You can now listen to of an interview conducted by CES Research Assistant Anca Gurzu or download a copy of the .

Alison M. Konrad, Ph.D., joined the Richard Ivey School of Business, in 2003 as a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and is holder of the Corus Entertainment Chair in Women in Management.Ìý Professor Konrad’s current work focusses on women in leadership, organizational diversity initiatives and making workplaces more inclusive.

On April 4, 2013, journalist Roger Smith moderated a conversation between the German and French Ambassadors as a part of the European Perspectives Lecture Series. This event was entitled “French-German Relations since the Elysee Treaty,” Ìýand the focus of the conversation was the development of their respective countries’ relationship since the Elysee Treaty was signed in 1963, but also touched on the current state of the European Union in light of the Eurocrisis. H.E. Werner Wnendt and H.E. Philippe Zeller were forthcoming in their discussion of relations and spoke frankly about their confidence in the European Union to weather this current trouble. You can now listen to of an interviewÌýconducted by CES Research AssistantÌýAnca Gurzu.

The other participants in the event were:

• , Université de Montréal
• , University of Toronto

Over the past decades, issues of migration, integration, cultural diversity, and religious pluralism have become major topics of political contention across Europe. In many European states, public discourse has shifted decisively against multiculturalism, and xenophobic (or anti-Muslim) political parties have emerged as significant political players. At the same time, cultural and religious diversity in European states continues to increase, European integration in moving into ever more sensitive policy areas (including migration), and transnational linkages across borders are growing ever more dense. In this light, what is the state of multiculturalism in Europe? Participants in the roundtable will present case studies from various parts of Europe, and discuss general tendencies in how European societies deal with issues of societal diversity.

We are now pleased to present a podcast done with Dr. Gould conducted by CES research assistant Anca Gurzu.

Oct 17

The first CES event in conjunction with Environment Days, Professor Inger Weibust gave a lecture exploring where the EU environmental policy is headed and how that compares to Canadian policy.

• To listen to an interviewÌýwith Prof Weibust,Ìý.

Making Urban Transport Sustainable: Lessons from Europe and North America

Oct 18

The secondÌýevent in the Environment Days series, the keynote was presented by Dr. Ralph Buehler from Virginia Tech, and contrasted transportation, land-use policies and transport systems in Western Europe and North America.Ìý It also explore the influenced of socio-demographics, public health, and financial efficiencies on travel behaviours.

This event was supported by the German Embassy, and presented in cooperation with the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism.

This keynote was followed by a roundtable discussion. To listen to an interview with Ralph Buehler,Ìý.

Interviews conducted by Anca Gurzu.

• Stephan SchottÌý– to listen to an interview with this panellist, and professor of Public Policy and Administration at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´,Ìý.
• Tony PenikettÌý– To listen to an interview with this panellist, and former premier of the Yukon territory,.

Interviews conducted by Anca Gurzu.

This event was supported by The Canadian InternationalÌýCouncil, theÌýÌýEuropean Commission, the Conference Board of Canada, the Embassy of France andÌýÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University.

• ToÌýview his presentationÌý
• To listen to an interview with Gehring,Ìý

Interview conducted by Anca Gurzu,Ìý

• To listen to an interview with Patrick Bahners please clickÌý

• to listen to a podcast ofÌýPatrick Leblond’s views on the Euro crisis,Ìý

Achim Hurrelmann is Associate Professor of Political Science at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University, Associate Director of Research at the Centre for European Studies and collaborator with the Canada Europe Transatlantic Dialogue. He assesses the economic and political responses to the Euro crisis, as well as the potential impact on European integration.

• To listen to a podcast of Achim Hurrelmann’s views on the Euro crisis,Ìý.
• Ìýprepared by the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue

Interviews conducted by Anca Gurzu for theÌý.

Sept 22 & 23, 2011Ìý
Presentations by Speakers:
Pami Aalto (University of Tampere)Ìý
Sandra Cavalieri (Ecologic, Berlin)ÌýArmand deMestral (McGill University)ÌýErica Dingman (World Policy Institute, New York)
Petra Dolata-Kreutzkamp (King’s College, London)
Leonid Grigoriev (Higher School of Economics, Moscow)
Rob Huebert (University of Calgary)Markus Kaim (German Institute for International Affairs, Berlin)H.E. Matthias Brickmann, (EU Ambassador to Canada)
H.E. Zenon Kosiniak-Kamysz (Polish Ambassador to Canada)
H.E. Georg Witschel (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Canada)
David Long (ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University)ÌýDonald McRae (University of Ottawa)
Heather Nicol (Trent University)
Kristin Offerdal (Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies)
Joel Plouffe (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Jaime Reynolds (European Commission, DG Environment)
Mary Simon (OC, QC, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami)
Oran Young (UC Santa Barbara)

Held at the Delegation of the European Union in Ottawa in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany as one event in a series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Canada-Germany Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation.

To view selected articles of Dr. Umbach:

• Ìý(this link also includes a number of papers by other authors on the EU’s Eastern Partnership in the Black Sea region)

An interview with Dr. Umbach is available on the website of the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue:

• Ìý.

Dr. Umbach is also Associate Director in the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) at King’s College, London and Consultant forÌý International Energy Security and Security Policies.