“More Europe on Defence”

Seminar

Hosted by

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

and

Italian Ministry of Defence (MOD)

at

“Sala Conferenze Internazionali”

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

Piazzale della Farnesina, 1

14-15 March 2013

Roma, Italy

Thursday14March 2013

0800 to 0900 / Registrationin the Lobby
0900 to0910 / Overview of the Seminar:
Min. Giovanni BRAUZZI, Deputy Director General for Political Affair and Security / Principal director for Security, Disarmament and Non Proliferation Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
M. Gen. (ITA – Army) Salvatore FARINA, Chief 3rd Division Military Policy and Planning, Italian Defence General Staff – Italian Ministry of Defence (MOD)
0910 to 0930 / Opening Keynote Address:
Amb. Michele VALENSISE, Secretary General Italian MFA
Admiral Luigi BINELLI MANTELLI, Italian Chief of Defence

SESSION I

“THE EUROPEAN GEO-POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR COMMON SECURITY DEFENCE POLICY (CSDP) MISSIONS AND OPERATIONS”
0930 to 1100 / Chair:Mr. Sven BISCOP, Director of the Europe in the World Programme at
Egmont – the Royal Institute for International Relations
Mr. Alessandro AZZONI, Minister Plenipotentiary Director of CFSP/CSDP
Division –MFA, Italy
Mr. Agostino MIOZZO, EEAS Managing Director for Crisis Response and Operational Coordination
Mr. Patrick MAISONNAVE, Director of Strategic Affairs, Security and
Disarmament –MFA, France
Mr. Cristian ISTRATE, Director General/Minister Plenipotentiary, Strategic Affairs Department –MFA, Romania
Debate
1100 to 1120 / Coffee Breakin the “Sala dei Mappamondi”

SESSION II

“CIVILIAN-MILITARY INTEGRATION WITHIN THE PLANNING AND CONDUCT CAPABILITY TO
ENHANCE CSDP EFFECTIVENESS”
1120 to 1320 / Chair: Mr. Maciej POPOWSKI, EEAS - Deputy Secretary General for Inter-institutional
Affairs
Mr. Walter STEVENS, EEAS - Director of the Crisis Management and Planning Directorate
B.Gen. (ITA–AF) Silvano FRIGERIO, Deputy Chief 3rd Division Military Policy and Planning, Italian Defence General Staff
Mrs Alison STEVENSON, Head of NATO and European Policy – MOD, UK
Adm. Martinez Nunez Juan Francisco, Defence Policy Director – Spain
Debate
1325 to 1430 / Host Lunchin the “Sala dei Mappamondi”

SESSION III

“AN INTEGRATED EUROPEAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING APPROACH - CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE WAY AHEAD”
1430 to 1550 / Chair:Lt. Gen. (Ret. ITA–AF) Orazio Stefano PANATO, Former Chairman of the
Italian Center for High Defence Studies
RAdm (Ret. ITA–N) Cesare CIOCCA, Chairman of the Executive Academic Board – European Security and DefenceCollege
Mr. Hans Bernhard WEISSERTH, DirectorEUSecurity & Defense College
Mr. Philipp AGATHONOS, Expert on CSDP at the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs
Mr. Vaidotas URBELIS, Policy Director, Ministry of National Defence–Lithuania
Debate
1550 to 1605 / Coffee Breakin the “Sala dei Mappamondi”

SESSION IV

“SHAPING AND FINANCING AN INTEGRATED CYCLE OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE CAPABILITIES. THE NEED FOR INNOVATIVE OPTIONS”
Part One: An Italian proposal
1605 to 1730 / Chair:Lt. Gen. (ITA AF) Carlo MAGRASSI, Deputy Commander Italian Air Force
Operational Forces Command
CAPT (ITA–N) Leonardo BIANCHI, Italian General Secretariat of Defence
Mr. Giovanni BERTOLONE, ASD R&T Commission Chairman, Bruxelles
Mr. Remo PERTICA, President of Italian Industries Federation for Aerospace, Defence and Security (AIAD)
Mr. Lorenzo FIORI, Senior Vice President Strategy – FINMECCANICA – Italy
Mr. Luca MORETTI, Counselor Research and Innovation – Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union
Debate
1745 to 1930 / Host Nation Cultural Event – Tour Ancient Rome
(Bus depart from MFA large square at 1745)

Friday15March 2013

Part Two: A Way Ahead in Europe
0900 to 1130 / Chair:Prof. Stefano SILVESTRI, President Italian Institute for International Affairs(TBC)
Gen. (Ret. ITA–AF) Vincenzo CAMPORINI, Former Italian CHOD
Mr. Slawomir TOKARSKY, DG Enterprise and Industry (EU Commission)
Mr. Peter ROUND, European Defence Agency(EDA) Capabilities Director
B.Gen. Giampaolo LILLO, European Defence Agency (EDA) Armaments Director
Mr. Alexander WEIS, Deputy Policy Director – Defence and Armaments Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence – Germany
Debate
1130 to 1150 / Coffee Breakin the “Sala dei Mappamondi”
1150 to 1215 / Closing remarks:
Min. Giovanni BRAUZZI
M.Gen. Salvatore FARINA
1215 to 1330 / Host Lunchin the “Sala dei Mappamondi”

END OF THE SEMINAR

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