Youth Conference 27 January 2014
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP): A Global Game Changer?
Organized by Jonge Atlantici, Alias and USA
Aula Academiegebouw, Utrecht (Domplein 29)
Programme
09.30 – 10.00
Registration with coffee/tea
10.00 – 10.15
Welcome
Marianne Copier
Vice-President of Jonge Atlantici
10.15 – 11.00
Introductory Lecture on the TTIP
Koen Berden
Managing Director, Market Director EU28 and Senior Partner at Ecorys
11.00 – 12.15
Panel 1: Views of Political Parties on the TTIP
Mark Dijk
Candidate Member of the European Parliament for VVD (Alliance of
Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
Bas Eickhout
Member of the European Parliament for GroenLinks (European
Greens/European Free Alliance)
Niels Jongerius
Candidate Member of the European Parliament for SP (European
United Left/Nordic Green Left)
Marietje Schaake
Member of the European Parliament for D66 (Alliance of Liberals and
Democrats for Europe)
Moderator: Remco Zwetsloot
Board Member of Jonge Atlantici
p.t.o.
12.15 – 13.15
Lunch
13.15 – 14.30
Panel 2: Economics, Civil Society and External Parties/Partners
Piet Buitelaar
De Nederlandsche Bank (The Dutch Central Bank)
Geert Ritsema
Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands)
Marcel Canoy
Chief Economist and Senior Partner at Ecorys
Moderator: Arnold Hooiveld
Board Member of Jonge Atlantici
14.30 – 14.45
Coffee/tea break
14.45 – 16.00
Panel 3: Geopolitical Consequences of the TTIP
Meline Arakelian
Senior Desk Officer United States at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Sabine Mengelberg
University lecturer at the Dutch Defence Academy
Roel van der Veen
Scientific Advisor to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Gregory D. LoGerfo
Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs at the Embassy of the
United States in the Netherlands
Moderator: Biejan Poor Toulabi
Board Member of Jonge Atlantici
16.00 – 16.15
Closing remarks
Marianne Copier
Vice-President of Jonge Atlantici