09.30 – 09.45: Official opening
(Plenary – open session – press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]
09.30 – 09.45 Welcome remarks: Mr. Ionel NIȚU, President, New Strategy Center, Mr. Sorin CÎMPEANU, Rector of the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Romania
09.45 – 10.30 Panel I. Security Challenges in the Black Sea Region. Increasing the Resilience of States Affected by Current Crises through Cooperation
(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
Key-speakers:
- H.E. Mr. Nicolae CIUCĂ, Prime Minister, Romania
- H.E. Mr. Dorin RECEAN, Prime Minister, Republic of Moldova
10.30 – 10.40 Break
10.40 – 11.20 Panel II. The Reconstruction Begins Now. Ways to Support Ukraine’s Economy and European Integration of Ukraine and Republic of Moldova – in partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the United States
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mrs. Alina INAYEH, Adviser to the German Marshall Fund, President on Black Sea Security
- H.E. Mr. Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (via VTC)
- H.E. Mrs. Alina GORGHIU, Acting Chair, Senate, Parliament of Romania
- H.E. Mr. Marcel CIOLACU, Chair, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania
- H.E. Mr. Igor GROSU, President, Parliament of Republic of Moldova (via VTC)
11:20- 11:30 Break
11.30 – 12.20 Panel IIIa. Standing by Ukraine. Cohesion of the Democratic World and the Challenges of a Year of War – in partnership with Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), USA
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Edward LUCAS, Senior Fellow and Advisor, Center for European Policy Analysis, UK
- Mrs. Jeanne SHAHEEN, US Senator for New Hampshire (recorded message)
- Mr. Titus CORLĂȚEAN, Chairman, Committee for Foreign Affairs, Senate, Parliament of Romania
- General (Ret.) Sir James EVERARD, Honorary Chairman of International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, former DSACEUR, UK
12.00 – 12.20 Open Discussions
11.30 – 12.20 Panel IIIb. Can Europe Achieve Energy Independence? New Strategies for Old Problems – in partnership with Delphi Forum, Greece
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Symeon TSOMOKOS, Founder and President of Delphi Economic Forum, Greece
- H.E. Mr. Victor PARLICOV, Minister of Energy, Republic of Moldova
- Mr. Yannis MANIATIS, former Minister of Environment, Energy, Climate Change, Greece
- H.E. Mr. Virgil POPESCU, Minister of Energy, Romania
- Ambassador Lazăr COMĂNESCU, Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
11.30 – 12.20 Panel IIIc. Weaponization of Food as a Risk to World Stability – in partnership with University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Romania
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Danube” Venue – 1st floor]
Chair: Mrs. Gina FÎNTÎNERU, Vice-rector for Research & Innovation, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV)
- Mr. Brian LANDER, Deputy Director, Emergency Division, World Food Programme, United Nation, USA
- Ms. Iuliia OSMOLOVSKA, Director of the Kyiv Office of GLOBSEC, Ukraine
- Mr. Jean VALVIS, Chairman, General Director, Valvis Holding, Romania
- Mr. Andrei URSULESCU, CEO Scandia Food, Romania
- Mr. Nawaf SALAMEH, Chairman Alexandrion Group, Romania
12.00 – 12.20 Open Discussions
11.30 – 12.20 Panel IIId. Thanks for the tanks! Lessons learned from the battlefield in Ukraine and the future equipment of NATO forces
(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
- Rear Admiral Ion-Cristian LIȘMAN, Deputy Chief for Resources, Defence Staff, Romania
- Mr. Terry JAMISON, Regional Director for the Americas, Ukraine and Balkans, Boeing, USA
- Mr. Daniel J. BEDOYA, Regional Business Development Manager, Central & Eastern Europe Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, USA
12:00-12:20 Open Discussions
12.20 – 12.30 Break
12.30 – 13.20 Panel IVa. Zeitenwende: Turning Point of the German Foreign and Security Policy – in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mrs. Cristina CILEACU, Senior editor, Digi24, Romania
- Mr. Michael SCHARFSCHWERDT, Director of Policy Planning at the Federal Foreign Office, Germany
- Mrs. Katja PLATE, Head of the KAS Offices Romania, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany
- Mr. Liviu HOROVITZ, Researcher, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Romania
13:00 – 13:20 Open Discussions
12.30 – 13.20 Panel IVb. Energy Opportunities in the Black Sea Region in the Context of Current Security Challenges – in partnership with West University of Timișoara,
Romania
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Radu TUDOR, Journalist, Antena 3 CNN, Romania
- Mr. Bende SÁNDOR, Chairman, Committee for Industries and Services, Chamber of Deputies, Romania
- Mr. Casian NIȚULESCU, State Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Romania
- Mr. Cosmin GHIȚĂ, CEO, Nuclearelectrica, Romania
- Mr. Ion STERIAN, CEO, Transgaz, Romania
- Mr. Alexandru MAXIMESCU, Vice president, OMV Petrom, Romania
13.00 – 13.20 Open Discussions
12.30 – 13.20 Panel IVc. Societal Resilience and Emergency Preparedness – How Can We Prepare Critical Infrastructures for Medical and Civil Emergencies? – in partnership with Ovidius University of Constanța, Romania
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Danube” Venue – 1st floor]
Chair: Mrs. Liliana Ana TUȚĂ, Vice–Rector for International Relations, Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania
- Mr. Raed ARAFAT, State Secretary, Head of Emergency Situations Department, Ministry of Interior, Romania (via VTC )
- Mr. Andrei BACIU, State Secretary, Ministry of Health, Romania
- Mr. Daniel IONIȚĂ, Cyber Security Manager, Cymed/Infoworld, Romania
12.15 – 12.30 Open Discussions
12.30 – 13.20 Panel IVd. One Year of War: Lessons Learned in the Unmanned Systems Domain
(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
- Lieutenant General Viorel PANĂ, Chief of the Air Forces, Romania
- Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, Director, New Geopolitics Research Network, Ukraine
- Mr. Christophe FONTAINE, Vice president for concept and capabilities development NATO/EU International Strategic Development, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., USA
13:00-13:20 Open Discussions
13.20 – 13.30 Break
13.30 – 14.15 Panel Va. Russian Political Warfare and Threats from 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. Ion IONIȚĂ, Senior editor Adevărul, Editor in chief, Historia, Romania
- Mrs. Alina BÂRGĂOANU, Senior Associate Expert of New Strategy Center, Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations, SNSPA, Romania
- Mr. Jakub GODZIMIRSKI, Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Poland (via VTC )
- Mrs. Olga REZNIKOVA, Researcher, National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine
14.00 – 14.15 Open Discussions
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: Mrs. Ileana ROTARU, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania and Mr. Jakub GODZIMIRSKI, Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Poland (via VTC)
13.30 – 14.30 Panel Vb. Reconstruction of Ukraine. The Biggest Project of the Western World after WWII – in partnership with Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW), Poland
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Mrs. Alexandra GĂTEJ, Member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center
- Mr. Rustem UMEROV, Chairman, State Property Fund of Ukraine, Ukraine (via VTC)
- Mrs. Alina INAYEH, Adviser to the German Marshall Fund President on Black Sea Security, Romania
- Mr. Cătălin PODARU, CEO, Leviatan Design, Romania
- Mr. Adrian FLOREA, Development, and Digital Transformation Director, Concelex, Romania
14:10 – 14:30 Open Discussions
13.30 – 14.30 Panel Vc. The Russian – Ukrainian War and IMINT Lessons Learned. New Challenges for Europe
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]
Chair: Mr. Marcel FOCA, Senior Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
- Captain (Navy) Louis TILLIER, Deputy Director, European Union Satellite Centre, France
- Colonel Daniel COCOLICI, Deputy Chief of the Military Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, Romania
- Mr. Cristian SFICHI, Country Director, Thales, Romania
14:10 – 14:30 Open Discussions
14.30 – 16.00 Lunch
16.00 – 17.00 Panel VIa. The Balkans at the Crossroads: Stability or a New Crisis? – in partnership with Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Serbia
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Robert LUPIȚU, editor-in-chief, Calea Europeană, Romania
- Mr. Yordan BOZHILOV, President, Sofia Security Forum, Bulgaria
- Mr. Manuel SARRAZIN, Special Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkans of the Federal Government of Germany (pre-recorded message)
- Mr. Bojan ELEK, Deputy Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Serbia
- Mr. James GOW, Department of War Studies, King’s College, UK
16:40– 17:00 Open Discussions
16.00 – 17.00 Panel VIb. Protecting Critical Infrastructure. Safeguarding Communication Systems in Uncertain Times
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Marcel FOCA, Senior Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
- Brigadier General Maxim DOBRINOIU, Head of Internal Security Division, Special Telecommunications Service, Romania
- Mr. Dan CÎMPEAN, Director, National Cyber Security Directorate, Romania
- Mr. Romeo MILEA, Network Development Director, Vodafone, Romania
- Brigadier General Mihai BURLACU, Chief of Communications and Information Technology Directorate, Ministry of Defence, Romania
16:30– 17:00 Open Discussions
17:00-17:10 Break
17.10 – 18.10 Panel VIIa. What Will Security Architecture Look Like After the War? How We Can Restore Stability in Europe?
(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. Iulian CHIFU, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Romania, Romania
- Mr. Markus KAIM, Senior Fellow, Research Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs – SWP, Germany
- Ambassador Cristian DIACONESCU, member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
- Mr. Mirko MUSSETTI, Geopolitical Analyst, Limes, Italy
17:50 – 18:10 Open Discussions
17.10 – 18.10 Panel VIIb. New Energy Sources for the Black Sea and Balkan Region. Opportunities for a More Secure Future
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Laurențiu PACHIU, Vice-President, Energy Policy Group, Romania
- Mr. Lóránt ANTAL, Chairman of the Energy Committee, Senate, Romania
- Mr. George NICULESCU, Chairman, Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
- Mr. Piotr MARCZUK, Director, Government Relations, Central and Eastern Europe, Honeywell, Poland
17:50 – 18:10 Open Discussions
17.10 – 18.10 Panel VIIc. Cyber Resilience in the Current War Context. Main Threats, Possible Developments – 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
- Brigadier General Anton ROG, Director of CyberInt Centre, Romanian Intelligence Service
- Mr. Ahmed FARRAG, Leader, Defense and Intelligence Sector, Microsoft Central Europe & Microsoft Middle East and Africa, UAE
- Mr. Nicolae VÎLCEANU, Network Director, Vodafone, Romania
17:50 – 18:10 Open Discussions
18:10 – 18:20 Break
18.20 – 19.30 Panel VIII. How the Conflict in Ukraine Will Influence the conduct of War in the Future – in partnership with King’s College, UK
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Brigadier General (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, The Netherlands
- General (Ret.) Philip M. BREEDLOVE, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, USA
- Mr. Christopher DANDECKER, Department of War Studies, King’s College, UK
- Mr. James W. DERLETH, Professor, College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, USA
19:00 – 19:30 Open Discussions
19:30 – 20:30 Cocktail
20.30 – 20.45 Presentation of the New Strategy Center study: A Synchronous Approach to the Reconstruction of Ukraine
(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 dialog with the author, Mr. Horia CIURTIN, Expert, New Strategy Center
20.45 – 21.45 Night Owl Session (Panel IX). How Can We Define the Victory of Ukraine? Objectives and Strategic Impact – in partnership with Defense 24, Poland
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – “Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Jacek RAUBO, Expert in International Relations, Defense 24, Poland
- Mrs. Olga REZNIKOVA, Researcher, National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine
- Ms. Iuliia OSMOLOVSKA, Director of the Kyiv Office of GLOBSEC, Ukraine
- Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, Director, New Geopolitics Research Network, Ukraine
09.30 – 10.50 Panel Xa. Migration and Border Security: New Challenges for Europe – in partnership with the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Croatia
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Krševan Antun DUJMOVIĆ, Senior Associate, Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Croatia
- H.E. Mrs. Ylva JOHANSSON, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Sweden (pre-recorded message) (tbc)
- H.E. Mrs. Ana REVENCO, Minister of the Interior, Republic of Moldova
- H.E. Mr. Lucian BODE, Minister of the Interior, Romania
- H.E. Mr. Ivan DEMERDZHIEV, Deputy Prime Minister for Public Order and Security and Minister of Interior, Republic of Bulgaria
10.20 – 10:40 Open Discussions
09.30 – 10.50 Panel Xb. New and Old Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean Area – in cooperation with the Abba Eban Institute, Israel
(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, Romania
- Mr. Yossi MANN, Head of Israel and the Arab Gulf Program, Abba Eban Institute. Israel
- Mr. Mitat ÇELİKPALA, Kadir Has University, Department of International Relations, Turkiye
- Mr. Symeon TSOMOKOS, Founder and President of Delphi Economic Forum, Greece
- Mr. Andreas THEOPHANOUS, President of the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, Head of the Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
10.20 – 10.40 Open Discussions
09.30 – 10.50 Panel Xc. Impact of the Russia`s war in Ukraine on the Post-Soviet Space. – in partnership with the Caucasus Institute, Armenia
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Danube” Venue – 1st floor]
Chair: Mr. Dan DUNGACIU, Member of the Scientific Council of the New Strategy Center, Romania
- Mr. Alexander ISKANDARYAN, Director, Caucasus Institute, Armenia
- Mr. Arseny SIVITSKY, CEO and Founder of Sarmat AnalytiX, Belarus
- 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
10.30– 10.50 Open Discussions
09.30 – 10.50 Panel Xd. Lessons Learned from the War for the Land Domain
(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
- General (Ret.) Sir James EVERARD, Honorary Chairman of International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, former DSACEUR, UK
- Major General Ciprian MARIN, Chief of the Land Forces, Romania
- Mr. Adam HODGES, International Business Development, Boeing, USA
10:30-10:50 Open Discussions
10:50-11:00 Break
11.00-12.00 Panel XIa. Strategic Thinking in Times of Crisis. Managing Threats and Seizing Opportunities
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Ionel NIȚU, President, New Strategy Center, Romania
- H.E Mr. Sebastian BURDUJA, Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitalization, Romania
- Mr. Sabin SĂRMAȘ, Chairman, Committee for information technologies and communications, Chamber of Deputies, Romania
- Mr. Ionuț STANIMIR, Director of Marketing & Communication, Banca Comercială Română – BCR, Romania
11.40-12.00 Open Discussions
11.00 – 12.00 Panel XIb. NATO Defence Policy and Host Nation Strategic Infrastructure. Smart Investments in Security
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: BG Eduard SIMION (Ret.), Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
- Lieutenant General Iulian BERDILĂ, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff for Operations and Training, Romania
- Mr. Phillip PETERSEN, Chairman, Center for the Study of New Generation
- Mr. Bogdan MĂRGINEAN, Special Projects Director, Concelex, Romania
- Mr. Bogdan LĂZĂROAE, Complex Program Manager, Defense & Security, Ernst & Young, Romania
11.20 – 11.50 Open Discussions
11.00 – 11.45 Panel XIc. Future Russian Cooperation with China and Iran. Strategic Association or Opportunistic Collaboration? – 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
- Ms. Tomiko ICHIKAWA, Director General, The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) – (via VTC)
- Mr. Justin BASSI, Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) – via VTC
- Ambassador Doru COSTEA, member of the Scientific Council of the New Strategy Center, former ambassador of Romania to Beijing, Romania
11.20 – 11.35 Open Discussions
11.45 – 12.00 Presentation of the New Strategy Center study: A Possible Ominous Partnership: The China-Russia’s ‘Friendship Without Limits’
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Danube” Venue – 1stfloor]
Ms. Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center & Chief Operating Officer & Senior Geopolitical Analyst, Geopolitical Futures, Romania, in dialog with the author, Ambassador Doru COSTEA, member of the Scientific Council of the New Strategy Center, former ambassador of Romania to Beijing, Romania
11.00 – 12.00 Panel XId. Challenges to the Defence Industry in NATO Countries in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine War – in partnership with „Carol I” National Defense University, Romania
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]
Chair: Air Flotilla General Eugen MAVRIȘ, Rector, „Carol I” National Defense University
- Lieutenant General Teodor INCICAȘ, Chief of the Armaments Department, Ministry of National Defence, Romania
- Mr. William THOMAS, Director, Global Business Development for South Central and Eastern Europe, Lockheed Martin, USA
- Mr. Jonathan ABRAMOVIC, Regional Manager International, Oshkosh Defense, USA
- Mr. Richard KEULEN, Director Sales Support, Damen Naval, The Netherlands
- Mr. Nick Ames, CEO, SC Group, UK
11:40-12:00 Open Discussions
12.00 – 12.10 Break
12.10 – 13.00 Panel XIIa. How to Avoid War Fatigue in the Western World? Coping with Economic Crisis and Social Problems while Resisting Kremlin’s aggressive autocracy
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Ambassador Doru COSTEA, Member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center
- Ambassador Mrs. Luminița ODOBESCU, Presidential Advisor, Department of European Affairs, Romania
- Mr. François HEISBOURG, Special Advisor, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, France
- Ambassador Sergiu CELAC, Honorary Chairman, New Strategy Center, former minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
- Mr. Matthew BOYSE, Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute, former Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for Central Europe at the State Department, USA
12.40 – 13.00 Open Discussions
12.10 – 13.00 Panel XIIb. France’s Black Sea Strategy. Policy shift or long-term commitment?
(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. Quentin JALABERT, Non-Resident Associated Expert, New Strategy Center, France
- Mr. Emmanuel DUPUY, President, Institute for European Perspective and Security, France
- Mr. Luca NICULESCU, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania
- Mrs. Alice RUFO, Director General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry of the Armed Forces, France (pre-recorded message)
12.35 – 12.50 Open Discussions
13.00 – 13.10 Break
13.10 – 14.00 Panel XIIIa. Transatlantic Cooperation and the Challenges Posed by the Russia`s War in Ukraine. Stronger Together!
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: BG Eduard SIMION (Ret.), Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
- Mrs. Mara E. KARLIN, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, USA (recorded message)
- Mrs. Simona COJOCARU, State Secretary, Ministry of National Defence, Romania
- Mr. Jonatan VSEVIOV, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia
13:45– 14:00 Open Discussions
13.10 – 14.00 Panel XIIIb. Prospects for Turkiye’s Foreign and Security Policy in the Current Security Context – in partnership with The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), Turkiye
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Dan PREDA, Director, Radio Romania News, Romania
- Mr. Yücel ACER, Senior researcher, SETA, Turkiye
- Mr. Murat ASLAN, Researcher, SETA, Turkiye
- Mrs. Valeria GIANNOTTA, Director, Turkiye Observatory, Centro Italiano di Studi di Politica Internazional (CeSPI), Italy
13:40 – 14:00 Open Discussions
13.10 – 14.00 Panel XIIIc. Wagner Group and Its Role in the Russia`s War in Ukraine
(Restricted access, by invitation only)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Black Sea” Venue – 1st floor]
Chair: Major General (Ret.) Leonardo DINU, member of the Scientific Council, New Strategy Center, former Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence, Romania
- Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, Director, New Geopolitics Research Network, Ukraine
- Mr. Stefano RUZZA, Torino World Affairs Institute, University of Turin, Italy
- Brigadier General Claudiu DOBOCAN, Deputy Chief, Special Operations Forces, Ministry of Defence, Romania
13:40-14:00 Open Discussions
14.00 – 15:15 Lunch
15.15 – 16.05 Panel XIVa. Challenges to Western Military Capabilities in the Light of the Russia`s Ukraine War – in partnership with the Centre for the Study of the New Generation Warfare, USA
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace – ”Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Greg MELCHER, Chief Operations Officer, Center for the Study of New Generation Warfare, USA
- General (Ret.) Sir James EVERARD, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), UK
- Lieutenant General Iulian BERDILĂ, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff for Operations and Training, Romania
- Brigadier General (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board, New Strategy Center, former Head of the Taskforce Logistics / J4 of the Netherlands MOD, Netherlands
- Mr. Justin CRUMP, CEO, Sybilline Ltd, UK
15:45– 16.05 Open Discussions
15.15 – 16.05 Panel XIVb. Russia`s War in Ukraine and Its Impact on the Naval Domain
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Captain (Navy) (Ret.) John SANDOZ, former Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, USA
- Rear Admiral Krzysztof JAWORSKI, Commander, Maritime Component Command, Polish Navy, Poland
- Rear Admiral Rob PEDRE, Commander UK Strike Force, Royal Navy, UK
- Rear Admiral Liviu COMAN, Deputy Chief for Operations & Training, Romanian Navy, Romania
15:35 – 15:50 Open Discussions
16.05– 16:15 Break
16.15 – 17.15 Panel XVa. European Strategic Autonomy in the Next Decade. Reality or Utopia? – 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
- Ambassador Wolfgang ISCHINGER, President of the Munich Security Conference Foundation Council, Germany (via VTC)
- Mr. François HEISBOURG, Special Advisor, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique, France
- Mr. Charles POWELL, Director of the Elcano Royal Institute, Spain
- Mr. Bart KOT, Program Director, Warsaw Security Forum, Poland
16:50– 17:15 Open Discussions
16.15 – 17.15 Panel XVb. War and Disinformation. The Struggle for Truth After a Year of War – in partnership with the ”Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, Romania
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Regina Maria” Venue]
Chair: Mrs. Cristina IVAN, Director, National Institute for Intelligence Studies, “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, Romania
- Mr. Joe CANNATACI, Head of the Department of Information Policy & Governance, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Sciences, University of Malta, Malta
- Mr. Eldad BECK, Correspondent for EU area, Israel Hayom Newspaper, Israel
- Mr. Nick THORPE, Central Europe Correspondent, BBC News, UK
- Brigadier General Constantin SPÎNU, Chief of the Public Relations Department, Ministry of National Defence, Romania
16:50– 17:15 Open Discussions
16.15 – 17.15 Panel XVc. Security and Enlargement. EU Policy Towards the Western Balkans and the Black Sea Region as related to the Current Security Crisis – in partnership with the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, Romania
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –” Danube” Venue – 1st floor]
Chair: Mr. Cristian DAVID, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy, Romania
- Mr. Leonard ORBAN, Member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, former Presidential Advisor on European Affairs, Romania
- Mr. Iulian GROZA, Executive Director, Institute for European Policies and Reforms, Republic of Moldova
- Mr. Igor BANDOVIĆ, Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Serbia
16:40– 17:15 Open Discussions
17:15– 17:25 Break
17.25 – 18.45 Panel XVI. One Front, One Vision, One Strategy. NATO’s Deterrence and Defence Policy Against Russian Aggression on the Eastern Flank
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Major General (Ret.) Leonardo DINU, Member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, Romania
- General Daniel PETRESCU, Chief of Defence, Romania
- Lieutenant General Stephen KELSEY, Deputy Commander of the NATO Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Canada
- Lieutenant General Karel ŘEHKA, Chief of Defence, Czech Republic
- General Giorgi MATIASHVILI, Chief of Defence, Georgia (via VTC)
18:15 – 18:45 Open Discussions
18.45 – 18.55 Break
18.55 – 19.20 Panel XVII. Democracy vs. Autocracy. Russia`s War in Ukraine and the Answer of the Democratic World
(Open session, press access)
[InterContinental Athénée Palace –“Le Diplomat” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Marilen PIRTEA, Rector, West University of Timisoara, Romania
- Keynote speaker: H.E. Mr. Bogdan AURESCU, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
19:20 – 19:30 Closing remarks: Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center; Mr. Sorin CÎMPEANU, Rector of the University of Agronomic Sciences
Note – Simultaneous translation into English and Romanian is available.
*VTC – video teleconferencing
