When

Friday April 29, 2016 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
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US Institute of Peace 
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037  

 
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Delegation of the European Union to the USA 
 
202-862-9500 
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Please join us for the 5th annual Transatlantic Symposium on the EU's Common Security & Defense Policy.We are delighted to announce that Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Minister of Defense of The Netherlands, will launch the 5th annual Transatlantic Symposium.

 

Transatlantic Cooperation for Global Security:
The EU's Common Security & Defense Policy
  An EU Rendez-Vous Event

Washington, DC
April 29, 2016
United States Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037

Presented by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States,
in partnership with the Atlantic Council

Program  

Welcome Session

Carlucci Auditorium

8:30am – 9:00am

Registration, Coffee and Light Breakfast
9:00am – 9:45am Welcome Remarks
  • Nancy Lindborg, President, United States Institute of Peace (confirmed) 
  • Ambassador David O'Sullivan, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to the United States (confirmed)
  Opening Address
  • Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Minister of Defense, The Netherlands (confirmed)

Morning Sessions
Carlucci Auditorium

9:45am – 11:00am

New Threats and Challenges to European Security?

Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council (confirmed)

Speakers:

  • Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary General, European External Action Service (confirmed)
  • Jürgen Schulz, Deputy Political Director, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    (confirmed)
  • Michael Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense with Responsibility
    for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia (confirmed)
  • Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council (confirmed)
11:00am – 11:15am

Coffee Break
11:15am – 12:30pm

Crisis Management in EU's Neighbourhood and Beyond: A Military Perspective

Moderator: Frances Burwell, Vice-President, European Union and Special Initiatives
(confirmed)

Speakers:

  • General Mikhail Kostarakos, Chairman of the EU Military Committee
    (confirmed)
  • Vice Admiral Michael T. Franken, Deputy to the Commander for Military
    Operations (DCMO), United States Africa Command
  • Vice Admiral Charles-Edouard de Coriolis, French military representative
    to the EU Military Committee (confirmed)

Luncheon
Shultz Great Hall

12:30pm – 1:30pm

 

Networking Luncheon

Afternoon Sessions
Carlucci Auditorium

1:30pm – 2:45pm

Technology, Capabilities and Readiness: The Way Forward

Moderator:  Vago Muradian, Former Editor-in-Chief, Defense News (Confirmed) 

Speakers:

  • Jorge Domecq, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA) (confirmed)
  • Keith B. Webster, Director, International Cooperation for the Under Secretary of Defense
    (USD) for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) (confirmed) 
2:45pm – 3:00pm

Concluding remarks by Dr. Janine Davidson, Under Secretary of the Navy

 

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The EU Rendez-Vous series features senior European and American leaders discussing the 21st century’s most significant issues, from foreign policy and the global economy to energy security, human rights, and culture.

Through candid and vibrant debates about the critical issues facing the transatlantic relationship today, EU Rendez-Vous events strengthen the enduring relationship between the United States, the European Union, and the EU’s Member States.