Friday, March 28
18:00
Pre-Bucharest Briefing by Director of Policy Planning in the Private Office of the NATO
Secretary General Jamie Shea (via video link)
19:00
Opening session: Does Authoritarian Capitalism Pose a Threat to Liberal Democracy?
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Speakers:
Toomas Hendrik Ilves – President of the Republic of Estonia
Ivan Krastev – Chairman, Centre of Liberal Strategies
György Schöpflin – Member of the European Parliament
Lilia Shevtsova – Senior Associate, Program Chair, The Carnegie Moscow Center
Moderator:
Edward Lucas – Deputy Editor, Central and Eastern Europe Correspondent, The Economist
20:30
Buffet dinner hosted by the City of Tallinn. Location: Town Hall
Saturday, March 29
8:00
Breakfast sessions (under the Chatham House Rule):
I The Odd Men out: What stops Finland and Sweden from joining NATO?
Speakers:
Risto Penttilä – Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
Tomas Ries – Director, Swedish Institute of Interntional Affairs
Pål Jonson – The Acting President of the Swedish Atlantic Council
Moderator:
Robert Nurick – Senior Fellow, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
II The US and the EU: Foreign Policy in 2009
Speakers:
Elmar Brok – Member of the European Parliament
Stephen J. Flanagan – Senior Vice President and Director, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
François Géré – President, the Institut Français d’Analyse Stratégique (IFAS)
Moderator:
Sven Mikser – Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Republic of Estonia
09:00-09:40
Introduction by:
Andrus Ansip – Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia
Keynote speech by:
Vladimer Gurgenidze – Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia
Audio
09:40-11:30
Europe and its Neighbourhood: Do We Need a New Policy?
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Speakers:
Elmar Brok – Member of the European Parliament
Bruce Jackson – President, Project on Transitional Democracies
Peter Semneby – EU Special Representative for the Caucasus
Mart Laar – Member of Parliament, Republic of Estonia
Moderator:
Garry Johnson – Chairman, International Security Advisory Board, UK
Coffee
11:45-13:30
The Middle East After Annapolis: What Role for Europe?
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Speakers:
Ariel Cohen – Senior Research Fellow, the Heritage Foundation
François Géré – President, the Institut Français d’Analyse Stratégique (IFAS)
Andres Ilves – Head of Persian & Pashto Service, BBC World Service
Gideon Lichfield – Jerusalem Correspondent, The Economist
Moderator:
Steven Everts – Special Counsellor, Cabinet of SG/HR Javier Solana, Council of the European Union
13:30-14:30
Lunch
14:45-16:15
Tour of Tallinn’s Old Town, guided by former Estonian Prime Minister Mart Laar
16:30-18:00
The Alienation of Russia and the West
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Speakers:
Jüri Luik – Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Estonia to NATO
Arkady Moshes – Director of Programme, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Andrei Piontkovsky – The Senior Researcher of Institute of System Studies (Russian Academy of Sciences)
James Sherr – Fellow, Conflict Studies Research Centre Defence Academy of the UK
Moderator:
Kadri Liik – Director, International Centre for Defence Studies
18:30-20:00
Concert: Arvo Pärt’s music performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste. Location: Niguliste Church
20:30
Buffet Dinner hosted by President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Location: Museum of Foreign Art in Kadriorg
22:00
Night Owl Sessions (under the Chatham House Rule):
I Who Should Get the MAP from Bucharest?
Speakers:
Bruce Jackson – President, Project on Transitional Democracies
Paul Alan Goble – Director of Publications and Research, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy
James Greene – Head of Office, NATO Liaison Office Ukraine
Garry Johnson – Chairman, International Security Advisory Board, UK
Vladimir Socor – Senior Fellow, Jamestown Foundation
Moderator:
Jüri Luik – Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Estonia to NATO
II Russia Under New (Dual) Leadership – How Will It Work?
Speakers:
Ivan Krastev – Chairman, Centre of Liberal Strategies
Boris Nemtsov – Co-Founder, Union of the Right Forces and Former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
Lilia Shevtsova – Senior Associate, Program Chair, The Carnegie Moscow Center
Moderator:
Per Carlsen – Ambassador of Denmark in Moscow
Sunday, March 30
08:00-09:00
Breakfast sessions (under the Chatham House Rule):
I Kosovo – the Implications of a Special Case
Speakers:
Ivan Krastev – Chairman, Centre of Liberal Strategies
Olli Rehn – Member of the European Commission, Responsible for Enlargement
Ognyan Minchev – Senior Fellow, Head of Sofia Office, European Council on Foreign Relations, ECFR Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) in Sofia – Bulgaria
Moderator:
Stephen J. Flanagan – Senior Vice President and Director, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
II Developments in the Global Arms Regime: What do They Mean for Europe?
Speakers:
Keir Giles – Research Fellow, ARAG, UK Defence Academy
Robert Nurick – Senior Fellow, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Moderator:
Margus Kolga – Director General, 1st Political Department, Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
09:00-10:45
The Economics of Authoritarian Capitalism: Does it Work Internally and Externally?
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Speakers:
Andrei Illarionov – Senior Fellow, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
Siim Kallas – Vice-President, European Commission
Edward Lucas – Deputy Editor, Central and Eastern Europe correspondent, The Economist
Moderator:
Stefan Wagstyl – Central and East Europe Editor, Financial Times
Coffee
11:00-12:45
EU Common Foreign Policy – How Should the Baltic-Nordic Region Contribute?
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Speakers:
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen – Chairman, Baltic Development Forum
Olli Rehn – Member of the European Commission, Responsible for Enlargement
Robert Cooper – Director-General for External and Politico-Military Affairs at the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU
Maris Riekstins – Foreign Minister, Republic of Latvia
Urmas Paet – Foreign Minister of Estonia
Moderator:
Lykke Friis – Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Copenhagen
Coffee
Opening session: Info
13:00-13:45
Closing Session
Statement by the Lennart Meri Foundation: Mart Meri, Member of the Board
Keynote speech “Lennart Meri – a Man for All Seasons” by:
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen – Chairman, Baltic Development Forum
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Final words: Sir Garry Johnson, Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the ICDS
13:45
Farewell lunch