European Conference
February 9 and 10, 2024 | Cambridge, MA

Schedule

Thursday, March 23th, 2023

at the Harvard Law School (HLS)
6:00pm - 8pm
Conference kick-off: projection of the movie “A House Made of Splinters” (2023 oscar nominee for best documentary). Includes a Q&A with the film crew.
Langdell 225N (HLS)

Friday, March 24th, 2023

at the Harvard Law School (HLS) and Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS)
11:30am – 12:30pm
Registration and Welcome Lunch
Austin Hall (HLS)
12:30pm – 12:40pm
Keynote Address
The Russo-Ukrainian-War and the Future of Europe
Austin 100 (HLS)
12:45pm – 1:45pm
Panel
Democratic Backsliding in the EU and the US Moderated by Ofrit Liviatan
Austin 100 (HLS)
Panel
70 years later: the Court of Justice of the EU as Guardian of the Rule of Law Moderated by William Phelan
Austin 111 (HLS)
2pm – 3pm
Panel
Negotiating Brexit: a Discussion with Michel Barnier Moderated by Hugh O'Doherty
Austin 100 (HLS)
Panel
Energy Security in Today’s World
Austin 111 (HLS)
3pm – 4pm
Transfer to HKS
4pm – 5pm
Keynote Address
Europe’s Struggle for Relevance, Unity and Value: A Conversation with Roberta Metsola and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Moderated by Grzegorz Ekiert
JFK Forum (HKS)
5:15pm – 6:15pm
Panel
Stronger Together: A Revitalized Transatlantic Relationship Moderated by Stephen Walt
W436 (HKS)
Panel
The State and Future of EU Enlargement : the Balkans as the New Frontier?
Starr Auditorium (HKS)
6:45pm – 9pm
Keynote Address
Reception
Harvard Museum of Natural History

Saturday, March 25 2023

at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
8:00am - 8:30am
Breakfast
Wintergarden (HKS)
8:45am - 9:00am
Keynote Address
Opening Address
JFK Forum (HKS)
9:00am - 9:45am
Keynote Address
Live from Kyiv: a conversation with ex-Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk Moderated by Andrew-Sebastien Aschehoug
JFK Forum (HKS)
10:00am - 11:00am
Panel
One year of War in Ukraine and its impact on Europe (and beyond) Moderated by Nataliya Bugayova
JFK Forum (HKS)
Panel
Regulating Big Tech: Challenges Ahead in the Implementation of the Digital Markets Act Moderated by Gene Kimmelman
Wexner W-436 (HKS)
Panel
Rising Strong: Building Resilient Supply Chains in Europe Moderated by Philippe Rival
Starr Auditorium (HKS)
11:15am - 12:15pm
Panel
The European Green Deal and the Inflation Reduction Act: How Europe and the United States are Tackling the Climate Crisis
JFK Forum (HKS)
Panel
EU - Africa: Assessing the Relationship in the Context of War in Ukraine Moderated by Peace Uwase
Wexner W-436 (HKS)
Panel
The role of Europe in the US-China rivalry Moderated by Nargis Kassenova
Starr Auditorium (HKS)
12:15pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
Wintergarden (HKS)
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Keynote Address
Women on the Frontlines: Defending Ukraine and its Freedom. A Discussion with Oleksandra Matviichuk (Center for Civil Liberties, Peace Nobel Prize Laureate 2022)
JFK Forum (HKS)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Panel
The Future of the EU’s Political Union Moderated by Tine Hertz
JFK Forum (HKS)
Panel
The World’s largest Construction Site: Rebuilding Post-war Ukraine
Starr Auditorium (HKS)
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Coffee Break
Wintergarden (HKS)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Panel
The Future of Investment in Europe
JFK Forum (HKS)
Panel
Addressing Europe’s Long-Term Migration Strategy Moderated by Meghan Garrity
Starr Auditorium (HKS)
Panel
The Digital Services Act: Regulating Speech in Times of Disinformation and Platform Power Moderated by Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
Wexner W-436 (HKS)
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Panel
Finding Europe: a continent’s renewed quest for identity and values Moderated by Mathias Risse
JFK Forum (HKS)
Panel
The Final Frontier: Future of Space Policy in Europe and Beyond
Starr Auditorium (HKS)
6:00pm - 6:15pm
Keynote Address
Closing Address
JFK Forum (HKS)