The Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade,
in cooperation with the Atlantic Council of the United States
have the pleasure to invite you to the public conference titled
NATO at 70: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges
to be held on
25th April (Thursday) at 14.00
at the
Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
13-15. Bérc Street, Budapest 1016
The event is public but registration is required.
The event will be held in English.
Please note that any audiovisual recording of the event can only be made upon prior written approval of the Atlantic Council and the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Program
14:00 – 14:40
Welcome remarks and keynotes
Amb. Péter SZTÁRAY
State Secretary for Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary
Amb. Kurt VOLKER
Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership, Arizona State University
14:40 – 16:00 Panel I
From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the New Cold War: Lessons Learned
Amb. Kurt VOLKER
Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership, Arizona State University
Dr. Sławomir DĘBSKI
Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), Poland
Lt. Gen. Jürgen BORNEMANN (Ret.)
Former Director General of the International Military Staff at NATO HQ in Brussels, Germany
Moderated by: Diána SZŐKE
Senior Analyst, IFAT
16:00 – 16:20
Coffee break
16:20 – 17:45 Panel II
NATO and the Future of European Security
Mr. Damon WILSON
Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council of the United States, USA
H. E. Eimert van MIDDELKOOP
Former Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, President of the Supervisory Council, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, The Netherlands
Amb. Tamás MAGYARICS
Professor, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Dr. István BALOGH
Political Director, Deputy State Secretary for Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary
Moderated by: Dr. Gergely VARGA
Senior Reserach Fellow, IFAT, Hungary