08.00 – 09.30 Registration

09:45 – 11:15 Panel I.  Three Years of the Aggression War in Ukraine. Possible Developments and the Strategic Impact on Europe ‘s Security

Chair: Lieutenant General (ret.) Vasile TOADER, Member of Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, former Deputy Chief of Defence, Romania
 
• Lieutenant General Iulian BERDILĂ, Deputy Chief of Defence for Operations and Training, Romania
• Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, Director, New Geopolitics Research Network | Non-resident expert New Strategy Center, Ukraine (VTC)
• Major General (Ret) Vakhtang KAPANADZE, former Chief of Defence, Georgia
• Ambassador Daniel FRIED, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council, former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs, USA
• Mr. Emmanuel DUPUY, President, Institute for European Perspective and Security, France

11:30 – 12:45 Panel II. Unmanned Systems and the Future of Naval Domain

Chair: • Brigadier General (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board, New Strategy Center, former Head of the Taskforce Logistics / J4 of the Netherlands MOD, Netherlands
 
• Admiral (Ret.) Ihor KABANENKO, former Deputy Minister of Defence, Ukraine (VTC)
• Rear Admiral (UH) Cornel-Eugen COJOCARU, Romanian Fleet Commander
• Mr. Greg MELCHER, Chief Operations Officer, Center for the Study of New  Generation Warfare, USA
• Mr. Oscar ROJAS, Vice President for Global Operations, Ocean Aero, USA

14:00 – 15:00 Panel III. Critical Infrastracture in the Black Sea Exclusive Economic Zones. How We Can Better Protect Our Economic Interests

Chair: COL  (AF) Mihai ȘTIR, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania

• Mr. Raed ARAFAT, State Secretary, Head of Emergency Situations Department, Ministry of Interior, Romania
• Rear Admiral Liviu COMAN, Commander of the Romanian Maritime Component, Naval Forces, Romania
•Mr. James E. THOMSEN, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Navy for Research, Development, USA Defense Department
• Mr. Daniel  DINU, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance
Department Manager NEPTUN DEEP PROJECT – OMV PETROM, Romania

15:15 – 16:20 Panel IV. AI and the War of Drones. Lesson Learned from the Ukrainian Front

Chair: Mr. Greg MELCHER, Chief Operations Officer, Center for the Study of New  Generation Warfare, USA
 
• Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, Director, New Geopolitics Research Network | Non-resident expert New Strategy Center, Ukraine (VTC)
• Mr. Phillip PETERSEN, Chairman, Center for the Study of New Generation Warfare, USA
• Mr. Race McDERMOTT, Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) Strategy & Growth Lead, Lockheed Martin, USA
• Mr. Adam HODGES, Capture Team Leader, Europe and the Middle East, International Vertical Lift Sales & Marketing, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, USA

16:40 – 17:45 Panel V. How We Prepare Society for a Drone War: Training, Operation, Maintenance

Chair: Brigadier General (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board, New Strategy Center, former Head of the Taskforce Logistics / J4 of the Netherlands MOD, Netherlands
 
• Mr. Andriy SIRKO-GALOUCHENKO, expert on UAV development for military applications, founder of the Ukraine UAV Forum, Ukraine
• Lieutenant General Iulian BERDILĂ, Deputy Chief of Defence for Operations and Training, Romania
• Mr. Sven KRUCK, Managing Director and CRO Quantum Systems, Germany
• Mr. Kevin CAPOZZOLI, President MACH Industries, USA

18:00 – 18:25 Panel VI. Research and Development, Procurement Processes: Lessons Learned from the Ukrainian Experience.

Chair: Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center, Romania
 
• Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, Director, New Geopolitics Research Network | Non-resident expert New Strategy Center, Ukraine (VTC)
• Mr. Andriy SIRKO-GALOUCHENKO, expert on UAV development for military applications, founder of the Ukraine UAV Forum, Ukraine

18:55–19:00 Closing Remarks

• Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center, Romania