The AECR Prague Conference 2016 just started, you can watch us live: http://aecr.eu/livestream/
In 2009, the Prague declaration was adopted to serve as a fundamental manifesto to the new ECR Group in the European Parliament. Since then, the AECR has become the third largest force in Europe. This weekend the AECR meets again in Prague and gathers representatives of like-minded liberal-conservative parties, academics, experts, and other outstanding personalities to seek answers to the most pressing challenges and to set a new direction for Europe in changing times.
AECR Prague Conference 2016 Programme
10:00 – 10:15
OPENING REMARKS
Jan Zahradil MEP, President of the AECR, Czech Republic
Petr Fiala MP, ODS Chairman, Czech Republic
10:15 – 11:30
Session one: Consequences of the UK Referendum
Chair: Daniel Hannan MEP, United Kingdom
Hans-Olaf Henkel MEP, Germany
Roger Köppel, Chief Editor of Weltwoche, Switzerland
Marian Tupy, Senior Policy Analyst, Cato Institute, USA
Saqib Bhatti, President of the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce, United Kingdom
11:45 – 12:00
Keynote speech by: Demetrios G. Papademetriou, President Emeritus of the Migration Policy Institute, USA
12:00 – 13:30
Session two: Migration crisis and its effects on Europe
Chair: Jan Zahradil MEP, Czech Republic
Leon Levy, Associate, Eurasia Group, USA
Tomáš Pojar, Vice-President of the CEVRO Institute, Czech Republic
Alp Mehmet, Vice-Chairman of Migration Watch UK, United Kingdom
Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future, United Kingdom
14:30 – 16:00
Session three: Current Challenges to the Transatlantic Partnership
Chair: Alexandr Vondra, Director of Prague Centre for Transatlantic Relations, Czech Republic
Panelists:
Frances Burwell, Vice-President, The Atlantic Council, USA
Daniel Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, USA
Ted Bromund, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, USA
Milan Račić, Business and Leadership Consultant, Croatia
16:00 – 16:15
CLOSING REMARKS: Daniel Hannan MEP, AECR Secretary-General, United Kingdom