Panelists

Dr. Donald Jensen, Resident Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations,

School of International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (confirmed)
H.E. Ian Bond, Director of Foreign Policy, Centre for European Reform (confirmed)
Mr. Edward C. Chow, Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center
for Strategic & International Studies (confirmed)
Mr. Giorgi Kadagidze, Governor and Chairman of the Board, National Bank of
Georgia (confirmed)
10:45-12:00

Panel V Democracy
Moderator
Mr. Pavol Deme, Senior Nonresident Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the
United States (confirmed)
Panelists
Hon. David J. Kramer, Senior Director for Human Rights & Democracy, The McCain
Institute for International Leadership (confirmed)
H.E. Alex Hall Hall, British Ambassador to Georgia (confirmed)
Dr. Lilia Shevtsova, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and
Europe, Brookings Institution (confirmed)
Ms. Helen Khoshtaria, Founder, Georgias Reforms Associates (GRASS)
(confirmed)

12:00-12:30

Coffee break

12:30-13:30

Working Session Conclusions and Recommendations

Participant-driven working session aimed at developing a set of policy recommendations:
Building a new transatlantic and regional consensus;
Setting the agenda for Europe whole, free and at peace; and
Reforming the agenda for the frontline states with an emphasis on internal
developments (political and economic), regional security, transatlantic security, and
short- and long-term goals.
Moderators
Hon. Kurt Volker, Executive Director, The McCain Institute for International Leadership
(confirmed)
H.E. Batu Kutelia, Vice President, Atlantic Council Georgia (confirmed)

13:30

Lunch
Rooms Hotel Tbilisi

20:00

Farewell Dinner hosted by The McCain Institute for International Leadership

and EPRC (invitation only)
Mtatsminda Funicular Restaurant

AGENDA OF THE
TBILISI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

EUROPES
NEW GEOPOLITICAL
LANDSCAPE:
Security, Economic opportunity,
Freedom and Human Dignity for the
Frontline States

SEPTEMBER

7-8

R OOMS HOTEL TBILISI

TBILISI, GEOR GIA

Monday, September 7

14:30-15:45

08:30-09:00

Welcome Coffee & Registration

09:00-09:25

Welcome
Hon. Kurt Volker, Executive Director, The McCain Institute for International Leadership (confirmed)
H.E. Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia (confirmed)
H.E Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (confirmed)

09:25-09:30

Short Coffee Break

09:30-10:00

Conversation with H.E. Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia with Hon.

Kurt Volker, Executive Director, The McCain Institute for International Leadership
(confirmed)

10:00-10:30

Conversation with Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, US Army Commander in Europe, with
Hon. Kurt Volker, Executive Director, The McCain Institute for International Leadership (confirmed)

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:15

Panel I Europe Whole and Free

Moderator
Mr. Ji Schneider, Senior Fellow and Director of Special Projects, Prague Security
Studies Institute (confirmed)
Panelists
H.E. Dr. ygimantas Pavilionis, Ambassador-at-Large for Eastern Partnership,
Lithuanian MFA (confirmed)
H.E. Stefano Stefanini, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, Washington
(confirmed)
H.E. Jri Luik, Director, International Centre for Defence and Security (confirmed)
H.E. David Sikharulidze, President, Atlantic Council of Georgia (confirmed)
Ms. Urszula Pallasz, Senior Advisor, European External Action Service (confirmed)
15:45-16:15

Coffee Break

16:15-17:30

Panel III The Special Case of Ukraine

Moderator
Dr. Donald Jensen, Resident Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, School of
International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (confirmed)

Moderator
Hon. David J. Kramer, Senior Director for Human Rights & Democracy, The McCain
Institute for International Leadership (confirmed)

Panelists
H.E. Andrejs Pildegovics, Foreign Ministry State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Latvia (confirmed)
Mr. Mustafa Nayyem, Member of Parliament, Ukraine (confirmed)
Mr. Giorgi Bokeria, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, United National Movement, Georgia
(confirmed)
Ms. Hanna Hopko, Member of Parliament and the Head of Foreign Affairs Committee, Ukrainian Parliament (confirmed)

Panelists
H.E. Stefan Fle, former European Commissioner for Enlargement and European
Neighborhood Policy (confirmed)
H.E. David Usupashvili, Chairman, Parliament of Georgia (confirmed)
Mr. Randy Scheuneman, President, Orion Strategies (confirmed)
H.E. Irakli Alasania, Leader, Free Democrats (confirmed)

12:15-12:45

Conversation with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkeviius with Hon. David
Hon. David J. Kramer, Senior Director for Human Rights & Democracy, The McCain
Institute for International Leadership (confirmed)

12:45-14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:30

Conversation with Georgian Minister of Defense Ms.Tinatin Khidasheli

(confirmed) with H.E. Bogdan Klich, Senator of the Republic of Poland and former
Defense Minister of Poland (confirmed)

Panel II Threats and How to Confront Them

18:30-19:45

Reception hosted by H.E. Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia

Presidential Palace (Only for international conference speakers)

20:00-22:30

Dinner
Old City at Bohema Restaurant (Only for international conference speakers)

Tuesday, September 8
09:00-09:30

Welcome Coffee & Registration

09:30-10:45

Panel IV The Economy and Energy Strategy

Moderator
Mr. Daniel Twining, Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
(confirmed)