Expert seminar

Global threats, challenges and change

Friday 4th February 2005

 Egmont Palace, Brussels

8.30                             Registration

9.00 – 9.10                  Welcome

Viscount Etienne Davignon, President, IRRI-KIIB

9.10 – 9.20                 Introduction

H.E. Karel De Gucht, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs

9.20 – 10.00               Presentation of the report of the High Level Panel

Mr. Gareth Evans (President of the International Crisis Group and member of the High Level Panel)

Lord David Hannay (Former Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the UN and member of the High Level Panel)

10.00-10.10                Comments

Ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen, Political Director, Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10.10 – 10.30             Coffee break

10.30 – 12.30             Debate

Chair: Prof. Rik Coolsaet, Director, Security&Global Governance, IRRI-KIIB

12.30 – 14.00            Standing Lunch