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Conference Agenda 8:00 – 8:30 am REGISTRATION 8:30 am INTRODUCTIONS  AUDIO (mp3, 00:28:40) Janusz Bugajski, CSIS David Scruggs, CSIS Dragos Seuleanu, Foundation for Democracy, Culture, and Liberty Liviu Muresan, President, EURISC Foundation
8:45 – 9:00 am OPENING REMARKS General Constantin Degeratu, National Security Advisor to President Basescu 9:00 – 10:15 am PANEL 1: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CHALLENGES TO NATO’S FUTURE AUDIO (mp3, 01:07:06) Moderator: Dragos Seuleanu, FDCL NATO’s Future Size and Scope – Dr. Stefanie Babst, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Security Issues: Missile Defense, Cyber terrorism, organized crime – Jeffrey Simon, NDU EU-NATO Coordination – Ioan Mircea Pascu, Member of European Parliament and Former Defense Minister Cross Border Cooperation – Aida Catana, Consultant, European Funds 10:15 – 11:45 am PANEL 2: KEY SECURITY QUESTIONS AND BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS AUDIO (mp3, 01:18:16) Moderator: William Siefken, CSIS Security Issues and CEE Operating Realities – Scott Harris, President, Lockheed Martin Europe Business’ Role in Security Alliance Missions - General Sergiu Medar, Former Head of Military Intelligence and Security Advisor to the President The Role of the Private Sector in State Security – Aurelian Ionescu, IBM office, Romania Politics and Economics of Contractors in NATO Operations – Robert Bell, Senior Vice President, SAIC Europe 11:45 am – 12:15 pm LUNCH 12:15 – 12:45 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS AUDIO (mp3, 02:02:39 and Panel 3) Stanislaw Komorowski, Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of Defense 12:45 – 2:00 pm PANEL 3: RUSSIAN INFLUENCE ON NATO MEMBERS Moderator: Janusz Bugajski, CSIS NATO-Russia and EU-Russia Relations – Mircea Geoana, Member of Romanian Parliament and Former Foreign Minister Kremlin Energy Policy – Vladimir Socor, Jamestown Foundation Russian Energy Strategy - Political Effects over Europe– Ognyan Minchev, IRIS 2:00 – 3:15 pm PANEL 4: THE EVOLVING DEFENSE INDUSTRY IN EUROPE AUDIO (mp3, 01:14:05) Moderator: David Scruggs, CSIS Industry Consolidation – Current Patterns & The Next Wave - Andrew James, University of Manchester - Manchester Business School Limits and Opportunities of Governmental Coordination – Nick Witney, Senior Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations European Defense Industry Collaboration – New Vectors: Aurel Cazacu. Director General for Defense Industry, Romanian Ministry of Economy Innovation and R&D: Anton Anton, State Secretary and President of National Agency for Scientific Research |
