EIN SUMMER UNIVERSITY BUCHAREST - European Ideas Network

Claude FISCHER
Mark C. FISCHER
European Ideas Network
Va d e m e c u m o f t h e s p e a k e r s
Graduated from the Political Science School of La Sorbonne University, Ms. Claude Fischer, who
started her professional life as a teacher, militated for twenty years in Lorraine.
Elected in the city of Pont-à-Mousson, she headed the Meurthe-et-Moselle federation of the French
Communist Party from 1987 to 1991.
Member of the patronizing committee of Confrontations Europe since its creation in 1992, she became
in 2009 the Chairwoman of the association.
Manager of ASCPE, a consultancy society that organizes training seminars on European issues, she is
in charge of the organization of the “European forum on Nuclear Waste Management”. She is Director
of publication and editor in chief for “La Lettre des Entretiens européens”.
She organizes European initiatives throughout Europe. In 2006-2007, she organized the Tour of Europe. In 2008, she became involved
in successful international conference ‘The European interest in globalization’ that led to the creation of the European Economic.
Claude Fischer was awarded Knight of the Order of Merit September 19, 2006 by Jean Gandois.
Mr. Mark C. Fischer began his career as a communications expert in the JG 71 “Richthofen” Fighter
Squadron of the German Air Force before undertaking his studies in law and international relations at the
universities of Bonn and Hamburg in Germany. Upon completion of his degree focusing on European
Security and Defence Policy, Mr. Fischer worked as a policy analyst and subsequently as Deputy Director
for the European Office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Brussels. Since November 2005 Mr.
Fischer works at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, most recently as a Program Director
with responsibility for the annual Brussels Forum and other initiatives that require the coordination of
input from the different GMF offices and policy programs in Europe and the United States.
Roland FREUDENSTEIN,
Roland Freudenstein (born 1960) studied political science, Japan studies, economics and international
relations in Bonn (M.A. 1988) and Los Angeles. From 1989-93 he was a fellow at the Research Institute
of the German Council on Foreign Affairs, Bonn. From 1993-95 member of the planning staff for Foreign
and Security Policy of the European Commission, Brussels. 1995-2001 Director of the Warsaw Office of
the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, working on civil society building and political networking. 2002-2004
Head of unit, Foreign and European Affairs, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Berlin. Numerous publications
on international security, Central Europe and German foreign policy.
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