Speakers + Panels
Flagship Session Speakers

Prime Minister of Belgium

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Minister Delegate of France for Europe

Former Prime Minister of Poland, President of the European Conservative and Reformist Party

Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching, Princeton University
Workshop Speakers

Counsellor, Energy and Climate, Delegation of the European Union to the USA

Counsellor, Head of Outreach and Congressional Liaison, European Parliament Liaison Office, Washington D.C.
Boosting Europe’s Economy Strategies for Competitiveness

Deputy Director, IMF European Department

EU Civil Servant with Directorate General for Competition

Former EU Executive Vice President and Commissioner

Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
A European Brand: Architecture, Hospitality, and Entertainment

President and CEO, Dolce & Gabbana for the Americas and South Africa

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

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

Member of Parliament of the French National Assembly
Europe’s Energy Trifecta: Independence, Affordability, and Sustainability

Senior Energy Correspondent, Bloomberg

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the United States of America

Vice President, Head of Regulatory & International Hydrogen Strategy, Daimler Truck AG
Europe’s Global Diplomacy: Connecting the Balkans and Beyond

Minister of Foreign Affairs, North Macedonia

Former US Ambassador to Czech Republic and US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

Program Manager at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies

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, President of the European Conservative and Reformist Party

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, United States
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

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Preceptor in Tech Science and Law, Harvard College

Leading Quantum Physicist and Professor, University of Cologne and University of Bologna

Professor, Sorbonne University, and Managing Director, Agoranov

CEO & Co-Founder, Future Unicorns Accelerator and Bulgaria Innovation Hub, Inc.
A video from President of the European Research Council Maria Leptin
Can Europe Lead the Fight for Human Rights in a Changing World?

Executive Director, Forbidden Colors

Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching, Princeton University

Political Scientist and Director, Instituto Affari Internazionali
The Power of Art in Uncertain Times

Vice President for Public Policy EMEA at Netflix

President, Salzburg Festival

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Former "60 Minutes" and Documentary Producer, Documentary Producer
The Future of LGBTQI+ Rights in Europe: The Landmark Case Against Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQI+ Law at the ECJ

Program Director for the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program at the Carr Center

Executive Director, Forbidden Colors