Arab Institute for Security Studies

Prospects for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament:
Beyond the 2010 NPT Review Conference and the Nuclear Security Summit
Cairo – Egypt
October 19 to 21, 2010
A meeting organized by
Arab Institute for Security Studies (ACSIS) (www.acsis.org)
Partnership for Global Security (www.partnershipforglobalsecurity.org)
In cooperation with
Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (in association with) Egyptian Pugwash Association (www.ecfa-egypt.org)
Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG)
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The Stanley Foundation

MEETING PROGRAMME

Monday - October 18, 2010
All day	Arrival of participants Please refer to logistics chart for airport pick-up arrangements and details on accommodation, venue, etc.
Tuesday - October 19, 2010
09:00 – 09:30 --------------------------------- 09:30 – 10:30 --------------------------------- 10:30 – 11:00 --------------------------------- 11:00 – 12:30 --------------------------------- 12:30 – 13:45 --------------------------------- 14:00 – 15:30 --------------------------------- 15:30 – 17:00 --------------------------------- 19:00	Conference Registration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opening Session Chair: Arab Institute for Security Studies Statements by: Representative of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs & Egyptian Pugwash Association Representative of the Partnership for Global Security Keynote Speech Message by the Foreign Minister of Egypt - Mr Ahmed Abuel Gheit delivered by Minister Plep. Khaled Shamaa (Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Message by the OIC Secretary General ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coffee Break ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Panel 1: Assessing, Following-Up and Implementing NPT Review Conference Outcomes Chair: Ambassador Khaled Shamaa, Egyptian Foreign Service Rebecca Johnson; ACRONYM Regional and International Steps Towards Global Nuclear Abolition Noel Stott, ISS African Assessment of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova; MIIS NAM-West Engagement Dynamics at the 2010 RevCon in Relation to ME Resolution Jacek Bylica, NATO NATO's Non-Proliferation Policies and Activities Discussion ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Panel 2: The 2012 Conference on a Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and all other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the ME Chair: Ambassador Mohamed I. Shaker, ECFA Anne Penketh, BASIC Project on the WMD Free Zone in Middle East, Promoting the 2012 Conference Noel Stott, ISS African Assessment of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Peter Gottwald, German Foreign Service Implementing the Action Plan of the NPT RevCon 2010 Discussion ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lunch ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Panel 3: The EURATOM – Experience and Lessons Learnt Chair: Gregoire Mallard Mohamed I. Shaker, ECFA A Regional Fuel Cycle in the Middle East Kelsey Hartigan, National Security Network Reconciling the Nuclear Renaissance with Disarmament Stamatios Tsalas, EU The Middle East and EURATOM Discussion ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinner at the diplomatic club roof
Wednesday - October 20, 2010
09:00 – 10:15 --------------------------------- 10:15 – 11:30 --------------------------------- 11:30 – 12:00 --------------------------------- 12:00 – 13:30 --------------------------------- 13:30 – 14:45 --------------------------------- 14:45 – 17:30 -------------------------------- 18:30- 21:00	Panel 4: Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Middle East and the Prospects of a Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and all Other Weapons of Mass Destruction Ambassador Nabil Fahmy Dr. Adel Mohamed Ahmed Ali, ECFA Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Middle East and the establishment of Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Marc Fianud; GCSP A Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction: How to Achieve It? Phil Robinson, DTRA Review of GTRI - Impact on Africa and the Middle East. Discussion -----------------------------------------------------------------------Panel 5: UNSCR 1540 – Analysis and Assessment Chair: Veronica Tessler, Stanley Foundation Brian D. Finlay, Stimson Center UNSCR 1540 as a Tool for Bridging the Security/Development Divide Bong-Geun Jun, IFANS Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy in the Era of Nuclear Renaissance: A South Korean Perspective Haidy Ghoneim, ECFA UN Resolution 1540 and the Challenges Facing its Implementation Discussion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Coffee break ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Panel 6: Regional and International Models Chair: Francesco Lo Mancino (NATO School) Subrata Ghoshroy, MIT Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal Yousaf Butt, Harvard University Hidden Dangers of Missile Defense Volodymyr Riabstev, Ukraine Foreign Service Why Ukraine decided to get rid of its highly-enriched uranium on the eve of the Washington's Nuclear Security Summit" John Weiss, Cornell University American National Conversation about Iran’s Nuclear Development Discussion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Panel 7: Multi-National Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Chair: Yuri Yudin, UNIDIR Lawrence Scheinman, MIIS Views on a Multi-National Nuclear Fuel Cycle Ronald Sturm, Austrian Foreign Service Multilateralisation of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Nabil Fahmy, AUC Multi National Approaches of the Nuclear Cycle – Applicability to the Middle East Discussion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lunch and free time ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit to old Cairo and light dinner
Thursday - October 21, 2010
09:00 – 10:10 --------------------------------- 10:10 – 11:20 --------------------------------- 11:20 – 11:30 --------------------------------- 11:30 – 13:00 --------------------------------- 13:00 – 14:00 --------------------------------- 14:00 – 17:00 --------------------------------- ---- – ---- --------------------------------- 17:00 --------------------------------- 18:00 - 21:00	Panel 8: Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG) Chairs: Alexandra Toma & Kenneth Luongo , FMWG Nuclear Terrorism Threat Briefing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Panel 9: Report from the Nuclear Security Summit on Next Steps Siew Fei Chin, Singapore (tentative) Hamish Cooper, New Zealand (tentative) Ibrahim Sule, Nigeria (tentative) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Coffee break ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Panel 10: Nuclear Security Summit Results and Future: From Washington to the Republic of Korea Roundtable Review progress on the implementation of April 2010 Nuclear Security Summit commitments Preparing for the 2012 Republic of Korea Nuclear Security Summit: Discussion of future fissile material policy objectives and implementation strategies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lunch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Panel 11: Regional and Multilateral Roles in Nuclear Security Roundtable Role of the Middle East and Africa in improving nuclear security Enhancing the role of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and International Atomic Energy Agency in nuclear security ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Coffee break announced throughout Panel 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Closing statements: By organizers/sponsors Departure of participants ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dinner
Friday - October 22, 2010
All day	Departure of remaining participants