WSF2015 speaker: Mikheil Saakashvili, former President of Georgia and Head of the Advisory International Council of Reforms of Ukraine
WSF2015 speaker: Mikheil Saakashvili, former President of Georgia and Head of the Advisory International Council of Reforms of Ukraine
The WSF2015 team is proud to announce that Mikheil Saakashvili, former President of Georgia and Head of the Advisory International Council of Reforms of Ukraine will be a speaker at the Warsaw Security Forum 2015. Involved in national politics since 1995, he became president in January 2004 after President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned during the November 2003 “Rose Revolution” led by Saakashvili and his political allies. Following the Rose Revolution, as the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili focused on tackling the core obstacles to economic growth. The main targeted areas were corruption in civil services, dealing with corrupt and overly influential oligarchs, and simplifying the tax code. Following his term as President, he actively became involved in supporting Ukraine’s Euromaidan movement and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and was appointed by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko as head of the International Advisory Council on Reforms in 2015.
Energy Security as the Foundation for a Just Transition in Post-Industrial Regions
The transformation of post-industrial regions toward sustainable, low-emission economies hinges on one critical factor: energy security. This theme, explored during a high-level panel discussion at the last edition of the Warsaw Security Forum, highlighted the need to transition from coal and other high-emission energy sources to cleaner alternatives such as renewable and nuclear energy. Achieving this shift will require not only technological innovation but also strategic planning, international cooperation, and robust regulatory frameworks.
Polish presidency in the EU: a chance for a sustainable energy transition
The evolving landscape of decarbonization and energy security, with its profound regional and global implications, business operations in Poland. ORLEN is eager to engage in discussions about energy transition and the EU regulations required to facilitate it. The company has prepared a position paper highlighting the key challenges: preserving the competitiveness of the EU market, championing technological neutrality, ensuring access to decarbonization financing, and shifting away from overly prescriptive regulatory approaches.
WSF2024: Summary
The 11th edition of the Warsaw Security Forum (WSF), held on October 1-2, 2024, successfully brought together 2,600 participants from 90 countries, 30 governmental delegations, and over 250 speakers to address critical issues surrounding European and transatlantic security. With 1 million combined online views and over 14,000 live viewers, the WSF reaffirmed its importance as a leading platform for security dialogue in Europe.