Schedule

Friday, January 31, 2025

at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS)
10:00am – 2:00pm
Registration
Taubman Entrance
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Welcome Coffee
Nye Hallway
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Flagship Session
Opening Ceremony and Flagship Session with Mirjana Spoljaric Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
Nye Auditorium
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Break
Nye Hallway
4:00pm – 5:15pm
Flagship Session
Flagship Session with Alexander de Croo Alexander De Croo Moderated by Natalie Colbert
JFK Jr. Forum
Panel
The Power of Art in Uncertain Times Madeleine de Cock Buning | Kristina Hammer | Chad Smith

Moderated by Ruth Streeter
Nye Auditorium
5:15pm – 5:30pm
Break
JFK Jr. Forum
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Flagship Session
Flagship Session with Benjamin Haddad Benjamin Haddad Moderated by Vincent Pons
JFK Jr. Forum
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat with Mirjana Spoljaric (max 30 guests)
Registration Required
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat with Alexander de Croo (max 30 guests, starts at 5:15 pm)
Registration Required

Saturday, February 1, 2025

at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS)
8:00am – 9:00am
Breakfast
Wexner Commons
9:00am - 10:00am
Flagship Session
Flagship Session with Mateusz Morawiecki, with a response by Prof. Wojciech Sadurski Mateusz Morawiecki | Wojciech Sadurski Moderated by Mathias Risse
JFK Jr. Forum
Panel
Boosting Europe's Economy Helge Berger | Margrethe Vestager | Pierre Wunsch

Moderated by Helena Malikova
Starr Auditorium
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat with Madeleine de Cock Buning (max 30 guests)
Registration Required
10:00am – 10:15am
Break
Wexner Commons
10:15am - 11:30am
Panel
Fortifying Europe's Frontlines: Ukraine and NATO Mateusz Morawiecki | Dafna Rand

Moderated by David M. Herszenhorn
JFK Jr. Forum
Panel
Europe's Role in Middle East Peace Ellie Geranmayeh | Alexandre Stutzmann | Nathalie Tocci Moderated by Ellie Geranmayeh
Starr Auditorium
Panel
The Future of LGBTQI+ Rights in Europe Rémy Bonny

Moderated by Diego Garcia Blum
Wexner 434
11:30am – 12:00pm
Coffee Break
Wexner Commons
12:00pm - 1:15pm
Panel
Europe's Role in Global Diplomacy: Connecting the Balkans and Beyond Timčo Mucunski | John Shattuck | Albana Shehaj

Moderated by Ilva Tare
JFK Jr. Forum
Panel
Pretense or Promise? Europe's Climate Ambition Mohammed Chahim | Carolyn Fischer | Todd Stern

Moderated by Carrie Jenks
Starr Auditorium
Panel
A European Brand: Architecture, Hospitality, and Entertainment Alberto Candellero | Florian Idenburg | Demetri Tsolakis

Moderated by Octavia Marginean-Tahiroglu
Wexner 330
1:15pm – 2:15pm
Lunch
Wexner Commons
2:15pm - 3:30pm
Panel
The Union under Strain: Democratic Backsliding Alberto Alemanno | Věra Jourová | Adrian Vazquez Lazara | Yascha Mounk

Moderated by Amaryllis Verhoeven
JFK Jr. Forum
Panel
Europe's Energy Trifecta Audra Plepytė | Manfred Schuckert

Moderated by Ewa Krukowska
Starr Auditorium
Workshop
A Career in the European Parliament and European External Action Service Francesco Maria Graziani | Ryan Meilak
Wexner 434
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Break
Wexner Commons
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Panel
Migration: Shaping Elections and Societies Ylva Johansson | Ioannis Ktistakis | Estelle Youssouffa

Moderated by Michele Klein
JFK Jr. Forum
Panel
Brain Drain and Emerging Tech Tommaso Calarco | Jean Michel Dalle | Pavlina Yanakieva

Moderated by Leonie Beyrle Barker
Starr Auditorium
Panel
Can Europe Lead the Fight for Human Rights in a Changing World? Rémy Bonny | Wojciech Sadurski | Nathalie Tocci

Moderated by Mathias Risse
Wexner 330
5:15pm – 5:25pm
Break
JFK Jr. Forum
5:25pm – 6:00pm
Closing Ceremony
JFK Jr. Forum
8:00pm - 11:30pm
Closing Gala
Harvard Art Museum