Specialist conference
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The WSF is organized since 2014 and gathers annually over 1500 highest representatives of governments, international organizations, industry, think tanks and civil society coming from over 90 countries.
The two days program is packed with on-stage high-level panel discussions, Chatham House rule-based round tables and dozens of bilateral meetings mixed with industry presentations and cultural program of the Partner Country – all designed to find answers to the most pressing current political and military issues.
Program
DAY 1 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD 2023
13:30-13:50
WELCOME REMARKS I
● Katarzyna Pisarska - Chair, Warsaw Security Forum
● Jacek Siewiera – Secretary of State, Head of the National Security Bureau, Poland
Master of Ceremony: Kasia Madera - News Anchor, BBC News
13:50-14:10
HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATION I
Ukraine in Europe: Finding the Path to a Historical Enlargement and Common Security
● Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ukraine
Moderator: Hadley Gamble - International Journalist and Presenter, USA
14:10-14:50
MINISTERIAL PANEL DISCUSSION I
Strategic Autonomy & Europe’s Transatlantic Commitments
● Catherine Colonna - Minister for Foreign Affairs, France
● Madeleine Dean - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, USA
● Gordan Grlić Radman - Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Croatia
● Angel Tîlvăr - Minister of Defence, Romania
● Miroslav Wlachovský - Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovak Republic
Moderator: Katarzyna Pisarska – Chair, Warsaw Security Forum
14:50-15:30
MINISTERIAL PANEL DISCUSSION I
Looking East: Change of Security Strategies in Western Europe
● Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir - Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland
● Gabrielius Landsbergis - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania
● Kajsa Ollongren - Minister of Defence, The Netherlands
Moderator: Christopher Heusgen - Chairman, Munich Security Conference
Session in the partnership with Munich Security Conference, Germany
15:30-16:10
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION I
Central & Eastern Europe: New Centre of Transatlantic Security Gravity?
● Thomas Bagger - Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
● Henrik Landerholm - National Security Advisor, Sweden
● Jacek Siewiera – Secretary of State, Head of the National Security Bureau, Poland (confirmed)
Moderacja: Kasia Madera - News Anchor, BBC News
Session in the partnership with National Security Bureau to the President of Poland
16:10-16:50
PANEL DISCUSSION I
Impact of 2024 US Presidential Elections on Transatlantic Security
● Jason Crow - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, USA
● Carl Bildt - Co-chair of ECFR’s Council, Former Prime Minister (1991-1994) & Minister for Foreign Affairs (2006-2014), Sweden
● Lt. Gen. (R) H.R. McMaster - US National Security Advisor (2017-2018), USA
● Majda Ruge - Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations, Germany
Moderator: Steven Erlanger - Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for
Europe, The New York Times
Session in the partnership with the Atlantic Council, USA
16:50-17:10
HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSION I
The Power of Intelligence: Gaining Advantage Over Autocracies
● Gen. (R) David Petraeus - Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012), USA (confirmed)
Moderator: Malcolm Chalmers - Deputy Director General, Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom (confirmed)
Session in the partnership with the Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom
17:10-18:00
PANEL DISCUSSION I
Secure & Prosperous: Making Post-War Ukraine Happen
● Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom
● Heather Conley - President, German Marshall Fund of the US
● Hanna Hopko - Co-Founder, International Center for Ukrainian Victory, Head of Foreign Affairs Committee and Member of Parliament (2014-2019), Ukraine
● William R. Keating - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, USA
Moderator: Ali Aslan - International Presenter & Journalist, Germany
Session in the partnership with the International Center for Ukrainian Victory
Indispensable Partners: Polish-German Cooperation Perspectives - Session in the partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
11:30-12:30
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Indispensable Partners: Polish-German Cooperation Perspectives
● Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski - Member of Parliament, Poland
● Knut Abraham - Member of Parliament, Germany
● Thomas Erndl - Member of Parliament, Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, Germany
● Bogdan Klich - Senator, Chair of Foreign Affairs and EU Committee, Senate, Poland
Reactions:
● Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff - Guido Goldman Distinguished Scholar for Geostrategy, German Marshall Fund of the US, Germany
● Monika Sus - Visiting Professor, Centre for International Security at the Hertie School Berlin, Germany
● Johannes von Thadden - Co-Chairman, Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation, CEO Airbus Poland
Moderator: Marta Prochwicz-Jazowska - Program Manager & Analyst, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Warsaw Office
PANEL DISCUSSION - Future of Nuclear Energy Potential in Europe
11:30-12:20
PANEL DISCUSSION
Future of Nuclear Energy Potential in Europe
● Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
● Dimitar Lilkov - Senior Research Officer, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Bulgaria
● Markus Reichel - Member of Parliament, Germany
● Victoria Voytsitska – Member of the Verkhovna Rada, Secretary, Committee on Fuel Energy, Nuclear Policies and Security (2014-2019), International Center for Ukrainian Victory, Ukraine
Moderator: Hadley Gamble - International Journalist and Presenter, USA
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