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BELGRADE – SERBIA
500+
participants /
80+
speakers /
20+
panels
BSC
2023
11-13 OCTOBER / HOTEL HYATT
BSC 2023
Agenda
Reconstructing the Global (Dis)order
11-13 October 2023
, Hotel Hyatt Regency, Belgrade
Day 1
October 11
Wednesday
Registration
16:00 – 17:00
BSC Hosts
Valerie Hopkins
Milan Šarić
Opening
of the
BSC 2023
17:00 – 17:10
Igor Bandovic
Milovan Milovanović’s Life and Work – Short Documentary
17:10 – 17:20
Welcome Remarks
17:20 – 17:30
Srđan Cvijić
Ukraine and the Allies: Keeping the Firm Rock Unity and Solidarity
17:30 – 18:30
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
Marko Makovec
Hannes Swoboda
Oana Popescu Zamfir
Moderator
Welcome reception: Lighthouse Award Ceremony
18:30 – 20:00
Day 2
October 12
Thursday
Can a Divided UN Security Council Still Fulfil its Mandate in the Current Polarised World?
09:00 – 10:00
Thomas Gürber
Karin Landgren
Božena Forštnarič Boroje
Gazmend Turdiu
Annelies Verstichel
Moderator
The European Political Community: Challenges and Opportunities
10:15 – 11:15
Alexandre Adam
Vessela Tcherneva
Nick Heath
Alexandra Matas
Isabelle Ioannides
Moderator
Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45
Western Balkans in the Global (Dis)order: Common Approach to Regional Instability and External Threats
11:45 – 12:45
H.E. Christopher R. Hill
Manuel Sarrazin
Adrian Davidoiu
József Pandur
Simonida Kacarska
Moderator
Philanthropists Panel: Preparing Societies for the Challenges of the New Era
13:00 – 14:00
Julia von Dobeneck
Mia Vukojević
Gordana Delić
Vesna Bajšanski Agić
Christal Morehouse
Moderator
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00
State Capture in the Western Balkans and the World
15:00 – 16:00
Reinhard Priebe
Nikola Dimitrov
Lenche Ristoska
Jelena Pejić Nikić
Ivor Chipkin
Moderator
Keynote Speech
16:00 – 16:15
Heather A. Conley
Unmasking Election Meddlers: Information Manipulation in Elections and How to Combat It
16:15 – 17:15
Yana Zolotaryova
Septimius Pârvu
Vujo Ilić
Tamara Branković
Moderator
Coffee Break
17:15 – 17:45
Keynote Speech
17:45 – 18:00
Tomislav Žigmanov
Silencing Dissent: Fight for Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe and Western Balkans
18:00 – 19:00
Roberta Taveri
Áron Demeter
Mark Taylor
Milan Filipović
Paul Helsloot
Moderator
Day 2
Parallel Sessions
Russia: A Global Outcast or Still a Desirable Partner?
15:00 – 16:00
Hanna Notte
Mikhail Korostikov
Helena Ivanov
Roberta Raducu
Wouter Zweers
Moderator
Hungary in the Balkans: Crafting the Southern Illiberal Flank
16:15 – 17:15
Ferenc Németh
István Szent-Iványi
Srđan Cvijić
Adnan Ćerimagić
Katerina Sinadinovska
Moderator
Türkiye in the Balkans: Security Provider or Instability Exporter? (round table discussion)
18:00 – 19:00
Birgül Demirtaş
Srđan Hercigonja
Day 3
October 13
Friday
Reflecting on Progress: 25 Years of the Good Friday Agreement
09:00 – 10:00
Peter Shirlow
Sally Axworthy
David Cooney
Sofija Todorović
Moderator
The US and Europe: What Transatlantic Alliance the World Needs?
10:15 – 11:15
Thomas Countryman
Rachel Rizzo
Eric Nelson
Milan Nič
Rosa Balfour
Moderator
Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45
Zeitenwende
: A U-turn Nobody Predicted
11:45 – 12:45
Rachel Tausendfreund
Florian Bieber
Christoph Matschie
Anna Kuchenbecker
Moderator
Feminist Foreign Policy in Times of War: From Policy to Action
13:00 – 14:00
Serafine Dinkel
Elena Stavrevska
Karolina Leaković
Marie Jelenka Kirchner
Moderator
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00
The Green Energy Transition in Serbia and Europe
15:00 – 16:00
Szymon Kardaś
Jovan Rajić
Johanna Sydow
Stevan Vujasinović
Moderator
The Western Balkans: Cyber Diplomacy for Cybersecurity
16:15 – 17:15
Karsten Diethelm Geier
Vladimir Radunović
Irina Rizmal
Amer Kapetanović
Moderator
Coffee Break
17:15 – 17:45
Greater and Better EU: 20 years from Thessaloniki Summit
18:00 – 19:00
H.E. Emanuele Giaufret
Tetyana Kovtun
Jovana Marović
Vladimir Međak
Milica Delević
Moderator
Final Remarks
19:00 – 19:15
Bojan Elek
Closing of the BSC 2023
19:15 – 19:30
Srđan Cvijić
Day 3
Parallel Sessions
Table-Top Exercise: Cross-border Communication in Times of Cyber Crisis
12:30 – 14:00
Critical Raw Materials and Green Energy Transition in Serbia (Chatham House Discussion)
16:15 – 17:15
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