Emerging Leaders 2013
With the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program, the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the OCP Policy Center foster a unique network across generations, continents, and cultures, giving the next generation of leaders a place at the table.
The Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program combines leadership development training, working sessions, and conversations with prominent thinkers. The emerging leaders are then invited to participate in the Atlantic Dialogues conference. The Atlantic Dialogues is a platform where emerging leaders from the world of politics, business, and ideas engage with senior policymakers and business and media representatives. By encouraging a lively and informal exchange of views between rising leaders and today’s decision-makers, the conference offers a strategic perspective on policy questions affecting the Atlantic Basin.
The 2013 Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program took place in Rabat and consisted of an initial cohort of young professionals at the inception of this intergenerational platform.
Please note that this is a preliminary agenda. Times, topics and speakers are subject to change.
Thursday, October 24
18:15-19:00
Welcome Cocktail – Sofitel Jardin des Roses Hotel
19:00-19:15
Welcome
Craig Kennedy, President, German Marshall Fund of the United States
19:15-20:00
Redefining Transatlanticism
Conversation with Mostafa Terrab, CEO and Chairman, OCP Group, President, OCP Foundation
Moderator: Madeleine Goerg, Program Coordinator, German Marshall Fund of the United States
20:00
Dinner – Sofitel Jardin des Roses Hotel
Friday, October 25
8:30-8:45
Arrival and coffee
8:45-9:00
Welcome
Ian Lesser, Senior Director Foreign and Security Policy, German Marshall Fund of the United States
9:00-10:00
Leadership in an Atlantic Context
Conversation with Hlumelo Biko, Executive Chairman, Spinnaker Growth Partners, South Africa; and John Yearwood, World Editor, Miami Herald
Moderator: Stephanie Vertongen, Program Coordinator, German Marshall Fund of the United States
10:00-10:30
Break: coffee and snacks
10:30-12:00
Strengthening Your Leadership Portfolio: Strategies for Maximizing Your Impact, Career Growth, and Networking
Training - practical tools, skills, and knowledge necessary to be effective leaders
Kevin Cottrell, Director, Transatlantic Leadership Initiatives, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Megan Doherty, Program Officer, Transatlantic Leadership Initiatives, German Marshall Fund of the United States
12:00 -12:30
Break: coffee and snacks
12:30-13:15
Inclusive Leadership
Presentation by Cassandra Caldwell, Consultant, C.D. Caldwell Consulting
13:15-15:00
Working Lunch: An Atlantic Future
Table-top discussions
Introduction: Corinna Hörst, Deputy Director, Brussels Office, German Marshall Fund of the United States
The Atlantic world and the Future of Multilateralism
Chaired by Emiliano Alessandri, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Overcoming the North-South Divide: Economic Re-balancing in the Atlantic
Chaired by Chris Hoornaert, Ambassador of the Port Authority of Antwerp, Port Authority of Antwerp
Atlantic Security: Towards a Pan-Atlantic approach?
Chaired by Nicoletta Pirozzi, Senior Fellow, Istituto Affari Internazionali
Moving in the Same Direction? Norms in the Atlantic.
Chaired by Camilla Adelle, Research Fellow, University of Pretoria
Shifting Regionalism
Chaired by R. Andreas Kraemer, Founding Director and CEO, Ecologic Institute, Berlin
Sunday, October 27
14:15-15:30
Emerging Leaders - Closing Lunch
Discussion led by Kevin Cottrell, Director, Transatlantic Leadership Initiatives, German Marshall Fund of the United States