DRAFT PROGRAM Mr. Mark Rutte H.E. The Secretary General of NATO (tbc) SPEAKERS Admiral Rob Bauer Chairman, Military Committee of NATO Mrs. Marie-Doha Besancenot Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy NATO HQ Mrs. Kate Hansen Bundt Secretary-General, Norwegian Atlantic Committee Mr. Antonio Borges De Carvalho Founder of Atlantic Committee of Portugal and Treasurer and Secretary General of ATA 1994-2003 General Christopher G. Cavoli Supreme Allied Commander Europe Prof. Dr. Iulian Chifu President of the Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Center Bucharest, Former Advisor of the Romanian Presidency Mr. Javier Colomina Special Representative for Southern Neighborhood and Acting Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Ambassador Hüsein Diriöz Former Assistant Secretary General of NATO for Defense and Policy Planning Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky Vice Chair, Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy & Security and former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (2001-2009) Mr.Mikuláš Dzurinda President of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, former Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Dr. Werner Fasslabend Vice President of the Atlantic Treaty Association, President of Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), Former Minister of Defence of Austria. Mrs. Irene Felin NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security Ambassador Nataliia Galibarenko Head of Mission of Ukraine to NATO Mr. Theodossios Georgiou President of the Atlantic Treaty Association Ambassador Rastislav Káčer, Vice President of the Atlantic Treaty Association, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia Mr. David Keating American-European Journalist, Brussels Correspondent for France 24 and he is ranked as the Number One EU Social Media Influencer for 2023 Ambassador David Konecký Permanent Representative of Czechia to NATO Dr. Nad'a Kovalčíková Senior Analyst and Director of the CFI project, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) Dr. Nikos Loutas Director of Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber Division, NATO HQ Dr. Fabrizio Luciolli President of Italian Atlantic Committee, former President of ATA Dr. Aliki Mitsakos, M.D., Ph.D. President, Women In International Security - Hellas (WIIS-Hellas) Secretary General, Greek Association for Atlantic & European Cooperation Mr. Scott M. Oudkirk Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to NATO (TBC) Dr. Solomon Passy Founding President, Atlantic Club of Bulgaria Ambassador Marco Peronaci Permnanent Representative of Italy to NATO Ambassador George Prevelakis Professor Emeritus Panthéon-Sorbonne Ambassador Elena Poptodorova Member of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Treaty Association, Vice President Atlantic Club of Bulgaria Mr. Nicola De Santis Head Engagements Section, NATO PDD Prof. Dr. Luis Simón Director of the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy of the Brussels School of Governance (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Mr. Christian Schmidt High Representative for Bosnia -Herzegovina, President of the German Atlantic Association (DAG) Ms. Terhi Suominen Vice President of the Atlantic Treaty Association, Secretary-General of the Atlantic Council of Finland Mr. Élie Tenenbaum, Director of the Security Studies Center, IFRI, Member of the Reflexion group on neighbourhood countries of NATO Mr. Patrick Turner Senior Representative of NATO in Ukraine Mrs. Selin Yilmaz President of the Youth Section of the Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA) Mrs. Anna Van Zoest Member of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Treaty Association, Director of the Netherlands Atlantic Association Dr. Simone Zuccarelli Director of the Transatlantic Program at the Italian Atlantic Committee