A G E N D A

23  September, Sunday

Arrival of participants to Kiev to Borispol International Airport

Buses will take participants to Hotel Lybid (http://www.hotellybid.com.ua/en)

19:00 – 21:00       Ice breaker at Hotel Lybid

24 September, Monday

07:30 – 08:30       Breakfast at Restaurant of Hotel Lybid

08:30 – 09:00       In route to Defense Academy

9:00 – 9:25             Opening remarks:

Ukrainian Senior officer TBD

Sergei Konoplyov, Director, Harvard Black Sea Security Program

Ukrainian presentations

9:25 – 9:50

Reforms in Armed Forces of Ukraine

MoD Speaker

9:50 – 10:15

Foreign Policy of Ukraine

MFA Speaker

10:15 – 10:30

Security Challenges in Ukraine

National Security Council Speaker

10:30 – 11: 00      Discussion

11:00 – 11:30       Coffee break

11:30 – 12:15

U.S. Policies and Efforts toward WMD Regional Interdiction and non-proliferation

EUCOM Senior Briefer

12:15 – 13:15

Countries comments on US Policy focusing on the following points:

1.   What do you feel the WMD and Regional Security issues are and aren't? Why?

2.   State and structure of your countries Border Security?  Good? Bad? What are the issues? Why?

3.   What do you think the current WMD threat and Challenges are?

4.   What are your recommendations of what we can do within the region to combat WMD traffic?

5.   What is the scope, complications, and elements of WMD proliferation - human trafficking, organized crime, cross criminal / terrorist activity?

6.   Implications of other nuclear players or potential players: India / Pakistan, China, N. Korea, Iran?

7.   Issues with the use of peaceful nuclear energy - the threats and future growth viability of this energy source.

8.   Thoughts on BIO as next WMD threat.

9.   China growth concerns / India?

10. Civilian energy concerns - Oil economies threats to disruption and repercussions with supply disruption.

11. WMD shopping statistics / assessments of terrorists.

12. Macro implications of global mass migration / disease / economic changes / ideological friction.

13:15 – 14:45       Lunch at the Officers Mess at the Defense Academy

14:50 - 15:20

Energy Security in Wider Black Sea

Vladimir Socor

15:20 – 15:50

Security priorities in the Black Sea/Caspian Sea Region. The Role of Russia

James Sherr

15:50 – 16:20       Discussion

16:30 – 17:00       In route to Hotel Lybid

18:30 – 19:00       In route to Reception

19: 00 - 21:00       Reception offered by Ukrainian Minister of Defense

21:00 – 21:30       In route to Hotel Lybid

25 September, Tuesday

07:30 – 08:30       Breakfast at Restaurant of Hotel Lybid

08:30 – 09:00       In route to Defense Academy

Counties presentations:

9:00 – 9:20

Armenia: Cooperation with Western Security Systems: NATO, OSCE

TBD

9:20 – 9:40

Azerbaijan: Trans-Caspian Cooperation; Western Security Integration; Iran

TBD

9:40 – 10:00

Bulgaria: New NATO membership; role of NATO/PfP in the Black Sea.

TBD

10:00 – 10:20

Greece: The relations of the European Union with the Black Sea Countries

TBD

10:20 – 10: 40

Georgia: Security Challenges in the Caucasus

TBD

10:40 – 11:10       Coffee break

11:10 – 12:10

Moldova: security implications of the unresolved Transdnistria situation on the region; Efforts to curb transnational threats.

TBD

12:10 – 12:30

Russia: Russian policy in the Black Sea Region

TBD

12:30 – 13:00       Discussion

13:00- 14:30         Lunch at the Officers Mess at the Defense Academy

14:30- 14:50

Romania: Foreign Policy of Romania in Black Sea

TBD

14:50 – 15:20

Turkey: status of Black sea security organizations (BLACKSEAFOR, etc.); analysis of threat environment and effects on the Black Sea region.

TBD

15:20 – 15:50

GUAM:  The Role of International Cooperation

Valeriy Chechelashvili

15:50 – 16:30       Discussion

16:30 – 16:50        Closing Remarks

Lt. Gen. Tad Oelstrom, Director, National Security program, Harvard University

Ukrainian Senior Officer

16:50 - 17:20        In route to Hotel Lybid

18: 30 – 19:00      In route to US Ambassador Residence

19:00 – 21:00       Reception offered by US Ambassador to Ukraine celebrating 10^th Anniversary of Harvard Ukrainian National Security Program (Ukrainian Alumni are invited)

26 September, Wednesday

07:30 – 09:30       Breakfast at Restaurant of Hotel Lybid

10:00                    City tour TBD

18:00                    Dinner

27 September, Thursday

07:30 – 09:30       Breakfast at Restaurant of Hotel Lybid

09:30        Checkout and departure of participants.

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Tentative list of participants (blue – confirmed)

Armenia

1. General-Major Armen Darbinian, Head of Department, National Security Service
2. General-Major Semion Akopyan, Adviser to the Minister of Defense
3. LTC Nikolay Avetisyan, Deaputy Head of Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation Department, MoD

Azerbaijan

4. Ambassador Fuad Iskenderov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan in the Netherlands
5. Ambassador Ilgar Gurbanov, Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6. Captain Arif Mazanov, Head of Navy observation section of Naval Forces

Bulgaria

7. Colonel Roumen Kondev, State Expert, International Cooperation Directorate, MoD

Georgia

8. Mr. Levan Nikolaishvili, First Deputy Minister of Defense 
9. Mr. Nikoloz Vashakidze, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
10. Ambassador Grigol Katamadze, Ambassador of Georgia to Ukraine
11. Col. Archil Tsintsadze, Counselor,  Embassy of Georgia in Kiev

Greece

12. Lt.Cdr  Kleanthis Kyriakidis, Plans & Policy Department, General Staff, Hellenic Navy
13. Mr. Dimitri Triantaphyllou, Director General, International Center for Black Sea Studies 

Macedonia

14. Mr. Alexander Genchov, Advisor to Minister of Defense

Moldova

15. Colonel Victor Macrinschi Deputy Chief of General Staff, MoD
16. Colonel Semion Rusu, Advisor to  Director of Information and Security Service

Romania

17. Major General Corneliu Pivariu, President, INGEPO Consulting
18. Alexandru Cotoara-Nicolae, Director, Defence International  Cooperation Department
19. TBD, Deputy Navy Commander
20. Major General Tudor Munteanu, Office of Minister of Defense
21. Brigadier General Ilie Botos, Head of the Legislative and Litigation Directorate, MoD

Russia

22. Colonel Vladimir Egorov, Deputy Head of Department, Main Department for International Military Cooperation
23. Colonel  Vinnikov, Deputy Head of Direction, Main Department for International Military

Turkey

24. Captain Zahit Ogurlu, Head, Strategy and Agreements Department

Ukraine

25. Colonel General Igor Smeshko, Head of Center of Strategic Studies and Analysis
26. Mr. Boris Andresyuk, Head of Civic Committee, MoD
27. Admiral Sergei Blizniukov, Advisor to Minister of Defense

United States

28. Dr. Sergei Konoplyov, Director, Black Sea Security Program, Harvard University
29. Lieutenant General Tad Oelstrom, Director, National Security Program, Harvard University
30. Brigadier General Joseph B. DiBartolomeo, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg
31. Major General Timothy Haake, Deputy Commander, Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Army Reserve
32. Major General Mark Bellini, Commanding General, United States Army Quartermaster Center and School Fort Lee, Virginia
33. Brigadier General Charles A. Morgan, III, MDANG,  Assistant Adjutant General for Air
34. CDR. Gary M. Herbert, US Naval Attaché to Romania
35. Major Matt Whiat, Desk Officer, Black Sea, Joint Staff, J5
36. Captain Glen Saller, Commanding Officer, US Navy, Maritime Partnership Detachment
37. Major General Cornell Wilson, Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe
38. MG John White, Chief of Staff, Alabama Air National Guard
39. Colonel Thomas Drohan, Permanent Professor and Head, Dept. of Military and Strategic Studies, USAF Academy
40. BG Robert Bailey, Air National Guard Assistant to Commander USAF Europe
41. LTC Scott Sweetser, Theater Security Cooperation Branch, DTRA

 Europe

42. Mr. Vladimir Socor, Senior Fellow, Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies, Munich
43. Professor James Sherr, Fellow, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
44. Mr. Matthias Dornfeldt, Program Director, Körber Foundation