MONDAY, March 23, 2015
7:00 a.m.
Atrium
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Horizon
 

Side Meeting I - Maintaining Progress on Nuclear Security: 2016 NSS and Beyond
Hosted by the Fissile Material Working Group

Moderator
John Bernhard, Nuclear Security Governance Experts Group

Speakers
Nilsu Goren, University of Maryland
Laura Holgate, U.S. National Security Council Staff
Miles Pomper, Fissile Material Working Group and James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Polaris
 

Side Meeting II - Women of Mass Destruction: A Roundtable Discussion
Hosted by the U.S. Department of State and Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program

Discussion: Rose GottemoellerU.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security

8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Atrium Hall

Welcome and Opening Remarks
William J. Burns, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Toby Dalton, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m.
Atrium Hall
Keynote
Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of Energy
Plenary

9:50 a.m.–10:50 a.m. 

Atrium Hall

A Conversation with Gen. Khalid Kidwai
Adviser, Pakistan's National Command Authority

Discussion: Peter LavoyMonitor 360
10:50 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Break
Plenary

11:20 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

Atrium Hall

Reassurance: What do Allies Want?

Moderator
Sinan ÜlgenCarnegie Endowment for International Peace

Speakers
Chun Yung-woo, Korean Peninsula Future Forum
Jürgen Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Jane Hardy, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Atrium Ballroom

Luncheon Keynote
Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency

Discussion: Natalie Nougayrède, The Guardian

Plenary

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Atrium Hall

Restoring Focus on the Nuclear Mission
Deborah Lee James, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force
Garrett Harencak, Major General, U.S. Air Force

Discussion: Kevin Baron, Defense One

3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Break
Concurrent Sessions

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

Polaris

I: Reassurance: What Should Allies Expect?

Moderator
James MillerJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Speakers
Brad GlossermanPacific Forum CSIS
Catherine KelleherUniversity of Maryland
Kori SchakeHoover Institution

Atrium Hall

II: 2015 NPT Review Conference: Tragedy, Farce, or Unexpected Success?

Moderator
Elena Chernenko, Kommersant

Speakers
Jacek Bylica, European External Action Service
Nilvana Darama, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
Takeshi Hikihara, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Jaakko LaajavaMinistry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
Adam Scheinman, U.S. Department of State

Horizon

III: Can Nuclear Regulation Be Credible?

Moderator
Ariel LeviteCarnegie Endowment for International Peace

Speakers
Jason Cameron, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Jukka Laaksonen, Rosatom Overseas
Allison Macfarlane, George Washington University

Plenary

5:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m.

Atrium Hall
 

CTBT: What's New and What's Next?

Moderator 
Brian FinlayStimson Center

Speakers
Rose GottemoellerU.S. Department of State
Frank Klotz, U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration
Merav Zafary-Odiz, Mission of Israel to the IAEA and the CTBTO
Lassina ZerboCTBTO
6:15 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Atrium Ballroom
Opening Reception
Presentation of the Nunn-Lugar Award for Promoting Nuclear Security
TUESDAY, March 24, 2015
7:30 a.m.
Atrium
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Horizon
 

Side Meeting I - The Middle East WMD Free Zone: What Next?
Hosted by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Moderator
Chen Kane, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Speakers
Karim Kamel, Social Science Research Council
Ariane Tabatabai, Georgetown University

7:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Polaris
 

Side Meeting II - Book Launch: Turkey's Nuclear Future
Hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and EDAM

Moderator
Sinan ÜlgenCarnegie Endowment for International Peace and EDAM

Speakers
Mustafa Kibaroğlu, MEF University and EDAM
George PerkovichCarnegie Endowment for International Peace
Jessica Varnum, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

7:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Oceanic Suite
 

Side Meeting III - Nuclear Security: Evolving Challenges, Emerging Threats
Hosted by the Nuclear Threat Initiative

Moderator
Lori Esposito Murray, Nuclear Threat Initiative

Speakers
Jeff Fortenberry, U.S. Congress
Laura Holgate, U.S. National Security Council Staff
Sam Nunn, Nuclear Threat Initiative
Daniel Poneman, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Plenary
9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

Atrium Hall

Managing Strategic Friction on China's Periphery

Moderator
Michael D. Swaine, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Speakers
Dennis Blair, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
J. Stapleton Roy, Wilson Center
Kevin RuddAsia Society Policy Institute

10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break
Concurrent Sessions
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Polaris
I: Why is China Modernizing its Nuclear Arsenal?  

Moderator
Li Bin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Speakers
Sun Xiangli, China Academy of Engineering Physics
Sugio TakahashiNational Institute for Defense Studies, Japan
Christopher TwomeyU.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Wu RiqiangRenmin University of China
Horizon II: The INF Treaty and Beyond: Where Does Arms Control Go From Here?

Moderator
Susan KochMissouri State University

Speakers
Alexei ArbatovCarnegie Endowment for International Peace
Christoph Eichhorn, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Frank Miller, Scowcroft Group
Jon Wolfsthal, U.S. National Security Council staff
Atrium Hall

III: The India Deal: A 10 Year Assessment

Moderator
George PerkovichCarnegie Endowment for International Peace

Speakers
John Carlson, Nuclear Threat Initiative
Robert Einhorn
Brookings Institution
Rakesh Sood, former Special Envoy of India for Disarmament and Nonproliferation

12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Atrium Ballroom
Lunch
Presentation of Thérèse Delpech Memorial Award
Concurrent Sessions
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

Polaris
I: The Politics of Safeguards

Moderator
Rafael Grossi, Embassy of Argentina in Austria

Speakers
Anton KhlopkovCenter for Energy and Security Studies, Russia
Laura RockwoodBelfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Horizon II: A Global Standard for Nuclear Cooperation?

Moderator
Mary Beth Nikitin, Congressional Research Service
                                     
Speakers
Hamad AlkaabiMission of the UAE to the IAEA
Cécile Maisonneuve, French Institute for International Relations
Henk Cor van der Kwast, Mission of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament
Atrium Hall

III: Nuclear Use: Law, Morality and Humanitarian Consequences

Moderator
James ActonCarnegie Endowment for International Peace

Speakers
Justin Anderson, Science Applications International Corporation
John Gower, formerly of the U.K. Ministry of Defence
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Richard PatesDiocese of Des Moines

2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Break
Plenary
3:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Atrium Hall

Proliferation Prognostication

Moderator
Sarah MacIntoshU.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Speakers
Gareth Evans, Australian National University
Emily LandauInstitute for National Security Studies, Israel
Zia Mian, Princeton University
William PotterJames Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Plenary
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Atrium Hall
 

Iran: Assessing Prospects for a Comprehensive Agreement

Discussion
George Perkovich, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Atrium
Closing Reception