Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2025

Hudson Institute’s Center on Europe and Eurasia will host its third Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Strategy Summit. Timed to coincide with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings, the conference will give senior CEE and European Union officials an opportunity to discuss the business and economic climate of their region with an American audience.The summit also aims to reinforce ties between the United States and its Eastern European allies. While this year’s discussion will once again focus on geoeconomics, there will be an added emphasis on the importance of financing defense investment. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Hudson Institute’s Walter P. Stern Chair, will give the keynote address.Hudson thanks the Czech PPF Group for making this summit possible.Learn more: https://www.hudson.org/events/central...0:00 | Opening Remarks Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, European Commission19:18 | A View from BelgradeAna Ivković, Vice-Governor, National Bank of Serbia44:35 | Central Europe as an Economic EngineDr. Lars-Hendrik Röller, Founder & Chair, Berlin Global Dialogue, former Chief Economic Advisor to Chancellor Merkel and G7/G20 SherpaPeter Rough, Director and Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute1:30:22 | Panel Discussion: Bolstering European Resilience Through InvestmentH.E. Dr. Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of MoldovaH.E. Dr. Bogdan Ivan, Minister of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, RomaniaAmb. Tomáš Pojar, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, former Czech Ambassador to IsraelH.E. Barna Tánczos, Minister of Finance, RomaniaModeratorMatthew Boyse, Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute2:36:59 | Lunch Discussion: The Transatlantic Partnership in a New EraAmb. Nikki R. Haley, Walter P. Stern Chair, Hudson InstituteJan Růžička, Chief External Affairs Officer, PPF GroupPeter Rough, Director and Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute3:15:21 | Ukraine as a Source of Economic and Security DynamismH.E. Dr. Yuriy Heletiy, Deputy Governor, National Bank of UkraineH.E. Dr. Olga Zykova, Deputy Finance Minister, UkraineLuke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute