Recorded broadcast of the conference can be found at Protext ČTK Facebook profile:
Part I: 8.45 – 13.00
Part II: 14.30 – 16.00
08.00 | Registration |
08.45 | Conference opening Zbyněk Pavlačík, Jagello 2000 Chairman Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State |
09.00 | Panel 1 / Defence and security of the Czech Republic Moderator: Jan Havránek, Policy Advisor, Office of Secretary General, NATO Jan Hamáček, 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic Lubomír Metnar, Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic Tomáš Petříček, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic |
09.20 | Panel 2 / Our membership in NATO: economic and social aspects Moderator: Ms. Daniela Písařovicová Jakub Rákosník, Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University in Prague Alexandr Vondra, Director, Prague Center for Transatlantic Relations Eva Zamrazilová, Chairwoman, Czech Fiscal Council Radek Špicar, Vice-President, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic |
10.30 | Coffee Break |
11.00 | State ceremony / Commemorating 20 years of membership in NATO Moderator: Ms. Daniela Písařovicová Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic Jaroslav Kubera, President, Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Radek Vondráček, Speaker, Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the CZR Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic |
11.30 | State ceremony / Commemorating 15/20 years of V4 countries in NATO Moderator: Ms. Daniela Písařovicová Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic János Áder, President of Hungary Andrzej Duda, President of Poland Andrej Kiska, President of Slovakia Rose Gottemoeller, NATO Deputy Secretary General |
13.00 | Lunch |
14.30 | Key note: Rose Gottemoeller, NATO Deputy Secretary General Introduction: Jakub Landovský, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic |
14.50 | Panel 3 / NATO enlargement 20 years later: what next? Moderator: Tomáš Pojar, Vice-President, CEVRO Institute George Robertson, former NATO Secretary General Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, former U.S. Army Europe Commander Rastislav Káčer, former State Secretary, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic Jiří Šedivý, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO |
16.00 | End of Conference |