Dignitaries from NATO, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Heinrich Boell Foundation:
Dr Petr Lunak; Dr Hardy Ozry; Mr Paul Kohlenberg
Dignitaries from UNC: Prof. Noreen McDonald (Senior Associate Dean); Prof. Miguel LaSerna (Chair, Department of History);
The Consul General of Mexico, Mr Donaji Alba Arroya
The Consul of the United Kingdom, Justin Sosne
North Carolina Secretary of State, Ms Elaine Marshall
9.45-10.00: Keynote Address - Amb. Stuart Eizenstat:
"The Western Alliance in Crisis - Then and Now"
introduced by Prof. Klaus Larres
- Speakers & Respondents & time slots are still provisional; speakers & respondents may change -
10.00-11.00am: Roundtable 1 -
The Future of Transatlantic Relations & Global Politics:
the U.S. Mid-term Elections & its Consequences -
Speakers (7 min each):
Elaine Marshall - Phil Reeker - Robert Litwak - James Lindsay
Respondents (5 min each):
Stu Eizenstat - Robin Quinville - Richard Hooker
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11.00-12.15am: Roundtable 2 -
Is NATO still Relevant? How is NATO Viewed Globally? -
Speakers (7 min each):
The Amb of Poland - The Amb of Lithuania - Dennis Blair - Giorgi Badridze
Respondents (5 min each):
Michael Kreuzer - The Amb of Liechtenstein - The Amb of Kosovo
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12.15-12.45pm: Lunch break
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12.45-2.00pm: Keynote Speech
* Speaker: Ambassador Dr. Christoph Heusgen
(frm German UN ambassador; frm German Chancellor Merkel's main foreign policy adviser; frm Chair, Munich Security Conference)
* Introductory Remarks: Amb. Philip Reeker
* Fireside chat: Amb. Heusgen in conversation with Prof. Klaus Larres
* Q & A with the audience
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2.05-3.20pm: Roundtable 3 -
Relations with China on the Global Chessboard: is the U.S. appeasing China or preparing for War? -
Speakers (7 min each):
Dennis Blair - Reinhard Buetikofer - Phil Reeker - The Amb of Poland
Respondents (5 min each):
Amb Heusgen - Amb Eizenstat
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3.25-4.40pm: Roundtable 4 -
The View from China: AI Competition, Overcapacity, Supply Chains & Security Relations between China, the U.S. & Europe
Speakers & Respondents to be announced (7 minutes each)
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6.30pm: DINNER (for speakers and invited guests only)
Dinner Remarks (speaker to be announced)
dinner discussion led by Amb. Philip Reeker, former Assistant Secretary of State
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DAY 2 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17:
9.30-10.45am: Roundtable 5 -
The Transformation of Global Politics: The View from the Middle Powers -Speakers & Respondents to be announced (7 minutes each)
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10.45-11.00am: Coffee break
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11.00am-12.50pm: Roundtable 6 - The War in Ukraine, Russia-China Relations & the Prospects for Ending the War -
Speakers & Respondents to be announced (7 minutes each)
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12.50-1.40pm: Lunch break
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1.45-2.45pm: Keynote Speech
* Speaker: General C.Q. Brown
* Introductory Remarks: Amb. Philip Reeker
* Fireside chat: General CQ Brown in conversation with Prof. Klaus Larres
* Q & A with the audience
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2.30-3.45pm: Roundtable 7 -
The Transformation of the Middle East: Iran, Gaza, Syria and the Gulf
Speakers & Respondents to be announced (7 minutes each)
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3.45-4.00pm: Closing Remarks
Results and Insights Achieved:
Robin Quinville - Hardy Ostry - Paul Kohlenberg - Klaus Becker
Thank you remarks & outlook: Klaus Larres
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