International conference: „Strengthening Social Resilience Against Hybrid Threats in the Baltic Region “, is scheduled to be held on 2017 March 03, in Vilnius. This conference will be organized in cooperation between the National Defence Foundation, and the National Security and Defence Committee of Lithuania.
National Defence Foundation is a non-governmental organization which has a goal to enhance Lithuania’s national security through the support of democratic processes in Lithuania and the region. One of our activities is to deliver strategic insights, assessments and recommendations to Lithuanian and foreign non-governmental institutions and policy makers. We believe it is very important to enlighten our society, politicians, governmental and non-governmental institutions about the threats that the region is facing.
Registration: www.lrs.lt/registracija
SUPPORTERS
PROGRAM
National Defence Foundation and Committee on National Security and Defence, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Strengthening Social Resilience against Hybrid Threats in the Baltic Region
Entrance: Parliament of Lithuania, III Palace (Entrance from the side of Martynas Mazvydas National Library), Gedimino Ave 53, Vilnius
Place: Hall of the Act of 11 March, Building 1
3rd March 2017
DRAFT PROGRAMME
08:15-09:00 Arrival through the entrance of the III Palace, (ID required, with prior registration at www.lrs.lt/registracija)[1]. Registration, Hall of the Act of 11 March, Building 1.
09.00 – 09.05 Opening of the Conference
Col (ret) Vaidotas MALINIONIS, National Defence Foundation, Managing Director
09:05 – 09:30 Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Vytautas BAKAS, Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defence, Lithuania
Mr. Raimundas KAROBLIS, Minister of Defence, Lithuania
09:30 – 10:00 Current Security Environment in the Baltic Region
Speaker:
Mr. Edward LUCAS, Journalist, Senior editor of “the Economist”, United Kingdom
Moderator:
Ms. Egle MURAUSKAITE, Senior Researcher and Simulation Developer, European Affairs, ICONS Project / START, University of Maryland
10:00-11:10 Enhancing Social Resilience, Challenges, Policies and Lessons Learned in Non-NATO /EU Countries. New Russian Border Regime with Belarus
Speakers:
Mr. Pavel USOV, Director of the Center for Political Analysis and Prognosis, Belarus
Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, Deputy Director for International Affairs, Centre of Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies, Ukraine
Mr. Yauheni PREIHERMAN, Chairman of the Board at the Discussion and Analytical Society Liberal Club, Belarus
Moderator:
Mr. Zbigniew PISARSKI, political analyst, foreign and security policy media commentator, Founder and President of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland
11:10-11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:10
A U.S. Perspective on Baltic Defense in an Age of Turbulence. Security Policy of a New USA Administration and its Implications for the Baltic Region.
Speaker:
Dr. Michael CARPENTER, Senior Director of the Joseph R. Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania, USA
Speaker:
Col. Samuel GARDINER, United States Air Force (retired), independent analytical expert, military strategist, USA
Moderator:
Lt. Col. Palle YDSTEBO, Faculty advisor, Military Strategy and Operations Department, Norwegian Defense Command and Staff College, Norway
12:10 -13:10 Lunch
13:10-14:55 Enhancing Social Resilience, Challenges, Policies and Lessons Learned in NATO /EU Countries
Speakers:
Dr. Anna POPIELARCZYK, Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Poland
Brg. Gen. Jarosław KRASZEWSKI, Director of Armed Forces Supervision Department, National Security Bureau, Poland
Mr. Tomas JERMALAVICIUS, Head of Studies/Research Fellow, International Center for Defence and Security, Estonia
Mr. Michael MALM, Strategic Advisor and Programme Manager, Institute for National Security Studies at Swedish Defence University
Mr. Eero KYTOMAA, Civil Preparedness Section, NATO HQ Brussels
Moderator:
Ms. Egle MURAUSKAITE, Senior Researcher and Simulation Developer, ICONS Project / START University of Maryland
14:55 -15:05 Coffee Break
15:05-15:30 Russia’s Regime Evolution
Speaker:
Mr. Garry KASPAROV, chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist
Moderator:
Mrs. Vilija VAITKUTE-PAVAN, Head of the Dispute Resolution practice group, Partner at Valiunas Ellex law firm, Lithuania
15:30- Sum Up
Ms. Dovilė ŠUKYTĖ, Eastern Europe Studies Center, Analytic, Lithuania
Closing of the Conference
Col (ret) Vaidotas MALINIONIS, National Defence Foundation, Managing Director
NOTE:
- The conference will be translated into both Lithuanian and English languages.
- The conference will be broadcast on www.lrs.lt and www.delfi.lt
- There will be no registration to the conference on the day of the event. The registration will be available until the 2nd of March, 12:00 h at www.lrs.lt/registracija
[1] The registration must be confirmed via a link that you receive to your e-mail. Registration at www.lrs.lt/registracija will be available until 2nd of March, 12:00 h.
