Reception at Ciragan Palace , Hotel Kempinski Istanbul
Location: East Garden

Opening Dinner

Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Can Paker, Chairman, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation and Mr. Craig Kennedy, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Introduction: Dr. Till Becker, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Turk A.S. and Representative of Daimler Chrysler AG to Turkey

Keynote Speech: His Excellency Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey
Location: Bellini

Welcome: Mr. tshak Alaton, Member of the Board, TESEV

Session: "Reorienting the Atlantic Community to New Strategic Challenges"

Introduction: The Honorable Volker Ruhe, Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee, German Bundestag

Keynote Speech: The Honorable Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. U.S. Senate

Coffee Break (Location: Auditorium Lobby)

Panel Discussion I: "A Transatlantic Strategy for Promoting Democracy in the Broader Middle East"

Panelists:

• Dr. Larry Diamond. Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
• The Honorable Jana Hybaskova, Member of the European Parliament
• Dr Maen Nsour, Senior Regional Program Advisor United Nations Development Program
• Associate Prof. Dr. Meliha Altunisik, METU University Ankara

Moderator: David Ignatius, Columnist, The Washington Post

Lunch

Introduction: Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Keynote Speaker: His Excellency Abdullah Gul, Foreign Minister, Republic of Turkey
Location: Bellini

Panel Discussion II: "Defining a New Euro-Atlantic Strategy for the Black Sea"

Panelists:

• His Excellency llham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
• His Excellency Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia
• His Excellency Mircea Geoana, Romanian Foreign Minister
• His Honorable Ahmet Davutoglu, Tmkish Prime Minister’s Chief Advisor for Foreign Affairs

Moderator: Mr Bruce Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies

Coffee Break (Location: Auditorium Lobby)

Panel Discussion III: "From the Balkans to Basra: Lessons for the West”

Panelists:

• Mr. Zlatko Lagumdzija, President, Social Democratic Party, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Mr. Ilir Meta, Former Prime Minister, Albania
• Her Excellency llinka Mitreva, Foreign Minister of Macedonia
• Ms. Vesna Pusic, President, Croatian Peoples' Party
• Mr. Veton Surroi, Publisher of Koha Ditore, Kosovo
• Mr. Goran Svilanovic, President, Civic Alliance of Serbia

Moderator: Mr. Alex Rondos, Ambassador-at-Large, Greece

Reception/Dinner at Ciragan Kempinski Hotel overlooking the Bosphorus Welcome: Robert G. Liberatore, Group Senior Vice President, Global External Affairs and Public Policy
Location: Barbecue Area on Bosphorus

Panel Discussion IV: "NATO's Role in Afghanistan”

Panelists:

• Mr. Zalmai Rassoul, National Security Adviser of the President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
• Mr. Hikmet Cetin, NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan
• Mr. Chris Donnelly, Senior Fellow, Defense Academy of the United Kingdom
• The Honorable Volker Stanzel, Political Director, German Foreign Ministry

Moderator: Mr. Fred Kempe, Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Introduction: Mr. William Drozdiak, Executive Director, Transatlantic Center, The German Marshall of the United States

Keynote Speech: NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

Panel Discussion V: "Iraq's Future and a Possible NATO Role ”

Panelists:

• Ambassador Nick Burns, US Ambassador to NATO
• Dr. Guillaume Parmentier, Director, French Center on the US, IFRI
• Ambassador Jerzy Nowak, Polish Ambassador to NATO
• Ambassador (ret.) Ozdem Sanberk, TESEV

Moderator: Mr. David Ignatius, Senior Columnist, The Washington Post

Celebratory Lunch to Honor New NATO Members

Inroduction: Mr. Graig Kennedy, President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Opening Remarks: The Honorable Bill First, United States Senate Majority Leader

Video: NATO Accession Ceremonies

Remarks: President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Lativia, on behalf of new NATO Members
Location: Bellini