Draft (as of 7 April) Agenda for the CSDP Symposium Ottawa 30 April 2015
EU AND CANADA: STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN GLOBAL SECURITY
12:30 – 13:15 Registration and welcome coffee
13:30 – 13:35 Welcome and opening remarks by
H.E. Marie-Anne Coninsx, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada
13:35 – 14:30 Key note addresses with Q &A
• The Honourable Rob Nicholson, QC, PC, MP, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs [or • The Honourable Jason Kenney, PC, MP, Canadian Minister of National Defence] and • Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission
14:40 – 15:50 Panel 1 – Consequences of the Ukraine conflict – Political, military and civilian approaches
Moderator: David Perry, Senior Defence Analyst, Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI)
Speakers: Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General, European External Action Service
Ted Opitz, MP (Conservative Party of Canada)
Chrystia Freeland, MP, (Liberal Party of Canada)
Q&A
15:50 – 16:05 Coffee break
16:05 – 17:15 Panel 2 – Africa and beyond – how can Canada and the EU address the diverse security challenges?
Moderator: Roland Paris, University of Ottawa, University Chair in International Security and Governance
Speakers: N.N., Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Brigadier General Dionigi Maria Loria, Director of European Union Military Staff Logistics Directorate
Major General Philippe Ponties, Former Operation Commander EUFOR Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA)
Q&A
17:15 – 17:30 Conclusions
Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General, European External Action Service (EEAS)
James Bezan, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Or
David Anderson MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (depending on which Department delivers key – note speech in the morning)
17:30 – 19:00 Buffet-Reception
19:00 END