WSF Public Dialogue will bring together ministers involved in the Gymnich format, security experts, academics, and journalists. They will take part in a discussion about key issues related to the priorities of the Polish Presidency – the war in Ukraine, European defense, and transatlantic relations.
The conference will serve as a platform for initiating significant debates that will help shape the agenda of the European Union for 2025 and subsequent years. Through the exchange of opinions and recommendations between politicians and experts from member states and Ukraine, the event will aim to strengthen the Polish Presidency while promoting a sustainable and comprehensive approach to achieving its goals.
SPEAKERS
Director Center for Diplomacy, Civitas University; Senior Advisor, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (2024), Member of the European Parliament (2009-2024), France
Member of Parliament, Chair of the Polish-American Parliamentary Group, Poland
AGENDA 7.05.2025
| 13:00-13:15 | COFFEE & NETWORKING |
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| 13:15-13:30 | WORDS OF WELCOME
OPENING REMARKS
Master of Ceremony: Marcin Bużański – Director Center for Diplomacy, Civitas University; Senior Advisor, Casimir Pulaski Foundation |
| 13:30-14:00 | HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATION
Moderator: Adam Jasser – Deputy Director, TVP World |
| 14:00-14:40 | MINISTERIAL PANEL DISCUSSION | EU’s Role in Shaping Europe’s New Security Architecture: Balancing Defence and Geopolitical Power
Moderator: Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair of the Warsaw Security Forum, Casimir Pulaski Foundation |
| 14:40-15:10 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 15:10-16:00 | HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSION | Europe Under Attack: Seeking a United Response to Russia’s Hybrid Warfare
Moderator: Maia Mazurkiewicz – CEO, PZU Foundation |
| 16:00-16:50 | PANEL DISCUSSION | Allies, Rivals or Both? Can the Transatlantic Bond Reestablish Itself in the New Era of Hard Power Politics
Moderator: Jan Cienski – Senior Policy Editor, Politico Europe |
| 16:50-17:50 | PANEL DISCUSSION | Lost in Uncompetitive Regulations? How Europe Can Find Its Way to the Top of Global Tech and Trade Rivalry
Opening Discussion:
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Henry Foy – Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times Session in partnership with CEPA |
| 17:50-18:00 | CLOSING REMARKS
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| 18:00-18:30 | COCKTAIL |
AGENDA 7.05.2025
13:00-13:15 | COFFEE & NETWORKING
13:15-13:30 | WORDS OF WELCOME
- Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair of the Warsaw Security Forum, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
OPENING REMARKS
- Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka – Undersecretary of State, Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Poland
Master of Ceremony: Marcin Bużański – Director Center for Diplomacy, Civitas University; Senior Advisor, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
13:30-14:00 | HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATION
- Aleksander Kwaśniewski – President of Poland (1995-2005)
Moderator: Adam Jasser – Deputy Director, TVP World
14:00-14:40 | MINISTERIAL PANEL DISCUSSION | EU’s Role in Shaping Europe’s New Security Architecture: Balancing Defence and Geopolitical Power
- Radosław Sikorski – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
- Elina Valtonen – Minister for Foreign Affairs, Finland
Moderator: Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair of the Warsaw Security Forum, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
14:40-15:10 | COFFEE BREAK
15:10-16:00 | HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSION | Europe Under Attack: Seeking a United Response to Russia’s Hybrid Warfare
- Baiba Braže – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Latvia
- Gen. Philippe Lavigne – NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (2021- 2024)
- Mihai Popșoi – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moldova
Moderator: Maia Mazurkiewicz – CEO, PZU Foundation
16:00-16:50 | PANEL DISCUSSION | Allies, Rivals or Both? Can the Transatlantic Bond Reestablish Itself in the New Era of Hard Power Politics
- Lt. Gen. Piotr Błazeusz – Commanding General of Eurocorps
- Arnaud Danjean – Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (2024), Member of the European Parliament (2009-2024), France
- Tobias Ellwood – Member of Parliament (2005-2024), UK
- Aleksandra Uznańska-Wiśniewska – Member of Parliament, Chair of the Polish-American Parliamentary Group, Poland
Moderator: Jan Cienski – Senior Policy Editor, Politico Europe
16:50-17:50 | PANEL DISCUSSION | Lost in Uncompetitive Regulations? How Europe Can Find Its Way to the Top of Global Tech and Trade Rivalry
Opening Discussion:
- Andrzej Domański – Minister of Finance, Poland
Panel Discussion:
- Enrico Letta – Prime Minister of Italy (2013-2014), Dean of IE University
- Alina Polyakova – President & CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), USA
- Marta Poślad – Director, CEE & Transatlantic Public Policy, Google
Moderator: Henry Foy – Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times
Session in partnership with CEPA
17:50-18:00 | CLOSING REMARKS
- Zbigniew Pisarski – President, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
18:00-18:30 | COCKTAIL
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