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.
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
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Opening Address
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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:
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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 Speakers:
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Luncheon
Shultz Great Hall
12:30pm – 1:30pm
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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:
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2:45pm – 3:00pm |
Concluding remarks by Dr. Janine Davidson, Under Secretary of the Navy
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