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Vilnius | 11 - 12 July 2023
The event took place during the NATO Summit in Vilnius and was co-organised by NATO, the Eastern Europe Studies Centre, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Munich Security Conference and the Atlantic Council.
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Public Forum in Vilnius, 11 July 2023
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Public Forum in Vilnius, 12 July 2023
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Day 1, Tuesday, July 11
Day 2, Wednesday, July 12
09:00-09:05
AM EEST
Welcome Remarks
Carmen Romero, NATO Acting Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy;
Linas Kojala, EESC Director.
09:05-09:25
AM EEST
Conversation with the NATO Secretary General
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General.
Moderated by Andrea Mitchell, News Chief Foreign Correspondent, MSNBC.
09:25-09:35
AM EEST
Special Address
Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania.
09:35-10:20
AM EEST
Defending Forward: Adapting NATO's Deterrence and Defence for the Looming Threats
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada;
Krišjānis Kariņš, Prime Minister, Latvia;
Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister, Estonia;
Adm. Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee, NATO.
Moderated by Heather A. Conley, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States.
10:20-10:35
AM EEST
Coffee Break
10:40-11:00
AM EEST
Conversation with the NATO Deputy Secretary General
Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General.
Moderated by Benedikt Franke, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Munich Security Conference.
11:00-11:30
AM EEST
Conversation with the President of the Czech Republic
Petr Pavel, President, Czech Republic.
Moderated by Linas Kojala, Director, EESC.
11:45-12:00
AM EEST
Conversation with NATO SACEUR
Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
Moderated by Katarzyna Pisarska, Chair, Warsaw Security Forum.
12:00-12:15
PM EEST
Leaving No One Behind: the Human Security Imperative
Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster.
Moderated by Vivian Salama, National Security Reporter, Wall Street Journal.
12:20-12:35
PM EEST
Conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy
Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy.
Moderated by Hadley Gamble, Anchor and Senior International Correspondent, CNBC.
12:45-01:20
PM EEST
From Strategic Necessity to Economic Opportunity: Investing in Defence as a Commitment for the Future
Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence of Germany;
Antti Häkkänen Minister of Defence, Finland;
Pål Jonson, Minister of Defence, Sweden;
Wendy Gilmour, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment.
Moderated by Maria Tadeo, Europe Correspondent, Bloomberg.
01:25-02:45
PM EEST
Lunch Break
02:45-03:30
PM EEST
Parliamentarians and grassroots support for NATO
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas.
Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam, Member of the Senate of France, President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Jeanne Shaheen, US Senator, Co-chair of the Senate NATO Observers Group.
Thom Tillis, US Senator, Co-chair of the Senate NATO Observers Group.
Moderated by Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor, The Economist
03:30-04:10
PM EEST
A Talk with Civic Society Leaders: Unlocking Ukraine's Potential
David Cattler, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security;
Hanna Shelest, Security Studies Program Director, PRISM Ukraine;
Sławomir Debski, Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs.
Moderated by Kristine Berzina, Managing Director, GMF North.
04:10-04:40
PM EEST
The Nexus of Stability and Deterrence: Reducing Risks in the Nuclear Age
Angus Lapsley, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning;
Nicolas Tenzer, Chair, CERAP;
Julia Berghofer, Senior Policy Fellow, European Leadership Network.
Moderated by Margarita Šešelgytė, Director, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University.
05:00-05:30
PM EEST
Coffee Break
05:30-05:45
PM EEST
Moderated conversation with Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Mark Rutte, Prime Minister, the Netherlands.
Moderated by Linas Kojala, Director, EESC.
05:45-06:05
PM EEST
Moderated conversation with Prime Minister of Albania
Edi Rama, Prime Minister, Albania.
Moderated by Rachel Rizzo, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council.
06:10-06:30
PM EEST
Moderated Conversation: from Madrid to Vilnius
José Manuel Albares, Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Kingdom of Spain.
Moderated by Christoph Heusgen, Chair, Munich Security Conference.
06:45-07:15
PM EEST
Rethinking China: a Shifting Paradigm?
Benedetta Berti, Head of Policy Planning, Office of the NATO Secretary General;
Sarah Kirchberger, Director, Institute for Security Policy Kiel (ISPK), Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council;
Luis Simón, Senior Analyst and Director, Elcano Brussels Office.
Moderated by Una Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Head, Riga Stradins University China Studies Centre.
07:15-07:25
PM EEST
Unpacking Day 1: Essential Takeaways
Róbert Vass, Founder and President, GLOBSEC;
Patricia Daehnhardt, Integrated Researcher, IPRI-NOVA.
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