The Bucharest Conference

Opening Session

(On the Record, With Media Coverage)

Location: Sala de Marmură

Introduction: Mr. Craig Kennedy, President,
The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Address: H.E. Traian Băsescu, President, Romania

Keynote: The Hon. Ellen Tauscher, Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Chairwoman, U.S. House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Gala Dinner

Location: Restaurant Militar

Night Owl Sessions

(Off the Record, Chatham House Rule)

1) The Balkans after Kosovo: What Next?

(Off the Record, Chatham House Rule)

Location: Sala de Norvegiană

Discussants: Hon. Ján Kubiš, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic
Dr. Alexandros Rondos, Former Ambassador at Large, Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hon. Veton Surroi, Founder and Former Head, ORA Party; Former Member, Assembly of Kosovo
Hon. Goran Svilanović, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Serbia
Moderator: Mr. Misha Glenny, Author and Journalist

2) Guns and Gas: The Role of NATO in Europe’s East

(Off the Record, Chatham House Rule)

Location: Sala Bizantină

Discussants: Mr. Matthew Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Hon. Adrian Cioroianu, Minister of Foreign Afairs, Romania
Mr. Laurent Ruseckas, Director of Eurasia Research, Trusted Sources
H.E. Mikheil Saakashvili, President, Georgia

Moderator: Mr. David Ensor, Executive Vice President for Communications and Strategy,
Mercuria Energy Group Ltd; Former National Security Correspondent, CNN