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29th Jan 9:00
Official Opening
Rastislav Káčer, President of the Slovak Atlantic Commission -
29th Jan 9:10
Keynote Speech
Transatlantic Relations at Crossroad; new challenges ahead
Diana Štrofová, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic -
29th Jan 10:30
1st Panel
NATO at 60: Towards a New Strategy?
chairman Tomáš Valášek
Center for European Reform, London
Jean François Bureau
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy
Adam Rotfeld
former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Rob de Wijk
Director of the Hague Center for Strategic Studies
Robin Shepherd
Chatham House, Senior Research Fellow for Europe, London -
29th Jan 12:00
Luncheon hosted by the Slovak Atlantic Commission
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29th Jan 13:30
2nd Panel
Transatlantic Relations After Changing Political Elites
chairman Pavol Demeš
German Marshall Fund of the United States, Bratislava
John C. Hulsman
German Council on Foreign Relations
Martin Bútora
Honorary President of the Institute for Public Affairs, former Slovak Amb. to USA
Marcin Zaborowski
European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris
Lt. Col. Scott Rutter (Retd)
Director, Business Development, Communications and Tactical Networks, BAE Systems and National Spokesman and Board MemberTragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) -
29th Jan 15:30
3rd Panel
Europe Divided? Dealing with a Resurgent Russia
chairman Ambassador Ortwin Hennig
EastWest Institute, Brussels
James Sherr
Chatham House, House of Russia and Eurasia Programme, London
Oksana Antonenko
Senior Fellow (Russia and Eurasia) at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London
Borys Tarasjuk
Chairman of the European Integration Committee, Ukrainian Parliament
Dmitriy Talanov
Head of NATO Unit of the All-European Coopeartion Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation -
29th Jan 17:00
Closing Remarks and Summary
Róbert Vass
Secretary General of the Slovak Atlantic Commission -
29th Jan 17:15
Evening Reception hosted by Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic and Jaroslav Baška, Minister of Defense of the Slovak Republic
Short Documentary: From Security Receiver to Security Provider: Slovakia Five Years in NATO and EU
Introductory remarks by Michal Križan, President of the Euro-Atlantic Center
15.01.2009, 16:08
