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Inaugural Krasno Global Policy Forum (Nov. 17-18, 2025)
The Current State & Future Development of
TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS - RUSSIA & the West - CHINA & its Allies
(organized by Prof. Klaus Larres, UNC-Chapel Hill & Christian Forstner, Hanns-Seidel Foundation)
Location: Pleasants Family Room, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
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AGENDA
DAY 1 - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17:
9.00-9.30am: Opening Ceremony -
Welcoming remarks:
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost, Prof. James W. Dean;
Senior Associate Dean for the Social Sciences & Global Programs, Prof. Noreen McDonald;
Chair of the Department of History, Prof Miguel LaSerna;
Richard M Krasno Disting. Prof Klaus W Larres & Hanns-Seidel Director, Christian Forstner.
9.30-11.00am: Roundtable 1 - Transatlantic Relations: Politics & Trade -
Moderators: Klaus Larres & Christian Forstner
Speakers (6 minutes each):
Amb. Philip Reeker (frm. Assistant Secretary of State); Amb. Georg Sparber (Liechtenstein); Ms Robin Quinville (frm Charge d'Affaires, US embassy Berlin); Dietmar Rieg (frm President, German-American Chamber); Amb. Ilir Dugoli (Kosovo); Minister Counselor Mihaela Osorio (Romania); The Hon. Mark Kennedy (frm Congressman, Wahba Initiative).
Respondents (4 minutes each):
Counselor Maria Markowska (Poland); Jason Moyer (Atlantic Council); Pawel Markiewicz (Polish Institute of Internat. Affairs); Robert Gerber (Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress).
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11.05-12.20am: Roundtable 2 - Transatlantic Relations: Security Issues -
Moderators: Klaus Larres & Sandra Sirvydyte
Speakers (6 minutes each):
Amb. Gediminas Varvuolis (Lithuania); General Norbert Huber (Austria); Minister Counselor Mihaela Osorio (Romania); Counselor Maria Markowska (Poland); Lt. Col. Bogdan Berciu (Romania); General Geoffrey Weiss (DOD); James Townsend (frm Dep. Assistant Secretary of Defense).
Respondents (4 minutes each):
Captain Burkard (Marine Corps); Major Mary Weiss (US Army); Amb. Philip Reeker (frm. Assistant Secretary of State); Ms Robin Quinville (frm Charge d'Affaires, US embassy Berlin); Klaus Becker (frm German Hon. Consul, Zeitgeist Foundation); Justina Budginaite-Froehly (Atlantic Council).
12.20-1.00pm: Lunch break
1.00-2.15pm: Keynote Speech
* Speaker: The Ambassador of the EU to the U.S., H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė
on "The Changing Nature of the Transatlantic Relationship"
* Fireside chat: Amb. Neliupšienė in conversation with Prof. Klaus Larres
* Q & A with the audience
2.20-4.15pm: Roundtable 3 - Western Relations with Russia -
Moderators: Christian Forstner & Justina Budginaite-Froehly
Speakers (6 minutes each):
General CQ Brown (frm Chairman, JCOS); James Townsend (frm Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense); James Lindsay (CFR); Counselor Maria Markowska (Poland); Pawel Markiewicz (Polish Institute of Internatational Affairs); Amb. Ilir Dugoli (Kosovo); Amb. Georg Sparber (Liechtenstein).
Respondents (4 minutes each):
Minister Counselor Mihaela Osorio (Romania); General Geoffrey Weiss (DOD); Lt Col. Bogdan Berciu (Romania); Captain Christopher Burkard (Marine Corps); Dietmar Rieg (frm President, German-American Chamber); General Norbert Huber (Austria).
6.30pm: DINNER (for speakers and invited guests only)
Remarks by General CQ Brown, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
dinner discussion led by Amb. Philip Reeker, former Assistant Secretary of State
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DAY 2 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18:
9.30-11.00am: Roundtable 4 - China and its Allies: Politics, Trade and Trans-Pacific Security -
Moderators: Klaus Larres & Mary Weiss
Speakers (6 minutes each):
General CQ Brown (frm Chairman, JCOS); Dennis Wilder (frm US intelligence official, Georgetown Univ.); Robert Gerber (Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress); Kaiser Kuo (Sinica podcast); Michael Cunningham (Center for China Studies, National Taiwan Univ.); David Yu (Prof. of Finance, New York Univ. Shanghai).
Respondents (4 minutes each):
James Lindsay (CFR); Vita Golod (UNC-Chapel Hill); Lea Thome (AidData); Hon. Mark Kennedy (frm Congressman, Wahba Initiative); Amb Philip Reeker (frm Assistant Secretary of Defense); Klaus Becker (frm German Honorary Consul, Zeitgeist Foundation).
11.00-11.15am: Coffee break
11.15am-12.45pm: Roundtable 5 - China & its Allies: Technology & AI -
Moderators: Klaus Larres & Lea Thome
Speakers (6 minutes each):
Dennis Wilder (frm US intelligence official, Georgetown Univ.); Kaiser Kuo (Sinica podcast); James Lindsay (CFR); Vita Golod (UNC-Chapel Hill); Wei Xie (Professor, Appalachian Univ., NC); David Yu (Prof of Finance, New York Univ., Shanghai).
Respondents (4 minutes each):
Jason Moyer (Atlantic Council); Amb. Ilir Dugoli (Kosovo); Michael Cunningham (Center for China Studies, National Taiwan Univ.); Klaus Becker (Frm German Hon Consul, Zeitgeist Foundation); Robert Gerber (Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress); Hon. Mark Kennedy (frm Congressman, Director, Wahba Initiative).
12.45-1.00pm: Closing Remarks
Results and Insights Achieved: Robin Quinville, Phil Reeker & Jason Moyer
Thank you remarks & outlook: Klaus Larres &. Christian Forstner
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*** We are most grateful for the financial support of the UNC Peace, War and Defense Curriculum (PWAD), the UNC Department of History, the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC, the Office of the Provost, Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS - https://tiss-nc.org/), the Center of European Studies, the Carolina Asia Center, the Kenan-Flagler Business School. We are also much obliged to the generosity of the Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Munich.
These sponsorships are all greatly appreciated! ***
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