Today, genuine transatlantic dialogue has become more important than ever. It is an essential tool for opening up new channels of communication and developing productive formats of transatlantic engagement, thereby strengthening a partnership founded upon the ideal of freedom, which in turn promotes prosperity and stability both within the U.S.
To encourage this dialogue, the “Transatlantisches Freiheitsforum” will bring together German Members of Parliament from the Free Democratic Party and policy experts from the U.S. We hope to see you on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 and kindly ask you to confirm your attendance by Friday, July 13 to tad@fnst.org
The Forum will be held at:
The W Hotel (Altitude Room)
515 15th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
PROGRAM
08:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 AM
Welcome and Introduction
9:10 – 9:30 AM
An Assessment on the Status of the Transatlantic Partnership
Keynote by Christian Lindner, MP
Chairman of the Free Democratic Party and Chairman of the Free Democratic Party Parliamentary Group
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Coffee Break and Networking
9:45 – 11:45 AM
New Challenges for Transatlantic Relations: Directions for Future Cooperation on Economics and Security
Panel Discussion with:
Robert Cresanti, President and CEO, International Franchise Association
Dr. Karen Donfried, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Mark Pfeifle, Founder and President, Off the Record Strategies, former Deputy National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush
Christian Lindner, MP, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party and Chairman of the Free Democratic Party Parliamentary Group
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, MP, Deputy Chairman of the FDP Parliamentary Group, Former Vice President of the European Parliament
Michael Link, MP, Spokesperson for European Affairs of the FDP Parliamentary Group, Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Germany, Former Director of OSCE/ODIHR
Moderator: Jacob Heilbrunn, Editor,The National Interest
11:45 – 12:15 PM
The Future of Transatlantic Relations: What Is Currently At Stake
Concluding Remarks by Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Paqué, Chairman-Elect of the Executive Board of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation
12:15 PM
Lunch Buffet and Networking
