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Participants

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Morten von Hanno aaslandSenior AdvisorMinistry of Foreign AffairsNorway

Paul adaMsonChairman and Co-founderThe Centre

asaf agMonManaging DirectorFisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies

MicHael aHearnChief Executive Officer and ChairmanFirst Solar

urban aHlinMemberDeputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs CommitteeSwedish Parliament

irakli alasaniaLeader Alliance of Georgia

siMon allanHead of FinanceBerwin Leighton Paisner

Joaquin alMuniaCommissioner for Economic and Monetary AffairsEuropean Commission

celso aMoriMMinister of External Relations Brazil

Wendy andersonProfessional Staff MemberU.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

fernando andresen guiMaraesDiplomatic Advisor of President BarrosoEuropean Commission

niels annenMember Committee on Foreign AffairsGerman Bundestag

anne aPPlebauMColumnistThe Washington Post

uzi aradFounder and HeadInstitute for Policy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

ron asMusExecutive DirectorBrussels OfficeThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

yves auffretHead of Budget Synthesis/ Secretariat GeneralMinistry of Economy, Finance and Employment, France

sHloMo avineriProfessor of Political ScienceHebrew University of Jerusalem

stefanie babstNATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public DiplomacyNATO HQ

indrani bagcHiDiplomatic EditorTimes of India

kurt bardellaPress SecretaryCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives

Jose Manuel barrosoPresidentEuropean Commission

vaclav bartuskaAmbassador-at-Large for Energy SecurityMinistry of Foreign AffairsCzech Republic

katinka baryscHDeputy DirectorCentre for European Reform

ferdinando beccalli-falcoPresident and Chief Executive Officer GE International

gitte lillelund becHMember Chairman of the Foreign Policy CommitteeDanish Parliament

robert bennettMemberUnited States Senate

uday bHaskarRetired Commodore/Defense AnalystJawaharlal Nehru University

stePHen biegunVice President, International Governmental AffairsFord Motor Company

carl bildtMinister of Foreign AffairsSweden

HidaJet bicevicSecretary GeneralRegional Cooperation Council

sven biscoPDirector, Security & Global Governance ProgrammeEgmont–Royal Institute for International Relations

claudio bisogniero Deputy Secretary General NATO HQ

JocHen bittnerNATO and EU CorrespondentDIe ZeIT

Julian borgerDiplomatic EditorThe Guardian

sPencer boyerDirector of International Law and DiplomacyCenter for American Progress

elMar brokMemberEuropean Parliament

brooke bucHananCommunications DirectorOffice of Senator John McCain

PHiliPPe de buckDirector GeneralBusiness Europe

cHristoPHer burgHardtVice President, Corporate Affairs Western EuropeInBev

guenter burgHardtSenior CounselMayer, Brown International LLP

Wayne busHChargé d’AffaireEmbassy of the United States of America to Belgium

reinHard butikoferFormer Co-ChairmanBündnis 90/Die Grünen

cHristoPHer caldWellSenior EditorThe Weekly Standard

robert caseyMemberUnited States Senate

Marc cHaMPionDeputy Bureau Chief, Northern and Eastern EuropeThe Wall Street Journal

Joyce cHangManaging Director, Emerging Markets StrategyJPMorgan Chase & Co.

eric cHevallierDiplomatic Advisor to Bernard KouchnerMinistry of Foreign Affairs SpokespersonFrance

vladiMir cHizHovPermanent Representative of Russia to the European Union

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Jurgen cHrobogChairman of the BoardBMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt

JiM cloos Director General policy Questions Council of the European Union

nuri colakogluBoard MemberDogan Yayin Holding

Mary Jane colliPriestChief of StaffOffice of Senator Robert Bennett

lorne cookJournalistAgence France Press

robert cooPerDirector General for External and Politico-Military AffairsCouncil of the European Union

steve covingtonInternational Affairs Advisor to SACEURSHAPE

gregory craigWhite House CounselExecutive Office of the United States

Pieter de creMMinister for DefenseBelgium

ran curielPermanent Representative of Israel to the European Union

francois d’alanconSenior Foreign CorrespondentLa Croix

MassiMo d’aleMaMemberItalian Parliament

Marta dassuDirector General, International ActivitiesAspen Instittue Italia

etienne davignonChairmanSociete Generale de Belgique (SGB)

Marc Perrin de bricHaMbautSecretary GeneralOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

koert debeuf Director Open VLD

Milica delevicDirector of European Union Integration OfficeGovernment of Serbia

raoul delcorde Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium

Pavol deMes DirectorBratislava OfficeThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

filiP dierckxChief Executive OfficerFortis Bank

tHanos dokosDirector GeneralHellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy

karen donfriedExecutive Vice PresidentThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

francois-xavier de donneaMinister of StateHouse of RepresentativesBelgium

Jeroen dooMernikFellowTransatlantic Academy

Mia doornaertDiplomatic EditorDe Standaard

xenia dorMandySenior AssociateBelfer Center for Science and International AffairsHarvard University

lyse doucetPresenter and CorrespondentBBC World

dan dreznerProfessor of International PoliticsTufts University

WilliaM drozdiakPresidentThe American Council on Germany

sorin ducaruPermanent Representative of Romania to NATO

edMund duckWitzPermanent Representative of Germany to the European Union

ryan dWyerNATO Policy AdvisorOffice of Congressman Michael Turner

bill ecHiksonSenior Manager, CommunicationsGoogle

Markus edererHead of Policy Planning StaffGerman Foreign Ministry

cHristoPH eicHHornMinister of Political AffairsGerman Embassy, Washington, DC Juurd eiJsvoogelSenior Editor for International RelationsNRC Handelsblad

steWart eldonPermanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO

JaMes ellesMemberEuropean Parliament

Matyas eorsiMemberChairman, EU Affairs CommitteeHungarian Parliament

oded eranDirectorInstitute for National Strategic Studies

steven erlangerParis Bureau ChiefThe New York Times

Mark esPerExecutive Vice President Global Intellectual Property Center Vice President, Europe & Eurasia Department U.S. Chamber of Commerce

steven evertsPersonal Representative of the SG/HR for Energy and Foreign PolicyCouncil of the European Union

tHoMas eyMond-laritazPresidentVictor Pinchuk Foundation

daniel fataVice PresidentThe Cohen Group

ulrik federsPielPermanent Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign AffairsDenmark

Maria Jose fialHoHead of Unit - SA Transatlantic RelationsEuropean Parliament

Mark fiscHerSenior Program OfficerThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

tHoMas fiscHerExecutive DirectorBrussels OfficeBertelsmann Stiftung

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daniel fiskSenior Foreign Policy AdvisorOffice of Senator Mel R. Martinez

Helga flores treJoChief of ConstituenciesInter-American Development Bank

ricHard fontaineDeputy Minority Staff DirectorU.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

tina fordHaMManaging Director Economic and Political StrategiesCitigroup

siMon fraserDirector General, Europe and GlobalizationForeign & Commonweatlh OfficeUnited Kingdom

roland freudensteinHead of ResearchCentre for European Studies

federico fubiniJournalistIl Corriere della Sera

Mircea dan geoanaPresidentRomanian Senate

reuel gerecHtSenior FellowFoundation for Defense of Democracies

Mario gioanniniHead, Education–Economic and Juridical ResearchCompagnia di San Paolo

Peter gitMarkMemberNorwegian Parliament

Hanns glatzDelegate of the Board of ManagementExternal Affairs & Public PolicyDaimler AG

nigar gokselSenior AnalystEuropean Stability Initiative

ana Maria goMesMember European ParliamentVice Chairwoman EP Subcommittee on Security and Defense

ulysse gossetJournalist and AnchorFrance Television Group

nik goWingLead AnchorBBC World

HeatHer grabbeExecutive Director, OSI-BrusselsOpen Society Institute

cHarles grantDirectorCentre for European Reform

Marc grossManVice ChairmanThe Cohen Group

fredy gsteigerDiplomatic CorrespondentSwiss Radio DRS

ignasi guardans caMboMemberEuropean Parliament

karel de gucHtMinister for Foreign AffairsBelgium

ulrike guerotSenior Policy Fellow and Head of Berlin OfficeEuropean Council on Foreign Relations

sHekHar guPtaEditor-in-ChiefThe Indian express

karl-tHeodor freiHerr zu guttenbergMinister for Economics and TechnologyGermany

vivien HaigDirector GeneralTransatlantic Policy Network

bernd HallingHead of EU Liaison OfficeBayer

Hironori HaManakaProfessor, Faculty of Environment and InformationKeio University

JaMes HardingEditorThe Times

alcee HastingsMemberUnited States House of Representatives

soeren HerMansenDirectorSamso Energy Agency

annette HeuserExecutive DirectorBertelsmann Foundation

lindsey HilsuMInternational EditorChannel 4 News

brad HoaglunDirector of Communications and Senior Policy AdvisorOffice of Senator James Risch

ricHard HolbrookeSpecial Representative for Pakistan and AfghanistanUnited States Department of State

cHris HoornaertPermanent Representative of Belgium to the OECD

MattHeW Mark HornCo-Executive DirectorAmerican Jewish Congress

Jerry HultinPresident, Polytechnic InstituteNew York University

albert HusniauxDirector GeneralRoyal High Institute for Defence

Jana HybaskovaMemberEuropean Parliament teMur iakobasHviliState Minister for Reintegration IssuesGeorgia alina inayeHDirectorBlack Sea Trust for Regional CooperationThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

WilliaM inbodenSenior Vice PresidentLegatum

nike irvinBoard MemberThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

darrell issaMemberUnited States House of Representatives

oliver ivanovicState Secretary for Kosovo and MetohijaSerbia

bruce JacksonPresidentProject on Transitional Democracies

Martin JagerHead, Global External Affairs and Public PolicyDaimler AG

Jackson JanesExecutive DirectorAmerican Institute for Contemporary German Studies

Participants

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vincent JauvertJournalistNouvel Observateur Jin canrongProfessor and Associate DeanSchool of International StudiesRenmin University of China

Jofi JosePHLegislative AssistantOffice of Senator Robert Casey

barbara JudgeChairmanUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

adela kadlecovaChief Advisor to the Prime MinisterCzech Republic

robert kaganSenior AssociateCarnegie Endowment for International Peace

gyorgy kakukChief of Press Office, UNMIKUnited Nations

udo van kaMPenDirectorZweites Deursches Fernsehen

JonatHan katzStaff DirectorEuropean SubcommitteeU.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs atul kausHikDirectorCUTS Geneva Resource Centre

Peter-Hans keilbacHSenior Representative, EuropeU.S. Chamber of Commerce

craig kennedyPresidentThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

ricHard kiesslerSenior Editor Foreign AffairsWAZ Media Group

stePHen kiMMelAdvisor to the ChairmanKoç Holding A.S.

ron kindMemberUnited States House of Representatives

suat kinikliogluMemberAK Party Deputy Chairman of External AffairsJustice and Development Party Turkey

tHoMas kleine-brockHoffSenior Director, Policy ProgramsThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

racHel kleinfeldExecutive DirectorTruman National Security Project

gerald knausChairmanEuropean Stability Initiative

JiM kolbeSenior Transatlantic FellowThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

keMal koPruluChairman of Advisory BoardARI Movement

JoHn c. kornbluMChairmanLazard & Co.

rey kosloWskiFellowTransatlantic Academy

karolina kottovaDirectorEuropean Policy Coordination DepartmentDepartment of Vice Prime Minister for European AffairsCzech Republic

irina krasovskayaPresidentWe Remember Foundation

HeinricH kreft Senior Foreign Policy Advisor CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group

cHad kreikeMeierLegislative AssistantOffice of Senator Jeanne Shaheen

veronika kucHynova-sMigolovaDirector, Security Policy Department Ministry of Foreign AffairsCzech Republic

ieva kuPceRepresentative of Latvian Ministry of Defence to NATO

francois lafondDirector Paris OfficeThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

JosePH laiForeign and Defense Legislative AssistantOffice of Senator George Voinovich

JoHannes laitenbergerCommission SpokesmanEuropean Commission

Miroslav laJcakForeign MinisterSlovak Republic

alexander laMbsdorffMemberEuropean Parliament

reMzi laniDirectorAlbanian Media Institute

karel lannooChief Executive OfficerCentre for European Policy Studies

f. stePHen larrabeeDistinguished Chair in European SecurityRAND Corporation

noel lateefPresidentForeign Policy Association, New York

JonatHan laurenceFellowTransatlantic Academy

sergei lavrovForeign Affairs MinisterRussian Federation

Jean-Pierre leHMannProfessor of International Political Economy Founding DirectorEvian Group

Peter-carlo leHrellInternational ChairmanFIPRA

Marc lelandPresidentMarc Leland and Associates

Mark leonardExecutive Director, London OfficeEuropean Council on Foreign Relations

ian lesserSenior Transatlantic FellowThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

Pierre levyDirector, Policy Planning DepartmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs, France robert liberatoreSenior Transatlantic FellowThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

kadri liikDirectorInternational Centre for Defence Studies

siMon liMageChief of StaffOffice of Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher

Participants

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tod lindbergResearch FellowHoover InstitutionStanford UniversityEditor Policy Review

edWard lleWellynChief of Staff for David CameronUnited Kingdom

clare lockHartChief Executive OfficerInstitute for State Effectiveness

bernHard lorentzChairman of the Management BoardStiftung Mercator GmbH

david lustigVice President, Global External AffairsU.S. Government Relations and Public AffairsUnilever United States

orysia lutsevycHExecutive DirectorOpen Ukraine Foundation

Peter MackayMinister for DefenceCanada

Heike MackerronSenior Director for EuropeThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

beate Maeder-MetcalfHead of Division, USA & Canada AffairsGerman Foreign Ministry

Mark MallocH-broWnMinister of State for Africa, Asia and UN United Kingdom

erika MannMemberEuropean Parliament

JonatHan MarcusDiplomatic CorrespondentBBC

Hans MartensChief ExecutiveEuropean Policy Center

Mel r. MartinezMemberUnited States Senate

Margarita MatHioPoulosChief Executive Officer and ChairwomanEuropean Advisory Group GmbH

sHavit MatiasDeputy Attorney GeneralMinistry of JusticeIsrael

Maurizio MassariHead of the Policy Planning and Analysis UnitMinistry of Foreign AffairsItaly

MicHael MattHiessenPersonal Representative of the SG/HR for Parliamentary Affairs (CFSP)Council of the European Union

Jan MattHysenPermanent Representative of Belgium to the United States

gale MattoxProfessor of Political ScienceU.S. Naval Academy

JoHn MccainMemberUnited States Senate

raffaella MenicHiniDeputy Foreign EditorLa Repubblica

cesare MerliniVice Executive ChaimanCouncil for the United States and Italy

giles MerrittSecretary GeneralFriends of Europe

Patrick MesserlinDirectorGroupe d’Economie Mondiale

tatiana MitrovaHeadCenter for International Energy Studies

liz MoHnVice Chairwoman of the Executive BoardBertelsmann Stiftung

kenJiro MonJiDirector-General of Public DiplomacyMinistry of Foreign AffairsJapan

Marek MoraDeputy Minister of Vice Prime Minister of European AffairsCzech Republic

edWard MortiMerSenior Vice President and Chief Program OfficerSalzburg Global Seminar

virginia MuccHi Director of Media Burson Marsteller

sean MulvaneyDirector, Economic Policy ProgramThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

cHristoPHer W. MurrayChargéU.S. Mission to the European Union

geert MuyllePermanent Representative of Belgium to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union

Penny naasVice President, Global Government AffairsCitigroup

elena neMirovskayaFounder and DirectorMoscow School of Political Studies

HryHoriy neMyriaVice Prime MinisterUkraine

JaMes neugerCorrespondentBloomberg News

Pauline neville JonesShadow Security Minister and National Security AdviserU.K. House of Lords

robin niblettDirectorChatham House

natHalie nougayredeJournalist, International AffairsLe Monde

nobutake odanoPermanent Representative of Japan to the European Union aMir orenCorrespondentHa’aretz andres ortegaDirector of Department of Analysis Office of the PresidentSpain Marc otteEU Special Representative for the Middle EastCouncil of the European Union

ceM ozdeMirMemberEuropean Parliament

eMre ozdeMirForeign Relations CoordinatorKARLAND

Participants

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soli ozelProfessor, Department of International Relations and Political ScienceBilgi UniversityColumnist, Sabah

ana PalacioSenior Executive Vice President for International Affairs and MarketingAREVA

Marilisa PaluMboEditoreuropa

sanJay ParekHSerial Entrepreneur and Technology Strategist

PHil ParkChief of StaffOffice of Senator George Voinovich

gerHard PfanzelterAlternate Secretary GeneralCentral European Initiative

Jean Pisani-ferryDirectorBruegel

gunter PleugerPresidentViadrina University

toMas PoJarFirst Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsCzech Republic

ruPrecHt PolenzChairman of the Foreign Affairs CommitteeGerman Bundestag

alice PooleTransatlantic FellowThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

valentina PoPReporterEUObserver.com

andrei PoPovExecutive DirectorAsociatia Pentru Politica Externa

Wolfgang PordzikExec. Vice President for Corporate Public PolicyDHL North America

ricHard PoWersManaging DirectorGoldman Sachs

vesna PusicVice PresidentCroatian Parliament

JosePH P. quinlanChief Market Strategist and Managing DirectorBank of America

gideon racHManChief Foreign Policy ColumnistFinancial Times

zalMai rasoulNational Security AdvisorAfghanistan

olli reHnEU Commissioner for EnlargementEuropean Commission

david rennieCorrespondentThe economist

alex reynDirector, Diplomats and Young Professionals Training ProgramEgmont–Royal Institute for International Relations

irMtraud ricHardsonBrussels Correspondent German Public Broadcasting

JoHn b. ricHardsonDirector Brussels ForumThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

JoHn ricHardsonDevelopment AdvisorMadariaga European Foundation

edgars rinkevicsHeadPresident’s ChanceryRepublic of Latvia

JaMes riscHMemberUnited States Senate

Milan rocenForeign Affairs MinisterMontenegro

alexandros rondosAdvisorGovernment of GreeceFormer Ambassador at Large Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Pierre rousselinHead of the Foreign News DeskLe Figaro

daniel rundeHead, Partnership DevelopmentInternational Finance Corporation

artur runge-MetzgerHead of UnitClimate Strategy, International Negotiation and Monitoring of EU ActionEuropean Commission

Jacques ruPnikSenior Research FellowCERI - Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales

Jean de ruytPermanent Representative of Belgium to the European Union

MikHeil saakasHviliPresidentGeorgia

gerard saloleChief ExecutiveEuropean Foundation Centre

ozdeM sanberkAmbassadorFormer Undersecretary of Foreign AffairsTurkey

andrei sannikovCoordinatorEuropean Belarus

andre saPirSenior FellowBruegel

Mary elise sarotteProfessor of International RelationsUniversity of Southern California

Janis sartsState SecretaryMinistry of DefenceRepublic of Latvia Wolfgang scHaubleMinister of the InteriorGermany

JaaP de HooP scHefferSecretary GeneralNATO HQ randall scHeuneMannOwner and PresidentOrion Strategies

Helga scHMidDirector, Policy UnitCouncil of the European Union

gary scHMittResident Scholar and Director of Advanced Strategic StudiesAmerican Enterprise Institute for Policy Research

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Wolfgang scHMittManaging DirectorDeutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit

Jiri scHneiderProgram DirectorPrague Security Studies Institute

stePHen scHneiderExecutive DirectorGlobal Leadership Institute for Public Affairs

karel scHWarzenbergMinister of Foreign AffairsCzech Republic

tiM searcHingerTransatlantic FellowThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

aMber secHristSenior Policy AdvisorOffice of Senator Robert Bennett

Peter seMnebyEU Special Representative for the South CaucasusCouncil of the European Union

Jeanne sHaHeenMemberUnited States Senate

kaMalesH sHarMaSecretary GeneralCommonwealth Secretariat

JaMie sHeaDirector of Policy Planning, Private Office of the Secretary GeneralNATO HQ

radoslaW sikorskiMinister of Foreign AffairsPoland

stefano silvestriPresidentIstituto Affari Internazionali

anne-Marie slaugHterDirector of Policy PlanningU.S. Department of State

aManda sloatProfessional Staff Member Foreign Affairs CommitteeUnited States House of Representatives

andreW sMallTransatlantic FellowThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

eugeniusz sMolarPresidentCentrum Stosunków Miedzynarodowych

vladiMir socorSenior FellowJamestown Foundation

Javier solanaHigh Representative for the CFSP of the European UnionCouncil of the European Union

song xinningSenior Research Fellow and Jean Monnet ProfessorRenmin University of China

tHoMas sPillerSenior Director, International ProgramsSAS Institute

volker stanzelPolitical DirectorGerman Foreign Ministry

toMMy steinerSenior Research FellowInstitute for Policy and Strategy

constanze stelzenMullerDirectorBerlin OfficeThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

angela stentProfessor and Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European StudiesGeorgetown University

PHiliP stePHensAssociate Editor and Senior CommentatorFinancial Times

Petra stienenDeputy Head DWH-NM Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Netherlands

bruce stokesInternational Economics ColumnistNational Journal

kati suoMinenTrade EconomistInter-American Development Bank Transantlantic Fellow The German Marshall Fund of the United States

roger svenssonExecutive DirectorSwedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education

PaWel sWiebodaDirectordemosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

stePHen szaboExecutive DirectorTransatlantic Academy

reka szeMerkenyiPresidentHungarian New Atlantic Initiative

toMoHiko tanigucHiSenior AdvisorBoard of Central Japan Railway (JR Tokai)

Pirkka taPiolaSenior Advisor, Policy UnitCouncil of the European Union

Paul taylorEuropean Affairs Editor Reuters

ellen tauscHerMemberUnited States House of Representatives

stefan tHeilEuropean Economics EditorNewsweek

gunter tHielenChairman and Chief Executive OfficerBertelsmann Stiftung

MiscHa tHoMPsonPolicy AdvisorCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

arve tHorvikVice President, EU AffairsStatoilHydro

dietricH tHranHardtFellowTransatlantic Academy

ansgar tietMeyerDelegate of the Management Board for EU AffairsDeutsche Bank AG

ekaterine tkesHelasHviliNational Security AdvisorNational Security Council of Georgia

Mirek toPolanekPrime MinisterCzech Republic

ian traynorEurope EditorThe Guardian

MicHito tsuruokaResident FellowThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

fred turnerChief of StaffCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

MicHael turnerMemberUnited States House of Representatives

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daniel tWiningSenior Fellow for AsiaThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

sinan ulgenChairmanCenter for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies

ozgur unluHisarcikliDirectorAnkara OfficeThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

vygaudas usackasMinister of Foreign AffairsLithuania

Peteris ustubsPolitical DirectorMinistry of Foreign AffairsRepublic of Latvia

toMas valasekDirector of Foreign Policy and DefenseCentre for European Reform

Jef van den PutHead of the Royal Military HouseholdRoyal Palace

tangui van der elstDirector Corporate Affairs BeLuxInBev

raf van HelleMontDirector-GeneralEgmont–Royal Institute for International Relations

Mabel van oranJeChief Executive OfficerThe Elders

andris Pelss Foreign Policy Advisor to the President Republic of Latvia

Peter van PraagHSenior Director, Wider EuropeThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

HerMan van roMPuyPrime MinisterBelgium

Marc vanHeukelenHead of Unit, Transatlantic RelationsEuropean Commission

JoHn vassalloVice President, EU AffairsMicrosoft Corporation

ivan veJvodaExecutive DirectorBalkan Trust for DemocracyThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

gunter verHeugenCommissioner for Enterprises and IndustryEuropean Commission JaMes villeneuve Vice President Corporate Affairs, North American Zone InBev

leslie vinJaMuri Department of Politics and International StudiesConvenor of General Diplomatic Studies and PracticeUniversity of London george voinovicHMemberUnited States Senate

kurt volkerPermanent Representative of the United States to NATO eckart von klaedenMemberGerman BundestagForeign Policy Spokesperson of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group

alexandr vondraVice Prime Minister for European AffairsCzech Republic

WilliaM WallaceDeputy Leader of Liberal Democrats House of Lords Group, Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsHouse of Lords

axel WeberPresidentDeutsche Bundesbank

Peter WeileMannDirector of the European OfficeKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung gert WeisskircHenMemberGerman Bundestag Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the SPD Parliamentary Group

Jeff WernerGeneral Manager, InternationalExternal Affairs & Public Policy–AmericasDaimler

MaJa WesselsVice President Government Affairs EMEAFirst Solar

geir WestgaardVice President, EU AffairsStatoilHydro

sHirin WHeelerPresenterBBC News

serge WibautMemberBoard of DirectorsFortis Bank

robert WielaardChief of Bureau, BrusselsAssociated Press

lodeWiJk WilleMsDirector, External and Governmental AffairsFortis Bank

Martin WinterCorrespondentSüddeutsche Zeitung

JosePH WoodSenior Resident FellowThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

suzanne WoolseyBoard MemberThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

dirk WoutersDiplomatic Advisor of the Prime MinisterBelgium

rob WrigleyDirector, Government RelationsAirbus Americas

JoHn WylesPartnerGPlus Europe

tadaMicHi yaMaMotoPermanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCOMinistry of Foreign AffairsJapan

arsenyi yatseniukMember Ukrainian ParliamentFormer Speaker of the Rada

aMberin zaManTurkey CorrespondentThe economist

valdis zatlersPresidentRepublic of Latvia saMuel zbogarMinister of Foreign AffairsSlovenia diane zelenyDirector of CommunicationsRadio Free Europe

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zHao quansHeng Visiting ProfessorLeiden University eManuelis zingeris Member Lithuanian Parliament

robert zoellickPresidentWorld Bank

saloMe zourabicHviliFormer Minister of Foreign AffairsGeorgia

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