by Christopher Coker* | Nov 25, 2019 | Commentary, Disruptive Technologies, Events & Activities, Proceedings
All predictions are based on trend analysis: What countries or companies are researching, or working on at the time. But we should always remember for the future is not the end of the trend line. Why? Well, to begin with, we made the mistake of writing histories of...
by Vincent Sassel* | Nov 22, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Proceedings
Ladies and gentlemen, Excellencies, let me first thank the organizer, Beyond the Horizon, for inviting me today. It is indeed a real honour and a great pleasure for me as a representative of Belgian Foreign Affairs to address you today at this summit. Indeed, as you...
by Kim Stollar* | Nov 20, 2019 | Commentary, Disruptive Technologies, Events & Activities, Proceedings
Thank you for inviting. I’m here on behalf of AmCham EU and I think this is really a wonderful forum with a lot of diversity of thought and analysts. It’s been a very robust conversation and I’m happy to support industry’s perspective. I don’t...
by Diego de Ojeda* | Nov 18, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
Presently, the European Defence Fund is not yet a reality but there are two pilot programmes that are already up and running. First, I would like to take a step back and qualify the impression that, I think, is emanating from previous information: to some extent the...
by Rudy Priem* | Nov 15, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
First, thanks to the organizers for this excellent event and inviting the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU). So, today, at this event, I am representing AmCham EU. I am also Acting Chairman of the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG). I...
by Dr. Pete Ito* | Nov 13, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
Let me start by noting that after 25 years as a U.S. Diplomat and 12 years teaching at Cranfield University, mostly at the UK Defence Academy, I know you are only going to take away one thing that I say in the course of this entire presentation. I always start out...
