The Lisbon Conference

Intro

The Lisbon Conference

The Lisbon Conference, a high-level international forum, will be held on June 16 at the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon,under the curatorship of Dr. José Manuel Durão Barroso, former President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Portugal.

This distinguished gathering will convene global leaders and eminent experts to reflect on the current state and future prospects of transatlantic relations between Europe and the United States of America. Discussions will center on key strategic domains, including politics, defense, geopolitics, the economy, and technological innovation. The overarching theme, “Europe and Transatlantic Relations,” underscores the increasing relevance of international cooperation in a rapidly evolving global context.

Esteemed speakers such as Theresa May, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Devin Nunes, Amanda Sloat, Edouard Philippe, and Mariya Gabriel, among other notable figures, will contribute to a full day of high-level dialogue and strategic insight.

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José Manuel Durão Barroso

Curator

Durão Barroso

Is former President of the European Commission where he completed two mandates between 2004 and 2014. He’s a former Prime Minister of Portugal where he served and served for twelve years including in the positions of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Secretary of State for Home Affairs. His academic appointments include Visiting Professor at Georgetown University, Princeton University and the Graduate lnstitute for International Studies in Geneva. He is currently a visiting professor at the Catholic University of Portugal (Director of its Centre of European Studies) and at the European University Institute, School of Transnational Governance, Florence. He’s also nonresident scholar at Princeton University, where is a member of the Advisory Council of the Liechtenstein Institute. José Manuel Durão Barroso graduated in Law from the University of Lisbon and completed a Master’s degree in Political Science at the University of Geneva and other postgraduate degrees in European Studies. He is currently Chairman of International Advisors at Goldman Sachs and Chairman of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Program

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16 Junho 2025 - 09h00

Four Seasons Hotel Ritz, Lisbon

09h00 | Guest reception

09h30 | Welcome Note 

Luís Santana, CEO of Medialivre

09h40 | Institutional Opening

Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon City Council

09h55 | Opening Session

José Manuel Durão Barroso, Former President of the European Commission; Former Prime Minister of Portugal

10h10 | Europe and the relationship with the US seen from the European Council

António Costa, President of the European Council and José Manuel Durão Barroso, Former President of the European Commission; Former Prime Minister of Portugal (via video)

10h20 | Europe and Transatlantic Relations

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former French Prime Minister
Theresa May, Former British Prime Minister
Moderator: Mónica Dias, Director, Institute for Political Studies – Universidade Católica Portuguesa (IEP-Católica).

11h00 | The Current Geopolitical Challenges to Europe and the United States

Devin Nunes, Former US Congressman for the State of California; CEO and President of the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG); Chair of the White House’s President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
Sir Alex Younger, Former Chief of MI6
Moderator: Ana Miguel dos Santos, Lawyer & Strategic Consultant; Expert in Intelligence, Security & Defense Policy

11h40 | Coffee Break

12h00 | US and Transatlantic Relations

Moderator: Germano Almeida, Commentator, NOW

12h45 | The Future of Ukraine

Interview with Dmytro Kuleba, Former Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine and José Manuel Durão Barroso, Former President of the European Commission; Former Prime Minister of Portugal

13h00 | Lunch

The Future of Europe conversation with Edouard Phillipe, Former French Prime Minister and José Manuel Durão Barroso, Former President of the European Commission; Former Prime Minister of Portugal

14h30 | Afternoon Opening Session

14h45 | European Economy and Trade

Enrico Letta, Former Prime Minister of Italy (via video)
João Aguiar Machado, Ambassador of the European Union to the WTO
Moderator: Miguel Frasquilho, Host of the program ‘Economy Without Borders’ and former president of AICEP

15h25 | Portuguese Companies and the European and International Context

Ana Figueiredo, CEO, MEO
Miguel Stilwell de Andrade, CEO, EDP
Rogério Campos Henriques, CEO, Fidelidade

Moderator: Patrícia Matos, Journalist and News Pivot, NOW

16h00 | Coffee Break

16h20 | European Union, United States and Technological Challenges

Bruno Maçães, Secretary of State for European Affairs
Mariya Gabriel, President of Robert Schuman Institute
Moderador:to be confirmed – NOW*

17h10 | Closing Session

17h30 | END

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