Events

Danube Stage

11:00 – 12:00

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Welcome Lunch

Danube Stage

12:00 – 12:15

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Official Welcome & Scene-Setting

Róbert Vass Kimberly Dozier Kevin Baron

Danube Stage

12:15 – 12:25

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Opening Remarks: Defending Democracies in a Multipolar World

H.E. Zuzana Čaputová

Danube Stage

12:25 -13:00

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

CHAT: The Indispensable Leader: America in the 21st Century

Mark T. Esper

• Led by:Kasia Madera

Danube Stage

13:00 – 13:50

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Europe’s Geopolitical Moment? Or a Moment of Geo-politics?

H.E. Miroslav Wlachovský H.E. Alexander Schallenberg H.E. Jan Lipavský H.E. José Manuel Albares Bueno

• Led by:Kersti Kaljulaid

Danube Stage

13:50 – 14:20

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Coffee Break

Danube Stage

14:20 – 15:00

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

CHAT: Democracy Disinformed, Democracy Disempowered

Věra Jourová Annette Kroeber-Riel

• Led by:Terry Martin

Danube Stage

15:00 – 15:10

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

A Call for Global Solidarity and Peace

H.E. Paul Gallagher

Danube Stage

15:10 – 15:55

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

All Quiet on the Eastern Front: Helping Ukraine to Win the War

Kostiantyn Vashchenko Philip Breedlove Jaroslav Naď

• Led by:Kimberly Dozier

Danube Stage

16:30 – 17:15

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Pesky Populists: Who’s Winning the Battle of Ideas?

H. E. Ingrida Šimonytė Roberta Metsola Eduard Heger

• Led by:Kevin Baron

Danube Stage

17:15 – 18:05

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

The Long Arm of the Law: Making Russia Accountable

Andriy Kostin Marija Pejčinović Burić Matteo Mecacci Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

• Led by:Kathleen Koch

Danube Stage

18:05 – 18:55

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Strengthening Deterrence Capabilities in the 21st Century

H.E. Martin Sklenár H. E. Hanno Pevkur Camille Grand Thomas Kauffmann

• Led by:Alena Kudzko

Danube Stage

09:00 – 10:00

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Defending the Barricades: NATO’s Presence on the Eastern Flank

Marian Majer Andrej Benedejčič Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges Anna Wieslander Gundbert Scherf

• Led by:Kevin Baron

Danube Stage

10:00-10:50

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

EU Enlargement: Back on Track? Or on the Back Burner?

H.E. Alexander Schallenberg H.E. Elmedin Konaković H.E. Bujar Osmani Megi Fino

• Led by:Matthew Karnitschnig

Danube Stage

10:50 – 11:20

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Coffee Break

Danube Stage

11:20 – 11:50

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

CHAT: Foreign Information Manipulation: Structuring a Coherent International Response?

James Rubin

• Led by: Dominika Hajdu

Danube Stage

11:50 – 12:40

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Rebuilding Europe’s Arms Base

Nathalie Loiseau Siemtje Möller Jiří Šedivý Marcel Grisnigt

• Led by:Rikard Jozwiak

Danube Stage

12:40 – 14:00

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Lunch

Danube Stage

14:00 – 15:00

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Peace Now: How?

Ihor Zhovkva Matti Maasikas General John R. Allen Ivan Korčok

• Led by:Kasia Madera

Danube Stage

15:00 – 15:40

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

CHAT: Global Israel: Lessons from the Middle East

Eli Cohen

• Led by:Robin Shepherd

Danube Stage

15:40 – 15:50

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Presentation of GLOBSEC Trends

Dominika Hajdu Katarína Klingová

Danube Stage

15:50 – 16:40

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Leading from the Centre: CEE at a Time of War

H.E. Miroslav Wlachovský H.E. Zbigniew Rau Kersti Kaljulaid

• Led by:Sergio Cantone

Danube Stage

09:00 – 09:50

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Busted? Sanctions and the Russian Economy

Ingrid Brocková Vladimir Milov Wilhelm Molterer Ivan Mikloš

• Led by:Eva Maydell

Maria Theresia Stage

9:00 – 9:45

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Enlargement of the EU & Strengthening the EU’s Capacity to Act

Peter Mišík Anna Lührmann Laurence Boone

• Led by:Shahin Vallée

Danube Stage

9:50 – 10:15

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Coffee Break

Maria Theresia Stage

10:15 – 10:30

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Hotel

LIVE STREAM: A More United Europe After Ukraine

Danube Stage

10:15 – 10:30

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

A More United Europe after Ukraine

Ursula von der Leyen

Danube Stage

16:30 – 17:20

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Coffee break

Danube Stage

17:10 – 17:50

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

CHAT: European Integration: Perspective from the Balkans

Milo Đukanović

• Led by:Matthew Karnitschnig

Danube Stage

17:50 – 18:30

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

NATO: Bigger, Better, Stronger

H.E. Martin Sklenár Tom Goffus

• Led by:Lili Bayer

Maria Theresia Stage

10:35 – 11:25

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Ukraine’s Bid for Security

Olha Stefanishyna Benjamin Haddad Žygimantas Pavilionis

Tobias Ellwood

• Led by:Steve  Clemons 

Danube Stage

16:00 – 16:30

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Coffee Break

Danube Stage

10:30 – 11:20

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Open Roads: Balkans Back in Business

H.E. Edi Rama H.E. Dimitar Kovachevski

• Led by:Sergio Cantone

Danube Stage

11:20- 11:50

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

In the Spotlight: Future of Kosovo

H.E. Albin Kurti

Danube Stage

12:00 – 13:45

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Lunch

Danube Stage

13:45 – 14:45

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

CHAT: From Venus to Mars: Can Europe Hold the Line?

Emmanuel Macron

• Led by:Róbert Vass

Danube Stage

15:00 – 15:50

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Frontlines of Democracy: Global Consequences of the War

H.E. Ľudovít Ódor H.E. Andrej Plenković

• Led by:Maithreyi Seetharaman

Danube Stage

15:50 – 16:00

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Closing Remarks

Maria Theresia Stage

11:00 – 12:00

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Welcome Lunch

Maria Theresia Stage

12:00 – 12:15

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Live stream: Official Welcome & Scene-Setting

Maria Theresia Stage

12:15 – 12:25

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Live stream:Opening Remarks: Defending Democracies in a Multipolar World

Maria Theresia Stage

13:50 – 14:20

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Coffee break

Maria Theresia Stage

13:00 – 13:50

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Ukraine: Building Back Better

Werner Hoyer Sergiy Boyev Pierre Heilbronn Thierry Déau

• Led by:Martina Fuchs

Maria Theresia Stage

14:20 – 15:10

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

AI, Algorithms, and the Next Advance: Making Tech Work for Democracy

Michael Chertoff Richard Marko Robert Ivanschitz

Sebastian Kurz

• Led by:Anett Numa

Maria Theresia Stage

15:10 – 15:55

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

An Unexpected Journey: Ukraine’s Road to Brussels

Olha Stefanishyna Michal Šimečka Katarína Mathernová

• Led by:Valerie Hopkins

Maria Theresia Stage

15:55 – 16:45

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

METAVERSE: Safe Space?

Mehwish Ansari Melissa Hathaway Andrzej Horoch

Jakub Turowski

• Led by:Geysha González

Maria Theresia Stage

16:45 – 17:00

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Coffee break

Maria Theresia Stage

17:05 – 17:50

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

From Procurement to the Battlefield: Technology to the Rescue

Kadi Silde General Denis Mercier John Clark

• Led by:Patrick Tucker

Maria Theresia Stage

17:50 – 18:40

Monday 29.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Precedents, Presidents, and Preparations: America after 2024

Ian Brzezinski Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook Charles Powell Ivo Daalder

• Led by:Andrew Mueller

Maria Theresia Stage

9:00 – 9:30

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

CHAT: The Tbilisi Two Step: Resisting Moscow, Reclaiming Brussels?

H.E. Irakli Garibashvili

• Led by:Justin Vogt

Maria Theresia Stage

9:30 – 10:15

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Kyiv Leads the Way: Lessons Learned from the Ukrainian Battlefield

Sir Richard Shirreff

Nico Lange Samira Braund

• Led by:Patrick Tucker

Maria Theresia Stage

10:15 – 10:35

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Coffee break

Maria Theresia Stage

10:35 – 11:20

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Champions: Freedom’s Fighters

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Lobsang Sangay Jamie Fly

• Led by:Terry Martin

Maria Theresia Stage

11:20 – 12:10

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

New Global Economy: Critical Supplies and Dangers of Protectionism

Peter Švec Sergiy Boyev Olga Algayerová James Waterworth

Gordon Bajnai

• Led by:Eline Chivot

Maria Theresia Stage

12:10 – 12:15

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

CEE HER Presentation

Vladislava Gubalova Oleksandra Hordon

Maria Theresia Stage

12:15 – 12:45

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

CHAT: Justice, Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Natallia Pinchuk

• Led by:Jamie Fly

Maria Theresia Stage

12:40 – 14:00

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Lunch

Maria Theresia Stage

14:00 – 14:50

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Ukraine and Taiwan: Why Global Unity Matters

Dr. Roy Chun Lee Žygimantas Pavilionis Ivo Daalder

Tobias Ellwood

• Led by:Roland Freudenstein

Maria Theresia Stage

14:50 – 15:40

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

The Invisible Warrior: Pushing Back in Cyberspace

Sorin Ducaru Melissa Hathaway Andrew Lee Clint Watts

• Led by:Ben Makuch

Maria Theresia Stage

15:40 – 16:30

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Regime Change in Russia: Really. Really?

Mikhail Khodorkovsky Nicolas Tenzer Rosa Balfour Valerie Hopkins

• Led by:Shaun Walker

Maria Theresia Stage

16:30 – 17:00

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Coffee break

Maria Theresia Stage

17:00 – 17:45

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Innovate to Unite: EU Cohesion, Equity and Innovation Potential

Peter Balík Šime Erlić Normunds Popens

Maria Theresia Stage

17:45 – 18:35

Tuesday 30.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live Broadcast

Double Trouble – Navigating a Binary World

Bryce Wakefield Jonathan Miller Ivan Korčok Arancha González Laya

• Led by:Latika Bourke

Maria Theresia Stage

11:25 – 12:05

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Coffee break

Maria Theresia Stage

12:05 – 12:55

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Live Broadcast

Energising Independence: Europe’s Path to a Sustainable Future

Peter Dovhun Davor Filipović Ditte Juul Jørgensen Benjamin Schmitt

• Led by:Martina Fuchs

Maria Theresia Stage

12:55 – 13:45

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Plaza

Lunch

Maria Theresia Stage

13:45 – 14:45

Wednesday 31.05.2023

River Park Hotel

Live stream: CHAT: From Venus to Mars: Can Europe Hold the Line?

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

11:00 – 12:00

Monday 29.05.2023

Boat

Welcome Lunch

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

16:00 – 16:50

Monday 29.05.2023

Boat

Breaking the Mould: How the V4 Countries Can Overcome Innovation Challenges (In cooperation with IVF) 

Jana Havlíková Miłosz Cordes Mária Bieliková Anita Orbán

• Led by:Eline Chivot

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

10:00 – 11:00

Tuesday 30.05.2023

Boat

Covid Redux: Preventative Healthcare and the Next Pandemic

Francesca Colombo Philippe Cori Prof. Jozef Suvada Thomas Tighe

• Led by:Mary Bussell

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

11:00 – 11:50

Tuesday 30.05.2023

Boat

The European Political Community in Chisinau and Beyond: What Purpose, What Future?

Arancha González Laya Ivan Krastev Luuk van Middelaar

Ľubica Karvašová

• Led by:Alexandre Adam

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

12:00 – 12:30

Tuesday 30.05.2023

Boat

Towards a Peaceful Future: A New Dawn for the South Caucasus?

Armen Grigoryan Hikmat Hajiyev

Ivan Korčok

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

12:40 – 14:00

Tuesday 30.05.2023

Boat

Lunch

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

14:00 – 14:50

Tuesday 30.05.2023

Boat

The Information War: A Perpetual Struggle for Hearts and Minds

Christophe Deloire Mikael Tofvesson

Patrik Szicherle

• Led by:Andrew Mueller

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

16:00 – 16:50

Tuesday 30.05.2023

Boat

Heated Exchanges: Cooling Climate Conflict

Rodrigo Da Costa Måns Nilsson Louise van Schaik

• Led by: Katarína Kertysová

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

09:00 – 09:45

Wednesday 31.05.2023

Boat

CEE Military Perspective: Slovak and Czech Armed Forces in Time of War (session in Slovak language)

Gen. Daniel Zmeko Lt. Gen. Karel Řehka

• Led by: Katarína Schwertnerová

GLOBSEC Boat Stage

17:15 -17:45

Monday 29.05.2023

Boat

CHAT: How to Defend Slovakia against Hybrid Threats? (session in Slovak language)

Ivan Šimko

Daniel Milo

• Led by: Pavol Demeš