Thursday, June 11, 2015
10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Volvo Polska and 3M business event: Innovations for sustainable transport in the cities of future (by invitation only)
Volvo will present its strategy to Electromobility with innovative solutions for public transportation including the electric hybrid bus.
3M will invite you to its unique Innovation Center where you will see how we create solutions not only for automotive sector and how science is applied to life to make world better.
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Business Leadership Dialogues (by invitation only)
Exclusive sessions for business partners of the WGF, aimed at addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the transatlantic market.
- Technology and Innovation in the Digital Age
- Energy Markets in an Era of Big Change
- Defense Markets in a New Security Environment
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Coffee Break
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Business Partners Keynote
A session bringing together all the WGF business partners with a top level executive or political leader for a conversation on business in Poland and the transatlantic marketplace today.
7:30 pm Welcoming Evening Event hosted by PISM and the City of Wrocław
Wrocław Puppet Theatre, Plac Teatralny 4, 50-051 Wrocław, Poland
Friday, June 12, 2015
Location: Wroclaw Congress Centre: ul. Wystawowa 151-618 Wrocław
Morning
9:00 Welcome
Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council (confirmed)
Marcin Zaborowski, Director, Polish Institute for International Affairs (confirmed)
9:10 Presidential Keynote
9:20 Ministerial Keynote
9:40 Conversation with Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership
H.E. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (confirmed)
H.E. Natalia Gherman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova
10:15 Plenary Panel 1 — The Return of Geopolitics and the Challenge of Russia
Eckhard Cordes, Chair, Committee on Eastern Economic Relations (confirmed)
John Herbst, Director, Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council (confirmed)
Garry Kasparov, Chairman, Human Rights Foundation (confirmed)
Aleksei Kudrin, former Finance Minister of Russia
Rafal Trzaskowski, Secretary of State, Polish Foreign Ministry (confirmed)
11:30 Coffee Break
12:00 Plenary Panel 2 ― Energy in the New Environment: Balancing Security, Cost, and Climate Impact
An exploration of the changing global energy environment, including the possibility of US energy exports, as well as European diversification of supply. The panel will also consider the divergent US and EU approaches to climate change and energy sustainability in the lead up to the Paris 2015 conference.
Ralf Fuecks, President, Heinrich Boell Stiftung (confirmed)
Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, US Department of State
Karl Moor, Senior Vice President and Chief Environmental Counsel, Southern Company (confirmed)
Richard Morningstar, Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council (confirmed)
13:00 Lunch Break (buffet)
Afternoon
14:00 Café Conversations
- The Fight Against Authoritarianism: The Civil Society Toolbox
- After the Riga Summit: The Future of the Eastern Partnership
- Defense and Technology in an Age of Hybrid Warfare
Vago Muradian, Editor, Defense News (confirmed)
- Brexit? Grexit? Will Europe Hold Together?
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 Keynote by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Poland Tomasz Siemoniak (confirmed)
LTG Frederick Hodges, Commanding General, US Army Europe (confirmed)
Bogdan Klich, former Minister of Defense of Poland (confirmed)
Marwan Lahoud, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Airbus Group
Evening — Atlantic Council Freedom Awards
Location: Wroclaw Congress Centre: ul. Wystawowa 151-618 Wrocław
18:30 General Reception – by invitation only
20:00 Dinner featuring presentation of the Atlantic Council Freedom Awards – by invitation only
Carl Bildt, former Foreign Minister of Sweden (confirmed)
Agnieszka Holland, Polish film director (confirmed)
Boris Nemtsov, posthumous award presented by Garry Kasparov
22:30 Open-air performance of Richard Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman”
Saturday, June 13, 2015
9:00 Plenary Conversation — The War of Ideas: Does It Exist and Can It be Won?
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, President of Croatia (confirmed)
Jacek Rostowski, Senior Political Advisor to the Prime Minister of Poland (confirmed)
Richard Stengel, US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
10:00 Plenary Panel 5 — A Transatlantic Digital Marketplace: Future Reality or Unattainable Dream?
Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden (confirmed)
Michal Boni, MEP (confirmed)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Plenary Panel 5 — Trade and Investment: Engine for Transatlantic Growth or Fading Illusion?
Speakers:
Aart de Geus, Chairman, Bertelsmann Stiftung (confirmed)
Paula Dobriansky, Kennedy School of Government (confirmed)
Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman, Kissinger Associates
Danuta Huebner, MEP (confirmed)
Sorin Moisa, MEP (confirmed)
12:30 America’s Role in Europe: A Conversation with US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (confirmed) and The Hon. Stephen J. Hadley (confirmed)
13:15 Plenary Panel 6 ― Ukraine: Reform in a Time of War?
An examination of the current situation in Ukraine, including the pressures for reform and the necessity of defense. What additional measures can the US and Europe take to help ensure a secure and independent Ukraine?
Aivaras Abromavicius, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Government of Ukraine
Eugene Czolij, President, Ukrainian World Congress
Aleksander Kwasniewski, former President of Poland (confirmed)
Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv, Ukraine
Oksana Syroyid, Deputy Chairman, Vekhovna Rada (confirmed)
Moderator: TBD
14:15 Closing Remarks and Conclusion of Forum
14:30 Associated Event: Is European Education Fit for Purpose? (optional)
An international debate led by Professor Norman Davies, Honorary Fellow, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University
