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Brexit and the Future of Europe

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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
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in englischer Sprache

For the first time in the history of European integration, the citizens of a Member State voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum this June. Which path will the remaining 27 Member States take in the future? What are the roads for constructive cooperation with the United Kingdom?

Professor of European Union and Employment Law, University of Cambridge
State Secretary for European Affairs, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rome
Minister of State for Europe, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna; Head and Professor, Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies, Paris-Lodron-University, Salzburg Chair

Ph.D. Catherine BARNARD

Professor of European Union and Employment Law, University of Cambridge

1991-1995 Lecturer, Law, University of Southampton
1996-2000 Lecturer, University of Cambridge
2000-2004 Senior Lecturer, University of Cambridge
2004-2008 Reader, European Union Law, University of Cambridge
since 2008 Professor, EU Law and Employment Law, University of Cambridge

Sandro GOZI

State Secretary for European Affairs, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rome

1995-1996 Diplomat
 Economic relations with the former Yugoslavia States, Turkey, Cyprus, Albania and Greece.
 Secretariat of DG Economic affairs.
 Preparation to the Italian Presidency.
1996 Relations with the European Parliament and negotiation for the adoption of the Euro
 European Commission - General Secretary
1997 Participation in the negotiation of the Amsterdam Treaty
 Expert at the Cabinet of the Commissioner Marcelino Oreja Aguirre
1998 Desk officer  Bosnia - Herzegovina and regional cooperation
 European Commission - DG External Relations
2000-2004 Political advisor and member of the cabinet of the European Commissionn President Romano
 Prodi
2004-2005 Political advisor to the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso
2001 Coordinator of the Stability Pact and of regional cooperation initiatives in the Balkans
 European Commission - DG External Relations
2005 Diplomatic advisor to President of the Italian region of Puglia, Nichi Vendola
2006 Member of the committee for the election campaign of Romano Prodi
2006-2008 Member of Parliament - President of the bicameral committee on Schengen, Europol,
 Immigration
 I Parliamentary Commission on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute of the Prime Minister)
 XIV Parliamentary Commission on European Union Policies
 President of the Federalist parliamentary Intergroup for the European Constitution
 European policies adivsor to the Prime Minister
2006 Deputy Secretary-General of the European Democratic Party
2007-2008 Member of the Democratic Party national directorate
 Member of the Party's commission for the definition of the "Charter of values".
 Elected in the Party's national assembly in support of Walter Veltroni.
2008-2013 Member of Parliament - Group leader of the Democratic Party at the parliamentary
 Commission on EU policies
 President of the Committee for the examination of the European policies
 Co-President of Federalist parliamentaryIntergroup for the European Constitution.
 President of the parliamentary group for the Italy-India friendship.
 Member of the bicameral Committee on Schengen,Europol and Immigration.
2013 Present Vice-President of the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Present Unpaid advisor to the Municipality of Rome
 Unpaid advisor to the Major of Rome Ignazio Marino on matters related to the European funds and
 projects.
Present Member of Parliament - President of the Italian parliamentary Delegation to the Assembly of the Council of Europe
 XIV Parliamentary Commission on European Union Policies.
 Co-President of the Federalist parliamentary Intergroup for the United States of Europe.
2014 Present Under Secretary of the Italian Government in charge of European Policies
Present Vice-President of the Socialist Group at the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Michael ROTH

Minister of State for Europe, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

1990 Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), Werratal school, Heringen
1990-1991 Non-military national service, Protestant Church
1991-1997 Political science, public law, German studies, sociology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
2000-2002 Lecturer, Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin
since 1987 Member, SPD - Social Democratic Party of Germany
1993-1995 Deputy Federal Chairperson, Young Socialists
since 1996 Member, Executive Committee, North Hesse district, SPD
since 1998 Directly elected member, German Bundestag, electoral district 169 Werra-Meissner - Hersfeld-Rotenburg
2009-2014 Secretary-General, SPD Land Hesse
Spokesperson, SPD members of the Bundestag from Land Hesse
1998-2013 Spokesperson on Europe, SPD parliamentary group, Berlin
since 2013 State Minister for Europe, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

Dr. Sonja PUNTSCHER RIEKMANN

Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna; Head and Professor, Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies, Paris-Lodron-University, Salzburg

1973-1980 Studium der Germanistik, Romanistik und Philosophie, Universität Wien
1981 Promotion zum Dr.phil. (Dissertation: "Mozart. Ein bürgerlicher Künstler")
1980-1982 Freiberufliche Arbeit als Übersetzerin aus dem Italienischen
1982-1984 Scholarin am Institut für Höhere Studien, Abteilung Politikwissenschaft, Wien
1984 Post-Graduate-Diplom der Politikwissenschaft
1985-1986 Projektarbeit als freiberufliche Politikwissenschaftlerin, Publizistin und Übersetzerin
1986-1987 Generalsekretärin der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft
1987-1989 Wissenschaftliche Referentin in der Grünen Parlamentsfraktion für die Bereiche Wissenschafts-, Gesundheits- und Sozialpolitik
1989-1990 Programmkoordinatorin der Grünen und Koautorin der Grünen Leitlinien zu Ökologie-, Sozial- und Demokratiepolitik
1989-1992 Mitglied des Bundesvorstandes der Grünen
1990 Projektarbeit am Institut für Konfliktforschung, Wien
1990-2002 Universitätsdozentin, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universitäten Wien und Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
1991 Visitor im Rahmen des International Visitor Program (USIA) der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
1991-1993 Austrian Research Fellow am European Centre for Coordination and Documentation in Social Sciences (Vienna Centre) mit dem Schwerpunkt "Umweltpolitik in West- und Osteuropa"
1993-1994 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Europäischen Zentrum für Wohlfahrtspolitik und Sozialforschung
1993-1995 Redakteurin des Journals für Sozialforschung
1994 Abgeordnete zum Nationalrat der Grünen Fraktion
1991-1996 Arbeit an der Habilitationsschrift (Thema "Die Neuordnung Europas. Das Dispositiv der Integration")
1996 Forschungsaufenthalt am Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung in Köln
1997 Habilitierung an der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck zur Dozentin für Politikwissenschaft
/1998 Mitglied der Jury zur Evaluierung der Projekte des TSER-Programmes der Europäischen Kommission (IV. Rahmenprogramm, Second Call)
1995-1998 Mitglied der Hörer- und Sehervertretung des Österreichischen Rundfunks
1997-1999 Vorsitzende der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft
1998-2002 Lektorin an der Österreichischen Verwaltungsakademie
Stv. Vorsitzende des Universitätsbeirates der Universität Innsbruck
1998-2004 Leiterin der IWE, Forschungsstelle für institutionellen Wandel und europäische Integration der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
1998-2008 Direktorin des EIF, Institut für europäische Integrationsforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (zuvor Forschungsstelle für institutionellen Wandel und europäische Integration)
1999-2000 Präsidentin des sozialwissenschaftlichen Panels zur Verleihung des René Descartes Preises der Europäischen Kommission
Mitglied des ORF-Kuratoriums
2000-2001 Gastprofessorin am Institut für Sozialwissenschaften der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Lehrstuhl für die vergleichende Analyse politischer Systeme
seit 2002 Universitätsprofessorin für Politische Theorie unter Berücksichtigung der Europäischen Politik an der Universität Salzburg
2003-2011 Vizerektorin der Universität Salzburg
seit 2011 Leiterin und Professorin, Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies, Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg

Political Symposium

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28.08.2016

13:00 - 14:00OpeningPlenary
14:30 - 16:30The EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy: Can It Deliver?Plenary
15:00 - 19:00Resilience: A “Situation Room” ExperimentPartner
17:00 - 18:30Democracy Gone Astray?Plenary
18:30 - 19:30Europe State Award CeremonyPartner

29.08.2016

06:00 - 07:00Editors’ BreakfastPlenary
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 01: Digitalisation and PoliticsBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 02: Resilience: Leadership in Crisis SituationsBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 03: Act Digital, Think Real: Is the Internet a Democratic Space for Everyone?Breakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 04: Promoting the Entrepreneurial SpiritBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 05: Liberté – Égalité – Solidarité: Changing Value Systems in the 21st CenturyBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 06: Impact & Collaboration: New Paradigms of GovernanceBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 07: Stuck in the Middle: Eastern European States and their Relations with the EU and RussiaBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 08: Enlightenment in Europe: A New Social Contract for the Digital Age?Breakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 09: Why Do We Need a Common European Cultural Diplomacy?Breakout
10:00 - 11:30Lunch ReceptionSocial
10:30 - 11:30Fireside Talk with Hanan AshrawiPartner
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 12: Towards a Circular Economy: Saving Raw Materials for the Planet’s Global FutureBreakout
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 13: The Future City: Inclusive, Connected, ResilientBreakout
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 14: Climate Change, Disasters, Migration: Preparing for Emerging RisksBreakout
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 15: Innovative Solutions to the “New” Challenge of IntegrationBreakout
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 16: Redesigning European Welfare States: Rebalancing the Roles of EU and Member StatesBreakout
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 17: The EU’s Cooperation with Southern Neighbours in Response to the Refugee CrisisBreakout
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 18: And what do WE get out of it? Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in EuropeBreakout
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 19: Overcoming the Credibility GapBreakout
11:30 - 14:00Breakout Session 22: Together or Torn Apart: Which Values Will Build our Future?Breakout
14:00 - 16:00ReceptionSocial
16:00 - 17:30Turkey between Regional Aspirations and ChallengesPlenary
18:00 - 19:00Brexit and the Future of EuropePlenary

30.08.2016

06:00 - 07:00Breakfast Club: Strategies of InfluencePlenary
06:30 - 07:30Sustainable Development Goals: What Big Companies Must Do to Get Things GoingPlenary
07:30 - 08:00COURAGE in Times of Multiple Interconnected Crises: A Bold Attempt to Integrate Art and SciencePlenary
08:30 - 10:30Sustainable Development Goals: Which Social Entrepreneurs Are Already One Step Ahead?Plenary