Place:
Hall of the Act of 11 March (Kovo 11-osios salė)
Parliament of Lithuania, I Palace, Gedimino Ave 53 Vilnius
28 March 2018
DRAFT PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION TO THE CONFERENCE LINK
08:15 – 09:00 Registration
Hall of the Act of 11 March (ID required)
09:00 – 09:10 Welcoming remarks
Mr. Vytautas BAKAS, Member of the Seimas, Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defence (Lithuania)
09:10 – 09:30 Key note speaker
Mr. Raimundas KAROBLIS Minister of Defence (Lithuania)
09:30 – 10:50 Panel discussion
| Topic: | “The weaponization of Corruption and its Impact on National Security“ |
| Moderator: | Mr. Michael CARPENTER, Joseph R. Biden Centre for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania, Senior Director (USA). |
| Panel: | Mr. Sergejus MURAVJOVAS, Transparency International Lithuania, Executive Director (Lithuania);
Mr. Marius LAURINAVICIUS, Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis, Senior Expert (Lithuania); Mrs. Molly MCKEW, information warfare expert. Foreign Policy and Strategy Consultant (USA); Dr. Pavel E. FELGENHAUER Novaya Gazeta, Defense Analyst and Columnist (Russia). |
10:50 -11:20 Coffee break
11:20 – 13.00 Panel discussion
| Topic: | “Societal Resilience as the First Line of Defence in Modern Warfare“ |
| Moderator: | Mr. Michael MALM, Strategic Advisor and Programme Manager, Institute for National Security Studies at Swedish Defence University |
| Panel: | Mrs. Indrė MAKARAITYTĖ; Journalist (Lithuania);
Mr. Jeffrey EDMONDS, International Affairs Group, CNA (USA) Mr. Giedrius SAKALAUSKAS, Res Publica, Director (Lithuania); Ambassador Eitvydas BAJARŪNAS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania |
13:00 -14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:20 Panel discussion
| Topic: | “Future and Courses of Action of Hybrid War ” |
| Moderator: | Mr. Hans BINNENDIJK, former NSC Senior Director for Defense Policy, Tufts University, PhD in International Affairs (USA);
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| Panel: | Mr. Eric POVEL, NATO Public Diplomacy Division, Program Officer;
Mr. Zbigniew PISARSKI, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, President of the Board (Poland); Professor John LOUTH, Royal United Services (RUSI), Senior Research Fellow and Director for Defence, Industries and Society (UK). Mrs. Dovilė ŠUKYTĖ, Eastern Europe Studies Centre, Acting Director (Lithuania); |
15.20 – 16.20 Panel discussion
| Topic: | “Global Threats and the Baltic Region” |
| Moderator: | Dr. Margarita SESELGYTE, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Studies Director (Lithuania). |
| Panel: | Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben HODGES, Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Expert, Former Commander of United States Army Europe (USA);
Mr. Raimundas KAROBLIS Minister of Defence (Lithuania) |
16:20 – 16:30 Sum up
Col (Ret.) Vaidotas MALINIONIS, National Defence Foundation, Director (Lithuania).
[1] To be confirmed
[2] To be confirmed
