Remus Pricopie, Rector, SNSPA, Romania
Gabriela Marin Thornton, Instructional Associate Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
Irina Zidaru, General Director, Department for Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Marta Gębska, Faculty of National Security, War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland
Lt. Gen. Dragoş Iacob, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff of Romania
Ana Cristina Tinca, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nicoleta Pauliuc, President of the Defence Commission, Senate of Romania
Dr. Angela Grămadă, Experts for Security and Global Affairs
H.E. Amb. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, President of the 42nd Session of the UNESCO General Conference
Ioana Melenciuc-Ioan, President, Romanian National Institute for Public Administration
H.E. Mihai Gribincea, Strategy Consultant, National Bank of Romania; Former Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Romania
Gen. Gheorghita Vlad, Chief of Defence of Romania
Harun Karčić, Director, Sarajevo Security Conference
H.E. Harlan Ullman, Atlantic Council
H.E. Oana Cristina Popa, Former EU Ambassador to Montenegro
Ana Cristina Ruelas, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO
Larry L. Watts, Historian and security analyst specializing in Romania and Eastern Europe
Matthias Hespe, Policy Advisor, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Mădălina Boțan, Coordinator EDMO Task-force for the Code of Conduct on Disinformation
Adi Constatin, Expert CPD SNSPA & CEO Studio Twelve
H.E. Paweł Soloch, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Romania
Nedžma Džananović, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo
Randy Covington, UNESCO Chair for Data, Media and Society, University of South Carolina
Tom Reichert, Dean, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina
Adnan Cerimagic, Senior Analyst, European Stability Initiative (Bosnia and Herzegovina / Germany)
Edin Hadžihafizbegović, Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sead Turcalo, Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo
Lieutenant Gen. Iulian Berdilă, Deputy CHOD for Operations and Training, Romanian Armed Forces
Florent Parmentier, Secretary-General of CEVIPOF, Professor, SciencesPo
Stefan Popescu, Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Antonia Colibășanu, Associate Professor, SNSPA
HE Istvan Gyarmaty, President, International Centre for Democratic Transition, Hungary
HE Peter Balazs, Director, Center for European Neighborhood Studies, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary
Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University, The faith of the hegemon. Managing the rise of China
Simona Cojocaru, State Secretary, Ministry of National Defence, Romania
Jamie Shea, University of Exeter, Former NATO Spokesperson & Deputy Assistant SecGen
Dan Dungaciu, President, The Black Sea University Foundation
Velizar Shalamanov, Former Member of the Parliament and Former Minister of Defense of Bulgaria
Ana Maria Costea, Lecturer, SNSPA
Adrian Victor Vevera General Director, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics
Gen. Constantin Spînu, Spokesman MAPN
Tomasz Smura, Director of International Security and Defense Program, Pulaski Foundation
Ovidiu Dranga, Former Ambassador of Romania to Poland
Remus Ștefureac, CEO and founder of INSCOP Research
Iulia Huiu, SNSPA Center for Civic Participation and Democracy, CEO Great Empowerment consulting
Alina Bârgăoanu, Professor, SNSPA
Clara Volintiru, Director of the Bucharest Office of the German Marshall Fund
Vasile Secăreş
Vasile SECĂREŞ is the Founding Rector of National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) and Professor within the Department of International Relations and European Integration specialized in international relations theory. He chairs the NATO Partnerships Studies Center and is the coordinator of the Bucharest Security Conference. He is also Chairman of the Board of EximBank since 2015 and Chairman of the Board of the Romanian Banking Institute since 2009. He holds a bachelor in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from The University of Bucharest. He was resident fellow at the Institute for East – West Security Studies in New York, USA and the Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway. On July 1, 1990, Vasile Secăreş was appointed presidential adviser, Chief of Staff of the Romanian Presidency, with the rank of minister. He served in this position until 1992. He was founding member of the National Salvation Front, then of the Group “A Future for Romania” (GUVR) and other positions in the high administration. Between 1992- 2001 he was Vice President of EximBank. He is also member of an important number of scientific organizations and was awarded the National Order “For Merit” in 2004.
Ioan Mircea Pașcu, Former Vice President of the European Parliament, former Minister of Defence of Romania
Iordan Gheorghe Bărbulescu, Ph.D., President of the Senate, SNSPA
Gen. (Ret.) Mihail Ionescu, Former Director of the Institute for Military History and Defence Political Studies, Romania
HE Velizar Shalamanov, Parliament of Bulgaria
Simona Cojocaru, State Secretary, Ministry of National Defence, Romania
Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University
Jamie SHEA, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, former NATO Spokesperson
Boyko Noev, Former Minister of Defence, Bulgaria
Prof. Dan Dungaciu, President, The Black Sea University Foundation
Mircea Mindrescu, Chair of the Executive Academic Board (EAB) at the European Security and Defence College (ESDC)
Radu Magdin, PhD, CEO, Smartlink Communications, Romania
Liviu Muresan, PhD, Chair EURISC
Lect. Antonia Colibasanu, Geopolitical Futures
Dana Sultanescu, Expert CPD, SNSPA, Romania
Miruna Butnaru Troncota, PhD, Lecturer SNSPA
Dan Sultănescu, Research Director, Center for Civic Participation and Democracy, SNSPA, Romania
