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NATO’s role in European Energy Security The Maritime Dimension Conference, June 8th, 2016 Sofitel Hotel, Warsaw, Poland BAGDONAS Gintaras Col. Gintaras BAGDONAS was born on September 5, 1965, in Kedainiai, Lithuania. In 1991 he graduated from Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Energetics with an engineering sciences degree. Between 2004 - 2006 he studied at the Institute of International Relations and Diplomacy at Vilnius University and holds an MA in Political Sciences. In 2002 Col. BAGDONAS completed the strategic senior officer course at NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy. Career: Col. BAGDONAS was appointed as Director of NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (NATO ENSEC COE), based in Vilnius, Lithuania in August 2014. Prior to this appointment he had a two-year assignment as a Minister Counsellor and a Head of the Special Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Kabul under the subordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Before this appointment he served as Commandant of the General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania; the Director of Intelligence of the EU Military Staff, (interim Brigadier General Rank) in Brussels, Belgium; the Director of the Second Investigation Department (Military Intelligence and Security) under the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. From 1995 to 1998 he served as Defence Attaché of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republics of Latvia and Estonia. Col. BAGDONAS has published several articles on different aspects of strategic partnership and international relations. He has also given lectures on "Intelligence and State" for the Military Diplomacy Master Students at the Military Academy of Lithuania. Besides native Lithuanian language, Col. Bagdonas speaks English and Russian and has acquired basic knowledge of French and Persian. His interests and hobbies include mountaineering, cycling, professional and historical literature. BARTUSKA Vaclav Since 2006 Vaclav Bartuska serves as Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security in the Czech Republic. In recent decade he has been involved in many energy issues. Bartuska was a point-man of the Czech EU Presidency in January 2009 during the Russian- Ukrainian gas crisis, worked consequently for the Swedish EU Presidency on the same issue. Bartuska was one of the student leaders in Czechoslovak "Velvet Revolution" of 1989, subsequently appointed by Parliament to investigate the former Communist secret police. He teaches at New York University, Prague campus (since 2003). BUGAJSKI Dariusz Cpt (N) dr hab. Dariusz Bugajski has been graduated from Faculty of Navigation & Maritime Weapon at Polish Naval Academy (PNA) and Faculty of Law and Administration at University of Gdańsk. He was commanding officer of Anti-submarine Naval Ship (Fast Attack Craft). He received PhD in 2001 and habilitation in international law in 2009 at Law Faculty, University of Szczecin. Member of Maritime Law Commission of Polish Academy of Sciences and Shipbuilding Council Society. Deputy dean of Command & Naval Operations Faculty (PNA) from 2012 to 2016. He has been elected to the post of vice- rector for education (2016-2020 term). Scientifically interested in international law and security, law of the sea, international humanitarian law, strategy and history. GRZECZKA Grzegorz Cdr. dr. Grzegorz Grzeczka in 1989 graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Naval Academy in Gdynia. Then he served as commander of the department electromechanical 8th Coast Defence Flotilla in Swinoujscie. After obtaining a doctoral degree in 1998, he is an academic teaching at the Institute of Electrical and Control of Ship. Discipline - construction and operation of machines, specialty - exploitation of marine electrical equipment. He is currently head of the Department of Electrical Engineering. NATO’s role in European Energy Security The Maritime Dimension Conference, June 8th, 2016 Sofitel Hotel, Warsaw, Poland HENRY Nicolas Lt Col. Nicolas Henry graduated from French Army academy of Saint-Cyr in 1993 with a master of sciences and from artillery academy in 1994, air defence artillery specialty. He held various positions in French Army, from platoon leader to battery commander and NCO instructor and was sent abroad 4 months with his unit. After being graduated of a Master of Science, petroleum products and engines, from IFP-School, Lt Col. Henry joined in 2003 the French Joint Fuel Service (Service des Essences des Armées, SEA) as operation and logistic officer in a regional command and was in charge of Army and Air Forces fuel support. During this period he was for 6 month responsible of NATO Kosovo Forces fuel support (France Role Specialist Nation) in NATO KFOR HQ Pristina. In 2006, Lt Col. Henry was appointed as pipeline and buck fuel storages infrastructure engineer in the NATO Centre Europe Pipeline Management Agency (NSPA – program CEPS), in Versailles, France. Later in his carrier, he was head of equipment and head of infrastructure department in the SEA Headquarter in Paris and performed various expertise missions especially in Africa countries (Congo, Chad, and Libya). In August 2013, Lt Col. N. Henry was assigned as Deputy Director/Chief of Staff of the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (NATO ENSEC COE). JACH Michał Michał Jach, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Defence. Elected to the Parliament on October 25th 2015, representing the Law and Justice Party. He graduated the Military University of Technology, Faculty of Electronics and the University of Szczecin, Faculty of Economics. He completed postgraduate studies at the Warsaw School of Management and the Master of Business Administration at the University of Szczecin and Manchester Metropolitan University. He is an economist. Serves as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Defence. JANICKI Bogdan Legal Adviser. He graduated from the Warsaw University Law Faculty, and possesses vast experience in the energy and energy- intensive sectors, both in Poland and abroad. He has held many senior management positions in the chemical and refinery industries, and is presently involved as a Senior Adviser with Central Europe Energy Partners (CEEP). Nowadays, his focus is on the EU Commission’s energy package of July the 15th, 2015, the Winter Package of February 2016, climate change, promoting the interests of the Central European energy and energy-intensive industries within the EU, and he is especially concerned with energy security, the price of energy, infrastructure and innovations. He is also the author of many publications, and a speaker representing CEEP, at many international events. KENDRY Adrian Professor Adrian Kendry is a former NATO Senior Defence Economist and Adviser to the 12th NATO Secretary General. He coordinated NATO intelligence on energy security from 2005 to 2010. Professor Kendry became Head of Defence and Security Economics in the Political Affairs and Security Policy Division in 2009 and provided economic intelligence on Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and other Middle Eastern countries.He previously co-directed the Research Centre in Defence and Aerospace Economics at the University of the West of England and also held visiting professorships of economics in Illinois, New Mexico and Pennsylvania. Before his arrival at NATO he held the Admiral William Crowe Chair in the Economics of the Defence Industrial Base at the USA Naval Academy during 1996-2000 and also a professorship in economics at the US Naval Postgraduate School. The author of many professional articles, papers and monographs related to economic and energy security and financing terrorism, his extensive speaking engagements have included Turkey, United States, Canada, China, South Korea, the Russian Far East, Ukraine, the Middle East and North Africa, the Gulf and widely across Europe including Poland. Currently Adrian is a Consulting member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies as well as consultant and editorial adviser for DCAF. In 2016 he has chaired a high-level session on Hybrid Warfare in Istanbul, and also led the syndicate discussion of Economics, Security and Defence in Lucerne, as part of the preparation of the 2017 NATO Strategic Foresight Analysis report. NATO’s role in European Energy Security The Maritime Dimension Conference, June 8th, 2016 Sofitel Hotel, Warsaw, Poland KRIVAS Andrius A 1992 graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in Russia, Andrius Krivas has over 20 years of experience in the Lithuanian public and diplomatic service. Since March 2013 he serves as Vice-Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and his major fields of responsibility are security policy and Eastern neighborhood. Some of his previous job assignments include department director and under-secretary of state at the Ministry of National Defense, political counselor at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, DC, head of division at the Security Policy Department of the Lithuanian MFA, and deputy head of mission at the Lithuanian Permanent Representation to the OSCE. In addition to Lithuanian, he speaks English, Russian, German and French. He is married, with two children. ŁAZOR Ireneusz President of the Management Board of Polish Power Exchange S.A. Ireneusz Łazor is currently responsible for the implementation of the development strategy of the Polish Power Exchange as part of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. He is also a board member EUROPEX - organization of all active power exchange in Europe. Since 1991 he has been associated with the capital market, he worked in banks PKO BP and Pekao SA. He is a licensed broker. In the years 1995 - 1999 he held the position of Director of Trading Department of Stock Exchange in Warsaw. Since 1999 to 2011 he served as Vice President of the Polish Power Exchange SA. Since 2008 until July 2012 he was the President of Warsaw Commodity Clearing House SA. Since 5 July 2012 he is the President of the Management Board of Polish Power Exchange S.A. Luís Filipe Cardoso Nunes dos Santos Lieutenant Luís Filipe Cardoso Nunes dos Santos was born on August 23, 1979, in Lisbon.