Program of the 16th 2BS Forum
The Delivery Decade
Montenegro and the Western Balkans in Europe’s New Security Era
Scene Setter
Iris Jovanović
Master of Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
WELCOME ADDRESS
Nikola Jovanović
Mayor, Municipality of Budva
Savo Kentera
President, Atlantic Council of Montenegro
The Frontrunner Effect: Montenegro, EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans
Moderator
Nikoleta Đukanović
Assistant Professor, University of Donja Gorica
Speakers
Peter Grk
National Coordinator for Western Balkans, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia
Igor Lukšić
Former Prime Minister of Montenegro, 2010–2012
Frano Matušić
State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia
2BS Forum Unscripted
Moderator
Danijela Lasica
Journalist and Editor, TV Vijesti
Speakers
Vanda Babić-Galić
Special Advisor to Minister, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia
Holding the Anchor: NATO, Europe and the Price of Security
M O D E R A T O R
Mladen Grgić
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro
S P E A K E R S
Aleksandar Goganović
Deputy Minister of Defense, Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federica Mangiameli
Programme Manager and Policy Fellow, GLOBSEC
Miloš Nikolić
Acting Director General for NATO and Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
Coffee Break
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Hotel Splendid, III Floor
Governing in the Digital Age: Transformation, Communication and Public Trust
Moderator
Vesna Rajković Nenadić
Journalist and Program Coordinator, Media Institute Montenegro
Speakers
Marash Dukaj
Minister, Ministry of Public Administration
Tamara Vujović
Minister, Ministry of Culture and Media
Below the Threshold: Hybrid Pressure in Plain Sight
Moderator
Miroslav Sazdovski
Senior Analyst, Hybrid CoE
Speakers
Gordan Akrap
Vice-Rector, University of Defence and Security “Dr. Franjo Tuđman”
Alen Musaefendic
Senior Analyst, Swedish Psychological Defence Agency
Eugene Slavnyi
Editor-in-Chief, UNITED24 Media
The Frontline is a Timeline: Elections, Information Integrity and Societal Resilience
Moderator
Ned Mendez
Head of Research & Insights, Alliance4Europe
Speakers
Sead Alihodzic
Principal Adviser Elections, Conflict and Risk Management, International IDEA
Matjaž Gruden
Director for Democracy, Council of Europe
Laura Jasper
Strategic Analyst, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS)
Closing Remarks
Lunch
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Hotel Splendid, Restaurant on II Floor
Gala Dinner
Marking 20 years of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro
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By Invitation Only