From the Baltic to the Black and Adriatic Seas: A Stronger Europe for a Stronger Transatlantic Partnership. #StrongerWithAllies

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1 From the Baltic to the Black and Adriatic Seas: A Stronger Europe for a Stronger Transatlantic Partnership #StrongerWithAllies From July 6-7, the Atlantic Council and the Polish Institute of invite you to join us for our Global Forum in Warsaw. This Forum marks the occasion of the first visit by US President Donald Trump to Poland en route to the G20 Summit in Hamburg, and takes place in conjunction with the Three Seas Initiative Summit of regional European leaders hosted by Presidents Andrzej Duda of Poland and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović of Croatia. The Forum will convene leading transatlantic political leaders, business executives, and experts to consider the future of the transatlantic relationship amidst growing regional and global challenges. Participants will exchange views on the state and direction of US-European cooperation, economic strategies to bolster the transatlantic economic relationship, infrastructure development to better leverage the economic potential of Central Europe, the future of Russia s relationship with the West, and the requirements NATO must meet to ensure it effectiveness today and tomorrow. The Forum will also feature targeted business dialogues to help translate the Three Seas leaders agenda into commercially viable pathways, as well as an exclusive international briefing of Poland s strategic defense review. At the same time, the Forum will play host to the inaugural 360/OS Open Source Summit, a groundbreaking effort to train experts and journalists in open source research and technology. The Forum s capstone is the 9 th annual Atlantic Council Freedom Awards honoring those who have played critical roles in advancing and defending our freedom. *Agenda as of July 5, Speakers are confirmed unless noted otherwise. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 3:00-7:00 p.m. Registration and check-in for Global Forum speakers and participants THURSDAY, JULY 6 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Registration and check-in for Global Forum speakers and participants 8:30-10:30 a.m. Expert Roundtable: Nordic-Baltic Security in Times of Uncertainty (by separate invitation only) 1

2 (off-the-record) Location: Krolewski Room, Sofitel Victoria Warsaw Sławomir Dębski, Director, Polish Institute of Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, Head of International Economic Relations and Energy Policy Programme, Polish Institute of Jakub Godzimirski, Research Professor, Research Group on Russia, Eurasia, and the Arctic, Norwegian Institute of Wojciech Lorenz, Analyst, Polish Institute of Adam Piotrowski, Deputy Director, Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Republic of Poland Ulf Sverdrup, Director, Norwegian Institute of Marcin Terlikowski, Head of International Security Programme, Polish Institute of Anna Tyszkiewicz, Deputy Director, Department of Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland 8:30-10:00 a.m. Leadership Breakfast: The US-Polish Alliance in the 21st Century (by separate invitation only) (off-the-record) Location: Opera Room, Sofitel Victoria Warsaw Welcome: General James L. Jones, Jr., Founder & President, Jones Group International Keynote speakers: Ambassador Daniel Fried, Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; and former US Ambassador to Poland Rafal Antczak, Deputy CEO, PKO Bank Polski Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council 12:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch (open to all participants) Location: Ballroom Foyer, Sofitel Victoria Warsaw 1:00-1:30 p.m. President Trump delivers address in Warsaw Location: Krasiński Square (Plac Krasińskich) President Trump s remarks will be livestreamed to Forum participants in the ballroom of the Sofitel Victoria. Participants who wish to attend the speech in person should plan to arrive at Krasiński Square no later than 11:30 a.m. 2:45 p.m. Welcoming Remarks 2

3 Sławomir Dębski, Director, Polish Institute of Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Michał Kobosko, Director, Wroclaw Global Forum and Atlantic Council Warsaw Office, Atlantic Council 3:00-4:00 p.m. Panel I: President Trump and the US Role in Central and Eastern Europe In the immediate wake of the US President s visit, political leaders react, analyzing the significance and implications of the visit and the emerging US policy toward the region. Rudy Giuliani, Cybersecurity Advisor to US President Donald Trump Zbigniew Lewicki, Chairman of the Board, Polish Institute of Rafał Trzaskowski, Deputy Chairman, Commission on EU Affairs, Parliament of Poland Christine Wormuth, Director, Adrienne Arsht Center for Resilience, Atlantic Council Moderator: Teri Schultz, Freelance Journalist, NPR and Deutsche Welle 4:00-5:15 p.m. Panel II: The Transatlantic Market: Integration or Fragmentation? Exploring pathways to prosperity through infrastructure linkages among the Three Sea nations, the European Union s macroeconomic program, and prospects for transatlantic trade and financing. Daniel Dăianu, Member of the Board, National Bank of Romania; and former Minister of Finance Wojciech Fedko, Member of the Board, Polish Agency for Investment and Trade General James L. Jones, Jr., Founder & President, Jones Group International The Hon. Ellen Tauscher, Board of Directors, Atlantic Council Moderator: Jacek Stawiski, TVN24 BiS 3

4 5:15-6:15 p.m. Panel III: The Visegrad Group in the European Union: V4 Ideas for a Better Europe Aleš Chmelař, State Secretary for European Affairs, Czech Republic Ivan Korčok, State Secretary for Foreign and European Union Affairs, Slovak Republic Balázs Molnár, Deputy State Secretary for European Union Affairs, Hungary Konrad Szymański, Secretary of State for European Affairs, Republic of Poland Moderator: Magdalena Skajewska, Polish Radio 8:30 p.m. Three Seas Initiative Summit Gala (upon separate invitation only) Location: The Royal Castle in Warsaw, The Kubicki Arcades On the sidelines of the 2017 Global Forum, the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab will host its inaugural 360/OS Open Source Summit. The summit is the first of its kind to bring journalists, activists, business professionals, and policymakers together to harness the power of open source, social media, and digital forensic research. 360/OS will feature industry experts and leading journalists, who will lead an exclusive group of participants through live trainings and the latest techniques in open source research and technology. This network of #DigitalSherlocks are at the heart of the global movement to expose falsehoods and fake news, document human rights abuses, report the actuality of global events in real-time, and build digital resilience worldwide. FRIDAY, JULY 7 8:30-10:00 a.m. Leaders Conversation: Reinforcing Prosperity and Security in the Three Seas Region Panel: H.E. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of the Republic of Croatia H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid, President of the Republic of Estonia H.E. Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria 4

5 Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council 10:15-12:00 p.m. Business Leadership Dialogues Highlighting the vital role of public-private linkages to address the key challenges facing Central and Eastern Europe and to ensure the commercial viability of the Three Seas vision. Each Dialogue will focus on a specific industry fundamental to the economic development, prosperity, and security of the Three Seas region. (off-the-record) Location: Sofitel Victoria Warsaw Breakdown for each session: 10:15-11:00 a.m. Part I: Assessing the State of Play 11:00-11:15 a.m. Coffee and Networking Break 11:15-12:00 p.m. Part II: Roadmap for the Future Dialogue I: The Future of European Energy Networks Location: Opera Room, Sofitel Victoria Warsaw Remarks: Facilitator: Comments: Jerzy Kwieciński, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development, Republic of Poland David Koranyi, Director, Energy Diplomacy Initiative, Atlantic Council Henryk Baranowski, CEO, Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA Mirosław Kochalski, Vice President, PKN Orlen S.A. Arkadiusz Krasnodębski, Poland Managing Partner, Dentons Marcin Jastrzebski, President of the Board, Grupa Lotos Tarek Souki, Senior Vice President, Tellurian Inc. Andrew Walker, Vice President, Strategy, Cheniere Energy Piotr Wozniak, President of the Management Board, PGNiG Dialogue II: Completing Europe: The Transportation and Infrastructure Dimension Location: Krolewski Room, Sofitel Victoria Warsaw Remarks: H.E. Andrzej Adamczyk, Minister for Infrastructure and Construction, Republic of Poland Anna Moskwa, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Inland Navigation, Republic of Poland 5

6 Igor Radic, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of the Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure, Republic of Croatia Facilitator: of Bartosz Wiśniewski, Head of Research Office, Polish Institute Comments: Hakan Agnevall, President, Volvo Buses Agnieszka Gajewska, Partner, Capital Projects Infrastructure CEE Leader, PwC Adam Tan, CEO, HNA Group Roland Werner, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, DACH and CEE region, Uber Dialogue III: Wiring the Three Seas: Telecommunications and the Digital Agenda Location: Ujazdow Room, Sofitel Victoria Warsaw Remarks: Rudy Giuliani, Cybersecurity Advisor to US President Donald Trump H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid, President of the Republic of Estonia Krzysztof Szubert, Secretary of State, The Government Plenipotentiary for Digital Single Market, Republic of Poland Facilitator: Michał Kobosko, Director, Wrocław Global Forum, Atlantic Council Comments: Igor Ostrowski, Partner, Dentons Jim Samples, President, International, Scripps Networks Interactive Maciej Witucki, Chairman, Orange Polska 10:15-11:45 a.m. Panel IV: Transatlanticism in an Era of Global Volatility Keynote: US President Donald Trump s State Visit to Poland and the Three Seas Initiative Summit: Influence on the Transatlantic Relationship H.E. Witold Waszczykowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland Introduced by: Sławomir Dębski, Director, Polish Institute of Panel: 6

7 H.E. Nikola Dimitrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Macedonia Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow, The Future of Diplomacy Project, JFK Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University The Hon. Stephen Hadley, Founding Partner, RiceHadleyGates LLC LTG Ben Hodges, Commanding General, US Army Europe Marek Magierowski, Undersecretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, America Policy, and Asia Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council 12:00-2:00 p.m. Networking Lunch (open to all participants) Location: Ballroom Foyer, Sofitel Warsaw Victoria 12:30-1:45p.m. Business Strategy Lunch: Investment in Central and Eastern Europe (by separate invitation only) An opportunity for participating corporate leaders to discuss with key decision-makers the investment climate and business opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe. (off-the-record) Location: Opera Room, Sofitel Victoria Warsaw Tadeusz Kościński, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development Comments: John Harris, CEO, Raytheon International Inc. Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council 2:00-3:30 p.m. Panel V: Accelerating NATO s Adaptation to 21 st Century Threats What security challenges will the Alliance face in the medium and longterm future and how will NATO address these challenges? What specific role can Poland and its partners in Central and Eastern Europe play in the new security environment? Keynote: Adapting to New Security Challenges in Europe: The Polish Perspective H.E. Antoni Macierewicz, Minister of National Defense, Republic of Poland 7

8 Introduced by: Sławomir Dębski, Director, Polish Institute of Exclusive Briefing on Poland s Strategic Defense Review Tomasz Szatkowski, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Poland Panel: H.E. Raimonds Bergmanis, Minister of Defence, Republic of Latvia Ian Brzezinski, Resident Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council General Salvatore Farina, Commander, Joint Force Command Brunssum Tomasz Szatkowski, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Poland Moderator: Anna Wieslander, Director, Northern Europe, Atlantic Council 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks 4:00-6:00 p.m. Break 6:00 p.m. Transfer of participants to Freedom Awards venue 6:30 p.m. Atlantic Council Freedom Awards reception 7:30 p.m. Atlantic Council Freedom Awards Location: Senator Building, Bielańska Street 12, Warsaw 8