Wednesday, 4 September
Arrival of the delegations
Thursday, 5 September
9:00–9:30 Meeting of the Presidency Troika and the European Parliament
9:30–10:00 Meetings of the political groups
10:15–10:45 Opening session: Introductory remarks
Mr Mika Niikko, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of Finland
Mr Ilkka Kanerva, Chairman of the Defence Committee, Parliament of Finland
Mr David McAllister, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament (AFET)
10:45–11:45 Session I: Security Challenges in the Baltic Sea Region and the Arctic
Chair: Mr Mika Niikko, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of Finland
Keynote speaker: President of the Republic of Finland, Mr Sauli Niinistö
Discussion
11:45–13:15 Lunch
13:15–14:30 Session II: Exchange of views on the priorities of the EU in the area of CFSP and CSDP
Chair: Mr David McAllister, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Speaker (video link): Ms Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission
Discussion
14:30–16:00 Session III: Restoring Transatlantic Unity in Global Affairs
Moderator: Ms Teija Tiilikainen, Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Speakers:
Mr Carl Bildt, Co-Chair, European Council on Foreign Relations
Ms Heather Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic and Director for Europe Programme, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Dr Robin Niblett, Director of Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs
Discussion
16:00–16:30 Family photo and Coffee break
16:30–18:00 Session IV: Quo Vadis EU Defence: a Force for Peace or a Military Power?
Moderator: Mr Janne Kuusela, Director General, Defence Policy Department, Ministry of Defence, Finland
Speakers:
Ms Nathalie Loiseau, Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
LtGen Esa Pulkkinen, Director General, European Union Military Staff, European External Action Service (EEAS)
Ms Nathalie Tocci, Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali
Discussion
Friday, 6 September
9:00–10:00 Three simultaneous breakout workshops
Workshop 1: Political Developments in the Western Balkans
Moderator: Mr Tonino Picula, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Speaker: Ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, Ambassador at Large for the Arctic, and former Head of Delegation and European Union Special Representative to
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Discussion
Workshop 2: Countering Hybrid Threats: Assessing the EU’s Policies and Instruments
Moderator: Ms Hanna Smith, Research Director, European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
Speaker: Mr Vilmos Hamikus, Head of Sector, Hybrid Threats in the Division of Security and Defence Policy (EEAS)
Discussion
Workshop 3: Iran - options for the EU and the future of the nuclear deal
Moderator: Mr Michael Gahler, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Volker Perthes, Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Discussion
10:00–10:30 Coffee break
10:30–12:00 Session V: Climate Change and Security
Moderator: Mr Antto Vihma, Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Speakers:
Mr Lukas Rüttinger, Senior Project Manager at Adelphi
Mr Mika Anttonen, Chairman of St1 Nordic
Discussion
Closing Remarks:
Mr Ilkka Kanerva, Chairman of the Defence Committee, Parliament of Finland
Mr David McAllister, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
