BELGRADE FORUM FOR A WORLD OF EQUALS

International conference
“European Security in the Light of 2012 Elections”
Belgrade, June 9, 2011, Sava-Centre

PROGRAMME

June 8, 2011   

During the day - Arrival of participants (airport pick up, transfer to Belgrade Intercontinental Hotel)

June 9, 2011

9.00 – 9.30 – Registrations of participants
9.30 – 10.00 – Conference opening
Address by Ivica Dacic, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, Serbia (to be confirmed)
Address by H.E.Alexander Konuzin, Ambassador of Russia to Serbia

10.00 – 12.00 1-st Plenary Session “Political and Economic Cooperation in Europe after 2012 Elections”

• Zivadin Jovanovic, President of Belgrade Forum “Trends and challenges in International Relations”
• Serguey Serebrennikov, General Director, Institute of International Integration (Russia) “Expectations of Russian citizens from 2011-12 electoral campaigns”
• Tomislav Nikolic, MP, Chairman, Serbian Progressive Party “2012 Elections in Serbia and Russia: scenarios and consequences”
• Anton Kutev, MP, Bulgaria “Political confrontation between left, right and nationalist forces in Europe”
• Jan Mladek, Czech Republic   “Cooperation between USA and Central and Eastern Europe: expectations from 2012 US Presidential elections”
• Vladimir Lepekhin, Director, Institute of Euro-Asian Economic Community  “Prospects of development of Euro-Asian Economic Community and the Custom Union”
• Jovan Palalic, MP, and Serbian Democratic Party “Serbia after 2012 elections: possible scenarious”
• Helen Teplitskaya, USA   “Possibilities for Western Investments in the Balkans and Russia: main trends and obstacles”
• Alessandro Bertoldi, MP, Italy, “Political mood of European young generation and their attitude to electoral campaigns: Italian example“.

11.30  - 12.00 – Discussion ( up to 5 minutes )
12.00 – 12.30 – coffee-break

12.30 -14.30  2-nd Plenary Session  “European Security After 2012 elections”

• Charles Crawford, Former ambassador, Great Britain, “ European Security in theLlight of 2012 elections from the UK Prospective”.
• Mikhail Starshinov, MP, Member of Security Committee, State Duma of Russia  “Cooperation between Russia and NATO”
• Dragan Todorovic, MP, Serbian Radical Party, Chairman, “External security of Serbia: NATO, CSTO or non-block status?”
• Mikhail Plisyuk, Executive director, Collective Security Treaty Organization Institute “CSTO - a factor of stability and security”
• Alessandro Musolino, Italy, member of Youth Parliament “ The role of Italy and Russia in th Light of a new European Security Policy”
• James Jatras, Balkan expert, USA, “Electoral campaign in the USA: relations with Europe and Russia”

14.00 – 14.30 – Discussion (up to 5 minutes)
14.30 – 15.30 – lunch, Sava Center restaurant

15.30 – 16.45 3-rd Plenary Session “Energy cooperation in Europe after 2012 elections”

• Dusan Bajatovic, MP, Chairman of Security and Defense Committee, Deputy Chair of Socialist Party of Serbia 
• Tamas Vargha, MP, Hungary “ Energy Security challenges – an EU perspective”
• Serguey Pravosudov, Director General, Institute of National Energy, Russia   “Russia-EU Energy dialogue: problems and prospects”
• Nikolay Kabanov, MP, Latvia “LNG-Terminal in Riga: political or economic solution?”
• Kornel Andzsans- Balogh, Hungary “ Energy Corporation in Europe after 2012 elections”
• Dragan Stanojevic, President, International Organizations of Serbian Diaspora of Euro-Asia, “Security of transit states”.

16.15 –16.45 - Discussion (up to 5 minutes)
16.45-17.00 – concluding remarks, Alexander Babakov, Vice-speaker of State Duma of Russia
17.30 – 19.30 – Cocktail, Sava Center restaurant