INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: “BALANCING COUNTER-TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES” Hotel President Wilson, 47, Quai Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland February 16-17, 2015 Draft Programme Sunday, February 15th: Arrival of Delegates Monday, February 16th: Time Activity 09h00 – 10h00 Registration; Welcoming Coffee 10h00 – 10h45 Opening and Welcoming (VIP guest speeches. Confirmations from a number of high level governmental representatives are expected closer to the date of the conference) 10h45 – 11h00 GNRD Presentation of the Convention 11h00 – 11h30 Coffee-break 11h30 – 13h00 Closed Workshop Workshop ONE: Workshop TWO: for Country “Security Services, “Violent Radicalization and the Representatives: Counter-Terrorism Challenges Of Foreign Fighters” “Draft Convention” and Human Rights” 13h00 – 14h30 Lunch 14h30 – 16h00 Closed Workshop Workshop THREE: Workshop FOUR: for Country “Hard Measures “Data Privacy, Surveillance and Representatives: and Human Rights” Counter Terrorism” “Draft Convention” To Be Continued Upon Request 16h00 – 17h30 Workshop FIVE: Workshop SIX: Workshop Seven: “Economy and “The Media and “Efficiency of International Law” Counter- Terrorism” Terrorism” 17h30 – 17h45 Coffee-break 17h45 – 18h15 Closing of the First Day of the Conference: Press Conference with the Workshop Moderators GNRD | Kvalebergveien 21, 4016 Stavanger, Norway TEL.: 004751118702 / 004751118737,004751118701,004751118737,004751118732 FAX: 004751214603 www.gnrd.net – www.gnrd.com – www.gnrd.org – www.gnrd.info – www.gnrd.us www.gnrd.no – www.gnrd.uk – www.gnrd.ch – www.gnrd.es – www.gnrd.ru [email protected] Tuesday, February 17th: Time Activity Room 10h00 – 10h45 Forum Discussion ONE: “Current Issues in the Fight Against Wilson Hotel Terrorism” Foyer 10h45 – 11h30 Forum Discussion TWO: “Terrorism and Ethics” Wilson Hotel Foyer 11h30 – 12h00 Coffee-break Wilson Hotel Foyer 12h00 – 13h00 Closing of the Conference: Final Press Conference Wilson Hotel Foyer 13h00 – 14h30 Lunch Hotel Restaurant Wednesday, February 18th: Departure of the participants Among VIP guests and speakers: - Mr. Skënder Hyseni, Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo - Ms. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana (TBC) - Mr. Sindiso Ngwenya, Secretary General, COMESA - Dr. Anatoly Kulikov, Russian General of the Army, former Interior Minister of Russia - Dr. Mahmoud Saikal, Special Representative and Senior Advisor of the Chief Executive of the Government of National Unity of Afghanistan, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs - Dr. Amrullah Saleh, Former Director of National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan - Dr. Abdelsalam al-Majali, Former Prime Minister of Jordan - Mr. Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga, Former head of Malian intelligence services, former Minister of Defense and of Foreign Affairs of Mali - Prof. Ekmeleddin Mehmet Ishanoglu, Former Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Turkey - Dr. Khalid Koser, Executive Director of the Secretariat of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), Switzerland - Mr. Jay Alan Liotta, Senior Official, Department of Defense, Office of Detainee Policy, USA - Ms. Julie Ward, MEP for the North West of England - Mrs. Anne-Marie Lizin, Honorary President of the Senate of Belgium - Mrs. Patricia Lalonde, Research Associate at IPSE, Founder of MEWA, France - Dr. Idriss Mounir Lallali, Deputy-Director a.g., African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT/CAERT), African Union Commission, Algeria - Dr. Eric Denécé, Director, Centre Français de Recherche sur le Renseignement (CF2R), France - Prof. Mhand Berkouk, Director, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Politiques, Algeria - Dr. Haytham Manna, President and Founder, Scandinavian Institute For Human Rights, Switzerland GNRD | Kvalebergveien 21, 4016 Stavanger, Norway TEL.: 004751118702 / 004751118737,004751118701,004751118737,004751118732 FAX: 004751214603 www.gnrd.net – www.gnrd.com – www.gnrd.org – www.gnrd.info – www.gnrd.us www.gnrd.no – www.gnrd.uk – www.gnrd.ch – www.gnrd.es – www.gnrd.ru [email protected] - Mr. Jean-Francois Fechino, Director, International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR), Switzerland - Dr. Imene Ajala, Project Manager, International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights, Switzerland - Ms. Kate Robertson, Associate Analyst in Defence, Security and Infrastructure, RAND Europe, United Kingdom - Mr. Imtiaz Gul, Executive director of the Center for Research and Security Studies, Pakistan - Prof. José J. Sanmartín, Full Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Alicante, Spain - Mr. David Blose, Strategic Analyst, NATO, Turkey - Dr. Cecilie Hellestveit, Senior Advisor, International Law and Policy Institute, Norway - Dr. Jolyon Ford, Associate Fellow, Chatham House, United Kingdom - Dr. John Madinger, Director of the Pacific Center for Professional Education, Anti-money laundering advisor for the United States Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT), Hawaii - Prof. Rohan Gunaratna, Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Mr. Harold Hyman, BFM TV, France - Mr. Alistair Bunkall, Defense Editor, Sky News, United Kingdom - Ms. Vincze Hajnalka, Security Policy Analyst, France - Dr. Marcin Styszynski, Terrorism Expert, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland - Mr. Richard Labévière, International Consultant and Middle East expert, Editor in Chief of prochetmoyen-orient.ch, France - Dr Farhan Zahid, Counter-Terrorism and Security Analyst, Pakistan - Mr. Guy Rapaille, President, Belgian Standing Intelligence Agencies Review Committee, Belgium - Mrs Leslie Varenne, Journalist, France - Mr Cherif Amir, Muslim Brotherhood specialist, Egypt - Mr Medhi Taje, Terrorism Analyst, Tunisia - Mr René Naba, Specialist of radical Islamism, France - Dr. Loai Deeb, GNRD President, Norway - Ms. Jaina Desai, GNRD High Commissioner for Asia, India - Dr. Maria Bannon, Head PR Manager, GNRD, Spain GNRD | Kvalebergveien 21, 4016 Stavanger, Norway TEL.: 004751118702 / 004751118737,004751118701,004751118737,004751118732 FAX: 004751214603 www.gnrd.net – www.gnrd.com – www.gnrd.org – www.gnrd.info – www.gnrd.us www.gnrd.no – www.gnrd.uk – www.gnrd.ch – www.gnrd.es – www.gnrd.ru [email protected] .