25th Anniversary of Poland’s Membership in NATO: International Conference “Providing Security, Responding to Challenges”
The Casimir Pulaski Foundation, the organizer of the Warsaw Security Forum, and the Delegation of the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, in cooperation with NATO, are organizing a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The event is scheduled to take place on March 18th, 2024, in Warsaw.
The conference will be attended by the Minister of Defence of Poland — Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly — Michał Szczerba, the Head of the National Security Bureau to the President of Poland — Minister Jacek Siewiera, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Boris Ruge, Prime Ministers of Poland in years 1996-1997 and 1997-2001 — Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz and Jerzy Buzek.
During the conference, we will have the pleasure of presenting excerpts from the documentary “NATO: Article V” by TVN Warner Bros. Discovery. The event will be broadcast by TVN24 GO.
Agenda
18/03/2024
10:00-10:20
CONFERENCE OPENING
WELCOME REMARKS
● Katarzyna Pisarska — Chair of the Warsaw Security Forum, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland
● Michał Szczerba — President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Member of the European Parliament, Poland
10:20-10:30
HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATION
● Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz — Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence, Poland
10:30-11:00
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Political Consensus as the Foundation of Poland’s Security Policy
● Jerzy Buzek — Prime Minister of Poland (1997-2001), President of the European Parliament (2009-2012)
● Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz — Prime Minister of Poland (1996–1997), Member of the European Parliament (2019-2024)
11:00-11:45
HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATION
NATO 25-years after Enlarging to the East: State of Play
● Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski — Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
● Boris Ruge — Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO
● Jacek Siewiera — Secretary of State, Head of the National Security Bureau to the President of Poland
● Paweł Zalewski — Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence, Poland
11:45-12:15
COFFEE BREAK
12:15-13:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Poland’s Role in NATO: The Past and Future of the Alliance
● Gen. Wiesław Kukuła — Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces
● Michał Szczerba — President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Member of the European Parliament, Poland
● Justyna Gotkowska — Deputy Director, Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW), Poland
13:00-13:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Understanding NATO’s Challenges of the Future
● Florence Gaub — Director, Research Division of NATO Defence College
● Maj. Gen. Karol Molenda — Commander, Polish Cyber Command
● Christopher Porter — Head of International Security Cooperation, Google Cloud
INTRODUCTION
13:45-14:15
CLOSING CONVERSATION
Defending Every Inch of Civil Society
● Mark Brzezinski — Ambassador of the United States to Poland, USA
● Katarzyna Kieli — President & Managing Director, TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, Poland