Speakers + Panels
Flagship Session Speakers
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Former Prime Minister of Poland
Boosting Europe’s Economy Strategies for Competitiveness
EU Civil Servant with Directorate General for Competition
Group Chief Investment Officer, Allianz
Former EU Executive Vice President and Commissioner
Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
Being European: Life, Art, and Global Footprint
Part-time Professor Digital Politics, Economy and Societies at the School of Transnational Governance (STG)
President, Salzburg Festival
Award-winning Architect and Founder, SO-IL
General Manager of The St. Regis New York
CEO, Xenia Greek Hospitality
Europe’s Role in Middle East Peace: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Path Forward
Deputy Director of MENA Program, European Council on Foreign Relations
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus
EU Representative to West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNRWA
Political Scientist and Director, Instituto Affari Internazionali
The Union under Strain: Navigating Populism and Democratic Challenges in the EU
Professor, HEC Paris
Former Vice President for Values and Transparency, European Commission
Spanish Member of the European Parliament
Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University
European Commission / KU Leuven
Migration: Shaping Elections and Societies
Former European Commissioner for Home Affairs
Former Regional Director for Central and North America and the Caribbean, IOM
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights and President of Third Section
Europe’s Energy Trifecta: Independence, Affordability, and Sustainability
Director General for Energy, European Commission
Senior Energy Correspondent, Bloomberg
Director of the UNDP Sustainable Energy Hub
Vice President, Head of Regulatory & International Hydrogen Strategy, Daimler Truck AG
Europe’s Global Diplomacy: Strategies for Connection, Influence, and Equity
Serbian Minister of European Integration
Minister of Foreign Affairs, North Macedonia
Former US Ambassador to Czech Republic and US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center
Fortifying Europe’s Frontlines: Ukraine, NATO’s New Era, and the Path to a Unified Defense
Journalist at The Washington Post
Former Prime Minister of Poland
Pretense or Promise? Europe’s Climate Ambition under Scrutiny
Member of the European Parliament for GroenLinks-PvdA
Research Manager, Sustainability and Infrastructure Team, Development Research Group, World Bank
Executive Director of the Environmental & Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School
Former Special Envoy for Climate Change at the Department of State
Brain Drain and Emerging Tech: Strategies to Fortify the Science and Innovation Ecosystem in Europe
Leading Quantum Physicist and Professor, University of Cologne and University of Bologna
Professor, Oxford University and Managing Director, Agoranov
Former EU Executive Vice President and Commissioner