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18.05.2023, 09:00

The Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda

The Honorary Patronage
of the President of the Republic of Poland
Andrzej Duda

Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine caused a tectonic shift in the global security architecture. These changes initiated unprecedented solidarity among the nations of the free world to defend sovereignty and democracy from authoritarian threats. For strategists and decision makers throughout the world, the conflict created questions concerning the redefinition of defence policy, economic challenges and energy security. With the whole world watching, Europe is transforming in the face of these critical issues. As a front line observer to and supporter of Ukraine in the conflict, Warsaw is now the centre of critical thought and analysis for debate about the future. As experts and strategists, we must prepare the world for the new and uncertain post war reality.

Our events motto is Navigare necesse est because the world does not stop. The first edition of our conference last year brought together a series of phenomenal experts and strategists from around the world who strove to find answers to these pressing issues.

The first instalment of Strategic Ark Conference in 2022 was an amazing success. Over 400 participants and media from around the world listened to Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki declared Poland’s readiness to come to ait to Finland and Sweden while these countries await their accession to NATO.

This year the 2nd edition of PISM Strategic Ark will take place in Warsaw on May 18-19.

Day one    18 May

09:00 – 09:30
Opening Messages & Speeches
Panellists:
Sławomir Dębski, Director, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
 
09:30 – 10:30 Session 1:
Helping Ukraine: Conversation with General Rajmund Andrzejczak & General Christopher G. Cavoli
Panellists:
Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces
Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, Commander of United States European Command, Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Moderator:
Sławomir Dębski, Director, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
10:30 – 12:00 Session 2:
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: The Transformative Moment
Panellists:
Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Justyna Gotkowska, Deputy Director, Centre for Eastern Studies
Julian Lindley-French, Chairman, The Alphen Group
Ulrich Speck, Independent Foreign Policy Analyst, Columnist for Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Moderator:
Sharon Weinberger, National Security and Foreign Policy Editor, The Wall Street Journal
 
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
 
13:00 – 14:00 Session 3:
A New Hope: How to Rebuild Ukraine?
Panellists:
Adam Eberhardt, Director, Centre for Strategic Studies, Warsaw Enterprise Institute
Anna Jarosz-Friis, Acting Director, Ukraine Service (NEAR.E), European Commission
Benjamin Tallis, Senior Research Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations
Oleg Ustenko, Advisor to the President of Ukraine
Moderator:
Daniel Szeligowski, Head of Eastern Europe Programme, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
14:00 – 15:00 Session 4:
The Challenge of 2024: Europe & the Potential Shift in American Foreign Policy
Panellists:
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Guido Goldman Distinguished Scholar for Geostrategy, The German Marshall Fund of The United States
Bruno Maçães, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, New Statesman, Former Secretary of State for European Affairs in Portugal
Majda Ruge, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
Tomasz Wróbewski, CEO, Warsaw Enterprise Institute
Moderator:
Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, Semafor
 
15:00 – 15:30 Conversation 1:
Discussing the U.S. National Security Strategy: Conversation with Thomas Wright
Panellist:
Thomas Wright, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning at the National Security Council
Moderator:
Łukasz Kulesa, Acting Head of Research, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
15:30 – 16:00 Conversation 2:
Strategic Utility of Unity: Conversation with Zbigniew Rau & Dmytro Kuleba
Panellist:
Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (via video link from Kyiv)
Moderator:
Sławomir Dębski, Director, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
16:00 – 17:00 Session 5:
The Frontline State: Perspectives of Polish Foreign Policy in Times of War (XVIII Polish Foreign Policy Forum)
Panellists:
Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski, Member of Parliament of Poland, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm, Polish People's Party
Radosław Fogiel, Member of Parliament of Poland, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm, Law & Justice
Bogdan Klich, Senator, Member of Parliament of Poland, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the European Union of The Senate, Civic Platform
Bogusław Liberadzki, Member of the European Parliament, The Left
Moderator:
Sławomir Dębski, Director, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
21:00 Night Owl Session (by invitation):
Talking with Russia, Talking about Russia
Panellists:
Anton Barbashin, Editorial Director, Riddle Russia
Konstantin Eggert MBE, Independent Journalist and Political Analyst
Hanna Hopko, Chairwoman of National Interests Advocacy Network, International Center for Ukrainian Victory
Moderator:
Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Director, Mieroszewski Centre
Designated Commentator:
Michael Rouland, Senior Strategic Advisor, Russia Strategic Initiative, U.S. European Command

Day two    19 May

07:45 – 09:00 Working Breakfast (by invitation):
Taiwan Contingency: A Potential European Response
Panellists:
Erik Brattberg, Senior Vice President, Albright Stonebridge Group
Konrad Szymański, Deputy Director, Polish Economic Institute
Moderator:
Jakub Jakóbowski, Deputy Director, Centre for Eastern Studies
 
07:45 – 09:00 Working Breakfast (by invitation):
Defending Europe after the War: Military-industrial Dimension
Panellists:
Lucie Béraud-Sudreau, Director of the Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Bastian Giegerich, Director of Defence and Military Analysis, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Moderator:
Marcin Terlikowski, Deputy Head of Research, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
07:45 – 09:00 Working Breakfast (by invitation):
NATO & EU: Preparing for Hybrid Threat
Panellists:
Robert Pszczel, Senior Fellow, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Former Director of NATO Information Office in Moscow
Viktorija Rusinaitė, Director of Research and Analysis, The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
Moderator:
Anna Maria Dyner, Senior Research Fellow, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
09:30 – 10:30 Session 6:
Two Theaters or One: Balancing European and Indo-Pacific Agenda
Panellists:
Andrew Michta, Dean of the College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
Gen. Nawaf bin Mubarak bin Saif al Thani, Senior Defense Fellow at NCUSAR, Former Qatar Defense Attaché in Washington DC
Eva Pejsova, Japan Chair, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy, Brussels School of Governance
Tomonori Yoshizaki, Professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Moderator:
Jillian Kay Melchior, Editorial Board Member, The Wall Street Journal
 
10:30 – 11:30 Session 7:
Forging Consensus on China Policy: Making “Invest, Align, Compete” Agenda Feasible
Panellists:
Finbarr Bermingham, Europe Correspondent, South China Morning Post
James Jay Carafano, Vice President for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation
Evan A. Feigenbaum, President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Moderator:
Justyna Szczudlik, Deputy Head of Research, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
11:30 – 12:30 Session 8:
Designing the Free World’s Sanctions Strategy
Panellists:
Ian Anthony, Programme Director for European Security, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Piotr Arak, Director, The Polish Economic Institute
David Mortlock, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Iwona Wiśniewska, Senior Fellow, Centre for Eastern Studies
Moderator:
Bojan Pancevski, Germany Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
 
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
 
13:30 – 14:30 Session 9:
Outdated or Not: Which Tools Will Triumph on the Battlefield of Future Wars?
Panellists:
Gen. Karol Molenda, Commander, Cyberspace Defense Forces of Poland
Mick Ryan, Army Major General of Australian Armed Forces (Ret.), Adjunct Fellow, CSIS
Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Moderator:
Patricia Morrissey, CEO & Founder, Global Foresight Strategies
 
Closing Remarks
 

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