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Defense Economics VIII
The Economic Dimensions of NATO’s Transformation

Munich-Freising, Germany
18-21 September 2006

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    Agenda

    Conference Opening:

    • Mr. James Q. Roberts
      US Deputy Director
      George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
    • Dr. Patrick Hardouin
      Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Regional, Economic and Security Affairs, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division
      NATO

    Keynote Presentation - NATO’s Transformation on the Road to Riga

    • Dr. Hans Binnendijk
      Director, Theodore Roosevelt Chair
      Center for Technology and National Security Policy
      National Defense University, Washington, D.C.

    Plenary Session 1:

    A. Ensuring the Financial Affordability and Sustainability of Delivering Security

    B. Funding the Modernization of Operational Commitments and the Management of Supply Chains

    • Dr. Elisabeth Wright
      Program Manager
      International Defense Acquisition Resources Management (IDARM) Program
      Center for Civil-Military Relations
      Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA

    C. Incentives for Ensuring Commitment to, and Resourcing of, International Peacekeeping

    • Mr. Neil Davies
      Director of Economic Advice, De fence and Analytical Services
      Ministry of De fence, UK
    • Dr. Ben Solomon, Director, De fence Economics Research and Analysis, Department of National De fence, Canada
      (Please note the following for each of Dr. Solomon’s presentations:
      “The views and opinions are my own and do not represent the official views of National De fence or the Canadian Forces.”)

    Plenary Session 2:
    Balancing Resources:
    Peace-Keeping, Stabilization and Reconstruction

    Darfur and the Economic and Financial Dimensions of a Common International Security Agenda

    • Dr. Christian Manahl
      Political Advisor to the EU Special Representative for Sudan, European Union

    Special Presentation and Discussion: Strengthening the Economic Base of Foreign and Security Policy

    • Dr. Jens van Scherpenberg
      Head of Research Unit The Americas, Director “Transatlantic Foreign Policy Discourse”, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin and the Institute for International Economics
      Washington, D.C.
    • Mr. Andre Deschenes
      Chief Economist, Director, Strategic Finance and Costing
      National De fence Headquarters
      Ottawa, Canada
    • Mr. Adrian Kendry
      Senior De fence Economist, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division
      NATO HQ

    Plenary Session 3:
    Developing Economic Synergies through Enhanced Co-operation

    A. Partnerships as Strategic Assets: Building Efficiency and Effectiveness

    B. Complementarity and Co-operation in Transatlantic and European De fence Procurement

    C. The NATO and EU Partnership: European Integration and the Transatlantic Link

    • Dr. Patrick Cronin
      Director of Studies, The International Institute for Strategic Studies
      London

    Plenary Session 4:
    New Challenges and the New Security Agenda

    A. Tackling Terrorism at its Origins: Strengthening Co-operation and Commitment within the International Community

    • Mr. Chris Donnelly
      Senior Fellow and Head, Advanced Research Assessment Group, UK De fence Academy
      Shrivenham
    • Dr. Reiner Weichhardt
      Deputy Director, De fence and Security Economics Directorate, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division
      NATO HQ

    B. Energy Security, Interruption of Vital Flows and the Stability and Security of Allied Nations and Partners

    • Dr. Gal Luft
      Executive Director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
      Washington, D.C.