Central European Security: Power, Markets, and International Influence

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