Capita Plc; Former Managing Director, Yahoo! , Woodbridge

Manouchehr SHAMSRIZI Member, Grameen Creative Lab; Former participant Atlantic Youth Forum (2009), Student, Zeppelin University, Hamburg

Ashok VISWANATHAN Assistant Director and Co-Founder, Operation Black Vote, London

1615 - 1645 Tea/Coffee

1645 - 1815 14 FINAL PLENARY: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Chaired by Forum Participant

As voted by Forum

1930 Drinks Reception followed by Forum Dinner

FRIDAY 6 AUGUST 0915 Participants depart