Wroclaw Global Forum 2015 [AGENDA]

Business Leadership Dialogues (by invitation only)

Exclusive sessions for business partners of the WGF, aimed at addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the transatlantic market.

• Technology and Innovation in the Digital Age. Moderator: Michał Kobosko
• Energy Markets in an Era of Big Change. Moderator: Richard Morningstar, Director, Global Energy Centre, Atlantic Council
• Defence Markets in a New Security Environment. Moderator:

Vago Muradian: Editor, Defense News

Coffee Break

Business Partners Keynote (by invitation only)

• Mateusz Szczurek, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Poland

Moderator: Maciej Witucki, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Orange Polska

Welcome Reception hosted by the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) and the Mayor of Wroclaw

Venue: Wroclaw Puppet Theatre, Plac Teatralny 4, 50-051 Wroclaw

Welcome

• Rafał Dutkiewicz, Mayor of Wrocław
• Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council of the United States
• Marcin Zaborowski, Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs

Presidential Keynote

President of the Republic of Poland Bronisław Komorowski

Keynote

H.E. Grzegorz Schetyna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

Conversation with Ministers: The Road to Europe?

• H.E. Tamar Beruchashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Georgia
• H.E. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
• H.E. Natalia Gherman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova

Plenary Panel 1 - The Return of Geopolitics and the Challenge of Russia

An examination of Russia’s future course under Vladimir Putin and the potential impact on its neighbours. The panellists will discuss persistent tensions with Russia and their implications for the transatlantic relationship as well as the options and conditions for re-engaging with Russia.

• Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Senator of the Republic of Poland
• Eckhard Cordes, President, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations
• John Herbst, Director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Centre, Atlantic Council
• Garry Kasparov, Chairman, Human Rights Foundation
• Ana Palacio, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain
• Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Member of the European Parliament
• Moderator: Matthew Kaminski, Executive Editor, POLITICO

Coffee Break

Plenary Panel 2 - Energy in the New Environment: Balancing Security, Cost, and Climate Impact

• Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Poland
• Pierre Buhler, Ambassador of France to the Republic of Poland
• Ralf Fücks, President, Heinrich Boell Stiftung
• Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, USA
• Philip Lowe, former Director-General of the European Commission's Energy DG
• Karl Moor, Senior Vice President and Chief Environmental Counsel, Southern Company
• Richard Morningstar, Director, Global Energy Centre, Atlantic Council

Lunch Break (Buffet)

Leadership Circle Lunch

An exclusive, off-the-record round table conversation with a leading business or political figure, open to major sponsors of the WGF.

James L. Jones Jr, former US National Security Adviser and US Marine Corps General (ret.)

Café Conversations

1. The Fight Against Authoritarianism: The Civil Society Toolbox

• Robert Herman, Vice President for Regional Programes, Freedom House
• Maria Leissner, Secretary General, Community of Democracies
• Jerzy Pomianowski, Executive Director, European Endowment for Democracy
• Maria Stephan, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Atlantic Council

2. After the Riga Summit: The Future of the Eastern Partnership

• Tengiz Pkhaladze, President, International Centre for Geopolitical Studies
• Juris Poikans, Ambassador-at-Large for the Eastern Partnership, Government of Latvia
• Bart Szewczyk, Member, Policy Planning Staff, US Department of State
• Eka Tkeshelashvili, PPresident, Georgian Institute for Strategic Studies
• Olena Tregub, Co-Founder and President, Global Education Leadership

3. Defence and Technology in an Age of Hybrid Warfare

• Ian Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft Centre on International Security, Atlantic Council
• Guillaume Faury, President, Airbus Helicopters
• Vago Muradian, Editor, Defence News
• Robert Kupiecki, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Poland

Moderator: Marek Świerczyński, Polityka Insight

4. Brexit? Grexit? Will Europe Hold Together?

• Bruno Macaes, State Secretary for European Affairs, Government of Portugal
• Radoslav Prochazka, Leader, Siet’ Party
• Mats Persson, Director, Open Europe
• Borys Tarasyuk, Member, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Coffee Break

Keynote by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Republic of Poland Tomasz Siemioniak

Plenary Panel 3 - From Wales to Warsaw: Transatlantic Defence between the Summits | Auditorium

An examination of changes in the transatlantic security environment since the Wales NATO summit and their implications for defence capabilities and industry. How might NATO, and more broadly, the transatlantic partnership, best prepare for new collective defence demands while maintaining deployable forces?

• Jorge Domecq, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency
• Frederick Hodges, Commanding General, US Army Europe
• Bogdan Klich, former Minister of Defence of the Republic of Poland

Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council

Special Press Event – European Launch of the Atlantic Council Report “Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin’s War in Ukraine” and Boris Nemtsov’s “Putin War"

• John Herbst, Director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Centre, Atlantic Council
• Eliot Higgins, Founder, Bellingcat and Brown Moses Blog
• Ilya Yashin, Member of the Federal Bureau, Republican Party of Russia—People’s Freedom Party (RPR-Parnas)

Dinner featuring presentation of the Atlantic Council Freedom Awards

2015 Awardees:

• Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden; presented by Radosław Sikorski, Marshal of the Polish Sejm
• Agnieszka Holland, Polish film director; presented by Sławomir Sierakowski, Editor-in-Chief, Krytyka Polityczna
• Boris Nemtsov (posthumous); accepted by Zhanna Nemtsova; presented by Garry Kasparov

Open-air performance of Richard Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman"

Plenary Discussion- The War of Ideas: Does It Exist and Can It be Won?

A conversation on the importance of ideas in the current international environment. Is there a division between the “West” and other regions, and is this division sharpening? If so, how should it be overcome?

• Marieluise Beck, Member, German Bundestag
• Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies, Oxford University
• Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia
• Ilmar Ragg, Advisor on Strategic Communication, Government of Estonia
• Jacek Vincent-Rostowski, Member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Council, MP, Poland

Plenary Panel 4 - A Transatlantic Digital Marketplace: Future Reality or Unattainable Dream?

What is required to achieve an open digitised market, both in Europe and across the Atlantic, where transactions move regardless of the borders while data is protected no matter where it flows? What physical infrastructure and regulatory regimes are needed to create a truly innovative market and what new technologies will come forward as a result?

• Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
• Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden
• Michał Boni, Member of the European Parliament
• Erika Mann, Managing Director for Public Policy, Facebook
• Gunter Oettinger, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society

Coffee Break

Trade and Investment: The Engine for Transatlantic Growth or a Fading Illusion?

This session explores current debates on trade and foreign investment in Europe and the US. It examines the condition of public debate and its causes, but also explores information on lobbying activities behind multiple trade and investment agreements, including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

• Aart de Geus, Chairman, Bertelsmann Stiftung
• Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman, Kissinger Associates
• Danuta Huebner, Member of the European Parliament
• Sorin Moisa, Member of the European Parliament

America’s Role in Europe: A Conversation with US Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Hon. Stephen J. Hadley

Plenary Panel 6 - Ukraine: Reform in a Time of War?

An examination of the current situation in Ukraine, including pressures for reform and the necessity of defence. What additional measures can the US and Europe take to help ensure a secure and independent Ukraine?

• Aivaras Abromavicius, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Government of Ukraine
• Eugene Czolij, President, Ukrainian World Congress
• Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of the Republic of Poland
• Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv, Ukraine
• Pavlo Sheremeta, former Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Ukraine
• Oksana Syroyid, Deputy Chairman, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Closing Remarks and Conclusion