Defence Track
Defence Track
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th 2023
DEFENCE TRACK
Pål Jonson – Minister of Defence, Sweden
Hanno Pevkur – Minister of Defence, Estonia
Moderator: Hadley Gamble – International Journalist and Presenter, USA
Master of Ceremony: Federica D’Alessandra -Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, Oxford University, United Kingdom
Rebecca Torzone – Sector Vice President and General Manager, Combat Systems & Mission Readiness, Northrop Grumman, USA
Tomasz Siemoniak – Member of Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister (2014-2015), Minister of Defence (2011-2015), Poland
- Babcock International – Now More Than Ever What We Do Matters Ewa Kittel-Prejs – Country Director Poland – Babcock International Group
Anne Marie Aanerud – State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Norway
Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie – Commander of the Joint Operations Command, Canada
Anna Wieslander – Director for Northern Europe, Atlantic Council, Sweden
Vice-Admiral (R) Sir Nick Hine – Managing Director AUKUS and International, Babcock
Moderator: Jakub Godzimirski – Research Professor, NUPI, Norway
Session in partnership with The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), financed from the EEA and Norway Grants
- Dual-use Accelerator Hub: A Space for the Exchange of Experiences – Eliza Kruczkowska – Director of Innovation and Development at Polish Development Fund
- The Imperative of Air and Missile Defense Integration – Joseph “Gus” Guastella, Northrop Grumman
Lt. Gen. Michael Claesson – Chief of Defence Staff, Swedish Armed Forces, Sweden
Jessica Cox – Director, Nuclear Policy Directorate, Defence Policy and Planning Division, NATO
Luke Pollard – Member of Parliament, Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces, United Kingdom
Gen. (R) Tod D. Wolters – Supreme Allied Commander Europe (2019-2022), the United States
Moderator: Łukasz Kulesa – Head of Research, PISM, Poland
Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo – Europe Correspondent, Defence News
Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Dyński – Deputy Inspector of the Air Force, General Command of the Armed Forces, Poland
Reuben Johnson – Research Fellow, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
Maj. Gen. Cezary Wiśniewski – Deputy Commander, General Command of the Armed Forces, Poland
Moderator: Justin Bronk – Senior Research Fellow, Airpower & Technology Royal United Services Institute
DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE TRACK
DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE TRACK
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th 2023
DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE TRACK
Bilyana Lilly – Chair of the WSF Democratic Resilience Track, Researcher, RAND Corporation, USA
Master of Ceremony: Marcin Bużański – Senior Fellow, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
Anne-Marie Trevelyan – Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, United Kingdom
Lt. Gen. (R) Ben Hodges – Commander of United States Army Europe (2014-2018), USA
Jerzy Pomianowski – Executive Director, European Endowment for Democracy
Moderator: Anja Wehler-Schöck – International Editor, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
Session in partnership with European Endowment for Democracy on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of EED
Lady Catherine Ashton – Global Fellow Woodrow Wilson Center, former EU High Representative, Vice President of the European Commission (2009-2014), United Kingdom
Eva Maydell – Member of European Parliament, Bulgaria
Barry Pavel – Vice President & Director, RAND National Security Research Division, Director of National Defense Research Institute, USA
Moderator: James Landale – Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, BBC
Marie-Doha Besancenot – Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATO
Reinhard Bütikofer – Member of the European Parliament, Germany
Hsu Szu-chien – Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council, Republic of China
Nad’a Kovalčíková – Senior Analyst, Transnational Security, EU Institute for Security Studies, France
Moderator: Kasia Madera – News Anchor, BBC News
Session in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Warsaw
Dritan Abazović – Prime Minister of Montenegro, Coordinator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro
Stephane Dion – Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the EU and Europe, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-2017), Canada
Stephen Doughty – Member of Parliament, Shadow Minister for Europe, North America, and UK Overseas Territories, United Kingdom
Moderator: Anna Nalyvayko – Senior Project Officer, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Session in partnership with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Matthias Sachs – Cybersecurity Policy Lead Europe, Google
Olha Aivazovska – Co-Founder, International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
John K. Glenn – Senior Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy, USA
Matthias Sachs – Cybersecurity Policy Lead Europe, Google
Daniela Schwarzer – Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany
Moderator: Marcin Bużański – Senior Fellow, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
Session in partnership with Google
Grzegorz Zajączkowski – Digital Champion for Poland, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Poland
Victor Zhora – Deputy Chairman and Chief Digital Transformation Officer at the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine
Ilia Vitiuk – Head of the Department of Cyber and Information Security, Security Service of Ukraine
Moderator: Bilyana Lilly – Chair of the WSF Democratic Resilience Track, Researcher, the RAND Corporation, USA
The Warsaw Security Forum 2023 live streaming
GLOBAL OUTLOOK TRACK
GLOBAL OUTLOOK TRACK
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th 2023
GLOBAL OUTLOOK TRACK
Rafał Trzaskowski – Mayor of Warsaw, Poland
Master of Ceremony: Terry Martin – Senior TV News Anchor
Virginijus Sinkevičius – Commissioner, Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, European Commission
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze – Member of Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Ukraine’s Integration with the EU, Ukraine
Radosław Sikorski – Member of the European Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007-2014), Poland
Moderator: Terry Martin – Senior TV News Anchor
Mirek Dušek – Managing Director, World Economic Forum
Natalia Pouzyreff – Member of Parliament, Defence Committee, France
Jacek Czaputowicz – Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018 – 2020), Poland
Moderator: Jan Cienski – Senior Policy Editor, POLITICO
Oleksandra Matviichuk – Head, Centre for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize Winner (2022), Ukraine
Moderator: Ali Aslan – International Presenter & Journalist, Germany
Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak – Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Poland
Adm. Rob Bauer – Chair of the NATO Military Committee, NATO
Tytti Tuppurainen – Member of Parliament, Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, Finland
Moderator: Michał Baranowski – Managing Director, GMF East & Regional Director, Poland
Session in the partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the US
Session supported by NATO
Philip Gordon – National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the US
Moderator: Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair, Warsaw Security Forum
Tobias Ellwood – Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
Theresa Fallon – Founder & Director, Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies (CREAS), Belgium
Vladimir Milov – Member of Democratic Opposition, Associate of Alexey Navalny, Russia
Dietmar Nietan – Member of Parliament, Coordinator of German‑Polish Intersocietal and Cross‑Border Cooperation, Germany
Moderator: Florence Gaub – Director, Research Division, Defence College, NATO
Session in the partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany
Lynn Kuok – Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Samir Saran – President, Observer Research Foundation, India
Anne-Marie Trevelyan – Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, United Kingdom
Moderator: Małgorzata Bonikowska – President, Centre for International Relations Foundation, Poland
Session in the partnership with the Centre for International Relations Foundation, Poland
Opening remarks: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – Leader of the Democratic Opposition, Belarus
Anne Applebaum – Staff Writer, The Atlantic, USA
Toomas Hendrik Ilves – President of Estonia (2006-2016), Estonia
Garry Kasparov – Russian Opposition Leader, Russia
Linas Linkevičius – Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012 – 2020), Lithuania
Moderator: Christoph von Marschall – Diplomatic Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
Session in the partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Germany
The Warsaw Security Forum 2023 live streaming
ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th 2023
ROUNDTABLES
Ed Arnold – Research Fellow for European Security, Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom
Sir Mark Carleton-Smith – Chief of the General Staff (2018-2022), United Kingdom
Anna Clunes – His Majesty’s Ambassador to Poland, United Kingdom
Lord Coaker – Shadow Spokesperson for Defence, House of Lords, United Kingdom
John Raine – Senior Adviser for Geopolitical Due Diligence, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Moderator: Charles Clarke – Home Secretary (2004-2006), United Kingdom
Session in the partnership with the University of Cambridge, Centre for Geopolitics, United Kingdom
Welcome remarks: Lt. Gen. Benoît Durieux – Director, IHEDN, France
Benoît Guidee – Director for Asia & Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
Natalia Pouzyreff – Member of Parliament, Defence Committee, France
Linas Linkevičius – Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012 – 2020), Lithuania
Moderator: Florence Gaub – Director, Research Division, Defence College, NATO
Session in the partnership with the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN), France
Reinhard Krumm – Head of FES Office for the Baltic States, Germany
Dietmar Nietan – Member of Parliament, Coordinator of German‑Polish Intersocietal and Cross‑Border Cooperation, Germany
Andrzej Szejna – Member of Parliament, Poland
Lubomír Zaorálek – Minister of Foreign Affairs (2014-2017), Czech Republic
Moderator: Anja Wehler-Schöck – International Editor, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
Session in the partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany
Opening Remarks:
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – Leader of the Belarus Democratic Opposition, Belarus
Discussion:
Stephen Doughty – Member of Parliament, Shadow Minister for Europe, North America, and UK Overseas Territories, United Kingdom
Alina Koushyk – United Transitional Cabinet Representative for National Revival, Belarus Democratic Opposition
Michael Carpenter – US Ambassador to the OSCE, USA
Moderator: Bart Kot – Programme Director, Warsaw Security Forum
Opening remarks: Iulian Fota – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
Kate Byrnes – Civilian Deputy and Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. European Command, USA
Basat Öztürk – Director General for International Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye
Paweł Soloch – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Romania, National Security Advisor to the President (2015-2022), Poland
Grigol Vashadze – Member of Parliament, Georgia
Andriy Zagorodnyuk – Minister of Defence (2019-2020), Ukraine
Dragomir Zakov – Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bulgaria
Moderator: George Scutaru – Founder & CEO of the New Strategy Center, Romania
Session in the partnership with the New Strategy Centre, Romania
Supported by the Black Sea Trust, a Project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
Opening remarks: Stephen Doughty – Member of Parliament, Shadow Minister for Europe, North America, and UK Overseas Territories, United Kingdom
Khatia Dekanoidze – Member of Parliament, Georgia
Pavel Havlicek – Research Fellow, Association for International Affairs (AMO.CZ), Czech Republic
Yelyzaveta Yasko – Member of Parliament, Ukraine
Žygimantas Pavilionis – Member of Parliament, Lithuania
Kira Rudyk – Member of Parliament, Chair of Political Party Golos, Ukraine
Michał Szczerba – Member of Parliament, Acting President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Poland
Moderator: Bart Kot – Programme Director, Warsaw Security Forum
WORKING FORMATS
WORKING FORMATS
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th 2023
WORKING FORMATS (by personal invitation only)
Welcome Remarks:
Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair, Warsaw Security Forum
Rebecca Torzone – Sector Vice President and General Manager, Combat Systems & Mission Readiness, Northrop Grumman, USA
Speakers:
Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir – Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland
Kajsa Ollongren – Minister of Defence, The Netherlands
Anne-Marie Trevelyan – Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, United Kingdom
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – Leader of the Belarus Democratic Opposition, Belarus
Irene Fellin – Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, NATO
Mariia Ionova – Member of Parliament, Co-founder of the Ukrainian Women Congress, Member of the Board of the International Women Democrat Union, Ukraine
Discussion led by:
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff – Guido Goldman Distinguished Scholar for Geostrategy, German Marshall Fund of the US, Germany
Bart M.J. Szewczyk – Visiting Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the US, Brussels
Session in partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the US
Ed Arnold – Research Fellow for European Security, Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom
Peter Beyer – Member of Parliament, Germany
Goran Buldioski – Acting Executive Director, Open Society – Europe and Central Asia
Lt. Gen. Benoît Durieux – Director, IHEDN, France
Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss – Managing Director of Common Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service
Moderator: Wojciech Przybylski – Editor-In-Chief, Visegrad Insight, Poland
Session in partnership with the Visegrad Insight
Session organised in partnership with the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces
Session organised as a part of WSF High-Level Group on Cyber Resilience
Discussion with the Special Guest:
Lt. Gen. (R) Ben Hodges – Commander of United States Army Europe (2014-2018), USA
Session in partnership with the Manfred Wörner Seminar, Bundeswehr Centre for Public Affairs