PROGRAM

NATO IN THE 21st CENTURY: NEW THREATS AND NEW THEATRES

MAY, 29 31, 2014

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014

1000 am 1045 am

60th ATA CHAPTERS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Official Opening
(ATA and YATA delegates ONLY)
Open for Media

Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

Dr. Karl A. LAMERS, President of the Atlantic Treaty Association

Dr. Savo KENTERA, President of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro
H.E. Mr. Ranko KRIVOKAPI, President of the Parliament of Montenegro and
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

1045 am 0530 pm

60th ATA CHAPTERS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Working Sessions
(ATA delegates ONLY)
Closed for Media

Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

0600 pm 0700 pm

Round Table: Possibility of Joint Training and Education of

the Members of Defense and Security Sectors from the
Region
Venue: Glass Room, Splendid Hotel, 5th Floor
CLOSED TO PUBLIC

Ice Breaker Beach Reception

0730 pm 10:30 pm

Upon Invitation Only

Venue: Splendid Hotel Beach
Dress Code: Casual

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

1000 am 1030 am

2BS FORUM OFFICIAL OPENING:

Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

Dr. Savo KENTERA, President of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro

H.E. Amb. Sue K. BROWN, U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro
H.E. Mr. Filip VUJANOVI, President of Montenegro

PANEL I:The Future of NATO Enlargement

1030 am 1200 pm

NATOs New Strategic Concept, adopted at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010,
reaffirmed the Allies commitment that NATOs door remains open to any European
country in a position to undertake the commitments and obligations of membership,
and contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic region. Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Ukraine and Georgia, which country is going to be next NATO
member? Criteria for membership have changed how this will influence path of these
countries? Is NATO tired from enlargement cycles? Russias role.
Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

Moderator: Dr. Amadeo WATKINS, Kings College, London

Panelists:
H.E. Prof. Dr. Vesna PUSI, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Foreign and European Affairs, Croatia
Dr. Ioannis ARMAKOLAS, Research Fellow, Hellenic Foundation for
European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Greece
H.E. Amb. Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVI, Assistant Secretary General
for Public Diplomacy, NATO HQ

H.E. Mr. Nikola POPOSKI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia

H.E. Dr. Igor LUKI, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs and European Integration, Montenegro

Dr. Henryka MOCICKA-DENDYS, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of

Foreign Affairs of Poland
H.E. Mr. Roman JAKI, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Slovenia
Mr. Hoyt B. YEE, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and
Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
1200 pm 1230 pm

Coffee Break

PANEL II: Afghanistan after 2014: Progress or Downfall?

1230 pm - 0200 pm

By the end of 2014, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is supposed to
withdraw from Afghanistan and the full responsibility for security will be transferred to the
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). As for the USA, president Obama did not explicitly
say that mission in Afghanistan will end by 2014, only that it will cease to be a "combat"
mission and become a "support" mission. Now, the questions arise - what is exactly a
support mission, how many troops will be required for it and how long will it last? On the
other hand, are the Afghan troops up to the new task? What part will the Taliban play?
What's exactly at stake?
Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

Moderator: Mr. Robert van de ROER, Diplomatic commentator,

international awards winning journalist (NRC)
Panelists:
H.E. Dr. Mohammad DAUD YAAR, Ambassador, Embassy of Afghanistan
in London
H.E. Dr. Mimi KODHELI, Minister of Defense of Albania
ADM Dragan SAMARDI, Chief of the General Staff, Montenegros
Armed Forces
Gen. John R. ALLEN, Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings
Institution, USA
Dr. Pauletta OTIS, Professor of Security Studies, United States Marine
Corps Command and Staff College, USA
0200 pm 0300 pm

Lunch

PANEL III: War on Terror: Lessons Learned and Future

Prospects
0300 pm - 0430 pm

Can we win war on terrorism? What we have learned from Afghanistan and Iraq
experience. Arab Spring, Syria Civil War, Africa terrorism rising: what we can expect in the
future and how to stop rise of fundamentalist and extremist movements all around the
globe. How we can apply lessons learned in order reach safer future? NATOs role.
Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

Moderator: Mr. Jason WISEMAN, Atlantic Treaty Association

Panelists:
H.E. Mr. Talat XHAFERI, Minister of Defense of Macedonia
Dr. Ekaterina STEPANOVA, Researcher, Peace and Conflict Studies,
Institute of World Economy and International Relations
Mr. Brian M. JENKINS, Senior Adviser to the RAND President, RAND, USA
Prof. Dr. John SCHINDLER, Professor, U.S. Naval War College

Reception, 07:00 pm 08:30 pm

Hosted by H.E. Prof. Dr. Milica PEJANOVI-URII, Minister of
Defense of Montenegro
By Invitation Only
Venue: Navy Museum, Porto Montenegro, Tivat
Dress Code: Official: Suit/Uniform
0630 pm
0700 pm 0830 pm
0830 pm

Departure in front of the Hotel Splendid

Reception, Navy Museum, Tivat
Departure to Splendid Hotel

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2014

PANEL IV: The Ukrainian Crisis and International Responses

1000 am - 1130 am

Over the past few months, many experts and politicians, including heads of state, have
said that the current crisis in Ukraine is the greatest threat to European security since
World War Two. Russia is certainly a stakeholder in this crisis, both on the ground and
within the United Nations, as well as the G8 (G7). Issues are highly complex, not least
to do with internal divisions within Ukraine, strategic security and economic concerns
and not least NATO and EU expansion towards the East. If this is indeed such a major
concern to Europe and the international order, how has the
international community reacted to date? What has been the role of NATO, the EU
and the United Nations? Has the 'government' in Kiev acted in the countrys best
interest or could it have done something differently? As important has been the role
of Russia which seems to be playing a good cop / bad cop attitude by presenting itself
as a peacemaker in the Russian parts of Ukraine and questioning the legitimacy of the
regime in Kiev as a factor of the current instability. As events unfold on the ground,
and major states in Europe and across the Atlantic keep discussing options and
sanctions, it will be up to the panel to discuss the above questions not just in terms of
current possibilities, but also future ramifications.
Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

Moderator: Mr. James FRANEY, European Affairs Correspondent,

Euronews
Panelists:
Dr. Hall GARDNER, American University of Paris
Dr. Willem VAN EEKELEN, former Secretary-General of the Western
European Union; Minister of Defense; State Secretary Foreign Affairs;
Senator; Chairman of the NL European Movement, The Netherlands
Dr. Keir GILES, Director of the Conflict Studies Research Center, UK
Amb. Volodymyr OGRYSKO, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (20072009), Ukraine
Dr. Nikolai PETRO, Professor, University of Rhode Island, USA
1130 am 1200 pm

Coffee Break
PANEL V: The 20th Anniversary of the Partnership for Peace
Building Bridges across the World

1200 pm 1330 pm

Founded in 1994, the Partnership for Peace is NATOs first and most complex form of
cooperation with states outside the organization. Together, NATO members and partners
have conducted hundreds of exercises to improve their capacities for crisis response, conflict
resolution and peacekeeping throughout the world. Now, twenty years later, what are the
effects? Has NATOs image improved in the world? Have the adaptability and efficiency of
the Alliance been enhanced? Ultimately, has the PfP been a success?
Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

Moderator: Mr. Mihailo JOVOVI, Editor in Chief, Independent Daily Vijesti,

Montenegro
Panelists:
H.E. Dr. Zlatko LAGUMDIJA, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina
H.E. Amb. Imants Viesturs LIEIS, Ambassador, Embassy of Latvia in
Hungary
H.E. Prof. Dr. Milica PEJANOVI-URII, Minister of Defense,
Montenegro
Prof. Dr. Julian LINDLEY-FRENCH, Director, Europa Analytica
H.E. Mr. Miroslav LAJK, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
and European Affairs, Slovakia
0130 pm 0200 pm

Coffee Break
PANEL VI: Cyber Defense New Global Battlefield

110200 pm - 0330 pm

Since NATO Summit in Lisbon 2010, cyber defense was identified as one of many
priorities in todays national defenses. It is obvious that such decision has its background
in modern need of stable, safe and resilient cyberspace. While the US has been seriously
hit by the scandal surrounding the secret NSA surveillance programs, the struggle over
how to frame internet governance goes on and, more than ever, needs core stakeholders
capable of defending freedom, democracy and the rule of law in cyberspace.
Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel

Moderator: Col. (Ret.) Prof. Phil LARK, Executive Director of the Program on
Cyber Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
Panelists:
Mr. Suleyman ANIL, Head of the Cyber Defense Section, NATO HQ
Brig. Gen. Umberto RAPETTO, Former Commander of the Special Fraud
Unit, Italy
Mr. Vytautas BUTRIMAS, Chief Advisor for Cyber Security, Ministry of National
Defense, Republic of Lithuania
Dr. Newton HOWARD, Director of the Synthetic Intelligence Lab, Resident
Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

0330 pm 0345 pm

Closing of the Forum

Venue: Conference Hall Crnojevi, Splendid Hotel