The Final Schedule of the European Security & Defence Forum is as follows.
FINAL SCHEDULE OF ESDF 2018
Friday May 11th, 2018
Venue: Serafio Center of Sports, Culture and Innovation of the Municipality of Athens (163 Pireos Ave. 118 54, Athens, Greece)
09:30 – 10:00 Participants Registration & Arrival
10:00 – 10:30 Opening Remarks
- Despina PAPADAKI, Project Manager of ESDF 2018, Secretary General, Institute of Research & Training on European Affairs
- Dimitrios AVRAMOPOULOS, European Commissioner on Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship (Video Message)
- Theodoros OIKONOMOU, Brig., Deputy General Director of National Defence Policy and International Relations, Ministry of Defence, Hellenic Republic
- Maria LOGOTHETI, Mayor’s Office Director and President of the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (ADDMA), Municipality of the City of Athens
10:30 – 12:30 1st Panel Discussions “The new EU Global Strategy and the future of CFSP: challenges ahead”
Moderator: Despina PAPADAKI, Project Manager of ESDF 2018, Secretary General, Institute of Research & Training on European Affairs
- Sven BISCOP, Professor at Ghent University, Director of the Europe in the World programme at the Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations in Brussels
- Marilena KOPPA, Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of European, International and Area Studies of Panteion University, former Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
- Achilleas TAOUXIS, Brig. Director of the South Eastern Defence Ministerial (SEDM)/CC-PMS ATHENS Chairmanship Secretariat /HNDGS/ Strategy and Policy Branch
12:30 – 13:00 Coffee Break
13:00 – 15:00 2nd Panel Discussions “Strengthening EU’s external security in a more complex world”
Moderator: Nikolaos LAMPAS, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of International Relations & European Studies, University of Piraeus, & Adjunct Lecturer at the Hellenic Military Academy
- General Mikchail KOSTARAKOS, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
- Pia STJERNVALL, Ambassador of Finland in Kosovo, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, former Head of EUPOL Afghanistan
15:00 – 16:00 Lunch
16:00 – 18:00 3rd Panel Discussions “Towards the development of the EU’s internal security in light of the new terroristic norms”
Moderator: Despina PAPADAKI, Project Manager of ESDF 2018, Secretary General, Institute of Research & Training on European Affairs
- Nikolaos TOSKAS, Minister of Internal Security, Hellenic Republic
- Colonel Richard COLEMAN, French Defence Attaché, Embassy of France in Greece
- Ioannis L. KONSTANTOPOULOS, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations & European Studies, University of Piraeus
18:00 – 18:30 Coffee Break
18:30 – 20:00 4th Panel Discussions “NATO’s role as a security provider and the impact on Common Foreign and Security Policy”
Moderator: Theodosios GEORGIOU, Founder & Chairman of the Greek Association for Atlantic & European Cooperation (G.A.A.E.C.)
- Amy CARLON, Political Counselor, USA Embassy in Greece
- George TSOGKAS, Rear Admiral (retd), Former NMIOTC – NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre Commandant
- Charalampos PAPASOTIRIOU, Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Department of International, European & Regional Studies, Panteion University
Saturday May 12th, 2018
Venue: General Secretariat for Media and Communication (11 Fragoudi str. & Alexandrou Pantou Str., 101 63, Kalithea, Athens)
10:30 – 12:30 5th Panel Discussions “Migration: a destabilization factor for the E.U.?”
Moderator: Ovidiu SIMINA, Training Manager at European Security and Defence College
- Martin BALDWIN-EDWARDS, Visiting Senior Fellow at Middlesex University, London, External Expert of ICMPD Vienna & Former Director of Mediterranean Migration Observatory at Panteion University
- Sotiris LIVAS, Associate Professor in International Relations, Ionian University
- Nikolaos LAMPAS, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of International Relations & European Studies, University of Piraeus & Adjunct Lecturer at the Hellenic Military Academy
12:30 – 13:00 Coffee Break
13:00 – 15:00 6th Panel Discussions “Energy Security challenges for European Union”
Moderator: Alexia TASOULI, Journalist Diplomatic Affairs, Political correspondent in 24MEDIA organisation
- Kleanthis KYRIAKIDIS, Political Analyst, PhDc, MA, MS, MPA Harvard Kennedy School
- Athanasios DAGOUMAS, Assistant Professor in Energy and Resource Economics, Director of the Energy & Environmental Policy Laboratory, Department of International Relations & European Studies, University of Piraeus
15:00 – 16:00 Lunch
16:00 – 18:00 7th Panel Discussions “Cyber threats for EU in 21st century”
Moderator: Stavros SAMOUILIDIS, Journalist at SKAI TV
- Dr. Leandros MAGLARAS, Head of National Cyber Security Authority of Greece, General Secretariat of Digital Policy, Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media
- Anna BARBARZAK, Ambassador of the Embassy of Poland in Athens
- Andrew LIAROPOULOS,Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations & European Studies, University of Piraeus
18:00 – 18:30 Wrap-up and final debate
The Programme of the Conference can be accessed here