Bridging the Atlantic III–Ireland and the United States
Georgetown University’s Global Irish Studies Initiative and BMW Center for German and European Studies, in association with the Embassy of Ireland, The Clinton Institute at University College Dublin, and Queen’s University Belfast present:
Bridging the Atlantic III- Ireland and the US
The third annual Bridging the Atlantic conference seeks to spotlight issues of mutual concern in the USA, Ireland, and the EU—among them the US-EU relationship, transatlantic trade, and the current challenges of peace-building in Northern Ireland after Brexit.
December 1st, 2021. 9am to 12:00 noon ET. (In-person and livestreamed). Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University.
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Event Schedule
8:30am: Registration and Tea/Coffee.
9:00am: Opening remarks from Dean Joel Hellman, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
9:10am: Panel 1–US-Europe Relations Under New Transatlantic Leadership
This panel will discuss the resetting of transatlantic relations, with new leadership in Germany and the US, and in the unsettling context of shifting global power dynamics and climate emergency. It will consider the role of Ireland in the emergent realignment of EU-US relations.
Amb. Peter Wittig, Former Ambassador of Germany to the UK and the US, current Senior Fellow in the School of Foreign Service, BMW Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University
Dr. Heather Conley, President Designate of the German Marshall Fund
Ed Luce, Associate Editor, Financial Times
Moderated by Dr. Thomas Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution.
10:00am: Break
10:10am: Panel 2–US-Ireland Trade and Investment: A Two-Way Street
Over the last year the US and the EU have made commitments to work together on economic recovery through sustainable and digital transitions and tackling global trade challenges. This panel will consider the mutually beneficial impact of US-Ireland trade and investment and how Ireland can help strengthen the post-Brexit EU-US economic relationship.
Amb. Daniel Mulhall, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States
Marjorie Chorlins, Senior Vice President for European Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Siobhán Roche, Director of Science for the Economy, Science Foundation Ireland
Dr. Jayne Brady, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Moderated by Niamh King, Deputy Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Aspen Security Forum, Aspen Institute
11:00am: Break
11:10am: Panel 3–Protecting Peace in Ireland, Including the Role of the United States
Panelists from Northern Ireland and the US will discuss the current state of the Northern Ireland peace process, with a particular focus on Brexit, the border, the future of power sharing, and the role of the United States.
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pennsylvania)
Prof. Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast.
Brian Rowan, Journalist and Author
Moderator by Ted Smyth, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
12:00 noon: Closing remarks