ILS Agenda

The Sixth Annual International Leaders Summit

December 8-9, 2009, The European Parliament, Brussels


Advancing Freedom, Security and
Economic Prosperity

Please email your RSVP to: geoffrey.vanorden@europarl.europa.eu

ILS - Detailed Schedule of Events


Tuesday, December 8, 2009

9:00 – 9:10 Official welcome and brief remarks:

Geoffrey Van Orden, Member of the European Parliament, United Kingdom, Member of the Bureau, The European Conservatives and Reformists Group and UK Delegation Spokesman – Security and Defense
Natasha Srdoc, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, International Leaders Summit and Co-Founder and President, Adriatic Institute for Public Policy

9:10-10:30 Advancing European Reforms: Accountability, Transparency, Cutting Costs, Expanding Trade and Economic Growth

Panelists:
Daniel Hannan, Member of the European Parliament, UK, The European Conservatives and Reformists Group
Jan Zahradil, Member of the European Parliament, Czech Republic, Vice-Chairman, The European Conservatives and Reformists Group
Dr. Daniel Mitchell, Senior Fellow, The Cato Institute
Pieter Cleppe, Head of Brussels Office, Open Europe

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 -12:00 Enlargement Review: Challenges in Southeast Europe and the Balkan Region’s Quest to Join Euro-Atlantic Institutions

Moderator: Edward Lucas, Deputy Editor, International Section, The Economist

Panelists:
Monica Macovei, Member of the European Parliament, Romania, European Peoples Party (EPP) and Former Justice Minister, Romania
Gordana Jankuloska, Minister of Interior, Republic of Macedonia
Geoffrey Van Orden, Member of the European Parliament, United Kingdom, Member of the Bureau, The European Conservatives and Reformists Group and UK Delegation Spokesman – Security and Defense
Natasha Srdoc, Co-Founder and President, Adriatic Institute for Public Policy, Co-Founder, International Leaders Summit and Regular Contributor, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Brief Trailer Presentation of 33 Minutes: A film produced by The Heritage Foundation about America's missile defense in a new missile age. Featured experts in the documentary include Baroness Thatcher, Edwin Meese III, Former US Attorney General, The Heritage Foundation’s Dr. Ed Feulner and Dr. Kim Holmes and Lieutenant General Henry A. "Trey" Obering III (Ret.)Former Director of the Missile Defense Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:30 The 2008 Financial Crisis: Capitalism, The Future of Economic Freedom and Global Tax Competition

Moderator: Edward Lucas, Deputy Editor, International Section, The Economist

Panelists:
Ivan Miklos, Member of Parliament and Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Slovakia
Professor Lajos Bokros, Member of the European Parliament, Budgets Committee, The European Conservatives and Reformists Group and Former Minister of Finance, Hungary
Dr. Daniel Mitchell, Senior Fellow, The Cato Institute

19:30 (By Invitation Only)

Dinner Event – The Future of the Transatlantic Partnership: A Vision to Advance Liberty and Strengthen Security

Moderator:
Marc Champion, Deputy Bureau Chief, Northern and Eastern Europe, The Wall Street Journal 

Brief remarks:
Joel Anand Samy, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, International Leaders Summit and Co-Founder, Adriatic Institute for Public Policy
Geoffrey Van Orden, Member of the European Parliament, United Kingdom, Member of the Bureau, The European Conservatives and Reformists Group and UK Delegation Spokesman – Security and Defense 

Keynote Address:
Dr. Kim Holmes, Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies and Director, The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, The Heritage Foundation and Former US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

Question and Answer Period - Moderated by Marc Champion, The Wall Street Journal 

Concluding remarks:
Michal Kaminski, Member of the European Parliament, Poland and Chairman, The European Conservatives and Reformists Group
Natasha Srdoc, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, International Leaders Summit and Co-Founder and President, Adriatic Institute for Public Policy
Jan Zahradil, Member of the European Parliament, Czech Republic, Vice-Chairman, The European Conservatives and Reformists Group


Wednesday, December 9, 2009

9:30 – 11:00 ILS Strategy Session – Discussion Leaders:
Geoffrey Van Orden, Jan Zahradil and Joel Anand Samy
Sixth Annual International Leaders Summit Adjourned