Chris Hanretty » usa http://chrishanretty.co.uk/blog Notes on Italian politics and public broadcasting Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 The Obama Administration: an early assessment http://chrishanretty.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/10/14/the-obama-administration-an-early-assessment/ http://chrishanretty.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/10/14/the-obama-administration-an-early-assessment/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:13:42 +0000 Chris http://chrishanretty.co.uk/blog/?p=489
I’ll be chairing a session at this event. The Shrumster will be there!
New York University’s La Pietra Policy Dialogues
invites you to the International Conference:
“The Obama Administration: An Early Assessment”
at Villa la Pietra in Florence on October 20, 2009

Top media experts, political analysts and scholars from both sides of the Atlantic will evaluate the new (and sometimes not so new) direction the Obama Administration has charted since the election and the impact of his election on Europe and transatlantic relations, seen at one year’s distance.

PROGRAM

8:30 am    Registration

9:00 am    Welcome, Ellyn Toscano, Executive Director, New York University in Florence

9:05 am    Panel 1: The Year in Review
Moderator: Robert Shrum, New York University
Alex Castellanos, Political media consultant, top media adviser to Bush-Cheney ’04 and to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign in ’08
Stephanie Cutter, Institute of Politics, Harvard University, Chief spokesman for the Obama-Biden transition team and advisor to President Obama
Giuliano Da Empoli, Journalist, political advisor, Deputy Mayor for Culture, the City of Florence
Stan Greenberg, Democratic pollster and political strategist, advisor to campaigns of Clinton, Gore, and Kerry, co-founder of Democracy Corps
11:00 am  Morning coffee break

11:15 am   Panel 2: A New Era in International Relations: The Challenge of Afghanistan
Moderator: Ellyn Toscano, New York University
Sergio Fabbrini, Professor of Political Science, specialist in transatlantic relations, University of Trento
Stan Greenberg, Democratic pollster and political strategist, advisor to campaigns of Clinton, Gore, and Kerry, co- founder of Democracy Corps
Robert Shrum, Senior Fellow, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Kenneth Weisbrode, Fellow, European University Institute
1:15pm     Lunch

2:15 pm    Panel 3: The Media Assess the Administration
Moderator: Chris Hanretty, European University Institute
Ken Lerer, Co-founder and Chairman The Huffington Post
Monica Maggioni, Director Foreign Desk TG1 RAI
Adam Nagourney, Chief political correspondent, The New York Times
Leo Sisti, Journalist, L’Espresso

4:15 pm    Afternoon coffee break

4:30 pm    Concluding Round Table: What Should Obama Do Next?
Moderator: Marylouise Oates, Author and activist
All Participants

6:00 pm    Closing
Please rsvp at: lapietra.reply@nyu.edu – or call 055 5007 210
VILLA LA PIETRA – NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – VIA BOLOGNESE 120 – 50139 FLORENCE
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