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Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Opening Session – 10:00 AM (CET)
Moderators: Zvonimir Šikić, president of Pugwash Croatia, and Ana Jerković, Vice-President of Pugwash Croatia and World Academy of Art and Science Associate Fellow

  • Ivo Šlaus, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, World Academy of Art and Science Honorary President
  • Garry Jacobs, World Academy of Art and Science President
  • Sergio Duarte, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs President
  • Mamphela Ramphele, Club of Rome Co-Chair

Nuclear Security in Contemporary Conflicts – 10:40-11:40 AM (CET)

  • Sergio Duarte, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs President: ‘The experience of the Non-Proliferation Treaty review process and the 2022 Review Conference”
  • Tariq Rauf, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
  • Sebnem Udum, Pugwash Turkiye, Hacettepe University: “Overview of Nuclear Terrorism and the Case of Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants”

11:40 – 12:00 Short Break

Hybrid Warfare and Future Defense – 12:00-13:00 AM (CET)

  • Gordan Akrap, Hybrid Warfare Research Institute, Croatia: ”Transatlantic Cooperation and New Security Architecture”
  • Wangchu Lama, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Sikkim University: ”Achieving India’s National Security through Self-Reliant Defence Industry”
  • Goetz Neuneck, Pugwash Council, co-chair Federation of German Scientists (VDW): “Hybrid Warfare and New Technologies – Options for Arms Control”

Ideas to Assure Saving and Enriching Human Welfare – 13:20 (CET)

  • Ivo Šlaus, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, World Academy of Art and Science Honorary President

Thursday, 24 November 2022


Opening Speech – 10:00 AM (CET)

  • Paolo Cotta Ramusino, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs Secretary General: ”Nuclear Dangers in Present Crisis”

The Role of Ethics, Social Sciences and Religion in Global Security – 10:20-11:40 AM (CET)

  • Emilio Marin, President of the Croatian Diplomatic Club, European Academy of Sciences and Arts: ”Europe – Africa. A crucial relationship. Study of religions to pave the way for a durable peace.”
  • Miro Jakovljević, Faculty of Medicine University of Zagreb: ”Mental Health, Culture of Empathy, and Global Security”
  • Zohar Navot, Pugwash Israel, Reichman University: ”Reaching a Successful Peace Process by Task Oriented Collaborations”
  • Asim Kurjak, World Academy of Art and Science Fellow: ”Global education – impressive results of Ian Donald School in 128 countries”

Human Security as New Paradigm for Global Security – 11:40-13:00 (CET)

  • Garry Jacobs, World Academy of Art and Science President
  • Aleksander Zidanšek, Institute “Jožef Stefan” Slovenia, World Academy of Art and Science: ”Creative Solutions for Human Security”
  • Alyn Ware, World Future Council, World Academy of Art and Science Fellow: ”Nuclear abolition: Achieving the ‘impossible’ through a common security framework”
  • Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, World Academy of Art and Science Fellow
  • Altay Abibullayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Croatia: “Human security issues: modern policy of Kazakhstan in XXI century”

Economic Development and Security – 13:00-14:00 CET

  • Boris Vujčić, Governor of the Croatian National Bank
  • Velimir Srića, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, European Academy of Sciences and Arts: ”Why the world needs strategic harmony”
  • Jose Luis Cordeiro, World Academy of Art and Science Fellow

Closing Remarks and Conclusions – 14:00-14:20 CET

  • Paolo Cotta Ramusino, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs Secretary General