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Transatlantic Week 2021
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Global leadership: A transatlantic opportunity
Wednesday, 24 March to Friday, 26 March 2021
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Join us for a discussion on the prospects for ‘Global leadership: A transatlantic opportunity’ at the annual AmCham EU Transatlantic Conference.
The advent of the Biden administration presents the chance to reset the transatlantic relationship and focus not on what divides us, but what unites us. EU-US leadership is needed to rebuild a world economy devastated by the impact of COVID-19 and to ensure future healthy, connected and sustainable societies.
Over three days, high-level European and American decision makers alongside business and academic thought leaders will discuss how the EU and the US can collaborate on trade, climate change and digital economy issues.
The Transatlantic Economy Report 2021 will be launched during the event. This annual report presents the most up-to-date facts and figures about the EU-US economic relationship.
Wednesday, 24 March
Transatlantic trade & Foreign Affairs
13.55 Opening of the virtual conference room
14.02 Welcome remarks
14.10 Opening keynote address by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
14.20 A conversation with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
14.40 Break
14.45 Keynote speech on transatlantic trade
15.15 Break
15.20 Presentation of the Transatlantic Economy Report 2021
In partnership with the US Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Hamilton, Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Distinguished Fellow and Director, Global Europe, Woodrow Wilson Center
Joseph Quinlan, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network
16.20 Break
16.30 Panel: Global leadership: A reset of international dynamics?
Denise Rutherford, Senior Vice-President for Corporate Affairs, 3M
Selina Jackson, Senior Vice-President, Global Government Relations and Public Policy, P&G
17.15 Closing remarks
Thursday, 25 March
Sustainability & Climate change
13.55 Opening of the virtual conference room
14.02 Welcome remarks
14.05 Opening keynote address by Commissioner Kadri Simson
14.15 A conversation on clean technology
Kadri Simson, Commissioner for Energy
Mark Widmar, CEO, First Solar
14.45 Break
14.50 Panel: The business case for circular economy
Guillaume Alvarez, Senior Vice-President EMEA, Steelcase
15.20 Break
15.30 Panel: Climate diplomacy: The role of international cooperation ahead of COP26?
16.15 Closing remarks
Friday, 26 March
Digital transatlantic economy
13.55 Opening of the virtual conference room
14.02 Welcome remarks
14.05 Opening keynote by Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice
14.15 A conversation on EU-US data flows
Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice
Christopher Hoff, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services, US Department of Commerce
14.45 Break
14.50 Fireside chat: Keeping the gate open: sharing a transatlantic digital future
Kim Jørgensen, Head of Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
Martin Jetter, Chairman Europe, IBM
Kristine Braden, Managing Director Europe Cluster & CEO of Citi Group Markets Europe, Citi
15.35 Break
15.45 Panel: A renewal of transatlantic relations: time for global alignment and digital standard setting
Miapetra Kumpala-Natri, MEP (S&D, FI), European Parliament
Frances Burwell, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council
Karan Bhatia, Head of Global Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google
16.30 Closing remarks

