17/02/2024
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The Geopolitics and Diplomacy of Disruptive Technologies - International Conference, 21st of March 2024, Athénée Palace Bucharest, Le Diplomate Hall
AGENDA
09:00 – 09:30 — Registration, Welcome Coffee & Networking
09:30 – 10:00 Official opening
Mr. Valeriu ZGONEA - President of ANCOM - National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications
Mr. Bogdan-Gruia IVAN - Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalization - TBC
10:00 – 11:00 Panel 1: Emerging Disruptive Technologies in the geopolitical arena
H.E. Ms Kathleen KAVALEC – Ambassador of the United States of America - TBC
H.E. Mr. Kap-soo RIM - Ambassador of the Republic of Korea
Mr. Achilleas KANARIS – CEO, Vodafone Romania
Moderator: Mr. Shaun RIORDAN – Director of the Chair in Diplomacy and Cyberspace at the EIIS
11:00 – 11:15 — Coffee Break & Networking
11:15 – 12:15 Panel 2: The International Challenges of AI
H.E. Dr. Peer GEBAUER - Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
H.E. Ms Willemijn van Haaften - Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
MG (Ret.) Paul HURMUZ – Career Military Diplomat
Moderator: Manuela CATRINA - Deputy Director of Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
12:15 – 12:30 — Coffee Break & Networking
12:30 – 13:30 Panel 3: Technology Companies as Geopolitical Actors
H.E. Mr. Uffe A. BALSLEV - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark
H.E. Ms Therese HYDEN - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden
Ms Kristina Poustovan – Corporate Sales Lead - CEE & CIS at Google
Moderator: Mr. Valentin PREDA – founder Diplomacy360
Conference Rapporteur: Mr. Emanuel CERNAT - Managing Partner: Corporate Affairs Strategies
13:30 – 15:00 — Lunch Break & Networking
200 participants: MP, government, diplomats, business executives, international experts on technology, security, defence and economy
21st of March 2024, Athénée Palace Bucharest, Le Diplomate Hall