Cécile Vidal – Professor of Atlantic World History, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)

and and

Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard UniversityAlison Frank Johnson – Professor of History and CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard UniversityMaya Jasanoff – Coolidge Professor of History and CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University

Suzanne Berger – John M. Deutch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Patrice Higonnet – Robert Walton Goelet Research Professor of French History Emeritus & CES Resident Faculty, Harvard University

Charles Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Research Professor of History, CES Resident Faculty & Director (1994-2001), Harvard University

Adam Nossiter – Paris Bureau Chief, The New York Times

Opening Remarks by Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government; CES Director & Resident Faculty, Harvard University

Chair Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, CES Resident Faculty & Director (2001-2006), Harvard University

Albana Shehaj – Program Manager & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Chair Arthur Goldhammer – Writer & Translator; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University