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Transatlantic Cooperation 21st
Miami, November 14th-16th
Congress Program
 

Thursday 14th
Opening / Keynote Speeches


2.00 pm - 3.00 pm :
Registration
3.00 pm - 6.00 pm : Plenary Session (Venue: Temple Emmanuel)
  - Introduction:

See the biography . Mr Michael Lenaghan, "Anastasio and Maria Kyriakides" Endowed Chair Professor, Miami-Dade Community College
   
  - Welcoming Speeches:

See the biography . Mr Manuel Diaz, Mayor of Miami
See the biography . Mrs Katherine Harris, Florida Former Secretary of State
See the biography . Mr Eduardo J. Padron , President of Miami-Dade Community College
See the biography . Mr Franck Biancheri, President of TIESWeb
   
  - Keynote speeches : Global Issues / Common Challenges

See the biography . Mr Charles P. Ries, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European & Eurasian Affairs
. Speech
See the biography . Mr Daan Huisinga, Head of European Forward Studies Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
. Speech
See the biography . Mr Gheorghe Zaman , Economic Adviser to Romanian President Ion ILIESCU, Associate Member of Romanian Academy
   
7.00 pm - 9.00 pm : European Cocktail (Venue: Nikki Beach)

 

Two Simultaneous Seminars
Seminar A: Transatlantic Cooperation facing the Global Challenges of the new century: is there a transatlantic added value for global governance ?
Venue: Wolfsonian Museum
Chairman: Mr Adrian Taylor, Manager, Think Tools AG
Seminar B: Transatlantic Cooperation addressing Common Challenges to the European and American Societies : common problems with different solutions ?
Venue: Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Chairman:
Mr Brian Murphy, Co-Director, EU Center Univ. System of Georgia, (Sam Nunn Scholl of Int. Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology )

 

Friday 15th
9.00 am - 11.00 am : Simultaneous Panels A1, B1
Panel A1 : Americans and Europeans facing the common dilemma of the "rich": preserving our wealth and getting the poor countries aboard / training our future global leaders & citizens

See the biography . Mr Fran Equiza, Executive Manager, International Institute on Governance ( Catalunya)
See the biography . Mrs Lili Kato, Florida State Coordinator, National Program Advisory Committee ( Service for Peace)
See the biography . Mr Dimitris Kyriakou, Chief Economist of the European Commission's Prospective Technological Studies Directorate
See the biography . Mr Michael Lenaghan, "Anastasio and Maria Kyriakides" Endowed Chair Professor, Miami-Dade Community College
See the biography . Mrs Stormy Mildner, Reasearch Fellow at Yale University and Free University of Berlin
. Mr Joshua Young, Director, M-DCC Center for Community Involvement
. Speech title : "Academic & service learning enrich academic & community development for effective citizenship"

Panel B1 : The environmental challenges : which changes are European and American societies ready to accept ?

See the biography . Mr Johannes Heister , Senior Economist, Prototype Carbon Fund, World Bank
See the biography . Mr Philippe Micaelli, Director, Credit Agricole Alternative
. Mr Nejat T. Veziroglu, Professor & Director, Clean Energy Research Institute, University of Miami
. Speech
See the biography . Mr Gheorghe Zaman , Economic Adviser to Romanian President Ion ILIESCU, Associate Member of Romanian Academy
11.00 am - 11.30 am : Coffee Break
11.30 am - 1.30 pm : Simultaneous Panels A2, B2
Panel A2 : General debate: Middle East crises and proposals for Middle East 2020 / what can European and American citizens do ?

See the biography . Mr Ralf Teschner, President of Europe 2020 (moderation of the debates)
See the biography . Mr Tim Erikson, President of Politalk (presentation of the 'Iraq online debate' results)
See the biography . Mr Franck Biancheri, President of TIESWeb
Panel B2 : The impact of technology in our democracies : e-democracy, network society, e-education... are we going to experiment a new kind of democracy?

See the biography . Mr Mark Carpenter, Director, WEB Strategy & Operations AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
See the biography . Mr Dirk Koning , President of Alliance for Communications Democracy
See the biography . Mrs Donna Lenaghan, Associate Prof, Director Educational Computing & Technology (Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida)
See the biography . Ms Ana D. Penn, CEO and Executive Director of International Business Law Services (IBLS), Irvine, California
.
Speech title :"Globalizing online education through partnerships and networks"
See the biography . Dr Edward W. Schwerin, Director, Center for Policy Studies, Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University
.
Speech title :"E-research, E-democracy, and E-collaboration Among Political Scientists for 21st Century Transatlantic Citizenship"
  - Joint Speech:
See the biography . Dr Kathryn Hollywood,Director, Development and New Initiatives, Graduate Leadership Studies, Nova Southeastern University
. Speech
See the biography . Dr Claudia Santin, Director, Development and New Initiatives, Graduate Leadership Studies, Nova Southeastern University
1.30 pm - 2.30 pm : Lunch
2.45 am - 5.00 pm : Simultaneous Panels A3, B3
Panel A3 : Global governance : reshaping the UN or setting up a 'directoire', where can Americans and Europeans lead the world ?

See the biography . Mr Philippe Leglise-Costa , Member of the French Representation to the United Nations
See the biography
. Mr Adrian Taylor, Manager, Think Tools AG
See the biography . Mr John Van Oudenaren , Director of European Division, Library of Congress
Panel B3 : Immigration, Common Values, Multi-ethnicity : Will European and American societies tend to converge in the next decades ?

See the biography . Mr Emanuel Paparella, Ex Professor of Italian at the University of Puerto Rico, currently on the adjunct faculties of Florida Atlantic University and Broward Community College
.
Speech title : "Transatlantic Culture Wars and Identity Crisis within Western Civilization: An historical analysis"
See the biography . Mrs Nonie Valentine, M.Ed., L.M.H.C., American Psychotherapist in Prague, Czech Republic
. Speech
See the biography . Mr George Von der Muhll, Professor Emeritus of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz
. Speech title : "Whose Land? The Ethics of Immigration Policy in Transatlantic Perspective"
8.00 pm - 10.00 pm : Reception offered by Miami authorities ( Venue : The Albion Hotel)

 

Saturday 16th


Morning / Break-Out Sessions
9.00 am - 11.00 am : Simultaneous Panels A4, B4
Panel A4 : From states to regional and continental integration : will Americans & Europeans live tomorrow in the same world ?

See the biography . Mr Michael Baun , Prof. Marguerite Langdale Pizer Chair in Int. Relations Valdosta State University (Department of Political Science)
See the biography . Mr Andrew Hayes, President of European Public Health Alliance
See the biography . Mrs Colette Mazzucelli, Chair, Transatlantic Internet Multimedia Seminar Southeastern Europe (TIMSSE, CEO&I, Teachers College, Columbia University & Sciences Po, Paris)
See the biography . Mr Brian Murphy, Co-Director, EU Center Univ. System of Georgia, (Sam Nunn Scholl of Int. Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology )
See the biography . Mr Joaquín Roy, Jean Monnet Professor, Co-Director, European Union Center, University of Miami
.
Speech title : "The Atlantic gap: regional integration and perception of the world"
See the biography . Mr Dan Daniel Tomozeiu, Political Sciences student
Panel B4 : Americans and Europeans facing common society challenges ( environment, safety, education, poverty...) : different societies, similar trends?

See the biography . Mr Michael Burns, Head of Strategy and Projects, Castlemilk Economic Development Agency
See the biography . Ms. Karla Castellanos, Zyscovich & Associates Arvchitects
See the biography . Mrs Marie-Laure Djelic, Professor, Human Resources Management Department, ESSEC Business School
See the biography . Mr Gary Geipel, Director of Hudson Institute
See the biography . Mr Dan Hackel, Professor of Communications University of North Florida
See the biography . Mr Imre Hronszky , Head of Dept. of Innovation Studies and History of Technology, Budapest University of Technology Economics
11.00 am - 11.30 am : Coffee Break
11.30 am - 12.15 pm : Continuation of A4 & B4 Panels
12.15 pm - 1.00 pm : Preparation of Conclusions and Identification of Follow-up/Deliverables
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm : Lunch

Afternoon / Plenary - Keynote Speeches

PLENARY SESSION (Venue: Miami City Ballet)
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm : Presentation of Break-Out sessions results
3.00 pm - 4.30 pm : Keynote Speeches : Education / Networks / Citizens
See the biography . Mr Larry Moffitt , Vice-President of the United Press International ( UPI )
See the biography . Mr Hugh Simon, Under Secretary of State International Affairs, State of Florida
 
  • Joint keynote Speech:
See the biography          - Ms Charlotte Young, Co-Chair, Students of North
               America (SONA)
            . Speech
See the biography          - Mr Paulo Renato Ferreira, Representative of the
               European Union Student Council (EUSC)
            . Speech
4.30 pm - 5.30 pm : Closing Speeches
See the biography . Mr Franck Biancheri, President of TIESWeb
See the biography . Mr Michael Lenaghan, "Anastasio and Maria Kyriakides" Endowed Chair Professor, Miami-Dade Community College
6.00 pm - 8.00pm : Closing Reception (Venue: Miami City Ballet)