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Warsaw Stage
Chicago Stage
Brussels Stage
Madrid Room
Warsaw Stage
Conversation

Conversation

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

Speakers

Remarks
Global Outlook

Opening Remarks

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

Speakers

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

Speakers

Espen Barth Eide
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Radosław Sikorski
Radosław Sikorski
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Johann Wadephul
Johann Wadephul
Federal Foreign Minister, 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

Speakers

Jean-Noël Barrot
Jean-Noël Barrot
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France
Baiba Braže
Baiba Braže
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Latvia
Margus Tsahkna
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia

Moderation

Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir
Thordis Kolbrun R. Gylfadottir
Special Envoy of the Secretary General on the Situation of Children of Ukraine, Council of Europe
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

Speakers

Éric Béranger
Éric Béranger
CEO, MBDA

Moderation

Panel Discussion
Global Outlook

Panel Discussion

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

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
14:00-14:50
Warsaw Stage
Open Access

Speakers

Kęstutis Budrys
Kęstutis Budrys
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
Ararat Mirzoyan
Ararat Mirzoyan
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia
Andriy Sybiha
Andrii Sybiha
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
Oana-Silvia Țoiu
Oana-Silvia Țoiu
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania

Moderation

Panel Discussion
Democratic Resilience

Panel Discussion

What Ukraine Means for Europe's Future?

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
14:50-15:40
Warsaw Stage
Open Access

Speakers

Szymon Hołownia
Szymon Hołownia
Chairman, Poland 2050, Poland
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
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Marcos Perestrello
Chair of the Defence Committee, Member of Parliament, Portugal
Natalia Pouzyreff
Natalia Pouzyreff
Member of the National Assembly; Co-President of the French Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly, France

Moderation

Panel Discussion
Global Outlook

Panel Discussion

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

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

Speakers

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Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi
Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Philip H. Gordon
Philip H. Gordon
National Security Advisor to the Vice-President (2022-2025), United States

Moderation

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

Speakers

Anne Applebaum
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

Moderation

Tytti Tuppurainen
Tytti Tuppurainen
Member of Parliament, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Finland
Conference Closing

Conference Closing

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
17:40-18:00
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
Reception

Reception

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
18:00-19:00
Warsaw Stage
Open Access
Chicago Stage
Ceremony

Ceremony

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

General Partners Contribution

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
10:30-11:00
Chicago Stage
Open Access

Speakers

Adam Leszkiewicz
Adam Leszkiewicz
CEO, Polish Armaments Group (PGZ)
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Nathaniel Moran
Member of the House of Representatives, USA
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

Speakers

Mark Carleton-Smith
Gen (R) Sir Mark Carleton-Smith
Chief of the General Staff (2018-2022), United Kingdom; Member of the WSF International Advisory Council
Michael Claesson
Gen Michael Claesson
Chief of Defence Staff, Swedish Armed Forces, Sweden
Wiesław Kukuła
Gen Wiesław Kukuła
Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces

Moderation

Teri Schultz
Teri Schultz
NATO and EU Reporer in Brussels, Germany
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

Speakers

Rob Bauer
Adm (R) Rob Bauer
Chair of the NATO Military Committee (2021–2025), The Netherlands; Edge Fellow, Deloitte Netherlands; Member of the WSF International Advisory Council

Moderation

Antonia Colibasanu
Antonia Colibasanu
Senior Expert, New Strategy Center
Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

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

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
13:30-14:45
Chicago Stage
Open Access

Speakers

Stefan Hefter
Stefan Hefter
Partner, Defence & Space, KPMG, Germany
Krzysztof Kociuba
Maj Gen Krzysztof Kociuba
Chief of Staff, NATO Communications and Information Agency

Moderation

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Jamie Shea
Senior Fellow, Friends of Europe; Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO (2010-2018), United Kingdom
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

Scene-Setting

Keith Kellogg
Lt. Gen. (R) Keith Kellogg
Assistant to the President and Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine (2025), USA

Speakers

Michael R. Carpenter
Michael R. Carpenter
Ambassador to the OSCE (2021-2024); NSC Senior Director for Europe (2024), United States
Ben Wallace
Sir Ben Wallace
Secretary of State for Defence (2019-2023), United Kingdom

Moderation

Panel Discussion
Defence

Panel Discussion

Kaliningrads Future: Nuclear Signalling and the Baltic Security Order

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

Speakers

Ben Hodges
Lt Gen (R) Ben Hodges
Commander of United States Army Europe (2014-2018); Member of the WSF International Advisory Council
Dovile Šakalienė
Former Minister of Defence; Member of Parliament, Lithuania
Jacek Siewiera
Jacek Siewiera
Head of the National Security Bureau of Poland (2022-2025)
Kurt Volker
Kurt Volker
Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations (2017-2019), United States

Moderation

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

Speakers

Markus Mäder
Markus Mäder
State Secretary for Security Policy, Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, Switzerland
Rafał Trzaskowski
Rafał Trzaskowski
Member of the Sejm, Poland

Moderation

Małgorzata Bonikowska
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

Scene-Setting

Speakers

Terry Martin
Terry Martin
Senior Anchor, Deutsche Welle News, Germany
David H. Petraeus
Gen (R) David H. Petraeus
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012), United States; Member of the WSF International Advisory Council

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

Opening Speech

Krzysztof Gawkowski
Krzysztof Gawkowski
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Affairs, Poland

Speakers

Vitaly Balashov
Vitaly Balashov
Deputy Minister, Digital Transformation for Cybersecurity and Cloud Technologies, Ukraine
Dariusz Standerski
Dariusz Standerski
Secretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Poland

Moderation

Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
President of Estonia (2006-2016)
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

Speakers

Hélène Conway-Mouret
Hélène Conway-Mouret
Vice-President, Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee, French National Assembly, France
Dovile Šakalienė
Former Minister of Defence; Member of Parliament, Lithuania
Conversation
Democratic Resilience

Conversation

The Democratic Frontline: Leadership Against Russian Authoritarianism

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

Speakers

Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
President of Estonia (2006-2016)
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet, Belarus
Salome Zourabichvili
Salome Zourabichvili
Fifth President of Georgia

Moderation

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

Speakers

Markéta Gregorová
Markéta Gregorová
Member of the European Parliament, Czech Republic
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Katarzyna Kieli #2
President & Managing Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Poland; CEO, TVN, Poland
Roger Wicker
Senator, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, USA

Moderation

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

Speakers

Beata Javorcik
Beata Javorcik
Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Moderation

Symeon Tsomokos
Symeon Tsomokos
Founder and President, Delphi Economic Forum, Greece
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

Radosław Fogiel
Radosław Fogiel
Member of the Sejm, Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Poland
Agnieszka Gajewska
Agnieszka Gajewska
Global Government & Public Sector Leader, PwC Poland
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Latvia
Paweł Kowal
Paweł Kowal
Member of the European Parliament (2009-2014), Poland
Roger Wicker
Senator, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, USA

Moderation

Szymon Hołownia
Szymon Hołownia
Chairman, Poland 2050, Poland
Roundtable
Global Outlook

Roundtable

EU's Eastern Partnership Reimagined

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
11:30-13:00
Madrid Room
Open Access

Opening Remarks

Ararat Mirzoyan
Ararat Mirzoyan
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia

Speakers

Linas Linkevičius
Linas Linkevičius
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
Mark Speich
Mark Speich
Secretary General, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany
Salome Zourabichvili
Salome Zourabichvili
Fifth President of Georgia

Moderation

Konrad Szymański
Konrad Szymański
Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Roundtable
Global Outlook

Roundtable

Northern Shield: Securing the Baltic-Arctic Front

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
13:15-14:15
Madrid Room
Open Access

Opening Remarks

Espen Barth Eide
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway

Speakers

Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir
Thordis Kolbrun R. Gylfadottir
Special Envoy of the Secretary General on the Situation of Children of Ukraine, Council of Europe
Linas Linkevičius
Linas Linkevičius
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
Marko Mihkelson
Marko Mihkelson
Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Estonia

Moderation

Kari Margrethe Osland
Kari Margrethe Osland
Director, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
Roundtable
Global Outlook

Roundtable

The Middle East at an Inflection Point

Day 2 | 13.10.2026
14:30-15:30
Madrid Room
Open Access

Speakers

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Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi
Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Radosław Sikorski
Radosław Sikorski
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland

Moderation

Catherine Ashton
Baroness Catherine Ashton
Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center; Vice President of the European Commission (2009-2014), United Kingdom