CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(as of April 16, 2009)
TUESDAY, MAY 5
11.00-13.00 (venue tbc): Linking Think-Tanks from the Eastern Partnership countries with Think-Tanks in EU Member-states and with EU institutions, a PASOS-LGI project meeting, organised by PASOS, and moderated by Jeff Lovitt, Executive Director, PASOS, and Irakli Rekhviashvili, Programme Manager, Local Government and Public Service Reform Initative (LGI) of Open Society Institute (OSI), Budapest.
14:00 - 17:00 5 parallel workshops
WORKSHOP A
Building a Partnership of Shared Values?
Thematic focus: Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights
Host: Policy Association for an Open Society (PASOS), Prague
Venue: CERGE-EI, Politickych veznu 7, Prague 1
Coordinator
Jeff Lovitt, Executive Director; Policy Association for an Open Society, Czech Republic
Rapporteur
Iryna Solonenko, Director, European Programme; International Renaissance Foundation, Ukraine
Participants
Igor Botan, Director; ADEPT - Association for Participatory Democracy, Moldova (tbc)
Ana Coretchi, Program Director, East East: Partnership beyond Borders Program; Open Society
Institute, Moldova
Boris Navasardian, President, Yerevan Press Club, Armenia
Elena Tonkacheva, Independent Society for Legal Research, Belarus (tbc)
Liudmila Ulyashyna, Coordinator, International Law in Advocacy; Human Rights House Foundation,
Belarus
Leyla Yunusova, Director; Institute for Peace and Democracy, Azerbaijan
Iris Kempe, Director; Heinrich Boell Foundation, Georgia / Germany
Amalia Kostanyan, Chairwoman; Transparency International Anti-corruption Center, Armenia
WORKSHOP B
Resolving Conflicts: Pre-condition for Development in other Areas?
Thematic focus: Security and Peace Building
Host: Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), Prague
Coordinator
Michal Thim, Director, Research Center; Association for International Affairs, Czech Republic
Rapporteur
Oleksandr Sushko, Center for Peace, Conversion and Foreign Policy, Ukraine (tbc)
Participants
Alexander Bogomolov, President; Association of Middle East Studies, Ukraine
Vlad Lupan, Independent Expert, Moldova
Mira Sovakar, Projects Manager, Caucasus Programme; Conciliation Resources, Germany / UK
Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan, Country Director; Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Armenia
Archil Gegeshidze, Senior Fellow; Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies,
Georgia
WORKSHOP C
Thematic Focus: Economic Integration
EU Role in Economic Convergence of EaP Countries
Host: Association for Communication in Public Sector (AKVS), Prague
Coordinator
Alice Savovová, Executive Director; Association for International Affairs, Czech Republic
Rapporteur
Marek Dabrowski, President; CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research, Poland
Participants
Alexander Chubrik, Economist; IPM Research Center, Belarus
Ghenadie Ivascenco, Executive Director; Habitat-Moldova Center, Moldova
Rena Safaraliyeva, Executive Director; Transparency International, Azerbaijan
Olga Shumylo, Director; International Centre for Policy Studies, Ukraine
WORKSHOP D
Connecting Neighbours: From Infrastructure to People-to-People
Contacts
Thematic Focus: Communication, Transport, Visa Facilitation
Host: Institute of International Relations (IIR), Prague
Coordinator
Łukasz Adamski, Polish Institue for International Affairs, Poland
Rapporteur
Iryna Vidanava, Editor-in-Chief; Multimedia Magazine “34”, Belarus
Participants
Olena Betlij, Akademia Kijevsko-Mohylanska, Ukraine
Grzegorz Gromadzki, Director, International Cooperation Program; Stefan Batory Foundation, Poland
Igor Munteanu, IDIS-Viitorul (Institute for Development and Social Initiatives), Moldova
Ghia Nodia, Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development, Georgia
Oleg Serebrian, President; Preparatory Committee of the European Movement in Moldavia, Moldova
WORKSHOP E
Eastern Partnership and Energy Security
Thematic Focus: Energy Security
Host: Institute of International Relations (IIR), Prague
Coordinator
Petr Kratochvíl, Deputy Director; Institute of International Relations (IIR), Czech Republic
Rapporteur
Tornike Sharashenidze, Head, International Affairs Program; Georgian Institute of Public Affairs,
Georgia
Participants
Richard Giragosian, Director; Armenian Center for National and International Studies, USA / Armenia
Veaceslav Ionita, IDIS-Viitorul (Institute for Development and Social Initiatives), Moldova
Sasha Müller-Kraenner, Director; The Nature Conservancy in Europe, Germany
Volodymyr Saprykin, Razumkov-Center, Ukraine (tbc)
Jiří Schneider, Program Director; Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), Czech Republic
Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Polish Institute of International Affairs, Poland
17.30 PRESENTATION OF THE STUDY “ Synergies v. Spheres of Influence in the Pan-European Space” by Michael Emerson, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels
Venue: Czernin palace, Loretánské náměstí 5, Praha 1
19:00 RECEPTION (by special invitations only)
Venue: Embassy of Sweden, Úvoz 13, Praha 1
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Venue: Czernin palace, Loretánské náměstí 5, Praha 1
08:30 - 09:00 REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:30 WELCOMING REMARKS
OPENING REMARKS
09:30 - 10:30 PANEL A
Building a Partnership of Shared Values?
Thematic focus: Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights
Chair
Pavol Demeš, German Marshall Fund, Slovakia
Speakers
Liudmila Ulyashyna, Coordinator, International Law in Advocacy; Human Rights House Foundation,
Belarus
Boris Navasardian, President; Yerevan Press Club, Armenia
Discussants
Aliaksandr Bialiatski, Chair; Human Rights Center ‘Viasna’ / Vice-President; International Federation
of Human Rights, Belarus
Igor Botan, Director; ADEPT - Association for Participatory Democracy, Moldova (tbc)
10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:00 PANEL B
Resolving Conflicts: Pre-condition for Development in other Areas?
Thematic focus: Security and Peace Building
Chair
Svante Cornell, Director; Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden
Speakers
Alexander Bogomolov, President; Association of Middle East Studies, Ukraine
Ivlian Haindrava, Director, South Caucasus Studies Program; Center for Development and
Cooperation – Center for Pluralism, Georgia
Discussants
Vlad Lupan, Independent Expert, Moldova
Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan, Country Director; Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Armenia
12:00 - 13:00 LUNCHEON
13:00 - 14:00 PANEL C
EU Role in Economic Convergence of EaP Countries
Thematic Focus: Economic Integration
Chair
Tomáš Valášek, Director, Foreign policy and Defence; Centre for European Reform, Slovakia / UK
Speakers
(tbc)
Olga Shumylo, Director; International Centre for Policy Studies, Ukraine
Discussants
Ihar Lednik, Coordinator; Human Rights Defenders’ Movement “Our Belarus", Belarus
Veronika Movchan, Academic Director; Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting,
Ukraine
14:00 - 14:15 COFFEE BREAK
14:15 - 15:15 PANEL D
Connecting Neighbours: From Infrastructure to People-to-People
Contacts
Thematic Focus: Communication, Transport, Visa Facilitation
Chair
Andrew Wilson, Senior Policy Fellow; European Council on Foreign Relations, UK (tbc)
Speakers
Grzegorz Gromadzki, Director, International Cooperation Program; Stefan Batory Foundation, Poland
Vitali Silitski, Director; Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, Belarus
Discussants
Oleg Serebrian, President; Preparatory Committee of the European Movement in Moldavia, Moldova
Markus Meckel, Member; Board of Directors of EPD / Member of Bundestag, Germany / Brussels
15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
15:45 - 16:45 PANEL E
Eastern Partnership and Energy Security
Thematic Focus: Energy Security
Chair
Roderick Kefferpütz, Director, Energy Security Programme; Heinrich Boell Foundation - EU Regional
Office, Germany / Brussels
Speakers
Richard Giragosian, Director; Armenian Center for National and International Studies, USA / Armenia
Sasha Müller-Kraenner, Director; The Nature Conservancy in Europe, Germany
Discussants
Leila Aliyeva, President; Center for National and International Studies, Azerbaijan
Volodymyr Saprykin, Razumkov-Center, Ukraine (tbc)
16:45 - 17:00 COFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 18:00 CONCLUDING PANEL
Civil Society Participation in Eastern Partnership: Recommendations
and Future Activity
Chair
Jiří Schneider, Program Director; Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), Czech Republic
Rapporteurs of workshops A-E
Iryna Solonenko, Director, European Programme; International Renaissance Foundation, Ukraine
Oleksandr Sushko, Center for Peace, Conversion and Foreign Policy, Ukraine (tbc)
Marek Dabrowski, President; Center for Social and Economic Research, Poland
Iryna Vidanava, Editor-in-Chief; Multimedia Magazine “34”, Belarus
Tornike Sharashenidze, Head, International Affairs Program; Georgian Institute of Public Affairs,
Georgia
18:00 PRESS CONFERENCE
Photo Opportunity
19:00 RECEPTION (open to all registered conference participants)
Venue: Embassy of Poland, Valdštejnská 8, Praha 1
Conference Working Language:
English and Russian simultaneous translation
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Conference Coordinator
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