Encontros da Arrábida 

Todos os anos, o Convento da Arrábida dá nome a um ciclo de encontros dedicado à análise de temas políticos, sociais, científicos, históricos e artísticos, tanto a nível nacional como internacional.
Alguns destes encontros decorrem, desde 2008, no Museu do Oriente.

Integrados neste programa e, por norma, em Maio realizam-se, desde 1994, os Arrábida Meetings, um fórum de reflexão sobre questões políticas e estratégicas e que reúne, no convento, alguns dos mais importantes estrategos mundiais.
O conselho permanente deste fórum é presidido por Chris Patten.

15TH ARRÁBIDA MEETING ON 21–23 MAY 2009

PROGRAMME

CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN: LORD PATTEN OF BARNES

THURSDAY 21ST MAY

Arrival in Lisbon and transfer of the Participants to the Arrabida Monastery

19h30 | Drinks followed by opening dinner at 20h30

President Jorge Sampaio, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations;

Former President of the Portuguese Republic

FRIDAY 22ND MAY       

09h30-12h45

SESSION I | THE NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND ITS FUTURE RELATIONS WITH ASIA

“Setting the scene”/Moderator: Ambassador Marc Grossman,

Japanese perspective:  Ambassador Yukio Satoh, Vice Chairman, Japan Institute of International Affairs, Tokyo

Indian perspective: Dr. Ashley J. Tellis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,

Washington, DC

Chinese perspective:  Dr. Tao Wenzhao, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing                   

13h00-14h30:    Luncheon

15h00-18h00

SESSION II | THE NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND ITS FUTURE RELATIONS WITH EUROPE

“Setting the scene”/Moderator: Lord (Chris) Patten

Ambassador Steven Pifer, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC

Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller Director, Berlin Office, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

20h00   Drinks followed by dinner at 20h30

SATURDAY 23RD MAY

10h00-12h30

SESSION III | THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS AFTER THE G20 SUMMIT

Mr. Vikram Singh Mehta, Chairman, Shell Group of Companies, Mumbai, India

Mr. Jean Lemierre, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, BNP Paribas Group, Paris; Former President, EBRD

Prof. Augusto Mateus Former Ministry of Finance, Portugal

Informal closing luncheon & departure of Participants