Sunday, March 29
18:00
Opening session: Saving the Western Liberal Model: Politics, Security, Economy
NB! By invitation only. Location: Estonian Concert Hall
Speakers:
Ronald D. Asmus, Executive Director, Transatlantic Center of the German Marshall Fund of the USA
Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Chairman of the Baltic Development Forum
Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia
Moderator:
Quentin Peel, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times
21:30
Night owl session: The Future of the European Neighbourhood Policy
Transcript
Discussion of an upcoming paper by the European Council on Foreign Relations, presented by Mark Leonard and Andrew Wilson
Discussants:
Andrei Illarionov, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
Eckart von Klaeden, Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the CDU, Germany
Urmas Paet, Foreign Minister, Republic of Estonia
Boris Tarasyuk, Chairman of the Committee on European Integration, Ukrainian Parliament
Moderator:
Stefan Wagstyl, Central and East Europe Editor, Financial Times
Monday, March 30
8:00
Breakfast sessions
Afghanistan and Pakistan: How to Contain the Spread of Chaos?
Speakers:
Gareth Price, Head of Asia Programme, Chatham House
Harinder Sekhon, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
Harri Tiido, Undersecretary, Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Moderator:
Garry Johnson, Chairman of the International Security Advisory Board
After Georgia (1): The New Security Paradigm in the Nordic-Baltic Region
Speakers:
Pertti Joenniemi, Senior Research Fellow, Danish Institute for International Studies
Žaneta Ozolina, Professor, University of Latvia
Mike Winnerstig, Dep. Research Director, Defence Analysis, FOI
Moderator:
Dag Hartelius, Ambassador of Sweden to Poland
The Arctic: A New Security Challenge
Speakers:
Espen Barth Eide, Deputy Minister of Defence, Norway
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Chairman of the Baltic Development Forum
Steven Everts, Personal Representative of SG/HR for Energy and Foreign Policy, Council of the European Union
Moderator:
Per Carlsen, Ambassador of Denmark in Moscow
9:00-10:45
Energy Security: Lessons from Gas Conflicts
Audio | Video | Transcript
Speakers:
Steven Everts, Personal Representative of SG/HR for Energy and Foreign Policy, Council of the European Union
Bruce Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies
Pierre Noël, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
Alan Riley, Professor, City Law School, City University
Boris Tarasyuk, Chairman of the Committee on European Integration, Ukrainian Parliament
Moderator:
Pekka Haavisto, Member of the Finnish Parliament
Coffee
11:00-12:45
Transatlantic Relations: What Is Obama’s Message to Europe and What Is Europe’s Answer to Obama?
Transcript
Speakers:
Luís Amado, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal
Ronald D. Asmus, Executive Director, Transatlantic Center of the German Marshall Fund of the USA
Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament for Germany
Espen Barth Eide, Deputy Minister of Defence, Norway
Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director General, External Relations, European Commission
Moderator:
Riina Kionka, Personal Representative of SG/HR on Human Rights, Council of the European Union
12:45-13:45
Lunch
14:00-16:00
1) Tour of Tallinn’s Old Town, guided by former Estonian Prime Minister Mart Laar
2) Visit to the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (number of participants limited, pre-registration required)
16:00-17:45
The Eastern Partnership and Beyond: Practicalities and Possibilities for the EU’s Eastern Policy
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Speakers:
Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister for EU Affairs of the Czech Republic
Moderator:
Edward Lucas, Central and Eastern Europe correspondent, The Economist
Coffee
18:00-20:00
Russia’s Behaviour Abroad: What Drives It and How to Respond?
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Speakers:
Janusz Bugajski, Director of the New European Democracies Project, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Eckart von Klaeden, Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the CDU, Germany
David Kramer, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Program Chair, The Carnegie Moscow Center
Moderator:
Graham Avery, Senior Adviser, European Policy Center, Brussels
20:00
Networking dinner
21:30
Night Owl Sessions
After Georgia (2): The New Security Paradigm in the South Caucasus
Speakers:
Giorgi Bokeria, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia
Mitat Çelikpala, Associate Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey
Paul Goble, Director of Publications and Research, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy
Andrei Illarionov, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
Hafiz Pashayev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
Peter Semneby, EUSR for South Caucasus, Council of the EU
Moderator:
Ognyan Minchev, Executive Director, Institute for Regional and International Studies in Sofia
From Geopolitical Success to Economic Crisis: Will Europe’s New Democracies Survive the Downturn?
Speakers:
André Küüsvek, Director, Ukraine, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Mart Laar, Member of Parliament, Republic of Estonia
Edward Lucas, Deputy Editor, Central and Eastern Europe Correspondent, The Economist
György Schöpflin, Member of the European Parliament for Hungary
Stefan Wagstyl, Central and East Europe Editor, Financial Times
Moderator:
Robert Cottrell, Editor of TheBrowser.com
Dealing with Belarus: Principles versus Practice
Speakers:
Urban Ahlin, Deputy Chair Foreign Relations Committee, Member of the Swedish Parliament
Pavol Demeš, Director for CEE, German Marshall Fund of the USA
Evaldas Ignatavičius, Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
Irina Krasovskaya, President, We Remember Foundation
Andrei Sannikov, Coordinator, Civil Campaign “European Belarus”
Andrew Wilson, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator:
Arkady Moshes, Director of Programme, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Tuesday, March 31
8:30
Breakfast sessions
The Remaining Frozen Conflicts: Dangers and Solutions
Speakers:
Mustafa Aydin, Head of Department, University of Economics and Technology, Turkey
Temur Iakobashvili, State Minister for Reintegration Issues, Georgia
David Kramer, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian
Vladimir Socor, Senior Fellow, Jamestown Foundation
Moderator:
Kaupo Känd, Political Adviser, EUSR for the South Caucasus, Tbilisi
Russia: The Economic Crisis and its Economic and Political Implications
Speakers:
Andrei Illarionov, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
Arkady Moshes, Director of Programme, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate, Program Chair, the Carnegie Moscow Center
Moderator:
Jonathan Steele, International Affairs Columnist, the Guardian
Iran: The Limitations of Diplomacy and Force
Speakers:
Dana Allin, Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Affairs, the International Institute for Strategic Studies
Hossein Bastani, Director General, Iran Gooya Media Group
Sven Mikser, Member of Parliament , Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Republic of Estonia
Andrei Piontkovsky, Senior Researcher, Institute of System Studies (Russian Academy of Sciences)
Moderator:
Karlis Neretnieks, Senior Research Fellow, Swedish Defence Research Agency
10:00-11:45
NATO at 60: Managed Decline or a New Lease of Life?
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Speakers:
François Géré, President, Institut Français d’Analyse Stratégique
Jüri Luik, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Estonia to NATO
Adam Rotfeld, UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters
Vladimir Socor, Senior Fellow, Jamestown Foundation
Constanze Stelzenmüller, Director, Berlin Office, the German Marshall Fund
Moderator:
Ronald D. Asmus, Executive Director, Transatlantic Center of the German Marshall Fund of the USA
Coffee
12:00-12:40
Closing session
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Final speech: Margaretha af Ugglas, Chairman, Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation
Final words: Sir Garry Johnson, Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the ICDS
12:40
Farewell lunch