A World in Flux: The Future of Democracy Europe and the Middle East
A World in Flux: The Future of Democracy Europe and the Middle East was a conference in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Agenda
12 September 2017
Welcome by Kurt Volker, the McCain Institute for International Leadership
Conversation with Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia, and Kurt Volker, the McCain Institute for International Leadership
Conversation with Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, and Kurt Volker, the McCain Institute for International Leadership
Session I – Debate: Georgia Now and in the Future
- David Bakradze – Former Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
- Ian Kelly – U.S. Ambassador to Georgia
- Irakli Kobakhidze – Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
- David Usupashvili – Former Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
- Moderator: Alexandra Hall – Atlantic Council
Session II – Panel: The Future of Liberalism, Democracy and Populism
- Daniel Fried – Atlantic Council
- Alina Polyakova – Atlantic Council
- Robin Shepherd – Halifax International Security Forum
- David Sikharulidze – Atlantic Council
- Moderator: Christopher Walker – National Endowment for Democracy
Session III – Conversation: Energy in the Region: Where Are We Now?
- Edward Chow – Center for Strategic and International Security
- Gediminas Kirkilas – Former Prime Minister of Lithuania
- Moderator: Batu Kutelia – Atlantic Council
13 September 2017
Session IV – Panel: U.S. Foreign Policy Under the Trump Administration
- Ian Brzezinski – Atlantic Council
- James Nixey – Chatham House
- Zygimantas Pavilionis – Member of Parliament, Lithuania
- Peter Van Praagh – Halifax International Security Forum
- Ketevan Tsikhelashvili – Minister of Reintegration of Georgia
- Moderator: Randy Scheunemann – Orion Strategies
Session V – Panel: Germany–France–UK: Whither Europe?
- Ali Aslan – TV Presenter and Journalist
- Benjamin Haddad – Hudson Institute
- James Kirchick – Brookings Institution
- Justin McKenzie Smith – UK Ambassador in Georgia
- Moderator: Robin Shepherd – Halifax International Security Forum
Conversation with Daniel Fried, Atlantic Council, and Kurt Volker
Session VI – Panel: Ukraine: Moving Forward or Verging on Crisis?
- Andrius Kubilius – Former Prime Minister of Lithuania
- Sergii Leshchenko – Member of Parliament, Ukraine
- Oleh Shamshur – Ambassador of Ukraine to France
- James Sherr – Chatham House
- Moderator: Donald Jensen – CEPA, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Session VII – Panel: The Future of Transatlantic Relations, Europe, the EU and NATO
- Bridget Brink – Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
- Christian Danielsson – Director General for Enlargement, European Commission
- Levan Izoria – Minister of Defense of Georgia
- Thomas Mayr-Harting – European External Action Service
- Moderator: Ian Bond – Centre for European Reform
Session VIII – Panel: Democracy, Human Rights and Security in Georgia’s Neighborhood: Getting the BalanceRight
- Knut Abraham – Federal Chancellery, Germany
- Zeki Levent Gumrukcu – Ambassador of Turkey to Georgia
- Thomas O. Melia – George W. Bush Institute
- Moderator: James Kirchick – Brookings Institution
Session IX – Panel: Addressing the Challenge of Putin’s Russia
- Stefan Meister – European Council on Foreign Relations
- Salome Samadashvili – United National Movement
- Andrew Wood – Chatham House
- Christopher Walker – National Endowment for Democracy
- Keti Khutsishvili – Open Society Georgia Foundation
- Moderator: Ian Brzezinski – Atlantic Council
Remarks from Rose Gottemoeller, Deputy Secretary General of NATO (via Skype)
Known Participants
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