Sessions
Monday
august
19
09:30 - 12:30
Morning
09:30 h.
Inauguration and introduction to the course
- Carlos Andradas Heranz, Rector of the UIMP.
- Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP) and Director of the course.
10:00-12:00
The EU as a global actor in a changing world
- Session presented/moderated by Gilles Gressani, Director of “Le Grand Continent”.
- Inaugural Conference: Loukas Tsoukalis, President of ELIAMEP, Athens.
- Debate between Josep Borrell and Loukas Tsoukalis.
12:30
The EU in times of crisis
- Ilke Toygür, Director of the Global Policy Center of the Instituto de Empresa.
- Debate with the audience moderated by Francisco Fonseca Morillo, Professor of International Public Law at the University of Valladolid and Secretary of the course.
Monday
August
19
16:00 - 18:00
Afternoon
16:00 H.
The European political landscape after the elections
- Luisa Antoniolli, Professor at the University of Trento. Former Director of its School of International Relations.
- Domènec Ruiz Devesa, President of the European Federalists. Former MEP.
- Moderator: Francisco Fonseca Morillo, Professor of International Public Law at the University of Valladolid and secretary of the course.
18:00 H.
Europe Africa: towards a new partnership
- Key note speech by Macky Sall, former president of Senegal.
- Moderator: Maud Arnould, Senior Advisor HRVP Cabinet.
Tuesday
august
20
10:00
Morning
10:00 H.
European economy facing the triple challenge of stability, competitiveness and economic security
- Federico Steinberg, Senior Researcher of the Real Instituto Elcano.
- Inmaculada López, Senior Economic Advisor to HRVP at the EEAS.
- Giorgios Verdi, Researcher at the ECFR in Brussels.
- Debate presenter: Josep Borrell, HRVP.
Tuesday
august
20
16:30
afternoon
16.30 H.
Europe between USA and China
- Yves Tiberghien, Professor at the University of British Columbia.
- Lucas Vázquez Bassats, Oxford University.
- Henry Huyao Wang, President of the Center for China and Globalization. (Pending confirmation).
- Moderator: Mercedes Guinea Llorente, Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Wednesday
august
21
09:30
Morning
09.30 H.
War on EU borders and the Europe of Defense
- Pending confirmation.
- Steven Everts, Director of the European Institute for Security Studies.
- Barbara Gallo, HRVP cabinet member.
- Moderator: Cristina Manzano, Director of External Relations at the SEGIB.
Wednesday
august
21
16:00
Afternoon
16.00 H.
The EU in the face of the invasion of Ukraine (round table)
- Borja Lasheras, HRVP cabinet advisor.
- Nicolas Gros-Verheyde, Editor-in-Chief of B2.
- Jesús Núñez Villaverde, co-Director of the Institute of Studies on Conflict and Humanitarian Action.
- Moderator: Bárbara Gallo, HRVP cabinet member.
Thursday
august
22
09:30
Morning
09.30 H.
Europe between two wars
EU and the crisis in the Middle East
- Jean Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle East Studies at SciencesPo Paris.
- Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner General of UNRWA.
- Dahlia Scheindlin, International Analyst, Tel Aviv.
- Fania Oz-Salzberger, University of Haifa.
- Moderator: Josep Borrell, HRVP.
Thursday
august
22
16:30
AFTERNOON
16.30 H.
Europe facing the climate and energy challenge
- Cristina Narbona, former Minister of the Environment, President of the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge Commission of the Congress of Deputies.
- Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation (to be confirmed).
Friday
august
23
09:30 - 13:00
morning
09:30 H.
The Europe we have and the Europe we need
Europe in the face of the digital revolution (round table)
- Giorgios Verdi, Researcher at the ECFR in Brussels.
- Idoia Mateo Murillo, CISO Europe and Santander Group Corporate Center.
- Moderator: Ángel Melguizo, partner at ARGIA Green, Tech & Economics, and Digital Diplomacy Advisor at HRVP.
11:30 H.
Enlargement, global confrontations and Franco-German axis. What engine for the new Europe?
- Conversation between Josep Borrell, HRVP; Celia Belin, Director of the ECFR in Paris.
- Moderator: Ignacio Torreblanca, Director of the ECFR in Madrid.
