EUISS Annual ConferenceEU STRATEGY MATTERSBrussels, 8-9 October 2015

EUISS Annual Conference

EU STRATEGY MATTERS

Thursday, 8 October

13:00 Arrival and registration

14:15 Opening remarks by Antonio Missiroli (EUISS)

Introduction by Alain Le Roy (EEAS) and Nathalie Tocci (IAI)

14:45 How ‘global’ should the global strategy be?

CHAIR

Constanze Stelzenmüller (Brookings Institution)

PANEL Thomas Bagger (MFA Germany)

Carl Bildt (ECFR)

Sandra Kalniete (European Parliament)

Robin Niblett (Chatham House)

16:15 Coffee break (in the Salle de Marbre)

16:45 Breakout sessions

a. The eastern environment (convened in the Salle du Trône)

MODERATOR Eva Pejsova (EUISS)

IMPULSE Nicu Popescu (EUISS)

RESPONDENTS Thomas Gomart (IFRI) Jana Kobzova (EED) Olaf Osica (OSW)

RAPPORTEUR Sabine Fischer (SWP)

b. The southern environment (convened in the Salle Ilya Prigogine)

MODERATOR Cristina Barrios (EUISS/EEAS)

IMPULSE Florence Gaub (EUISS)

RESPONDENTS Joost Hiltermann (ICG) Pol Morillas (CIDOB) Nick Westcott (EEAS)

RAPPORTEUR Rosa Balfour (GMFUS)

PROGRAMME

18:30 Cocktail round table: foreign policy in and around Europe

(convened in the Salle de Marbre)

CHAIR Antonio Missiroli (EUISS)

PANEL Stefan Lehne (Carnegie Europe)

Zoltan Martinusz (Council of the EU) Klaus Rudischhauser (European Commission)

Justin Vaïsse (MFA France)

20:00 The evening continues with a ‘cocktail dînatoire’

Friday, 9 October

09:15 Breakout sessions

c. The ‘F’ in CFSP (convened in the Salle du Trône)

MODERATOR Alfredo Conte (EEAS) IMPULSE Nathalie Tocci (IAI)

RESPONDENTS Steven Blockmans (CEPS) Ricardo López-Aranda (MFA Spain) Teija Tiilikainen (FIIA)

RAPPORTEUR Roderick Parkes (EUISS)

d. The ‘D’ in CSDP (convened in the Salle Ilya Prigogine)

MODERATOR Tomáš Valášek (NATO, PD Slovakia) IMPULSE Thierry Tardy (EUISS)

RESPONDENTS Sven Biscop (Egmont) Bastian Giegerich (IISS) Heinz Krieb (EEAS)

RAPPORTEUR Jan Joel Andersson (EUISS)

11:00 Coffee break (in the Salle de Marbre)

11:15 How ‘comprehensive’ should the comprehensive approach be?

CHAIR Carola van Rijnsoever (PSC, The Netherlands)

PANEL Camille Grand (FRS) Riina Kionka (European Council) Dan Smith (SIPRI) Wolfgang Wosolsobe (EEAS)

13:00 Buffet lunch (in the Salle de Marbre)

13:45 Final round table: how ‘strategic’ should the global strategy be?

CHAIR Marta Dassù (Aspen Institute)

PANEL Daniela Schwarzer (GMFUS) Ben Tonra (UCD) Nick Witney (ECFR)

15:15 FINAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS by HR/VP Federica Mogherini

followed by Q&A

TWITTER: #EUGlobalStrategy

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