Festival
The Big Leiden Presidential Breakfast
- Sara Polak
- Eduard van de Bilt
- Reijer Passchier
- Jaap de Jong
- Niels van Willigen
- Brandon Zicha
- Hajo Smit (guest speaker)
- Geerten Waling
- Date
- Wednesday 9 November 2016
- Time
- Location
- Kamerlingh Onnes Building
Steenschuur 25
2311 ES Leiden - Room
- Lorentzzaal (A.144)
The most remarkable elections in the history of the United States are here: the 2016 race between Trump and Clinton. The morning after, on November 9, researchers of 4 Leiden University faculties will get together from 7h30-10 AM to interpret the outcome of the elections and to discuss the implications for the United States and for the rest of the world, during the Leiden Presidential Breakfast.
Free access, coffee and donuts for all students and staff of Leiden University.
Programme
7h30 - Introduction & Session 1 (in Dutch): "De positie en persona van de nieuwe POTUS"
Line-up: prof. dr. Jaap de Jong, Sara Polak, Eduard van de Bilt, Reijer Passchier.
8h30 - Session 2 (in Dutch): "Het buitenlandbeleid van de nieuwe POTUS"
Line-up: Niels van Willigen, Albertine Bloemendal, Roy van Keulen, Reijer Passchier
9h15 - Session 3 (in English): "The lasting impact of the "Trump-phenomenon""
Line-up: Hajo Smit (guest speaker), Brandon Zicha, Roy van Keulen.
Coordinator & moderator: Geerten Waling.
(Contact him for more information about this event.)