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Scene-Setting

Scene-Setting

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
09:45-10:00
Warsaw Stage
Open Access

Master of Ceremony

Nik Gowing
Founder and Director, Thinking the Unthinkable Ltd, UK
Conference Opening
Global Outlook

Opening Remarks

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
10:00-10:10
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
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Speaker

Włodzimierz Czarzasty
Speaker of the Sejm, Poland
Panel Discussion
Global Outlook

Panel Discussion

The Return of Power Politics: Europe Between War and Rivalry

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
10:10-11:00
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Espen Barth Eide
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Ed Miliband
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, United Kingdom
Radosław Sikorski
Radosław Sikorski
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Johann Wadephul
Johann Wadephul
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Germany

Moderation

Katarzyna Pisarska
Chair of the Warsaw Security Forum, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland
Panel Discussion
Global Outlook

Panel Discussion

What Comes After the Liberal International Order?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
11:00-11:50
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
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Scene-Setting

José Manuel Albares Bueno
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain

Speakers

José Manuel Albares Bueno
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain
Margus Tsahkna
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia
Andriy Sybiha
Andrii Sybiha
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
Roger Wicker
Senator, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, USA

Moderation

Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Special Envoy of the Secretary General on the Situation of Children of Ukraine, Council of Europe; Minister for Foreign Affairs (2021–2024), Iceland
Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

A New European Security Architecture: Is There a Way Back to Strategic Stability?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
13:10-14:00
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone
Chair of the NATO Military Committee, NATO
Bartosz Grodecki
Secretary of State, Head of the National Security Bureau to the President of Poland
Jim Himes
Member of the House of Representatives, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, USA
Éric Béranger
CEO, MBDA

Moderation

Bronwen Maddox
Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House, United Kingdom
Session in partnership with the National Security Bureau of Poland
Panel Discussion
Global Outlook

Panel Discussion

Half-Baked or Step-by-Step? Rethinking EU Enlargement

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
14:00-15:00
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
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Scene-Setting

Jakov Milatović
President of Montenegro

Speakers

Kęstutis Budrys
Kęstutis Budrys
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
Jakov Milatović
President of Montenegro
Ararat Mirzoyan
Ararat Mirzoyan
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Armenia
Oana-Silvia Țoiu
Oana-Silvia Țoiu
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania

Moderation

Steven Everts
Director, European Union Institute for Security Studies, The Netherlands
Session in partnership with EUISS
Panel Discussion
Democratic Resilience

Panel Discussion

What Ukraine Means for Europe's Future?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
15:00-15:50
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Szymon Hołownia
Szymon Hołownia
Deputy Speaker of the Sejm, Poland
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
Marcos Perestrello
President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Portugal
Tytti Tuppurainen
Tytti Tuppurainen
Member of Parliament, Finland

Moderation

Dominik P. Jankowski
Deputy Secretary General for Policy and Outreach, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, NATO
Session in partnership with the Polish Sejm and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Panel Discussion
Global Outlook

Panel Discussion

Negotiating Peace in the Middle East: Lessons from the Frontlines of Diplomacy

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
15:50-16:40
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Mohammed Al-Khulaifi
Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Philip H. Gordon
Assistant to the President, National Security Adviser to the Vice President (2021-2025), USA
Luigi Di Maio
EU Special Representative for the Gulf Region, European Union

Moderation

Latika M. Bourke
Writer-at-Large, The Nightly, Australia
Session in partnership with Doha Forum
Panel Discussion
Global Outlook

Panel Discussion

Are Russia and China Successfully Redrawing the International Order?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
16:40-17:40
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Anne Applebaum
Staff Writer, The Atlantic, USA
William Browder
Sir William Browder
Head, Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, United Kingdom
Joschka Fischer
Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998-2005), Germany
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Vice-President, Free Russia Foundation, Russia

Moderation

Tamara Wittes
President, National Democratic Institute, USA
Chicago Stage
Award
Defence

Award Ceremony

Lord Ashcroft's Award for Courage

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
09:00-10:00
Chicago Stage
Open Access
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Scene-Setting

Andriy Sybiha
Andrii Sybiha
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine

Awardee

Kateryna “Ptashka” Polishchuk
Soldier, Defender of Azovstal, National Guard of Ukraine

Laudation

David H. Petraeus
Gen. (R) David H. Petraeus
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012), Member of the WSF International Advisory Council, USA

Jack Strong Award

Awardee

Keith Kellogg
Lt. Gen. (R) Keith Kellogg
Co-Chair, Center for American Security, America First Policy Institute, USA

Laudation

Marcin Przydacz
Secretary of State, Head of the International Policy Office of the President of the Republic of Poland

Master of Ceremony

Marcin Bużański
Marcin Bużański
Director, Centre for Diplomacy and Negotiation at Civitas University; Advisor to the Management Board, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland
Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

The More, the Better - How to Transform Armed Forces to Meet Peer Competitors?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
11:00-12:00
Chicago Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Gen. Michael Claesson
Chief of Defence, Sweden
Gen. (R) Paul Joseph LaCamera
United Nations Command ROK/US Combined Forces Command (2021-2024), USA
Gen. Dame Sharon Nesmith
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, United Kingdom
Lt. Gen. Piotr Błazeusz
Military Representative to the NATO and EU Military Committees, Poland

Moderation

Teri Schultz
Teri Schultz
Freelance Reporter, NPR and Deutsche Welle, USA
Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

Rough Seas: The Maritime Front of Great Power Competition

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
12:30-13:30
Chicago Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Vadm. Rune Andersen
Commander National Joint HQ, Norway
Rob Bauer
Adm. (R) Rob Bauer
Chair of the NATO Military Committee (2021-2025); Edge Fellow at Deloitte; Member of the WSF International Advisory Council, The Netherlands
Eirik Lie
CEO, Kongsberg
Andrew A. Michta
Andrew A. Michta
Director of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, USA
VAdm. Jarosław Ziemiański
Navy Inspector, Poland

Moderation

Oana Lungescu
Oana Lungescu
Distinguished Fellow, Royal United Services Institute; NATO Spokesperson (2010-2023), Germany
Session in partnership with New Strategy Center
Remarks
Defence

General Partner Contribution

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
13:30-13:40
Chicago Stage
Open Access

Speaker

Robert Harward
Executive Vice President, Shield AI
Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

Technology, AI, and Transatlantic Security: Who Will Shape the Digital Battlefield?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
13:40-14:40
Chicago Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

James Appathurai
Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Cyber, Digital Transformation and Hybrid, NATO
Markéta Gregorová
Markéta Gregorová
Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Czech Republic
Robert Harward
Executive Vice President, Shield AI
Stefan Hefter
Stefan Hefter
EMA Head of Defence, KPMG
Maj. Gen. Krzysztof Kociuba
NCI Agency Chief of Staff, NATO

Moderation

Georgianna Shea
Chief Technologist, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, USA
Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

War on Two Fronts: How Western Technologies Are Fueling Adversaries

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
15:00-16:00
Chicago Stage
Open Access
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Scene-Setting

Keith Kellogg
Lt. Gen. (R) Keith Kellogg
Co-Chair, Center for American Security, America First Policy Institute, USA

Speakers

Michael R. Carpenter
Ambassador to the OSCE (2021-2024); NSC Senior Director for Europe (2024), United States
Clara Kaluđerović
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Eurasia Center, USA
David O'Sullivan
EU Sanctions Envoy, European Commission
Vladyslav Vlasiuk
Sanctions Commissioner for President, Ukraine
Sir Ben Wallace
Secretary of State for Defence (2019-2023), United Kingdom

Moderation

Olena Tregub
Executive Director, NAKO, Ukraine
Session in partnership with the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO)
Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

Kaliningrad's Future: Nuclear Signalling and the Baltic Security Order

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
16:00-17:00
Chicago Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Ben Hodges
Lt. Gen. (R) Ben Hodges
Commander of the United States Army in Europe (2014-2018); Member of the WSF International Advisory Council, USA
Dovile Šakalienė
Member of the Seimas, Former Minister of National Defence (2024-2025), Lithuania
Jacek Siewiera
Jacek Siewiera
Head of the National Security Bureau (2022-2025), Member of the WSF National Security Advisors Council, Poland
Kurt Volker
Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis, USA

Moderation

Tobias Fella
Senior Researcher Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg, Germany
Brussels Stage
Panel Discussion
Democratic Resilience

Panel Discussion

The State that Holds: Whole of Government Resilience in an Age of Hybrid Pressure

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
09:00-10:00
Brussels Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Theo Francken
Minister of Defence, Belgium
Hans Leijtens
Executive Director, FRONTEX
Markus Mäder
State Secretary for Security Policy, The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, Switzerland
Mari Rantanen
Minister of Interior, Finland
Igor Taro
Minister of the Interior, Estonia

Moderation

Małgorzata Bonikowska
President, Centre for International Relations Foundation (CSM), Poland
Panel Discussion
Democratic Resilience

Panel Discussion

The First Line of Defence: Are Intelligence Services Already at War?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
10:10-11:10
Brussels Stage
Open Access
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Scene-Setting

Tomasz Siemoniak
Minister, Member of the Council of Ministers, Coordinator of Special Services, Poland

Speakers

Beate Gangås
Director General, Police Security Service, Norway
Jim Himes
Member of the House of Representatives, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, USA
David H. Petraeus
Gen. (R) David H. Petraeus
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012), Member of the WSF International Advisory Council, USA

Moderation

Celeste A. Wallander
Celeste A. Wallander
Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs, Department of Defence, USA
Panel Discussion
Democratic Resilience

Panel Discussion

The Transatlantic Road to Digital Sovereignty: Europe in the New Technology Game for the Future

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
11:20-12:20
Brussels Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Vitaly Balashov
Vitaly Balashov
Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation for Cybersecurity and Cloud Technologies, Ukraine
Tõnu Grünberg
Deputy Secretary General for Digital Infrastructure and Cyber Security, Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, Estonia
Maciej Łaska
Defence and Security Lead Europe, Palantir Technologies

Moderation

Ieva Ilves
Advisor on Cybersecurity Policy and International Cooperation, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ukraine
Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

Two Theaters, One Response: How Europe and Asia Can Counter Military Threats

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
12:30-13:30
Brussels Stage
Open Access
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Scene-Setting

Chia-lung Lin
Chia-Lung Lin
Foreign Minister, Taiwan

Speakers

Gen. (R) Wesley Clark
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1997-2000), USA
Hélène Conway-Mouret
Hélène Conway-Mouret
Vice-President, Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee, French National Assembly, France
Dovile Šakalienė
Member of the Seimas, Former Minister of National Defence (2024-2025), Lithuania
Rear Adm. Jay Tristan Tarriela
PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Coast Guard, Philippines

Moderation

Krzysztof Kozłowski
Director, Asia Research Centre, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland
Conversation
Democratic Resilience

Conversation

The Democratic Frontline: Leadership Against Russian Authoritarianism

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
13:40-14:40
Brussels Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
President of Estonia (2006-2016)
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Vice-President, Free Russia Foundation, Russia
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet, Belarus
Salomé Zourabichvili
Fifth President of Georgia

Moderation

Ia Meurmishvili
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Independence Avenue Media, Georgia
Panel Discussion
Democratic Resilience

Panel Discussion

The Battle for Democracy in the AI Age

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
14:50-15:50
Brussels Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Ieva Ilves
Advisor on Cybersecurity Policy and International Cooperation, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ukraine
Ejup Maqedonci
Ejup Maqedonci
Minister of Defense, Kosovo
Louis Mosley
Executive Vice President, Palantir Technologies
Marc Veasey
Member of the House of Representatives, Helsinki Commission, USA

Moderation

Mark Leonard
Director and Founder, European Council on Foreign Relations, United Kingdom
Panel Discussion
Democratic Resilience

Panel Discussion

Funding the Unthinkable: Who Pays for Resilience Before Crisis Hits?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
16:00-17:00
Brussels Stage
Open Access
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Speakers

Bogdan Benczak
CEO, PZU S.A.
Mikołaj Dowgielewicz
Director General and Deputy Secretary General, European Investment Bank
Beata Javorcik
Beata Javorcik
Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Alexander McWhorter
Citi Country Officer and Banking Head Ukraine

Moderation

Marcin Bużański
Marcin Bużański
Director, Centre for Diplomacy and Negotiation at Civitas University; Advisor to the Management Board, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland
Session in partnership with the PZU Foundation
Madrid Room
Roundtable
Global Outlook

Roundtable

Strategic Parliamentarians' Dialogue on Transatlantic Unity

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
09:30-11:00
Madrid Room
Invitation Only

Speakers

Jason Crow
Member of the House of Representatives, Armed Services Committee, USA
Radosław Fogiel
Radosław Fogiel
Member of the Sejm, Vice-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Poland
Nils-Ole Foshaug
Acting Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Storting, Norway
Kinga Gajewska
Member of the Sejm; Vice-Chair of the Polish Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Poland
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica
Vice-Speaker of Parliament, Latvia
Paweł Kowal
Paweł Kowal
Member of the Sejm, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Poland

Moderation

Theodoros Rousopoulos
Member of the Parliament; President, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024-2026), Greece
Session in partnership with Speakers X Foundation
Roundtable
Global Outlook

Roundtable

EU's Eastern Partnership Reimagined

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
11:30-12:30
Madrid Room
Registration Required

Scene-Setting

Ararat Mirzoyan
Ararat Mirzoyan
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Armenia

Speakers

Maria Kalesnikava
Political Activist, Belarus
Davit Karapetyan
Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Armenia
Linas Linkevičius
Linas Linkevičius
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
Mark Speich
Mark Speich
Secretary General, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany

Moderation

Ewa Polak
Closed Formats Coordinator
Session in partnership with Centrum Mieroszewskiego
Roundtable
Global Outlook

Roundtable

Northern Shield: Securing the Baltic-Arctic Front

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
13:15-14:15
Madrid Room
Invitation Only

Scene-Setting

Espen Barth Eide
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway

Speakers

Mikael Frisell
Director General, Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency, Sweden
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Special Envoy of the Secretary General on the Situation of Children of Ukraine, Council of Europe; Minister for Foreign Affairs (2021–2024), Iceland
Linas Linkevičius
Linas Linkevičius
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
Marko Mihkelson
Marko Mihkelson
Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, Member of Parliament, Estonia
Henryka Mościcka-Dendys
Head of the Foreign Service and Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Claude Véron-Réville
Ambassador-at-Large, EU Special Envoy for the Arctic, European Union

Moderation

Kari Margrethe Osland
Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway
Session in partnership with The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Supported by the EEA and Norway Grants.
Roundtable
Global Outlook

Roundtable

The Middle East at an Inflection Point

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
14:30-15:30
Madrid Room
Invitation Only

Speakers

Mohammed Al-Khulaifi
Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Catherine Ashton
Baroness Catherine Ashton
Member of the House of Lords; Member of the WSF International Advisory Council, United Kingdom
Hélène Conway-Mouret
Hélène Conway-Mouret
Vice-President, Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee, French National Assembly, France
Daniel Fried
Daniel Fried
Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council, United States
Luigi Di Maio
EU Special Representative for the Gulf Region, European Union

Moderation

Maciej Dachowski
Director of the Foreign Policy and European Integration Programme, Casimir Pulaski Foundation