Central European Security: Power, Markets, and International Influence

Conference Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 am REGISTRATION

8:30 am INTRODUCTIONS
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

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
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
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