Workshop Patrons, Keynote Speakers and Advisory Board Members
Patrons, Honorary General Chairmen, & Keynote Speakers

His Excellency
Jean-Yves Le Drian
Minister of Defense
of France
(2013)
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His Excellency
Giorgio Napolitano
President of the Italian Republic
(2012) |

His Excellency
Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola
Italian Minister of Defense
(2012) |

The Honorable
Jane Holl Lute
United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
(2012) |

Mr. Guiseppe Orsi
CEO, Finmeccanica
(2012)
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His Excellency
Gérard Longuet
Minister of Defense
of France
(2011) |

The Hon. William Lynn, III
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
(2011) |

Admiral Edouard Guillaud
Chief of French Defense General Staff
(2011) |

Mr. Louis Gallois
CEO, EADS
(2011)
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Mr. Dave DeWalt
CEO, McAfee | Intel
(2011) |
 His Excellency Vecdi Gönül
Minister of Defense of Turkey
(2009) |
 His Excellency Ignazio La Russa
Minister of Defense of Italy
(2008) |
 His Excellency Hervé Morin
Minister of Defense of France
(2007) |
 His Excellency Franz Josef Jung, MdB
Minister of Defense of Germany
(2006) |
 Her Excellency Michčle Alliot-Marie
Minister of Defense of France
(2005, 2007) |
 His Excellency Zurab Nogaideli
Prime Minister of Georgia
(2006) |
 His Excellency Aleksander Kwasniewski
President of Poland
(1996-98, 2000, 2002) |
 His Excellency Václav Havel
President of the Czech Republic
(1996, 1997) |
 His Excellency Peter Struck, MdB
Minister of Defense of Germany
(2004) |
 His Excellency Rudolf Scharping
Minister of Defense of Germany
(2000, 2002) |
 His Excellency Dr. Werner Fasslabend
Minister of Defense of Austria
(1998) |
 His Excellency Jan Trřjborg
Minister of Defense of Denmark
(2001) |
 His Excellency Árpád Göncz
President of Hungary
(1999) |
 His Excellency Volker Rühe
Minister of Defense of Germany
(1995) |
 General John Shalikashvili
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
(1993) |
 General James Jones
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
(2004, 2006, 2007) |
 General George Joulwan
Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Workshop Honorary General Chairman
(1994-1997) |
 General Henri Bentegeat
Chairman of the EU Military Committee
(2007) |
Advisory Board Members - Past and Present Members
His Excellency Valdas Adamkus
Former President of Lithuania
(1998-2003, ) |
Ing. Giovanni Bertolone
Former CEO, Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. |
Admiral Jean Betermier
Senior Advisor to the CEO, EADS |
Mr. Tim Bloechl
Senior Vice President
Blackhawk |
His Excellency Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola
Italian Minister of Defense
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Sir Stewart Eldon KCMG OBE
United Kingdom Permanent Representative to NATO (retired)
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The Honorable Gordon England
Former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
(1999- ) |
His Excellency Dr. Werner Fasslabend
Former Minister of Defense of Austria |
General George A. Joulwan (Ret.)
Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe |
Ambassador Mahmoud Karem
Former Egyptian Ambassador to the EU |
Ambassador Jaromir Novotny
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Japan (Retired) |
Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
Former Secretary General, OSCE |
Ing. General Robert Ranquet
Deputy Director
Institut des hautes études de défense nationale
(IHEDN) |
Vice Admiral Sanfelice di Monteforte
Professor of Strategy
at Italian Universities,
Former Italian Military Representative to NATO
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His Excellency Borys Tarasyuk
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,
Founder of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation |
Ing. Dr. Giorgio Zappa
President, Vitrociset
Former COO of Finmeccanica |
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