WEASA Inauguration Day

Monday,15 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

9:00-11:00 Unscheduled A2, Retinger

WEASA Opening
(the participants are kindly asked to be seated at 10:45)

11:00-12:30 Welcome from the Founders and Polish authorities A2, Retinger

Keynote Speech: EU and Eastern Partnership before the Vilnius Summit by

Dr. Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Member of the European Parliament

13:00-14:30 Lunch buffet Natolin Gardens

Inaugural Lecture: Systemic Transformation and European Integration,

14:30-16:00 A2, Retinger
Prof. Gnter Verheugen

16:00-16:15 Coffee-break Campus Restaurant

Special Workshop: Economic Transformation

16:15-17:45 A2, Retinger
Prof. Gnter Verheugen

Organizational meeting with Dr. Micha Natorski, College of Europe, Natolin

17:45-18:30 A2, Retinger
Campus

18:30-19:30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 Tuesday, 16 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

The landscape of think tanks in Europe

9:00-10:30 A2, Retinger
Dr. Olaf Osica, Centre for Eastern Studies

10:30-10:45 Coffee-break

Systemic Transformation Building Civic Values

10:45-12:15 A2, Retinger
Dr. Spasimir Domaradzki, Lazarski University

12:30-14:00 Lunch Campus Restaurant

The EU Relations with Eastern Neighbouring Countries Association

14:00-15:30 Agreements and DCFTAs A2, Retinger
Dr. Jolanta Taczyska, University of dz

15:30-16:00 Coffee-break

Workshops
(in 3 parallel groups)

Networking in practice The EU integration of NGOs in civic state, (C, M, A - check

16:00-17:30 of European think Eastern Partnership Mr. Krzysztof appropriate location for
tanks countries at regional Stanowski, Solidarity your Workshop)
Dr. Olaf Osica level Fund
(C) Dr. Jolanta Taczyska (A)
(M)

18:00-19:30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 Wednesday, 17 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

Russia and the geopolitics of the region (part 1)

9:00-10:30 Dr. Clifford Gaddy, The Brookings Institution A2, Retinger

10:30-10:45 Coffee-break

Institution building in civic state

10:45-12:15 Prof. Wojciech Biekowski, Lazarski University A2, Retinger

12:30-14:00 Lunch Campus Restaurant

EU funding for research activities of think tanks

14:00-15:30 Mr. Wulf Reiners, University of Cologne A2, Retinger

15:30-16:00 Coffee-break

Workshops
(in 3 parallel groups)

(C, M, A - check
16:00-17:30 Russia and the Institutions in the state EU-funded research
appropriate location for
geopolitics of the in transition projects in practice
Prof. Wojciech your Workshop)
region Mr. Wulf Reiners
Bienkowski
Dr. Clifford Gaddy (A)
(M)
(C)

18:00-19:30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Natolin Campus Presentation

19:00-20:30 followed by refreshment Natolin Campus
Richard Washington and Marek Rybak

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 Thursday, 18 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

Russia and the geopolitics of the region (part 2)

9:00-10:30 Dr. Clifford Gaddy, The Brookings Institution A2, Retinger

10:30-10:45 Coffee-break

Obama 2 - continuity or change in the US foreign and security policy

10:45-12:15 Mr. Robert Wexler, The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace A2, Retinger

12:30-14:00 Lunch Campus Restaurant

Post-Democracy or Participative Democracy. On the Future of Democracy

14:00-15:30 within the European Union A2, Retinger
Prof. Gert Weisskirchen, Erfurt University

15:30-16:00 Coffee-break

Workshops
(in 3 parallel groups)

Obama 2 - continuity Strengthening European Gas Supply

or change in the US Democracy in Security: Focus on
(C, M, A - check
16:00-17:30 foreign and security Transition. The case of Central/Southeastern
appropriate location for
policy former communist Europe and Ukraine
your Workshop)
Mr. Bartosz countries in Central Dr. Frank Umbach
Winiewski, Polish Eastern Europe (A)
Institute of Prof. Gert
International Affairs Weisskirchen
(C) (M)

18:00-19:30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 Friday, 19 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

Memory Politics in the European Union. Truth. Recognition. Reconciliation?

9:00-10:30 Prof. Gert Weisskirchen, Erfurt University A2, Retinger

10:30-10:45 Coffee-break

10:45-12:15 Challenges and Perspectives of European Energy Security A2, Retinger

Prof. Frank Umbach, Kings College London

12:30-14:00 Lunch Campus Restaurant

After Lisbon: EUs Cooperation and Migration Management with Third

14:00-15:30 Countries A2, Retinger
Prof. Jean-Pierre Cassarino, European University Institute

15:30-16:00 Coffee-break

Workshops
(in 3 parallel groups)

Focus group on The role of the Models of

(C, M, A - check
16:00-17:30 research practices in academia in shaping transformation in
appropriate location for
think tanks: Part I policy priorities applied Central Europe
your Workshop)
Dr. Michal Natorski to the AFSJ, Mr. Cornelius
(C) Prof. Jean-Pierre Ochmann
Cassarino (A)
(M)

18:00-19:30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 STUDY VISIT
Monday, 22 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

7:30-8:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

8:00 Departure to Posk Campus Gate

9:30-10:20 Visit to Posk Agriculture Advisory Center Posk

Visit to the office of Posk County Starosta,

10:30-12:20 Posk
Meeting with Mr. Jan Mczewski

Visit to Posk City Hall,

12:30-14:20 Posk
Meeting with a deputy mayor Ms. Teresa Kozera

14:30-16:00 Visit to Zauski gmina, Meeting with Mr. Romuald Woniak (Wjt of Zauski) Zauski

16:00-17:00 Late Lunch TBA

17:30 Departure to Warsaw

19:30 Arrival on Campus

19.30-20.30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 STUDY VISIT
Tuesday, 23 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-8:45 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

8:45 Departure from the Campus Campus Gate

9:30-10:30 Visit to the Representation of the European Commission in Poland Warsaw

Visit to the Department of Foreign Policy Strategy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11:00-12:00 Warsaw
of Republic of Poland

12:30-13:30 Visit to the National Security Bureau Warsaw

13:30 Departure to the Campus Warsaw

14:00-15:30 Lunch Campus Restaurant

15:30 Departure from the Campus Campus Gate

16.00-17.00 Visit to the Polish-American Freedom Foundation Warsaw

18:00 Arrival on Campus

18.30-19.30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 Wednesday, 24 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

An Alliance in 'Crisis'? Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO Today

9:00-10:30 A2, Retinger
Dr. Michael John Williams, University of London

10:30-10:45 Coffee-break

Problems in the Lab: How does the Eurozone Crisis affect Europe's capacity
10:45-12:15 to reform the international monetary system? A2, Retinger
Prof. Miguel Otero-Iglesias, ESSCA School of Management

12:30-14:00 Lunch Campus Restaurant

Post-socialist transition in a comparative perspective

14:00-15:30 Prof. Leszek Balcerowicz, Warsaw School of Economics A2, Retinger

15:30-16:00 Coffee-break

Workshops
(in 3 parallel groups)

Why Does NATO European Monetary Economic reforms in

Endure? Power in Practice: How Central Europe:
between success and (C, M, A - check
16:00-17:30 Dr. Michael John to reform the
failures, appropriate location for
Williams international monetary
Dr. Piotr Stolarczyk, your Workshop)
(C) system and by which Lazarski University (A)
means?
Prof. Miguel Otero-
Iglesias
(M)

18:00-19:30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 Thursday, 25 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

Fourth estate - media in the system of civic state

9:00-10:30 Mr. Jacek akowski, Collegium Civitas A2, Retinger

10:30-10:45 Coffee-break

Globalization and Emerging Powers

10:45-12:15 Dr. Joshua Walker, The German Marshall Fund of the United States A2, Retinger

12:30-14:00 Lunch Campus Restaurant

Institutions and decision-making dynamics in the EU after the Treaty of Lisbon

14:00-15:30 Dr. Sabina Lange, European Institute of Public Administration A2, Retinger

15:30-16:00 Coffee-break

Workshops
(in 3 parallel groups)

Globalization and Interest representation Political transformation

Emerging Powers and EU decision- and the development of (C, M, A - check
16:00-17:30
Dr. Joshua Walker making civil society and market appropriate location for
(C) Dr. Sabina Lange economy your Workshop)
(M) Dr. Bartomiej Nowak,
Transatlantic Academy,
Washington
(A)

18:00-19:30 Dinner Campus Restaurant

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)
 Friday, 26 July
TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Campus Restaurant

Self-Government in EU democracy system

9:00-10:30 Mr. Gerhart Stahl, Secretary General, Committee of the Regions A2, Retinger

10:30-10:45 Coffee-break

The role of regional and self-government policy and systemic transformation

of Central European countries and in their way to the EU
10:45-12:15 Dr. Pawe Samecki, Director of International Department, National Bank of A2, Retinger
Poland

12:30-14:00 Lunch Campus Restaurant

14:00-15:30 The Future of the West A2, Retinger

Dr. Kai Hebel, Oxford University

15:30-16:00 Coffee-break

Workshops
(in 3 parallel groups)

The Future of the West, Local-government Focus group on

(C, M, A - check
16:00-17:30 Dr. Kai Hebel models on the example research practices in
(C) of EU member states think tanks: Part II appropriate location for
Mr. Gerhard Stahl, Dr. Michal Natorski your Workshop)
Secretary General, (A)
Committee of the
Regions
(M)

18:00-19:30 Closing Ceremony and Dinner Natolin Gardens

Lecture hall: Workshop locations:

(A2) -Retinger Building Room M, Manor House (M)
Room A, Manor House (A)
Room C, the Stables (C)