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Bridging the Atlantic III - Ireland and the USWednesday, December 1, 2021
9am to noon, EST
Dear Panelists and Moderators,
On behalf of Georgetown University, Queen’s University Belfast, and University College Dublin, and in association with the Embassy of Ireland USA, we thank you for agreeing to take part in our third annual policy conference, Bridging the Atlantic – Ireland and the US.
This year’s event will take place in a hybrid format from 9am to 12:00 noon ET on Wednesday, December 1. The conference will be held before a limited and physically distanced live audience in Copley Formal Lounge (see the attached map or the bottom of this email for directions), live-streamed on the web, and recorded for later sharing on our websites. You will find the detailed schedule for the morning’s events below, including panel blurbs.
Please check your panel times, your brief description, including title, and whether we have recorded accurately your attendance in-person or remotely. Let us know immediately if there are any errors or anything that needs to be updated.
For those of you who will be at the conference in person:
All visitors to campus (i.e. those who do not hold Georgetown ID cards) must upload proof of vaccination. Please upload your proof of vaccination as early as possible using this website: https://gucovid.force.com/visitor/s/?event=VE991 When you have completed this step, you will receive a short health attestation form via email the morning of your visit to our campus. Please complete this form, attesting that you are symptom free at the beginning of the day you will be on campus. Georgetown is a fully vaccinated campus, and masks must be worn at all times except when speaking on the panel and eating/drinking.
For those of you who will be joining us remotely:
You may do so using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82203989300 Please plan to sign in at least 10 minutes before your session so that our tech can check your audio/video. The link is for panelists only, and not to be shared with any potential audience members, who will view the conference by live-stream.
Finally, all panelists and moderators who will be in DC will have received an invitation from Ambassador of Ireland to the US, Daniel Mulhall, to a reception to be held at his residence from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on December 1.
Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions at all.
With gratitude,
Prof. Cóilín Parsons
Director of Global Irish Studies
Georgetown University
Prof. Katrin Sieg
Director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies
Georgetown University
Dr Joanne Murphy
Reader in Leadership
Queen’s University Belfast
Prof. Liam Kennedy
Director of the Clinton Institute
University College Dublin
Detailed schedule
8:30am Registration & Tea/Coffee
9:00am (Live-streaming begins) Opening remarks
Dean Joel Hellman, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service In-person
Prof. Katrin Sieg, Director, BMW Center for German and European Studies In-person
Prof. Richard English, Professor of Politics at Queen's University Belfast and Director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice (recorded remarks)
Event host, Prof. Liam Kennedy, Director of the Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin In-person
9:10am Panel 1: US-Europe Relations Under New Transatlantic Leadership
All Speakers in Person
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 In-person
Dr. Heather Conley, President Designate of the German Marshall Fund In-person
Ed Luce, Associate Editor, Financial Times In-person
Moderator: Dr. Thomas Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution In-person
10:00am Break
10:10am Panel 2: US-Ireland Trade and Investment: A Two-Way Street
Hybrid panel
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 In-person
Marjorie Chorlins, Senior Vice President for European Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce In-person
Dr. Siobhán Roche, Director of Science for the Economy, Science Foundation Ireland Remote
Dr. Jayne Brady, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Remote
Moderator: Niamh King, Deputy Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Aspen Security Forum, Aspen Institute In-person
11:00am Break
11:10am Panel 3: Protecting Peace in Ireland, including the Role of the United States
Hybrid panel
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 Remote
Rep. Bruce Morrison, Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Protect the Good Friday Agreement Remote
Prof. Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast Remote
Brian Rowan, Journalist and Author Remote
Moderator: Ted Smyth, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin In-person
12:00 noon Closing remarks
6:30pm Reception at Ambassador’s residence, 2244 S Street NW
Directions to Copley Formal Lounge
This event takes place in Copley Formal Lounge, within Copley Hall, located on the Georgetown University campus at the corner of 37th and O Street NW. When entering the campus from the Main Gate, you will see Copley Hall on the northwest corner of the quad. Proceed to the far right corner of Copley Hall by using the diagonal right walkway from the Main Gate. At the far north end, walk to your left and use the door with the metal steps to enter Copley Formal Lounge.
| Period | 01 Dec 2021 |
|---|---|
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Washington, United StatesShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |