42 European Security & Defence 2015
Top Speakers 2015
Main Programme
Dr Lubomír Zaorálek Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
OPENING
09.00
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
10.15
11.45
Deputy Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States Permanent Representative to NATO
Aleksey Meshkov
HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE
12.00
Ambassador Douglas E. Lute
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
Peter Watkins Director General for Security Policy, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
13.30 15.00 16.30 17.00 17.20 17.40
OSCE Secretary General
Terry Halvorsen Chief Information Officer, US Department of Defense
www.euro-defence.eu
FORUM INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
18.00 Ambassador Lamberto Zannier
Opening of the Exhibition / Registration Welcome to the Congress » R. Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Behörden Spiegel » Ambassador Jir̆í S̆edivý, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO, former Minister of Defence, Congress President BSC 2015 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Opening Ceremony » Dr Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic » Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State » Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and former President of the European Parliament
The order of speakers may change.
10.45 11.15 Ambassador Alexander Vershbow
status: 6 November 2015
Tuesday, 17 November 2015 08.00 08.45
Ambassador Victoria Nuland
Deutschlands Rolle in der europäischen Sicherheitspolitik
19.30 21.30
Innovation through Euro-Atlantic Partnership » William Schmieder, President, Raytheon International Inc. Europe Coffee Break The key role of satellites for global connectivity » Karim Michel Sabbagh, President & CEO, SES Euro-Atlantic Security – responsibilities and lead » Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE Euro-Atlantic Security: Washington – Brussels – Moscow – how to meet the new challenges? Chair: » Prof Ioan Mircea Pasçu MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Defence Minister of Romania Panellists: » Michael Gahler MEP, EPP Group Spokesman on Security and Defence, European Parliament » Ambassador Dr Hans-Dieter Lucas, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO » Ambassador Douglas E. Lute, United States Permanent Representative to NATO » Aleksey Meshkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation » Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary-General of NATO » Peter Watkins, Director General for Security Policy, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom » Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, OSCE Secretary General Luncheon / Buffet PANEL SESSION > Panels A1 – A5 Coffee Break ICT as a firm anchor for Defence and Security in a turbulent world » Lieutenant General (ret) Jo Godderij, Executive Advisor, Atos Public Sector Keynote Speech » Ambassador John B. Emerson, Embassy of the United States Berlin Best Procurement Practice for major Military Projects » Mathias Oberndörfer, Head of Public Sector, KPMG Germany
FORUM INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION TTIP – what may be the implications for transatlantic defence and armament cooperation? Chair: » Robert Walter, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, President European Security and Defence Association (ESDA) Introduction: » Dr Christian Mölling, Senior Resident Fellow, Security Policy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States Panellists: » Dr Christina Balis, Principal and Director of European Operations, Avascent Europe » Prof Dr John L. Clarke, Director of Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies » Terry Halvorsen, Chief Information Officer, US Department of Defense » Michael J. Lyden, General Manager, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) » Prof Dr Vasile Secǎreş, President, NATO Partnership Studies Center, SNSPA Buffet / Networking End of the first day
