Defence Track
Defence Track
DAY 1 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd 2023
DEFENCE TRACK
Zbigniew Pisarski – Founder, Warsaw Security Forum & President, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
OPENING SPEECH ON BEHALF OF THE UK GOVERNMENT – THE PARTNER COUNTRY I
James Heappey – Minister for Armed Forces, United Kingdom
Master of Ceremony: Federica D’Alessandra -Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, Oxford University, United Kingdom
Adm. Rob Bauer – Chair of the NATO Military Committee, NATO
James Heappey – Minister for Armed Forces, United Kingdom
Slavjanka Petrovska – Minister of Defence, North Macedonia
Marjan Šarec – Minister of Defence, Slovenia
Moderator: Lt. Gen. (R) Ben Hodges – Commander of United States Army Europe (2014-2018), USA
David Lockwood – Chief Executive Officer, Babcock International Group
Raymond Piselli – Vice President, International Business, Lockheed Martin
Jeff Shockey – Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations, RTX
Solomiia Bobrovska – Member of Parliament, Committee on National Security & Defence, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Delegation in NATO PA, Ukraine
Gen. (R) Sir Mark Carleton-Smith – Chief of the General Staff (2018-2022), United Kingdom
Claudia Major – Head of Research Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Germany
Moderator: Terry Martin – Senior TV News Anchor
- XXIst Century Security in the context of war in Ukraine – Jonathan Hoyle CBE Vice President and Chief Executive, Europe, Lockheed Martin
- Sustainment Forward and Supply Chain Resilience – Chris Brown Vice President Global Strategy & International Business Development, General Dynamics Land Systems
Wendy Gilmour – Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, NATO
Andrew Michta – Director, Scowcroft Strategy Initiative & Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, USA
Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss – Managing Director for Peace, Security and Defence, European External Action Service
Moderator: Tomasz Smura – Member of the Board, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
- Eurofighter Typhoon for Poland – nothing comes close – Costantino Panvini Rosati – VP Marketing, Eurofighter Export, Leonardo
- AH-64E Apache: The Right Solution for Poland – G. Adam Hodges – International Business Development Lead Europe and the Middle East Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Angus Lapsley – Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, NATO
Justyna Gotkowska – Deputy Director, Eastern Studies Center, Poland
Lt. Gen. (R) Sir Paul Newton – Distinguished Fellow, Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom
Lt. Gen. Tomasz Piotrowski – Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, Poland
Moderator: Robert Pszczel – Senior Resident Fellow, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
ENERGY SECURITY AND CLIMATE TRACK
ENERGY SECURITY AND CLIMATE TRACK
DAY 1 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd 2023
ENERGY SECURITY AND CLIMATE TRACK
Michał Kurtyka – Minister of Climate (2019-2021), Chair of the WSF Energy Security & Climate Track , Poland
Karim Amin – Member of the Executive Board, Siemens Energy
Master of Ceremony: Marcin Bużański – Senior Fellow, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
Carolina Novac – State Secretary from the Ministry of Energy, Moldova
Michał Kurtyka – Minister of Climate (2019-2021), Chair of the WSF Energy Security & Climate Track , Poland
Ditte Juul Jørgensen – Director-General, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Moderator: Piotr Przybyło – Senior Fellow of Pulaski Foundation
Introduction: Ariel Porat – Senior Vice President, Head of Europe, Siemens Energy
Dainius Kreivys – Minister of Energy, Lithuania
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica – Member of Parliament, Deputy Speaker, Latvia
Norbert Röttgen – Member of Parliament, Germany
Grzegorz Należyty – Vice President Eastern Europe & Managing Director, Siemens Energy, Poland
Moderator: Kasia Madera – News Anchor, BBC News
Session in partnership with Siemens Energy Talks
Royal Hansen – Vice President, Privacy, Safety and Security Engineering, Google
Moderator: Hadley Gamble – International Journalist and Presenter, USA
Lee Alderman-Davis – Global Product & Development Director, Ligentia, United Kingdom
Presentation in partnership with Ligentia
Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
Dimitar Lilkov – Senior Research Officer, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Bulgaria
Markus Reichel – Member of Parliament, Germany
Victoria Voytsitska – Member of the Verkhovna Rada, Secretary, Committee on Fuel Energy, Nuclear Policies and Security (2014-2019), International Center for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Moderator: Hadley Gamble – International Journalist and Presenter, USA
Benedetta Berti – Head, Policy Planning Unit, Office of the NATO Secretary General, NATO
Session in partnership with NATO Policy Planning Unit
The Warsaw Security Forum 2023 live streaming
GLOBAL OUTLOOK TRACK
GLOBAL OUTLOOK TRACK
DAY 1 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd 2023
GLOBAL OUTLOOK TRACK
Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair, Warsaw Security Forum
Jacek Siewiera – Secretary of State, Head of the National Security Bureau, Poland
Master of Ceremony: Kasia Madera – News Anchor, BBC News
Olha Stefanishyna – Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ukraine
Moderator: Hadley Gamble – International Journalist and Presenter, USA
Catherine Ashton – Global Fellow Woodrow Wilson Center, former EU High Representative, Vice President of the European Commission (2009-2014), United Kingdom
Pål Jonson – Minister of Defence, Sweden
Angel Tîlvăr – Minister of Defence, Romania
Miroslav Wlachovský – Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovak Republic
Moderator: Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair, Warsaw Security Forum
Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir – Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland
James Heappey – Minister for Armed Forces, United Kingdom
Gabrielius Landsbergis – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
Kajsa Ollongren – Minister of Defence, The Netherlands
Moderator: Christoph Heusgen – Chairman, Munich Security Conference
Session in the partnership with Munich Security Conference, Germany
Thomas Bagger – Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
Henrik Landerholm – National Security Advisor, Sweden
Jacek Siewiera – Secretary of State, Head of the National Security Bureau, Poland
Moderacja: Kasia Madera – News Anchor, BBC News
Session in the partnership with National Security Bureau to the President of Poland
Carl Bildt – Co-chair of ECFR’s Council, Former Prime Minister (1991-1994) & Minister for Foreign Affairs (2006-2014), Sweden
Lt. Gen. (R) H.R. McMaster – US National Security Advisor (2017-2018), USA
Majda Ruge – Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations, Germany
Moderator: Steven Erlanger – Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for Europe, The New York Times
Session in the partnership with the Atlantic Council, USA
Gen. (R) David Petraeus – Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012), USA
Moderator: Malcolm Chalmers – Deputy Director General, Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom
Session in the partnership with the Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom
Anne-Marie Trevelyan – Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, United Kingdom
Heather Conley – President, German Marshall Fund of the US
Hanna Hopko – Co-Founder, International Center for Ukrainian Victory, Head of Foreign Affairs Committee and Member of Parliament (2014-2019), Ukraine
Iryna Mudra – Deputy Minister of Justice, Ukraine
Moderator: Ali Aslan – International Presenter & Journalist, Germany
Session in the partnership with the International Center for Ukrainian Victory
The Warsaw Security Forum 2023 live streaming
ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES
DAY 1 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd 2023
ROUNDTABLES
Khatia Dekanoidze – Member of Parliament, Georgia
Olena Halushka – Co-Founder, International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Mariam Lashkhi – Member of Parliament, First Deputy Chair, Foreign Relations Committee, Georgia
Lawrence Meredith – Director for Neighborhood East and Institution Building, DG NEAR, European Commission
Oleksandr Merezhko – Member of Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Interparliamentary Council, Ukraine
Moderator: Andrew Mueller – The Foreign Desk, Monocle 24
Session in the partnership with the European Commission
Supported by the Black Sea Trust, a Project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski – Member of Parliament, Poland
Knut Abraham – Member of Parliament, Germany
Thomas Erndl – Member of Parliament, Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, Germany
Bogdan Klich – Senator, Chair of Foreign Affairs and EU Committee, Senate, Poland
Reactions:
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff – Guido Goldman Distinguished Scholar for Geostrategy, German Marshall Fund of the US, Germany
Monika Sus – Visiting Professor, Centre for International Security at the Hertie School Berlin, Germany
Johannes von Thadden – Co-Chairman, Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation, CEO Airbus Poland
Moderator: Marta Prochwicz-Jazowska – Program Manager & Analyst, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Warsaw Office
Session in the partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Germany
Faisel Khan – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sempra
Ditte Juul Jørgensen – Director-General, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera – President of Forum Energii, Poland
Norbert Röttgen – Member of Parliament, Germany
Zuzanna Rudzińska-Bluszcz – Head, ClientEarth Poland
Moderator: Jan Cienski – Senior Policy Editor, POLITICO
Session in the partnership with the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation
Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski – Member of Parliament, Poland
Radosław Fogiel – Member of Parliament, Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, Poland
Michał Kobosko – Deputy Chair, Poland 2050 Party, Poland
Paweł Kowal – Member of Parliament, Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, Poland
Andrzej Szejna – Member of Parliament, Poland
Moderator: Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair, Warsaw Security Forum
Toomas Hendrik Ilves – President of Estonia (2006-2016), Estonia
Daria Kaleniuk – Co-Founder, International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Garry Kasparov – Russian Opposition Leader, Russia
Vladimir Milov – Member of Democratic Opposition, Associate of Alexey Navalny, Russia
Žygimantas Pavilionis – Member of Parliament, Lithuania
Moderator: Mitchell A. Orenstein – Professor of Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania, USA
WORKING FORMATS
WORKING FORMATS
DAY 1 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd 2023
WORKING FORMATS (by personal invitation only)
Discussion hosted by: John Spellar – Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
Delegation of Members of Parliament, United Kingdom:
Session in partnership with the Defence Select Committee, House of Commons, UK
Deeph Chana – Managing Director, Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), NATO
Brig. Gen. Mariusz Chmielewski – Deputy Commander, The Cyberspace Defense Forces, Poland
Brig. Gen. Marcin Górka – Director of the Innovation Department at the Ministry of National Defense
Jacek Siewiera – Secretary of State, Head of the National Security Bureau, Poland
Moderator: Izabela Albrycht – Director, Cybersecurity Center, AGH University, Poland
Session in the partnership with National Security Bureau to the President of Poland
Dainius Kreivys – Minister of Energy, Lithuania
Carolina Novac – State Secretary from the Ministry of Energy, Moldova
Ditte Juul Jørgensen – Director-General, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica – Member of Parliament, Deputy Speaker, Latvia
Karim Amin – Member of the Executive Board, Siemens Energy
Moderator: Michał Kurtyka – Minister of Climate (2019-2021), Chair of the WSF Energy Security & Climate Track , Poland
Solomiia Bobrovska – Member of Parliament, Committee on National Security & Defence, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Delegation in NATO PA, Ukraine
Maj. Gen. (R) James Cowan – CEO, The HALO Trust, United Kingdom
Oleksandra Matviichuk – Head, Centre for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize Winner (2022), Ukraine
Scott McDonald – Chief Executive, British Council, United Kingdom
Oleksandra Ustinova – Member of Parliament, Faction Leader, Holos political party, Head of the Temporary Special Commission on Arms Control, Ukraine
Yelyzaveta Yasko – Member of Parliament, Ukraine
Moderator: Suzanne Raine – Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge; Trustee of the Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom
ADVOCATING FOR UKRAINIAN VICTORY
Component in partnership with the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory
Olha Aivazovska – Co-Founder, International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Hanna Hopko – Co-Founder, International Center for Ukrainian Victory, Head of Foreign Affairs Committee and Member of Parliament (2014-2019), Ukraine
Daria Kaleniuk – Co-Founder, International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Olena Halushka – Co-Founder, International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Component co-funded by the USAID/ENGAGE program, funded by the USAID and implemented by Pact
Alma Zadić – Federal Minister of Justice, Austria
Olha Aivazovska – Co-Founder, International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Mieczysław (Mietek) Boduszyński – Policy Advisor on Accountability of War Crimes, Office of U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (2022-2023)
Ladislav Hamran – President, Eurojust
Moderator: Kateryna Ryabiko – First Deputy Director, OSCE-ODIHR (2020-2023), Chief Strategy Officer, DAC
Session supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations
Olha Babiy – National Commission for State Regulation in Energy and Utilities, Ukraine
Rebecca Harms – Member of European Parliament (2004-2019), Germany
Phillip A. Petersen – President, New Generation Warfare Centre, USA
Nicolas Tenzer – President, Centre d’étude et de réflexion pour l’action politique (CERAP), France
Moderator: Victoria Voytsitska – Member of Parliament, Secretary, Committee on Fuel Energy, Nuclear Policies and Security (2014-2019), International Center for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Iryna Mudra – Deputy Minister of Justice, Ukraine
Bart M.J. Szewczyk – Visiting Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the US, Brussels
Paul Williams – President and Co-Founder, Public International Law and Policy Group, USA
Olena Halushka – Co-Founder, International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Moderator: Marcin Bużański – Senior Fellow, Casimir Pulaski Foundation