DAY 1 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH 2018
Zbigniew Pisarski -President of the Board, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
Paweł Soloch – Head, National Security Bureau, Poland
Mateusz Morawiecki – Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (invited)
Jacek Czaputowicz – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Pavlo Klimkin – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
Linas Linkevicius – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
David Zalkaliani – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georgia
Moderator: Katarzyna Pisarska – Director and Founder, European Academy of Diplomacy, Poland
LTG (retired) Ben Hodges – Former Commanding General, US Army Europe, Pershing Chair, CEPA, Partner, Berlin Global Advisors
Anders Fogh Rasmussen – NATO Secretary General (2009-2014)
Moderator: Ali Aslan – Presenter, Deutsche Welle TV, Germany
Norman Davies – Historian, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, United Kingdom
DISCUSSION |
Sophie Katsarava – Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Parliament of Georgia
Bronisław Komorowski – President of the Republic of Poland (2010-2015)
Andrius Kubilius – Prime Minister (2008-2012), Member of Seimas, Lithuania
Aleksander Kwaśniewski – President of the Republic of Poland (1995-2005)
Moderator: Katarzyna Pisarska – Director and Founder, European Academy of Diplomacy, Poland
Thomas Silberhorn – Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany
OPENING PRESENTATION |
Richard Wike – Director of Global Attitudes Research, Pew Research Center
DISCUSSION |
Theresa Fallon – Director, Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies
David Kramer – Senior Fellow at McCain Institute, U.S Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2008-2009)
Zsuzsanna Szelényi – Non-resident Fellow, Institute of Human Sciences, Austria, Member of Hungarian Parliament (1990-1994, 2014-2018)
Konrad Szymański – Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Nicolas Tenzer – Chair, Centre d’étude & de réflexion pour l’Action politique, France
Moderator: Roland Freudenstein – Policy Director, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Belgium
Session in partnership with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Belgium
Jerzy Pomianowski – Executive Director, European Endowment for Democracy
Oana Popescu – Director, Global Focus Centre, Romania
Jakub Turowski – Head of Public Policy for Poland & Baltics, Facebook
Andrzej Zybertowicz – Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland
Moderator: Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska – President, Centre for International Relations, Poland
Session in partnership with Center for International Relations, Poland
BAE Systems, Platforms and Services – Combat Vehicles: A Critical Element of Hybrid Warfare
Paul Żukowski – Vice President, International Market Creation – Europe, Platforms & Services, BAE Systems Inc.
OPENING REMARKS | Vytautas Umbrasas – Vice-Minister of National Defence, Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania
DISCUSSION |
Ian Brzezinski – Resident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, United States, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO policy (2001-2005),
Gen. Krzysztof Król – Deputy Chief, General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Poland
Claudia Major – Senior Associate, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Germany
Jamie Shea – Senior Fellow, Friends of Europe, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO (2012-2018)
Tomasz Siemoniak – Minister of Defence (2011-2015), Poland
Peter Watkins – Director General Strategy & International, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
Moderator: Michał Kobosko – Senior Adviser, Atlantic Council
Session in partnership with the Atlantic Council, United States
Carl Bildt – Chairman of the Council, European Council on Foreign Relations
Ditmir Bushati – Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Albania
Maciej Popowski – Deputy Director-General, European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
Péter Szijjártó – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary
Moderator: Marcin Bużański – President Global Leader.PL, Senior Advisor, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
Carl Bildt – Chairman of the Council, European Council on Foreign Relations
Martina Larkin – Head of Europe and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Paweł Świeboda – Deputy Head of the European Political Strategy Centre, European Commission
Paweł Wojciechowski – Chief Economist, Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), Minister of Finance of Poland (2006)
Moderator: Martin Michelot – Deputy Director, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Session in partnership with the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Czech Republic
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems – Topic TBA
Vice-Admiral Hervé de Bonnaventure – Deputy Director for International Relations and Strategy, Representative of French Minister of Armed Forces
Col. Gjert Lage Dyndal – Strategic Analysis Capability Team, NATO
Audun Halvorsen – Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Nicolas Liche – Commander, Flotilla 1, German Navy
Greg Melcher – Centre for the Study of New Generation Warfare, United States
RAdm Jarosław Ziemiański – Inspector for the Navy of Armed Forces General Command, Poland (invited)
Moderator: Janusz Onyszkiewicz – Minister of Defence of the Republic of Poland (1992-1993, 1997-2000)
Session in partnership with Euro-Atlantic Association, Poland
OPENING SPEECH |
Carmelo Abela – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, Malta
DISCUSSION |
OPENING REMARKS: Lt. General (ret.) Moshe Yaalon – Minister of Defence (2013-2016), Israel
Carmelo Abela – Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, Malta
Asli Selin Okyay – Senior fellow, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
Guglielmo Picchi – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
Barçin Yi̇nanç – Senior Editor, Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Moderator: Magdalena Skajewska – Journalist and reporter, Polskie Radio
Session in partnership with the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
OPENING REMARKS | Marek Zagórski – Minister of Digital Affairs, Poland
DISCUSSION |
Javier Candau – Head of Department of Cybersecurity, National Cryptological Centre, Spain
Ronan Murphy – Chief Executive Officer, Smarttech247, Irelan
Jorge Portugal – Director General, Associação Empresarial para a Inovação, Portugal
David Venable – Vice President of Cyber Security Masergy Communications
Moderator: Brigham McCown – Chairman Nouveau, Inc., U.S. Federal Senior Executive (2003-2007, 2017), United States
With the presence of the Honorable Anders Fogh Rasmussen NATO Secretary General (2009-2014)
DISCUSSION |
Carl Bildt – Chairman of the Council, European Council on Foreign Relations
Jerzy Pomianowski – Executive Director, European Endowment for Democracy
Maciej Popowski – Deputy Director-General, European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
Julien Théron – Sciences Po Paris, France
Lt. General (ret.) Moshe Yaalon – Minister of Defence (2013-2016), Israel
Barçin Yi̇nanç – Senior Editor, Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
DISCUSSION |
Agnia Grigas – Energy and political risk expert, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, Associate, Argonne National Laboratory
Hanna Hopko – Member of Parliament, Head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
Leonela Lenes – Head of Economy/Energy Department, Experts for Security and Global Affairs Association (ESGA), Romania
Tengiz Pkhaladze – Advisor to the President, Georgia
Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski – Professor, University of Łódź
DAY 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 2018
Jerzy Kwieciński – Minister of Investment and Development, Poland
Moderator: Dominika Ćosić – Journalist, Political Correspondent in Brussels, TVP
Fabrice Leggeri – Executive Director, FRONTEX
Pavel Felgenhauer – Defense Analyst, Novaya Gazeta, Russia
Daniel Fried – Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council, Assistant Secretary of State for Europe (2005-09)
Gen. Richard Shirreff – Former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) (2011-2014)
Julianne Smith – Senior Fellow, Center for the New American Security (CNAS), Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States (2012-2013)
Steve Tsang – Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House
Moderator: Michał Baranowski – Director of the German Marshall Fund’s office in Warsaw
Session in partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), United States
Anna Maria Anders – Secretary of State in Chancellery of Prime Minister, Plenipotentiary for International Dialogue, Member, Senat, Poland
Hanna Hopko – Member of Parliament, Head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
Sophie Katsarava – Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Parliament of Georgia
Katarína Mathernová – Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
Delphine O – Deputy of Paris, Commission of International Affairs, National Assembly, France
Moderator: Bobo Lo – Independent Analyst
Jadwiga Emilewicz – Minister of Technology and Entrepreneurship, Poland
OPENING REMARKS |
Bartosz Cichocki – Under Secretary of State, Ministry Foreign Affairs, Poland
DISCUSSION |
Eugene Czolij – President, Ukrainian World Congress
Adam Eberhardt – Director, Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW), Poland
Agnia Grigas – Energy and political risk expert, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, Associate, Argonne National Laboratory
Iulia Joja – Fellow, Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr, University of Potsdam
Mustafa Nayyem – Deputy of Verkhovna Rada, Commission for the Euro-integration, Ukraine
Moderator: Jana Kobzova – Policy Director, Rasmussen Global
Session in partnership with Center for Eastern Studies (OSW), Poland
Maciej Szymański – Policy Officer, Defence, Aeronautic and Maritime Industries, European Commission
Paul Taylor – Senior Fellow, Friends of Europe, Contributing Editor, POLITICO
Marcin Wróblewski – Deputy Director, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Moderator: Dr Marcin Terlikowski – Head of the European Security and Defence Economics Project, Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM),
Poland
Session in partnership with the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), Poland
Lockheed Martin Corporation – IAMD for 21st Century
HOWARD BROMBERG – Vice President, Air and Missile Defense, Lockheed Martin Corporation Missiles and Fire Control
Dr Tytti Erasto – Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Sweden
Thomas Karako – Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Director, Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Col. Michał Marciniak – Armament Inspectorate, Poland
Moderator: Marek Świerczyński – Editor, Polityka Insight
Session in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation Presentation
DISCUSSION |
Eamon Gilmore – EU Special Envoy for Colombia Peace Process, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2015), Ireland
Corrine Kitsel – UN Coordinator, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom
Julianne Smith – Senior Fellow, Center for the New American Security (CNAS), Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States (2012-2013)
Almut Wieland-Karimi – Director, Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF)
Boguslaw Winid – Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland, Ambassador to the United Nations (2014-2017)
Moderator: Marcin Bużański – President, Global Leader.PL, Senior Advisor, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz – Director, Forum Idei, Batory Foundation, Poland
Delphine O – Deputy of Paris, Commission of International Affairs, National Assembly, France
Tomáš Valášek –Director, Carnegie Europe, Czech Republic
Moderator: Witold Jurasz – Journalist, Chairman, Center for Strategic Analysis
Session in partnership with Carnegie Europe, Belgium
Presenter: Kathryn L Buer, Director International Business Development
Pavel Felgenhauer – Defense Analyst, Novaya Gazeta, Russia
Gustav Gressel – Senior Policy Fellow, European Council of Foreign Relations, Austria
Bettina Renz – Associate Professor, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Col. (ret.) Dr. Zdzislaw Śliwa – Baltic Defence College, Poland
Moderator: Agnieszka Bryc – Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Katarzyna Pisarska – Director and Founder, European Academy of Diplomacy, Poland
Rodger Potocki – Senior Director, Europe, National Endowment for Democracy
Session in memory of James S. Denton (1951-2018)
Bobo Lo – Independent Analyst
Ilya Ponomarev – Politician, Member of Russian State Duma (2011-2016)
Robert Pszczel – Senior Officer, Russia and Western Balkans, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO
Vygaudas Usackas – EU Ambassador to Russian Federation (2013-2017), Foreign Minister of Lithuania (2008-2010), Special Representative of the EU to Afghanistan
Celeste Wallander – President and CEO of the U.S.-Russia Foundation, Special Assistant to the President, Senior Director for Russia/Eurasia, National Security Council (2013-2017), United States
Moderator: Brian Whitmore – Senior Fellow, CEPA, United States
Session in partnership with Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), United States