GCSP 20th Anniversary Conference Programme 2015

20 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE IN PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE WORLD

GLOBAL SECURITY TRANSFORMATIONS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES 29-30 May 2015

Security Policy Conference 29-30 May 2015 Venue: Ivan Pictet, Maison de la paix

FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015

13:30-14:00

Arrival of guests and registration

14:00-14:10

Welcome • Ambassador Christian Dussey, Director, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

14:10-14:45 Opening address: “Humanitarian Perspectives on International Security”

• Dr Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

14:45-15:15 Statement address: “Reflections on Contemporary Security Challenges”

• Mr Jean-Marie Guéhenno, President and CEO, International Crisis Group

15:15-15:45 Coffee break 15:45-17:00 Panel I: The Changing Global Security Landscape

Chair: Professor Mohammad Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Deputy Director and Academic

Dean, GCSP, Adjunct Professor, the Graduate Institute (IHEID)

Panellists:

• Dr Funmi Olonisakin, Director, African Leadership Centre, King’s College

• Ms Souad Mekhennet, Investigative Journalist, the Washington Post; Correspondent, ZDF and GCSP Associate Fellow

• Ms Janine Di Giovanni, Middle East Editor, Newsweek Contributing Editor, and GCSP Associate Fellow

17:00-18:15 Panel II: Security Policy Skills and Knowledge:

Reflections on Twenty Years of GCSP’s Experience

Chair: Professor Thomas Biersteker, Professor of Political Science,

the Graduate Institute (IHEID)

Panellists:

• Colonel (GS) Christian Bühlmann, Head, Regional Development Programme, GCSP

• Dr Gustav Lindström, Head, Emerging Security Challenges Programme, GCSP

• Dr Carl Ungerer, Head, Leadership and Conflict Management Programme, GCSP

• Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Head, Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme, GCSP

• Ms Penny Williams, Australia’s former first Global Ambassador for Women and Girls, Government Fellow, Women, Peace and Security, GCSP 18:15-18:30

Group photo

18:30-19:00

Transfer to the pier “Pâquis-Rotonde”

19:00-22:30

Official Reception and Dinner Venue: Simplon, 1920 Belle Epoque Steamship

Security Policy Conference 29-30 May 2015 Venue: Ivan Pictet, Maison de la paix

SATURDAY, 30 MAY 2015

09:00-10:30 Panel III: Security Policy Skills and Knowledge:

GCSP Alumni Bridging Knowledge and Experience

Chair: Mr Xavier Colin, Journalist, RTS and TV5

Panellists:

• Mr Alexander Hug, Deputy Head, OSCE Monitoring Mission, Ukraine

• Dr Nirvana Shawky, MENA Director, Crisis Action

• Lieutenant Colonel Flavien Lanet, Ministry of Defence, France

• Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen, Director, Political Department, Unit for Security

Policy and Crisis Management, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 10:30-10:45

Coffee break

10:45-11:15

Conclusions • Dr Caty Clément, Senior Programme Advisor, GCSP

11:15-11:45

Alumni Award Ceremony

11:45-12:00

Closing Ambassador Christian Dussey, Director, GCSP

12:00-13:30

Lunch cocktail

13:30-18:00

Optional cultural tour : Geneva Mystery Tour

GLOBAL SECURITY TRANSFORMATIONS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

Security Policy Conference 29-30 May 2015

Geneva Centre for Security Policy - GCSP Maison de la paix Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2 1202 Geneva Switzerland