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 UNITED STATES 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! Europe, 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