“FEMALE LEADERS IN SECURITY AND DEFENCE FORUM”
DRAFT PROGRAMME

22nd-25th of November 2022, National Military Club, Bucharest
Time
Activity 
Location/
responsibility
22 November 2022 
All Day
Arrival at the “Henri Coandă International Airport” (according to flight schedules), enroute to the hotel and check-in
20:00
22:00
Welcome Cocktail 
Byzantine Hall, National Military Club/All participants
(Dress code: smart casual)
22:00
-
Free time

23 November 2022
07:00
08:00
Breakfast
Hotel
08:30
09:00
Participants arrival 
National Military Club 
09:00
16:00 
09:00-10:00 

Welcome Remarks 
Plenary
5-7’ each speaker

Moderator: 
Ms.Violeta Nicolescu
Marble Hall
Ms. Simona COJOCARU 
Ms. Luminița POPESCU (National Agency for Equal Opportunities between Men and Women)
Ms. Olivia TODEREAN (GD in Ministry of Foreign Affair)  
Ms. Anca-Minodora COSTIN-HENDEA (State Secretary, Ministry of family, youth and equal opportunities)
Mr. Laurențiu-Dan LEOREANU (Chairperson, Chamber of Deputies)

10:00 - 10:20 
Family Photo
All participants

10:20-11:00
Coffee Break
Maura Hall/All participants

11:00-12:00

Session 1 
Organizational Perspectives and trends for the future 
Plenary
8’ each speaker


Marble Hall / 
UN, NATO, OSCE
Ms. Lara SCARPITTA- OSCE 
Ms. Vesna CIPRUS - UNDP/SEESAC
LTC Katherine PRUDHOE – NATO

Moderator: 
Ms. Violeta Nicolescu

12:00-13:30
Lunch
Maura Hall/All participants

13:30-14:30
Session 2
National Perspectives and success stories in the Western Balkans
Plenary
8’ each

Marble Hall
H.E. Ms. Marija KAPITANOVIĆ (HRV)
Ms. Georgeta GAVRILĂ (ROU MoND, GS)
LTC Manuela BERCEA (ROU NFP for WPS

Moderator, H.E. Sofia GRAMMATA (GRC)


14:30-15:00
Coffee Break
Maura Hall/All participants

15:00-16:00
Session 3
National Perspectives and success stories in the wider Black Sea Region
Plenary
8’ each
Marble Hall
Ms. Simona COJOCARU (ROU)
Ms. Lela CHIKOVANI (GEO)
H.E. Ms. Füsun ARAMAZ (TUR)
H.E. Mr. Alfredo Maria DURANTE MANGONY (ITA)

Moderator, Ms. Paloma GONZALES (USA)
16:00
16:30
Transportation to the Hotel

16:30
18:30
Free time

18:30
19:00
Transportation to the National Military Club

19:00
22:00
Official Diner
Byzantine Hall/All participants
(Dress code: suit and tie)
22:00
22:30
Transportation to the Hotel

24 November 20221
07:00
08:00
Breakfast
Hotel
08:30
09:00
Participants arrival 
National Military Club 

09:00
15:30
09:00-09:20
The revealed Conclusions from the Italian Female Leader in Security and Defence Survey on gender perspectives in National Armed Forces
Marble Hall
All participants
Italian representative will present its conclusions (recorded video message).
MAJ Rosa VINCIGUERA 

09:20-09:30
The Romanian perspective on the implementation of the UN Resolution 1325
Marble Hall
All participants
LTC Manuela BERCEA (ROU GFP for WPS)

Pre-deployment specific training for Bulgarian military personnel
Marble Hall
1st LT Mariya KRASHEVSKA (BGR)

09:30-10:00
Presentation of the bulletproof vest for female personnel
Marble Hall
Representative of the Research and Innovation Center for CBRN Defence and Ecology

10:00-10:30
Coffee Break
Maura Hall 
All participants

10:30-11:15
Panel 1
Specific training for military personnel who are going to be deployed in missions and operations abroad (increase the training with practical work and exercise based on various examples and scenarios)

Facilitator: prof. Lucia OPREA (ROU)  
Marble Hall
COL Oliverta DULO (ALB)
1st LT Mariya KRASHEVSKA (BGR)
Ms. Ines HADZHIEVA (SEDM secretariat)
MAJ Catherine CABOT (CAN)
MAJ Isabeau-Marie BELLANGER (FRA)
CAPT Diana CHIS-MANOLACHE (ROU)
LTC Renata-Georgiana IONIȚĂ (ROU)
NCO  Anisie DOHOTARIU (ROU)
Ms. Roberta-Ioana CĂLIN (ROU)
Ms. Andreea-Alexandra DIACONU (ROU)


11:15-11:30
Break


11:30-12:15
Panel 2
Increasing the involvement of leadership (raise Commander’s awareness in order to receive their support, thus proceed forward with the goals included in the National Action Plans on UNSCR1325)  

Facilitator: prof. Cristina PAUN (ROU)
Grigorescu Hall
CAPT Tatiana ZABELINA (CAN)
CAPT Sarah GEORGE (GBR)
LTC Katherine PRUDHOE (NATO)
Ms Jelena KRDZAVAC SKAKIC (SRB)
 LTC Manuela-Elena BERCEA (ROU)
Ms. Raluca Alina PREDA (ROU)
COL Adriana-Mirela CIOBANU (ROU)
WO Ionela Andreea MARIS (ROU)
MAJ Irina Alexandra SIMION (ROU)
Ms. Mădălina PETRIȘ (ROU)


12:15-13:30
Lunch
Maura Hall, all participants

13:30-14:15
Panel 3
Fighting stereotypes (Nowadays we still see different treatments for men and women. It is necessary to find the best solutions to change mentality and spread out a new gender culture.) 

Facilitator: prof. Constantina STOENESCU (ROU)
Alba Iulia Hall
BG Constantin NICOLAESCU (ROU/ MNBDE-SE) 
SGT Pamela O’KEEFE (CAN)
LTC Antoniela STANKOVSKA (MKD)
Ms. Vesna CIPRUS (UNDP/SEESAC)
LTC Haris IBROVIKJ (SEEBRIG) 
Ms. Brândușa-Bianca CONSTANTIN (ROU)
MAJ Andreea Marilena PĂUNA (ROU)
MAJ Cristina VASILACHE (ROU)
Ms Sonia Monica ILIESCU (ROU)
Ms. Nicoleta PUȚINICĂ (ROU)

14:15-14:45
Break
Maura Hall/All participants

14:45-15:30
Reward and Closing Remarks 
Plenary
Marble Hall 
All participants
15:30
16:00
Transportation to the Hotel

16:00
17:30
Free time

17:30
20:30
City Tour
Bucharest/All participants (casual) 
20:30
21:30
Dinner 
Military hotel
21:30
-
Free time

25 November 2022
07:00
08:45
Breakfast 
Hotel
09.00-12.00
Check-out 
Transportation to the “Henri Coandă International Airport”
(According to Flight Schedules) and departure