Event programme 2024

Thursday 23 May

09.00 – 09.15 Official opening 
(Plenary – open session – press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]

Welcome remarks: Mr. Ionel NIȚU, President, New Strategy Center | Mr. Sorin CÎMPEANU, Rector of the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Romania | H.E. Marcel CIOLACU, Prime Minister, Romania (video message)

09.15 – 09.45 Panel I. Two Years of War in Ukraine and its Impact on Security in the Black Sea Region. EU Integration and Resilience of the Republic of Moldova to Current Challenges
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Ambassador Sorin DUCARU, Honorary Chairman of the Scientific Council, New Strategy Center and Director, European Union Satellite Centre, Romania

Key-note speakers:

09.45 – 10.00 Break

10.00 – 10.50 Panel II. European Integration of Ukraine and Republic of Moldova. How Do We Support this Process in the Current European Context?
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Ambassador Mihnea MOTOC, Deputy Head of the European Political Strategy Centre, Romania

Key-note speakers:

10:50- 11:05 Break

11.05 – 12.20 Panel IIIa. NATO and US Policy in the Black Sea Region. From Short-Term Crisis Management to a Long-Term Vision – in partnership with Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), USA
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: General (Ret.) Daniel PETRESCU, Member of International Leadership Council, Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), former Chief of Defence, Romania

  • General (Ret.) Philip M. BREEDLOVE, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, USA
  • Dr. Wendin SMITH, Director, Security Policy Directorate, NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, USA
  • Mr. Titus CORLĂȚEAN, Chairman, Committee for Foreign Affairs, Senate, Parliament of Romania
  • Mr. Dragomir ZAKOV, Director General for Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, former Minister of Defence, Bulgaria
  • 12.00 – 12.20 Open Discussions

11.05 – 12.20 Panel IIIb. The Black Sea and the Potential for Regional Energy Cooperation – in partnership with Sofia Security Forum, Bulgaria
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Radu TUDOR, Journalist, Antena 3 CNN, Romania

11.05 – 12.20 Panel IIIc. The Black Sea and the Global Impact on Food Security – in partnership with University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Romania
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Danube” Venue –  1st floor]

Chair: Mr. Teodor TRAȘCĂ, Vice-rector, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV)

11.30 – 12.20 Panel IIId. Lessons Learned from the Battlefield in Ukraine and the Conclusions to be Drawn by NATO Defence Industries
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: MG (Ret.) Paul HURMUZ, Senior associate expert, New Strategy Center, former Deputy of the State Secretary and Chief of the Defence Policy and Planning Department in the Ministry of National Defence

12.20 – 12.30 Break

12.30 – 13.20 Panel IV. What New Megathreats? The Global Economy facing the Security Front of Challenges
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Le Diplomat” Venue]

Ms. Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center & Chief Operating Officer & Senior Geopolitical Analyst, Geopolitical Futures, Romania, in dialogue with Mr. Nouriel ROUBINI, Professor Emeritus, Stern School of Business, New York University, USA

13.20 – 13.30 Break

13.30 – 14.15 Panel Va. Disruptive Technologies and the War in Ukraine. Lessons for the Future – in partnership with Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: BG (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, The Netherlands

14.15 – 14.30 Presentation of the NUPI and New Strategy Center study on Russian Disinformation Campaigns in the NATO Space in the Context of the War in Ukraine
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –”Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Sergiu MITRESCU, Coordinator of International Relations  Department, New Strategy Center, in dialogue with the authors of the study: Ms.  Ileana ROTARU, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center and Mr. Jakub GODZIMIRSKI, Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs  (NUPI), Poland

13.30 – 14.30 Panel Vb. Reconstruction of Ukraine. Opportunities and Challenges – in partnership with Warsaw Security Forum, Poland
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –”Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Ms. Alexandra GĂTEJ, Member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, Romania

  • H.E. Andrei SPÎNU, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Republic of Moldova
  • Mr. Mustafa-Masi NAYEM, Head of the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure, Ukraine (via VTC)
  • Mr. Jean FROEHLY, Head of the Task Force Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 (URC24), Federal Foreign Office, Germany (via VTC)
  • Mr. Bart KOT, Program Director, Warsaw Security Forum, Poland
  • Mr. Bogdan CERNESCU, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Banking, Romanian Commercial Bank – BCR, Romania
  • Mr. Cătălin PODARU, CEO, Leviatan Design, Romania
    14:10 – 14:30 Open Discussions

13.30 – 14.30 Panel Vc. The Hidden Eyes of War. IMINT Lessons Learned from the Ukrainian Front
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: Mr. Marcel FOCA, Senior Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania

14.30 – 16.00 Lunch

16.00 – 17.00 Panel VIa. Russia’s Hybrid War in the Balkans. How Do We Enhance Societal Resilience? – in partnership with Hybrid Warfare Research Institute, Croatia
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Robert LUPIȚU, editor-in-chief, Calea Europeană, Romania

16.00 – 17.00 Panel VIb. Current Challenges for Critical Communications Infrastructure
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Marcel FOCA, Senior Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania

  • Mr. Kaush ARHA, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council, former Senior Advisor on Strategic Engagement, United States Agency for International Development, USA
  • Mr. Andrei BOIAN, Deputy Director, Communications Security and Information Technology Services, Special Telecommunications Service, Romania
  • Mr. Stelian CRISTEA, Deputy Director, National Cyber Security Directorate, Romania
  • Mr. Daniel IONIȚĂ, Cyber Security Manager, Cymed/Infoworld, Romania,
  • Mr. Sergiu RUSSU, Country Leader, Oracle Romania
    16:30– 17:00 Open Discussions

16.00 – 18.00 Panel VIc. Connect to succeed: Multi-Domain Operations readiness on the Eastern Flank – in partnership with GLOBSEC, Slovakia

(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –”Mozart” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: Mr. John BARTER, Senior Vice President, GLOBSEC, Slovakia

17:00-17:10 Break

17.10 – 18.20 Panel VIIa. What Kind of Security Guarantees Should Ukraine Receive? How Fast Will Ukraine’s NATO Integration Process Happen? – in partnership with National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Robert E. HAMILTON, Head of Eurasia Research, Foreign Policy Research Institute, US Army War College, USA

  • Ms. Olga REZNIKOVA, Researcher, National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine
  • Ms. Simona COJOCARU, State Secretary, Ministry of National Defence, Romania
  • Ms. Alice RUFO, Director General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry of the Armed Forces, France
  • Lieutenant General (ret.) Ben HODGES, Chair, Future Security & Defence Council – GLOBSEC, Member of the International Advisory Board of the New Strategy Center, former Commander of US Army Europe, USA
  • General (Ret.) Sir James EVERARD, Honorary Chairman of International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, former DSACEUR, UK
  • Ms. Maia OTARASHVILI, Eurasia Program Director, Foreign Policy Research Institute, USA
  • Mr. François HEISBOURG, Special Advisor, Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS), France
    18:00– 18:20 Open Discussions

17.10 – 18.20 Panel VIIb. Energy and Technology. The Impact of New Technologies on the Development of Energy Projects in the Black Sea and Balkans Region – in partnership with Romanian Energy Center
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Corneliu BODEA, Chairman, Romanian Energy Center, Romania

17.10 – 18.20 Panel VIIIc. Environmental Diplomacy – a tool for cross-border ecological security and peace
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Danube” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: Ms. Wajiha HARIS, President, Scheherazade Foundation

17.10 – 18.20 Panel VIId. Main Threats for Cyber Resilience in the Current Security Context. – in cooperation with the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre, Romania
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Black Sea” Venue  – 1st floor]

Chair: Mr. Ovidiu RAEȚCHI, President, Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre, Romania

18:20 – 18:30 Break

18.30 – 19.30 Panel VIIIa. Russian Hybrid Warfare and Threats from the High North to the Black Sea – in partnership with Norwegian Institute for International Affairs
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Tudor CURTIFAN, Editor-in-chief, Defense Romania, Romania

18.30 – 19.30 Panel VIIIb. Conservative America and Its Foreign and Security Policy. How Will Transatlantic Link Evolve? – in partnership with The Heritage Foundation, USA
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Silviu NATE, Director, Global Studies Center of Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania

  • Mr. James CARAFANO, Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, USA
  • Ms. Kiron K. SKINNER, Visiting Fellow, Davis Institute and Presidential Advisor, The Heritage Foundation, USA
  • Mr. Thomas DANS, Visiting Fellow at the Allison Center for Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation, USA
    19:00 – 19:30 Open Discussions

19:30 – 20:30 Cocktail

20.30 – 20.50 Presentation of the New Strategy Center Study & Hudson Institute Study: A Free and Open Black Sea and the Global Impact
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Regina Maria” Venue]

Ms. Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, Senior  Associate Expert, New Strategy Center &Chief Operating Officer & Senior Geopolitical Analyst, Geopolitical Futures, in dialogue with the authors: Mr. Matthew BOYSE, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, former Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for Central Europe at the State Department, USA and Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, non-resident Senior Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania; Director, New Geopolitics Research Network, Ukraine

20.50 – 21.30 Night Owl Session (Panel IX). Western Sanctions and Social Economic Effects on the Russian Federation. How Effective Have Sanctions Been so far?
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Ms. Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, Senior  Associate Expert, New Strategy Center &Chief Operating Officer & Senior Geopolitical Analyst, Geopolitical Futures

  • Mr. Andrei ILLARIONOV, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy in Washington DC, and former economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin (2000-2005)
  • Mr. Igor BURAKOVSKY, Head of Board, The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, Ukraine
Friday 24 May

09.00 –  09.40 Panel X. The Black Sea Area and Possible Security Developments for Short and Medium Term – in partnership with Institute for European Policies and Reforms, Republic of Moldova
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]

Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO New Strategy Center and Mr. Iulian GROZA, Executive Director, Institute for European Policies and Reforms, Republic of Moldova in a dialogue with H.E. Angel TÎLVĂR, Minister of National Defence, Romania, and H.E. Anatolie NOSATÎI, Minister of Defence, Republic of Moldova

09.40-09.50 Break

09.50 – 11.05 Panel XIa. Current Challenges for Europe in the Context of Elections for EU Parliament. What Will the EU Look Like in the Next Four Years? – in partnership with Elcano Royal Institute, Spain
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Ambassador Gheorghe MAGHERU, member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, Romania

  • Mr. Charles POWELL, Director of the Elcano Royal Institute, Spain
  • Mr. Leonard ORBAN, Member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, former Presidential Advisor on European Affairs, former EU Commissioner, Romania
  • Mr. François HEISBOURG, Special Advisor, Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS), France
  • Mr. Carsten OVENS, CEO, European Leadership Network (ELNET), Germany
    10:40 – 11:05 Open Discussions

09.50 – 11.05 Panel XIb. Middle East (In)Security and Global Impact. Old Actors, New Developments – in partnership with the Abba Eban Institute, Israel
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Ambassador Doru COSTEA, member of the Scientific Council of the New Strategy Center, former ambassador of Romania to Kuwait, Oman and Egypt, Romania

  • Mr. Yossi MANN, Head of Israel and the Arab Gulf Program, Abba Eban Institute, Israel
  • Mr. Symeon TSOMOKOS, Founder and President of Delphi Economic Forum, Greece
  • Ambassador Şafak GÖKTÜRK, Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Türkiye
  • Mr. Mohamed el ORABI, President of the Egyptian Council on Foreign Affairs (ECFA), former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt
    10:40 – 11:05 Open Discussions

09.50 – 11.05 Panel XIc. Lessons Learned from the War for the Land Domain – in partnership with Center for the Study of New Generation Warfare, USA
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: Mr. Greg MELCHER, Chief Operations Officer, New Generation Warfare Centre, USA

11.05-11.15 Break

11.15 – 12.15 Panel XIIa. The Strategic Stakes of Freedom of Navigation in the Black Sea – in partnership with Hudson Institute, USA
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Ion Ioniță, Senior editor Adevărul, editor-in-chief, Historia, Defense Romania 

11.15 – 12.15 Panel XIIb. Russian Hybrid Warfare in the Context of the 2024 Electoral Year in the EU and the US– in partnership with Delphi Economic Forum, Greece
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Symeon TSOMOKOS, Founder and President of Delphi Economic Forum, Greece

  • Mr. Greg MILLER, Foreign Investigative Correspondent, The Washington Post, USA
  • Ms. Alina BÂRGĂOANU, Senior Associate Expert of New Strategy Center, Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations, SNSPA, Romania
  • Mr. Didier LAURAS, Journalist, France – Presse Agency (AFP), France
  • Mr. Attila SOMFALVI, Researcher, Institute for National Security Studies, University of Tel Aviv, Israel
    11:55 – 15:15 Open Discussions

11.15 – 12.15 Panel XIIc. The China-Russia’s ‘Friendship Without Limits’ and the Implications for Europe’s Security – in partnership with the Council on Geostrategy, UK
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Danube” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: Ms. Viktorija STARYCH-SAMUOLIENĖ, Co-Founder and Director of Strategy, Council on Geostrategy, UK

Key-note speaker: The Rt Hon Sir Michael FALLON, former Defence Secretary, UK

Speakers:

  • Mr. Andrei ILLARIONOV, former economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin (2000-2005), Russia, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy in Washington DC, USA
  • Mr. Tomoyuki YOSHIDA, Chief Executive Director, The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Japan – via VTC
  • Ambassador Doru COSTEA, member of the Scientific Council of the New Strategy Center, former ambassador of Romania to Beijing, Romania
    11:50– 12:15 Open Discussions

11.15 – 12.15 Panel XIId. The outcome of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine. Scenarios and Possible Developments – in partnership with Foreign Policy Research Institute, USA
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –”Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: Ms. Maia OTARASHVILI, Eurasia Program Director, Foreign Policy Research Institute, USA 

  • Ms. Ana REVENCO, Head of Centre for Strategic Communication and Countering Disinformation, former Minister of Internal Affairs, Republic of Moldova
  • General (ret.) Daniel PETRESCU, Member of International Leadership Council, Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), former Chief of Defence, Romania
  • Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, non-resident Senior Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania; Director, New Geopolitics Research Network, Ukraine
  • Mr. Robert E. HAMILTON, Head of Eurasia Research, Foreign Policy Research Institute, US Army War College, USA
  • Rear Admiral Iuri COVALEOV, Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence Directorate, Romania
  • Mr. Emmanuel DUPUY, President, Institute for European Perspective and Security, France
  • 11:50-12:15 Open Discussions

12.15 – 12.25 Break

12.25 – 13.20 Panel XIIIa. The Strategic Importance of the Black Sea. Why Do We Need a Free and Open Black Sea?
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Ambassador Sorin DUCARU, Honorary Chairman of the Scientific Council, New Strategy Center; Director, European Union Satellite Centre, Romania

12.25 – 13.20 Panel XIIIb. Lessons Learned from Today’s Wars. How Can We Build an Effective A2/AD Umbrella in the Black Sea and Balkan Space?
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: COL (AF) (ret.) Mihai ȘTIR, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania

13.20 – 13:30 Break

13.30 – 14.40 Panel XIVa. Middle Corridor and Three Seas Initiative. Strategic Connectivity in the Current Challenging Times – in partnership with Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Türkiye
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: BG (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, The Netherlands

  • Mr. James CARAFANO, Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, USA
  • Ambassador Tacan ILDEM, Chairman, Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Türkiye
  • Ms. Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center & Chief Operating Officer & Senior Geopolitical Analyst, Geopolitical Futures, Romania
  • Mr. Kaush ARHA, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council, former Senior Advisor on Strategic Engagement, United States Agency for International Development, USA
  • Mr. Sorin CHINDE, Vice President Transport Division, Grampet Group, Romania
  • Ms. Małgorzata SAMOJEDNY, Founder, The Opportunity Institute for Foreign Affairs Foundation, Poland
    14.15 – 14.40 Open Discussions

13.30 – 14.40 Panel XIVb. Global South and the War in Ukraine. Perspectives and Attitudes, Similarities and Differences – in partnership with Institute for European Perspective and Security Studies, France
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Emmanuel DUPUY, President, Institute for European Perspective and Security, France

  • Mr. Chris ALDEN, Director, LSE Ideas, UK
  • Mr. Charles POWELL, Director of the Elcano Royal Institute, Spain
  • Ms. Natalia TELLIDOU, Research Fellow, ELIAMEP – Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy, Greece
  • Mr. Murat ASLAN, Researcher, Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), Türkiye
  • 14:15 – 14:40 Open Discussions

13.30 – 14.40 Panel XIVc. Putin’s Attitude Towards the War: Imperial Myth or Collapse of the Country? – in partnership with Caucasus Institute, Armenia
 (Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: Mr. Dan DUNGACIU, Member of the Scientific Council of the New  Strategy Center, Romania

  • Mr. Andrei ILLARIONOV, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy in Washington DC, USA, member of the Russian Opposition, USA
  • Mr. Alexander ISKANDARYAN, Director, Caucasus Institute, Armenia
  • Mr. Igor MUNTEANU, former Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the US, Member of the Scientific Council of the New Strategy Center, Republic of Moldova

14.40 – 15:55 Lunch

15.55 – 16.40 Panel XV. How Can the US Manage Multiple Security Crises? A Discussion about War Fatigue, Transatlantic Link and the Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Area
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]

Ambassador Sorin DUCARU, Honorary Chairman of the Scientific Council, New Strategy Center; Director, European Union Satellite Centre, Romania, in dialogue with General (Ret.) David H. PETRAEUS, former Director of theCentral Intelligence Agency & former Commander of the U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A), USA

16.40 – 16:50 Break

16.50 – 18.00 Panel XVIa. Why the Black Sea Matters?  How Can We Better Face the Multiple Security Challenges? – in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –”Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Ms. Cristina CILEACU, Journalist, DIGI 24 TV Station, Romania

  • Ms. Ana TINCA, State Secretary for Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania
  • Mr. Basat ÖZTÜRK, Director General for International Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye (tbc)
  • Mrs. Yulia KLYMENKO, First Deputy Head of Transport & Infrastructure Committee at Verhovna Rada, Ukraine
  • Mr. Michaël ROUX, Ambassador for the Eastern Partnership and Black Sea, France
  • Mr. Stefan MEISTER, Head, Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, German Council on Foreign Relations, Germany
  • Mr. Wilfried JILGE, Senior Adviser Ukraine and wider Black Sea, Stabilisation Platform, Germany
    17:30– 18:00 Open Discussions
    Final Remarks: Ms. Katja PLATE, Head of the KAS Offices Romania, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany

16:50– 17:15 Open Discussions

16.50 – 18.00 Panel XVIb. Lessons Learned from the Ukrainian Front for the Unmanned Systems and Counter-drone Technologies – in partnership with National Defence University, Romania
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –”Regina Maria” Venue]

Chair: Lieutenant General (ret.) Viorel PANĂ, Senior associate expert, New Strategy Center, former Chief of Air Forces, Romania

16.50 – 18.00 Panel XVIc. Migration Challenges of the War in Ukraine – in partnership with Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Germany
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –”Danube” Venue – 1st floor]

Chair: Mr. Cristian DAVID, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy, Romania

  • Mr. Raed ARAFAT, State Secretary, Head of Emergency Situations Department, Ministry of Interior, Romania
  • Mr. Jeroen DOBBER, Head of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Global Security Hub, The Netherlands
  • Mr. Oleksiy GONCHARENKO, President of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
  • Mr. Thomas HACKER, Member of the German Bundestag, Committee on the Affairs of the European Union, Germany (via VTC)
  • Mr. Mircea MOCANU, Head of Bucharest office, UN International Organization for Migration, Romania
  • Mr. Piotr OLIŃSKI, Legal analyst, The Civic Development Forum Foundation (FOR), Poland
    17:30– 18:00 Open Discussions

18.00– 18.10 Break

18.10– 19.25 Panel XVII. Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum! NATO’s Defence Policy on the Eastern Flank.
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Le Diplomat” Venue]

Chair: Lieutenant General (Ret.) Vasile TOADER, Member of Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, former Deputy Chief of Defence, Romania

19:25 – 19:30 Closing remarks: Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center

Note – Simultaneous translation into English and Romanian is available.
*VTC – video teleconferencing

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