Europe as a Global Actor
"The Roles and Responsibilities of Europe and the US in the New World Order and Digital Revolution: Exploring the Political, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions"
(Sofia; April 20th - 21st, 2011)
Under the Patronage of
H.E. Tsetska Tsacheva
President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgariaand with special support of
Ministry of Defense
April 20th - 21st, 2011
Sofia, Central Military Club
Sofia, Central Military Club
| 20th April (Wednesday) | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Opening Dr. Solomon Passy, President & Founder, Atlantic Club Bulgaria H.E. Avgustina Tsvetkova, Deputy Minister of Defence H.E. Chun Bee-ho, Ambassador of South Korea to Bulgaria |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Europe and the US as global peacemakers (Focus: Humanitarian intervention, peacekeeping, hard vs. soft power) Moderator: Georgi Koritarov, journalist Speakers: Dr. Zhelyu Zhelev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1990 - 1997) H.E. James B. Warlick, Ambassador of the United States to Bulgaria H.E. Valeri Ratchev, Head of the Political Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Meglena Plugtschieva, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and Minister of EU funds (2008 - 2009) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 - 12:15 | European and US activity to promote democracy and human rights abroad (Focus: The External Action Service, European NGOs, development aid) Moderator: Mira Badzeva, Journalist BNT Speakers: Sergei Stanishev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2005 - 2009) H.E. Karel-van Kesteren, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bulgaria H.E. John Rowan, Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to Bulgaria Hristo Gudjev, Americas Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dragomir Draganov, Professor in Sofia University |
| 12:15 - 14:00 | Buffet lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Protest, revolution, and democracy in North Africa: Examining the relationship (Focus: Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Saudia Arabia) Moderator: Simeon Vassilev, journalist Speakers: H.E. Sheila M. Camerer, Ambassador of South Africa to Bulgaria Svetoslav Ivanov, reporter, BTV Diliana Gaytandjieva, reporter, Nova Tv Rosen Iliev, operator, Nova Tv Andrey Raichev, sociologist, Gallup International |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45 - 17:00 | The digital revolution and new form of active citizenship (Focus: The blogosphere, social media, Wikileaks, online campaigns, Facebook, Twitter) Moderator: Dimitar Tsonev, journalist, BNT Speakers: Nikolay Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy (2001 - 2005), Minister of State Administration and Administrative Reform (2005-2009) Martin Zahariev, CEO, Eyevision and WEB Radio & TV Maxim Behar, CEO, M3 Communications Group, Inc. Solomon Passy, President & Founder, Atlantic Club Bulgaria Mia Santova, Journalist, TV7 |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Closing remarks |
| 17:30 | Cocktail |
| 21st April 2011 (Thursday) | |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Opening H.E. Tsetska Tsacheva, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria |
| 10:00 - 11:45 | The foreign policy innovations of the Lisbon Treaty: (Focus: Decision-making, external action service, the EU Commission, EU Council, voting) Moderator: Gergana Passy, Minister of European Affairs (2007 - 2009) Speakers: H.E. Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Nikolay Svinarov, Minister of Defense (2001 - 2005) Meglena Kuneva, EU Commissioner (2007 - 2010) Stefan Sofiyansky, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997), Mayor of Sofia (1995-2005) H.E. Judith Lang, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to Bulgaria H.E. Marc Michielsen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Bulgaria H.E. Lyubomir Ivanov, Director, UN and Global Affairs Directorate |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Closing remarks |
| 12:00 | Gala Lunch (Celebration of 20th anniversary of the Atlantic Club Bulgaria) |
