Youth & Leaders Summit – Kofi Annan Edition

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The Youth & Leaders Summit brings together leaders and thinkers in international affairs to engage in an open dialogue with students.
The 2019 edition will look at « New Technology as a Disruptive Global Force » and will be exceptionally dedicated to the memory of Kofi Annan.
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Program:
MORNING SESSION – Please register here
08:30 – 09:00 : Welcome and registration
09:00 – 09:10 : Welcome remarks by Frédéric Mion, President, Sciences Po.
09:10 – 09:15 : Kofi Annan, a tribute by Lakhdar Brahimi, Chairman, Strategic Committee, Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs; Elder; former UN Special Envoy for Syria; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Algeria.
09:15 – 09:30 : Opening Speech by Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor.
09:30 – 10:00 : Keynote Speech by Gro Harlem Brundtland, Elder; former Prime Minister of Norway; former Director-General, World Health Organization; former UN Special Envoy on Climate Change.
Followed by a discussion the audience.
10:30 – 12:00 : Panel 1: Technological challenges for a (more) secure world
Moderator : Adam Nossiter, Paris correspondent, New York Times

• Maria Chiara Carrozza, Professor of BioRobotics, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy; Scientific Director, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi; former Minister for Education and Research, Italy
• Carlos Lopes, former Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa; Professor, Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town; Visiting Professor, Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs
• Dan Smith, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs Student Panel: Nicola Bressa, Vanessa Facon, Mathieu Joly, Wojciech Strupczewski.
Followed by a discussion with the audience.
12:00 – 12:30 : Keynote Speech by Margrethe Vestager, EU Commissioner for Competition
Followed by a discussion with the audience.
AFTERNOON SESSION – Please register here
14:00 – 15:30 : Panel 2: Socio-economic implications of the technological revolution
Moderator: Liz Alderman, Chief business correspondent in Europe, New York Times

• Yann Algan, Professor of Economics; Dean, School of Public Affairs, Sciences Po
• Houda-Imane Faraoun, Minister of Post, Telecommunications, Technologies and Digitalization, Algeria
• Casper Klynge, Tech Ambassador for Denmark

Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs Student Panel: Shashwat Koirala, Jonathan Roulot, Marusa Rus.
Followed by a discussion with the audience.
15:30 – 16:00 : Keynote Speech by Sir Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Group (by videoconference)
In a conversation with Lakhdar Brahimi, Elder.
Followed by a discussion with the audience.
16:30 – 18:00 : Panel 3: Governance and ethics in the digital age
Moderator: Steven Erlanger, Chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, New York Times

• Dominique Cardon, Professor of Sociology; Director, Medialab, Sciences Po
• Peter Cowhey, Professor, Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy, UC San Diego; Dean, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego
• Valerio Riavez, political campaign strategist
• Annika Silva-Leander, Head of Democracy Assessment and Political Analysis, International IDEA

Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs Student Panel: Abraham Collier, Sara Fuxhi, Caroline Milliotte, Alara Ucak.
Followed by a discussion with the audience.
18:00 – 18:15 : Concluding Remarks by Enrico Letta, Dean of Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs.
Please note that registration is compulsory. You will have to register for the Morning Summit Session, and the Afternoon Summit Session separately.