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Vilnius Security Forum 2023

Deterrence by Unified Defence

The annual “Vilnius Security Forum 2023” on the topic of “Deterrence by Unified Defence” 24 March 2023 is here! In cooperation with the National Defence Foundation and other partners, we are organizing the annual "Vilnius Security Forum 2023".

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08:15 - 09:00 Registration


III Palace (ID required)
-Welcome coffee


09:00 – 09:05 Welcoming remarks

 

Mr. Laurynas KASČIŪNAS, Member of the Seimas, Chairman of the Committee on National Security and
Defence (Lithuania)

 

09:05 – 09:45 Key note speakers

 

Mr. Gabrielius LANDSBERGIS Minister of Foreign Affairs (Lithuania), TBC

 

09:45 - 11:15 Panel discussion


Topic: Todays unrestricted and unregulated warfare

 

Moderator: Ms. Beata PATASOVA, Public diplomacy Division, NATO

 

Panel: Mr. Hans BINNENDIJK, former NSC Senior Director for Defense Policy, Tufts University, PhD in International Affairs (USA)
Mr. Mantas ADOMĖNAS, Vice minister, Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs TBC
Mr. Aapo CEDERBERG acting CEO of Cyberwatch Finland, Associate Fellow at Geneva Centre for Security Policy, (FIN)
Dr. Asta MASKALIŪNAITĖ, Director, Department of Political and Strategic Studies, Baltic Defence College

 

11:15 -11:30 Coffee break *


11:30 - 13.00 Panel discussion


Topic: How effective is today’s deterrence strategy


Moderator: Mrs. Molly McKEW, information warfare expert. Foreign Policy and Strategy Consultant (USA);

 

Panel: Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben HODGES, Senior Advisor at Human Rights First, Former Commander of United States Army Europe (USA)
Mr. Burcu SAN, Deputy Assistant General, Operations Division, NATO HQ
Lieutenant Colonel Oleksij ARESTOVICH, former advisor to the office of the Ukrainian President
Mr. Roderich KIESEWETTER, German Bundestag, member of the ChristianDemocratic Union, (GER)

 

13:00 -14:00 Lunch break


14:00 – 15:20 Panel discussion


Topic: The future deterrence strategy


Moderator: Mrs. Rebeccah HEINRICHS, Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative, (USA)

 

Panel: Mr. Michael MALM, Swedish Armed Forces Defence Staff, Department of Total Defence
Gen. (ret) Jaroslav STRÓŻYK, PhD, University of Wroclaw, former Deputy Director of the International Intelligence Directorate of the NATO Military Staff
Mr. Marshall BILLINGSLEA, former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at the United States Department of the Treasury and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, (USA)
Prof. Ryszard MACHNIKOWSKI, dean of the Faculty of International and
Political Studies, University of Lodz, (POL)

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Venue

Vilnius
Lvivo g. 25,
LT-09320 Vilnius
Lithuania
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Parliament of Lithuania, III Palace, Gedimino Ave 53 Vilnius

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Fausta.Simaityte@kas.de +3 70 691 59190 +3 70 5 2691179

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