17th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

YOUTH ATLANTIC TREATY ASSOCIATION

NATO and the Future of Cooperative Security

Rome, NATO Defense College, 3th - 4th February 2013

Sunday 3

YATA STATUTORY ASSEMBLY

Hotel Royal Santina

16.00 - 21.00

Reports
Elections
Working Dinner

Monday 4

YOUTH ATLANTIC FORUM

NATO Defense College - Main Auditorium

09.30

Welcome Addresses

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Prof. Antongiulio DE’ROBERTIS
Vice President of the Italian Atlantic Committee

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Ms. Kristin DURANT
President of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association

10.00

Opening Address
NATO’s Current Agenda

Ms. Antonella CERASINO
NATO Public Diplomacy Division

10.30

Discussion

11.00

Coffee Break

11.30

First Forum
THE NEW GENERATION AND THE FUTURE OF THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST

Chairman and Introduction
Dr. Peter STANIA
Director of the International Institute for Peace

Addresses

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Ms. Amira MEKHEIMAR
EU-Egypt Association Agreement Program

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Ms. Nabila RAMDANI
Journalist and Political Commentator

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Dr. Amer AL-SABAILEH
University of Jordan

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Mr. Sultan AL-QASSEMI
Columnist and Social Media Commentator

12.30

Forum Discussion

12.50

Forum Conclusions

13.00

Working Lunch

14.30

Second Forum
THE FUTURE OF NATO PARTNERSHIPS

Chairman and Introduction

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Mr. Bruno LETE
German Marshall Fund of the United States

Addresses

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Dr. Antonia COLIBASANU
Stratfor

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Mr. Tommy STEINER
Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

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Mr. Elkhan MEHTIYEV
Director, Peace and Conflict Resolution Center, Azerbaijan

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Mr. Haseeb HUMAYOON
Partner, QARA Consulting, Inc. and Founding Member “Afghanistan 1400” Political Movement

15.15

Forum Discussion

15.45

Forum Conclusions

16.00

Coffee Break

16.20

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Chairman and Introduction

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Mr. Graziano GALLITTO
President, Consules Association

16.30

Reports on the New Transatlantic Relations Courses 2012-2013

Remarks

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Mr. Emiliano STORNELLI
Mediterranean and Broader Middle East Program, Italian Atlantic Committee

16.50

Closing Remarks

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Ms. Kristin DURANT
President of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association