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On Monday 09 November 2020, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will host the NATO 2030 Youth Summit, to ensure that NATO incorporates young people’s views of security and peace in its reflection on the future of NATO.
Organised in cooperation with the Munich Security Conference, the NATO 2030 Youth Summit aims to bring together 18-35 year-old citizens from NATO Allied and partner countries for an online conversation with Mr. Stoltenberg and a series of interactive debates focused on keeping NATO strong militarily, making it stronger politically and taking a more global approach.
During the event, the Secretary General will announce the establishment of the NATO 2030 Young Leaders Group, a group of 14 emerging leaders from across the Alliance who will provide him with input to inform his recommendations for NATO 2030.
The NATO 2030 Youth Summit is part of NATO 2030, the Secretary General’s initiative to make sure the Alliance remains ready to face tomorrow’s challenges, and keep its citizens safe in the next decade and beyond.
While full participation in the event is limited to invited guests, the Youth Summit will be streamed live at https://www.nato.int/NATO2030YouthSummit/. No registration is necessary.
Draft Agenda:
(all times are Central European Time)
15:30– Scene-setting with moderator Laura Shields and introductory video #NATO2030
15:45 – Opening statement by the NATO Secretary General – The Transatlantic Alliance in 2030
15.55 - Introducing the NATO 2030 Young Leaders
16:00 – 16:20 – #NATO2030 – Current leaders ask, future leaders respond
With the participation of:
16:20 – 16:40 – Setting the Scene: The World in 2030 (Scenario-building exercise with Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, New York City)
Session I - #NATO2030 – A strong military Alliance
16:45 – 17:15 – Parallel sessions:
Keeping P(e)ace? Contributing to Stability Beyond NATO’s Borders
This Digital Conversation will explore the wide spectrum of NATO’s activities to support stabilisation in an unstable word, and how this field of NATO’s work should evolve towards 2030.
Bringing in a wide range of voices from the military, civil society and academia, a particular focus will be placed on the importance of local actors and civil-military cooperation for securing local ownership, legitimacy and durability of stabilisation processes.
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This Digital Fishbowl Discussion will shed light on future threats for NATO and its allies, what steps need to be taken to deter and defend against them, and the resulting priorities of NATO in terms of military adaptation and coordination.
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This Digital Conversation will highlight how disruptive technologies shape the battlefield of tomorrow and how NATO needs to respond. The session will highlight the importance of securing NATO’s technological edge and challenge participants to think about NATO’s role in technological innovation in the security domain.
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17:25 – 17:55 – Parallel sessions
Under (Arms) Control: The Future of Strategic Stability in the Euro-Atlantic Region
This Fishbowl Discussion will focus on the role of nuclear weapons for NATO’s deterrence and the Alliance’s efforts in enhancing arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.
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This Digital Conversation will explore the link between climate change and security and will discuss how NATO and NATO Allies should adapt to and contribute to mitigating an ever-changing climate. Bringing in voices from politics, the military and civil society, various aspects will be explored: the implications of climate change for human and international security, as well as for NATO’s missions and operations; and, building on that, the ways how NATO and its Allies can adapt to and help to reduce the impact of climate change.
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In a set of Policy Pitches, experts will analyse the increasing risk from disinformation and what NATO can do to respond. The discussion will review how security risks from disinformation have intensified and addresses the challenge of defending against it, as well as the importance of keeping the internet and media open and free.
With the participation of:
18:00 – 18:30 – Parallel sessions
As the rules-based multilateral order is increasingly challenged, this Digital Conversation discusses how NATO can contribute to strengthening it. A particular focus will be placed on NATO’s partners: their expectations for the Alliance, and, most crucially, their views on how NATO can best work together with its partners to defend and strengthen the international order – today and looking towards 2030.
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In a set of Policy Pitches, experts will highlight potential future crises and ways in which NATO can prepare for them, especially by strengthening its strategic foresight capabilities.
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This Digital Conversation will address the changes in the geopolitical landscape and the resulting implications for the Alliance – today and in future. It will seek to explore the geostrategic implications of these trends towards 2030 and the ways the transatlantic Alliance and can and should respond to them.
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Use #NATO2030 to follow and engage in the conversation on the social media.
Photos and video from the event, as well as a transcript of the Secretary General’s opening remarks, will be available on the NATO website.
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