Speakers
Opening Remarks
Pavel
Řehák
President, Aspen Institute CE; Founder, Direct Family
Ivan
Hodáč
Founder & Chairman of the Supervisory Board, AICE
Miloš
Vystrčil
President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Nicholas
Merrick
United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic
Keynote Speeches
Mari
Kiviniemi
Former Prime Minister of Finland
Maroš
Šefčovič
EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security
Fireside Chat: Jan Švejnar in Conversation with Tomáš Salomon - EU Competitiveness Post-Draghi Report
Jan
Švejnar
Professor of Economics, CERGE-EI & Columbia University
Tomáš
Salomon
Member of the Board, Aspen Institute CE; CEO, Česká spořitelna
PANEL 1: Business & Economic Competitiveness Shaping a Common Transatlantic Future
Petr
Bartoň
Chief Economist, Natland Investment Group
Danuta
Hübner
Former European Commissioner for Regional Policy
Raffaella
Tenconi
Sr. Economist, Wood&Co; Founder, ADA Economics
James
Waterworth
Director, EU Public Policy, Amazon
Coffee Break
PANEL 2: Education - Making Systems Future-Ready: Investing Early
James
Cairns
Senior Fellow, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Braňo
Jakabovič
CEO,
Direct Social Impact
Michal
Kadera
External Affairs Director,
ŠKODA AUTO
Dita
Formánková
Founder, Czechitas; Executive Board Member, Nadace Česká spořitelna
Keynote Address: Jozef Síkela - Cooperation as a Strategic Investment
Jozef
Síkela
EU Commissioner for International Partnerships
Ivan
Hodáč
Founder & Chairman of the Supervisory Board, AICE
Lunch Break
Fireside Chat: Tomáš Pojar in conversation with Michala Hergetová - “Europe, We Have a Problem…”
Tomáš
Pojar
EU Commissioner for International Partnerships
Michala
Hergetová
Journalist
PANEL 3: Geopolitics & Strategy Europe and the United States - Common Goals in a Fragmented World
Mustafa
Aydin
Professor of International Relations, Kadir Has University
Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt (ret.)
Former Deputy Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force
Tomáš
Petříček
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic
Miroslav Wlachovský
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia
Dita
Charanzová
Vice-President, Aspen Institute Central Europe; Former Vice-President of European Parliament
PANEL 4: Technology, AI and Cybersecurity American Innovation vs. European Regulation
Jaya
Baloo
COO & CISO, AISLE
Hendrik Bourgeois
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Policy, Europe, Mastercard
Renate
Nikolay
Deputy Director-General, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Michal Pěchouček
Director, Artificial Intelligence Center; Rector-elect, Czech Technical University
Andrea
Rigoni
Non-resident fellow,
Atlantic Council; Managing Partner, Altirium
Coffee Break
Fireside Chat: Lord David Cameron in Conversation with Tomáš Klvaňa
The Rt Hon the David Cameron
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Tomáš
Klvaňa
Executive Director, Aspen Institute Central Europe
PANEL 5: Energy Security & Climate Resilience Transatlantic Energy Security
Endre
Ascsillán
Chief Strategic & Government Affairs Officer, Arabelle Solutions
Kamil
Čermák
Chairman and CEO, ČEZ ESCO
Olga
Khakova
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Alice
Wells
Executive Vice President for Europe, ExxonMobil
Closing Remarks: Where Do We Go from Here?
Ivan
Hodáč
Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, AICE
