In partnership with CSIS we are pleased to invite you to the 8th annual Transatlantic Forum on Russia. This year's conference will examine transatlantic policy towards Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova five years after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and military incursion into eastern Ukraine. The Transatlantic Forum on Russia is part of a broader effort to formulate an enduring transatlantic policy framework towards Russia, with an examination of regional security, political, and economic developments.

The event will be webcast

Programme

09:00 Welcoming Remarks:

Ms. Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, CSIS

Dr. Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Director, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDU)

09:10-10:00 Keynote Address: U.S. Policy toward Russia: A View from Congress - Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

10:00-11:30 Panel One: Five Years After the Annexation of Crimea and Military Incursion into the Donbas: Where Does the Transatlantic Community Go from Here?

Panelists:

Dr. Pawel Kowal, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland (2005-2007), Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Dr. Maria Snegovaya, Adjunct Fellow, Center for European Policy (CEPA)

Dr. Alina Polyakova, Director, Global Democracy and Emerging Technologies, Brookings

Jonathan D. Katz, Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund
Moderator: Dr. Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Director, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDU)

11:45-13:15 Panel Two: Belarus, Moldova and Georgia: What Does the Future Hold?

Panelists:

Dr. Adam Eberhardt, Director, Center for Eastern Studies, Warsaw

Iulian Groza, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova (2013-2015) Executive Director, European Institute of Politics and Reforms, Chișinău

Alex Johnson, Chief of Staff, U.S Helsinki Commission
Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli, Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC

Moderator: Ms. Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, CSIS

13:45 Journalist Roundtable: The White House and the Evolution of U.S. Policy toward Russia

Panelists:

Peter Baker, White House Correspondent, New York Times

Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker

Rene Pfister, Washington Bureau Chief, DER SPIEGEL

Moderator: Ms. Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, CSIS