Programme 2015

 

ABCD 2015

Who’s Afraid of Hybrid Warfare?
 Preliminary programme

Programme may be subject to change.

Wednesday, 23 September

19:30  

Welcoming reception

Welcome address by Ambassador Jüri Luik, Director, International Centre for Defence and Security

Thursday, 24 September

8:00-9:00 Registration of participants
9:00-10:30

Opening session: Strategic Context
Welcome speech by Hannes Hanso, Minister of Defence, Estonia

Keynote speeches by

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Minister of Defence, Netherlands
LtGen Marshall B. Webb, Commander, NATO Special Operations Forces HQ

Discussion with the speakers moderated by Ambassador Jüri Luik, Director, International Centre for Defence and Security
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30

Panel I – Threat Environment and Challenges of Hybrid Warfare
  Gen (ret) Knud Bartels, former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Keir Giles, Director, Conflict Studies Research Centre; Associate Fellow, Chatham House

MGen Christopher Haas, Director, Force Management and Development Directorate, U.S. Special Operations Command

David E. Johnson, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Moderator: Sven Sakkov, Director, NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
 12:30-14:00 Lunch
 14:00-15:30

Panel II – Military Response to Hybrid Warfare – Strengthening Deterrence and Providing Assurance
  Andrew Budd, Head, Defence Capabilities Section, Defence Policy Directorate, NATO International Staff
Elbridge Colby, Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow, Centre for a New American Security
Etienne de Durand, Deputy for Defence Policy and Strategic Foresight, Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry of Defence, France
MGen (ret) Boguslaw Pacek, Adviser to the Minister of Defence, Poland
Moderator:  Robertas Šapronas, Director, International Relations and Operations Department, Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30

Panel III – Countering the Full Spectrum of Challenges Embodied in Hybrid Warfare
  RAdm Georgij Alafuzoff, Director, Intelligence Directorate, European Union Military Staff

MGen Karl Engelbrektson, Head of Training and Education, Swedish Armed Forces
Claudia Major, Senior Associate, International Security Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Harlan Ullman, Chairman of Killowen Group and CNIGuard Ltd; Senior Adviser at the Atlantic Council and Business Executives for National Security
Moderator: Janis Berzins, Director, Centre for Security and Strategic Research, Latvian National Defence Academy

 
17:30-17:45 Conclusions by Jonatan Vseviov, Undersecretary for Defence Planning, Ministry of Defence, Estonia
18:00-20:00

Farewell reception

 

The attendance of the conference is by invitation only.
Dress code for the entire event is civilian (business suit).
All sessions are conducted under the Chatham House Rule.