DAY 1
9:30 — 10:00
Registration
10:00 — 10:30
Official welcome
10:30 — 11:30
BSC Opening Speeches
11:30 — 13:00
Plenary session 1: A World in Flux: Navigating Security Challenges in a Shifting Global Landscape
Radu Magdin, PhD, CEO, Smartlink Communications, Romania
, Vasile Secăreş
, Dan Dungaciu, President, The Black Sea University Foundation
, Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University
, Jamie Shea, University of Exeter, Former NATO Spokesperson & Deputy Assistant SecGen
, Gen. (Ret.) Mihail Ionescu, Former Director of the Institute for Military History and Defence Political Studies, Romania
, Boyko Noev, Former Minister of Defence, Bulgaria
, HE Peter Balazs, Director, Center for European Neighborhood Studies, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary
, Vasile Secăreş, Dan Dungaciu, President, The Black Sea University Foundation, Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University, Jamie Shea, University of Exeter, Former NATO Spokesperson & Deputy Assistant SecGen, Gen. (Ret.) Mihail Ionescu, Former Director of the Institute for Military History and Defence Political Studies, Romania, Boyko Noev, Former Minister of Defence, Bulgaria, HE Peter Balazs, Director, Center for European Neighborhood Studies, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary14:00 — 15:30
Plenary session 2 - European Security between Awakening and Adjustment: Power, Partnerships, and Purpose
Ioan Mircea Pașcu, Former Vice President of the European Parliament, former Minister of Defence of Romania
, H.E. Harlan Ullman, Atlantic Council
, Gabriela Marin Thornton, Instructional Associate Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
, Stefan Popescu, Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
, HE Istvan Gyarmaty, President, International Centre for Democratic Transition, Hungary
, Simona Cojocaru, State Secretary, Ministry of National Defence, Romania
, Irina Zidaru, General Director, Department for Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
, Tomasz Smura, Director of International Security and Defense Program, Pulaski Foundation
, Velizar Shalamanov, Former Member of the Parliament and Former Minister of Defense of Bulgaria
, H.E. Harlan Ullman, Atlantic Council, Gabriela Marin Thornton, Instructional Associate Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, Stefan Popescu, Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, HE Istvan Gyarmaty, President, International Centre for Democratic Transition, Hungary, Simona Cojocaru, State Secretary, Ministry of National Defence, Romania, Irina Zidaru, General Director, Department for Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tomasz Smura, Director of International Security and Defense Program, Pulaski Foundation, Velizar Shalamanov, Former Member of the Parliament and Former Minister of Defense of Bulgaria16:00 — 17:30
Panel 1 - Traditional vs Hybrid Warfare: Analyzing the Grey Zone Between Peace and Conflict. Threats, Strategies, and Resilience Building
Mircea Mindrescu, Chair of the Executive Academic Board (EAB) at the European Security and Defence College (ESDC)
, Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University, H.E. Oana Cristina Popa, Former EU Ambassador to Montenegro
, Lieutenant Gen. Iulian Berdilă, Deputy CHOD for Operations and Training, Romanian Armed Forces
, Alina Bârgăoanu, Professor, SNSPA
, Adrian Victor Vevera General Director, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics
, Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University, H.E. Oana Cristina Popa, Former EU Ambassador to Montenegro, Lieutenant Gen. Iulian Berdilă, Deputy CHOD for Operations and Training, Romanian Armed Forces, Alina Bârgăoanu, Professor, SNSPA, Adrian Victor Vevera General Director, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics16:00 — 17:30
Panel 2 - 30 years after Dayton - the Fragile Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the impact on regional security
Miruna Butnaru Troncota, PhD, Lecturer SNSPA
, Nedžma Džananović, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo
, Sead Turcalo, Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo
, Adnan Cerimagic, Senior Analyst, European Stability Initiative (Bosnia and Herzegovina / Germany)
, Harun Karčić, Director, Sarajevo Security Conference
, Nedžma Džananović, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo, Sead Turcalo, Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo, Adnan Cerimagic, Senior Analyst, European Stability Initiative (Bosnia and Herzegovina / Germany), Harun Karčić, Director, Sarajevo Security Conference16:00 — 17:30
Panel 3 - Workshop - AI and Democracy after the Super Electoral Year - Insights from the UNESCO World Trends Report 2025
Tom Reichert, Dean, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina
, Randy Covington, UNESCO Chair for Data, Media and Society, University of South Carolina
, Dan Sultănescu, Research Director, Center for Civic Participation and Democracy, SNSPA, Romania
, Ana Cristina Ruelas, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO
, H.E. Amb. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, President of the 42nd Session of the UNESCO General Conference
, Randy Covington, UNESCO Chair for Data, Media and Society, University of South Carolina, Dan Sultănescu, Research Director, Center for Civic Participation and Democracy, SNSPA, Romania, Ana Cristina Ruelas, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO, H.E. Amb. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, President of the 42nd Session of the UNESCO General Conference17:30 — 18:30
Book Launch: Larry Watts: România, energia nucleară și bomba atomică (Romania, Nuclear Energy & the Atomic Bomb)
Day 2
10:00 — 10:10
Welcome Speech
10:00 — 11:30
Panel 4 - Securing the Black Sea: NATO’s Eastern Frontier and the Future of Regional Stability
Antonia Colibășanu, Associate Professor, SNSPA
, Ovidiu Dranga, Former Ambassador of Romania to Poland
, Florent Parmentier, Secretary-General of CEVIPOF, Professor, SciencesPo
, Matthias Hespe, Policy Advisor, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
, Marta Gębska, Faculty of National Security, War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland
, Ovidiu Dranga, Former Ambassador of Romania to Poland, Florent Parmentier, Secretary-General of CEVIPOF, Professor, SciencesPo, Matthias Hespe, Policy Advisor, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Marta Gębska, Faculty of National Security, War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland10:00 — 11:30
Panel 5 - Republic of Moldova between Fragility and Resilience: A Path toward Integration and Strategic Relevance
Liviu Muresan, PhD, Chair EURISC
, H.E. Oana Cristina Popa, Former EU Ambassador to Montenegro, H.E. Mihai Gribincea, Strategy Consultant, National Bank of Romania; Former Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Romania
, Dr. Angela Grămadă, Experts for Security and Global Affairs
, Ana Maria Costea, Lecturer, SNSPA
, H.E. Oana Cristina Popa, Former EU Ambassador to Montenegro, H.E. Mihai Gribincea, Strategy Consultant, National Bank of Romania; Former Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Romania, Dr. Angela Grămadă, Experts for Security and Global Affairs, Ana Maria Costea, Lecturer, SNSPA10:00 — 11:30
Panel 6 - Hybrid Threats and the Resilience of the Liberal Order - Lessons from Disinformation and Polarization in 2024 & 2025
Dan Sultănescu, Research Director, Center for Civic Participation and Democracy, SNSPA, Romania, Remus Ștefureac, CEO and founder of INSCOP Research
, Clara Volintiru, Director of the Bucharest Office of the German Marshall Fund
, Iulia Huiu, SNSPA Center for Civic Participation and Democracy, CEO Great Empowerment consulting
, Mădălina Boțan, Coordinator EDMO Task-force for the Code of Conduct on Disinformation
, Adi Constatin, Expert CPD SNSPA & CEO Studio Twelve
, Remus Ștefureac, CEO and founder of INSCOP Research, Clara Volintiru, Director of the Bucharest Office of the German Marshall Fund, Iulia Huiu, SNSPA Center for Civic Participation and Democracy, CEO Great Empowerment consulting, Mădălina Boțan, Coordinator EDMO Task-force for the Code of Conduct on Disinformation, Adi Constatin, Expert CPD SNSPA & CEO Studio Twelve11:30 — 12:30
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Ioan Mircea PAȘCUFormer Vice-president of the European Parliament and Chairman of the BSC Advisory Board at #BSC
“Our security environment has deteriorated and it does that at an exponential pace. Probably we were not paying enough attention to a number of threats and we are confronted not with linear developments, but rather with a series of breakthroughs”
Mr. Pascu will have an opening speech at the 9th edition of the Bucharest Security Conference.