Friends of Europe
A well connected lobby group whose Secretary General is lobbyist Giles Merritt
In June 2005 Friends of Europea ran and 'Atlantic Rendez-Vous Satellite Debate' titled 'After the EU-US Summit: Where do we go from here? Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - Brussels/Washington DC'
The guesat list shows the connections of Merritt and ther Friends of Europe. Of significance is the presence of John houston of lobby firm Houston Consulting Europe along with several of his financial service clients.
At a glance | Programme | Speakers | Back to calendar
Registration
14:30 - 15:00
Session I: How many EU – US fences still need mending?
15:00 - 16:00
Moderator: Pat Cox & Giles Merritt (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
Speakers:
Ronald D. Asmus , Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center, Brussels , German Marshall Fund of the United States
Robert A. Bradtke , Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs , US Department of State
Roger Cohen , Journalist , The New York Times
Michael Leigh , Deputy Director General for Europe & Central Asia, Near & Middle East, Southern Mediterranean , European Commission, DG External Relations
Erika Mann , Member, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy , European Parliament
Richard Wright , Director North America , European Commission
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:15
Session II: Does the transatlantic economy need a new US-EU deal on governance?
16:15 - 17:15
Moderator: Pat Cox & Giles Merritt (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
Speakers:
Pervenche Berès , Chairwoman , European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Don Bonker , Executive Vice-President , APCO
John Bruton , Head of the Delegation , Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
Peter Chase , Director of the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs , U.S.Department of State
Matthias Ruete , Director in charge of coordination for competitiveness , European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry
Coffee break
17:15 - 17:30
Session III: How free is the transatlantic market in financial services?
17:30 - 18:30
Moderator: John Houston (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
Speakers:
Paul Arlman , Secretary General , Federation of European Securities Exchanges
Don Bonker , Executive Vice-President , APCO Worldwide
Wilbur Monroe , Deputy Director of the Office of International Banking and Securities Markets , U.S. Department of the Treasury
Ieke van den Burg MEP , Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs , European Parliament
David Wright , Director of Financial Markets , European Commission
Networking Cocktail
18:30 - 19:30