BRUSSELS THINK TANK DIALOGUE – STATE OF THE UNION 2014 THE EU’S NEW LEADERS: KEY POST-ELECTION CHALLENGES List of Registrations Date: Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 10.00 – 17.30 (followed by a reception) Venue: Résidence Palace (Polak Room), Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels Aavatsmark Paal I. M. Counsellor, Mission of Norway to the EU, Brussels Abbott Charles Policy Assistant, Scotland Europa, Brussels Abdo Amr Master Student, Free University of Brussels Aelen Dirk Assistant to Ambassador Nkosi, Embassy of South Africa to Belgium, Brussels Ahäuser Farina Assistant, International Crisis Group, Brussels Ahmad Nurriha First Secretary, Mission of Malaysia to the EU, Brussels Ahtonen Annika Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels Akaba Ahmet Student, Brussels Allen James Senior Policy Adviser, Confederation of British Industry, Brussels Alne Sture Technical Officer, World Health Organization (WHO), Brussels Ambos Kristina Intern, Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU, Brussels Ambrusics Agnes Intern, Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU, Brussels Anechitei Bianca Programme Assistant, European Foundation for Democracy, Brussels Angar Oyun Third Secretary, Embassy of Mongolia to Belgium, Brussels Appel Claus-Peter Deputy Director, Representation of the State of Hessen to the EU, Brussels Arbilla Jose Maria Head Economic Sector, Embassy of Argentina to Belgium, Brussels Ariz Leire Media Officer, Bruegel, Brussels Arndt Tobias Chief Operating Officer / EU Representative, European Dysmelia Reference Information Centre, Brussels Artamendi Nerea Research Director, ARCHumankind, Brussels Asenov Grigor Head of Office for MEP Andrey Kovatchev, European Parliament, Brussels Augereau Clara Policy Officer European Parliament, Permanent Representation of France to the EU, Brussels Auguier Magali Assistant to the Executive Director, Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation, Brussels Bahadur Nusrut Intern, European Commission, Brussels Bakhet Huda Government Affairs Manager, Zurich Insurance Company, Brussels Bakker-Osinga Alice President, Foundation Osinga Ages, Kapellen 2 Balfour Rosa Head of Programme, European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels Baljon Wouter Public Affairs, SWIFT, La Hulpe Balunovic Filip Intern, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Brussels Barakat Mohamed-Raja'i Economic Expert, A.R.W., Waterloo Baranauskas Gintautas Political Administrator, Council of the European Union, Brussels Barker Tyson Director, Transatlantic Relations, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Washington DC Barth Benjamin Intern, Centre for European Studies (CES), Brussels Baud Marie-France Head of Brussels Office, Confrontations Europe, Brussels Beck Ellwyn Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of South Africa to Belgium, Brussels Begine Luc Senior Executive Business Alinger, Asir Consultans EU, Brussels Belicka Daina Partner, Ernst & Young, Riga Belus Ines Responsable, Office of the Region Languedoc-Roussillon, Brussels Bergamo Luca Secretary General, Culture Action Europe, Brussels Berlin Alexandre Honorary Director, Thinking Canada, Riga Bernal Geschier Jorge Manager Ethics & Compliance, AIRBUS Group, Brussels Berrah Mohamed Counsellor, Embassy of Algeria to Belgium, Brussels Sofiane Bielecki Tomasz European Correspondent, Gazeta Wyborcza, Brussels Biendo-Becerra Leticia PhD Researcher, Jules Verne University, Brussels Bijl Esther Project Assistant, Debating Europe, Brussels Bisland Elizabeth Director of Events and Administration, European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels Black Jeffrey Journalist, Bloomberg News, Frankfurt (Main) Blank Marijke Intern, Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the EU, Brussels Blaszczyk Ewelina Head of the EP Unit, Permanent Representation of Poland to Adamowicz the EU, Brussels Blockmans Steven Senior Fellow and Head of the Foreign Policy Unit, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels Blusz Krzysztof Vice President of the Board, demos EUROPA Centre for European Strategy, Warsaw 3 Bofinger Peter Professor of Monetary Policy and International Economics, University of Würzburg Bolder Daniel Vice President, Deutsche Bank, Brussels Bombassei Giorgio Member, AIESEC Alumni, Italia Bonacini Stefania Editorial Board Member, Rivista Europae, Brussels Bonnaud Laurent Director, Sponte sua, Brussels Borgmann-Prebil Yuri Scientific Officer, DG Research, European Commission, Brussels Boroda Elena Intern, European Parliament, Brussels Bossi Elena Project Assistant, Friends of Europe, Brussels Böttger Katrin Deputy Director, Institute for European Politics (IEP), Berlin Böttner Robert Intern, Liaison Office of the Free State of Saxony, Brussels Broms Karin Representative to the EU Institutions, Swedish Parliament, Brussels Brooks Ellie Research Associate, European Public Health Alliance, Brussels Brose Sascha Intern, EU Committee of the Regions, Brussels Brunetto Daniele Independent Researcher on EU-China Relations, Brussels Brunsden Jim Reporter, Bloomberg News, Brussels Bulto Olivier Independent Analyst, Brussels Burke Joseph Trade and Regulatory Affairs Officer, US Mission to the EU, Brussels Burke Emily Intern, US Mission to the EU, Brussels Burnet-Thomsen Angelique Programme Manager, NATO, Brussels Busscher Esther Senior Vice President, Director, Fleishman-Hillard, Brussels Busse Matthias Research Assistant, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels Buttignon Vanessa EU Relations Officer, John Deere, Brussels Buyse Myriam European Commission Pensioner, European Commission, Brussels Cahen Antoine Head of Unit, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament, Brussels Cahuzac Olivia Consultant, CEIS European Office, Brussels Calligaro Maxime Assistant to MEP Andrew Duff, European Parliament, Brussels Cameron Fraser Director, EU-Asia Centre, Brussels 4 Cami Geert Co-Founder & Director, Friends of Europe, Brussels Campbell Ian Head of Office, Scottish Government, Brussels Cantalou Julie European Affairs Manager, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Brussels Carbone Roberta International Officer, Young European Federalists, Italy Carney Michael Senior Vice President, FleishmanHillard, Brussels Carrieri Silvia Intern, Bruegel, Brussels Caulier Aurelie Account Manager, G+ Europe, Brussels Cayan Umit Neset Project Officer, NATO International Military Staff (IMS), Brussels Cerulus Laurens Reporter, EurActiv, Brussels Cezilly Virginia EU Affairs Manager, British Council, Brussels Charbonnier Victor EU Policy Officer, Electricity Distribution Network France, Brussels Chen Ya Ou Counsellor, Mission of China to the EU, Brussels Chloé Vasseur Senior Account Executive, Edelman, Brussels Choi Man Kwan Deputy Representative, Hong Kong Economic and Alice Trade Office, Brussels Christie Rebecca Reporter, Bloomberg, Brussels Christoffersen Poul Ambassador, Embassy of Denmark to Belgium, Brussels Chromiec Jan Jakub Project Manager Europe’s Future, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh Cirez Miqueleiz Patricia Senior Adviser, Spanish Confederation of Employers‘ Organizations, Madrid Ciungu Alexandru Policy Adviser, Insurance Europe, Brussels Clicq Jeroen Adviser, National Bank of Belgium, Brussels Coelmont Jo Senior Associate Fellow, Egmont Institute – Royal Institute for International Relations, Brussels Collura Rosetta Teaching and Research Assistant, Catholic University of Mons Combette Murin Cécile Delegate, Representation of the Region Basse- Normandie, Brussels Condomines Jonas Head of Asia Unit, European Parliament, Brussels Contigiani Alessandra Intern, United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe, Brussels Corbett Richard Member of the Cabinet, European Council, Brussels 5 Costers Bernadette Journalist, Freelancer, Brussels Coteanu Cristina Director, Bigwood and Free University of Brussels, Brussels Cuciureanu Daniela Associate, Brunswick, Brussels Cvrljak Sasa Intern, European Commission, Brussels D Ameida Bratosin Irina Programme Manager, Security and Defence Agenda, Brussels D’Hollander Jef Intern, Belgium Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Brussels Daase Christina Manager EU Industrial Policy, Evonik Industries AG, Brussels Daloya Sunniva Public Affairs Consultant, Edelman, Brussels Dardoufas Manolis Administrator, Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional & External Affairs (CIVEX), Committee of the Regions, Brussels De Arriba Garcia Maria Intern, European Commission, Brussels De Bondt Tim Adviser, Belgian Senate, Brussels De Caceres Gabriel Foreign Affairs Adviser, European Parliament, Brussels De Geus Aart Chairman and CEO, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh De Keuleneer Eric Managing Director of Credibe SA, Brussels De Prado Cesar Visiting Researcher, European University Institute, Florence De Roland Floris Outreach Team, European Commission, Brussels De Vidts Baldwin Vice President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Brussels De Villepin Alban Former EC Official, European Commission, Brussels De Waele Marcel Documentalist, European Association of Teachers, Brussels Deal Ani Events & Communications Manager, The European Ceramic Industry Association, Brussels Dechaumont Alexandre Public Relations Director, EurActiv, Brussels Defraigne Pierre Executive Director, Madariaga – College of Europe Foundation, Brussels Degeorges Damien Head of EU Affairs, Arctic Consensus, Brussels Deglain Roland Political Specialist, U.S. Mission to the EU, Brussels Della Pietra Lisa Intern, EU Representation Office of Carinthia, Brussels Dembinski Sophie Programme Assistant, German Marshall Fund of the US,