2021. Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control
Preparatory Workshop Agenda
Thursday, 05 November 2020
Time (CET)
Agenda
14:00-14:10 hours
Welcome and Introduction to the Rethinking Arms Control 2020 Break-out Sessions
Rüdiger Bohn, Ambassador, Deputy Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control, German Federal Foreign Office
Moderated by Richard Walker, Deutsche Welle
14:10-15:45 hours
Break-out Sessions
I. The Military use of AI – Artificial and real challenges for Arms Control Moderated by: Netta Goussac, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
II. How on earth can we trust each other? Confidence and Security Building in new domains Moderated by: Giacomo Persi Paoli, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) III. Head hunting for tomorrow’s arms control – working together with industry and science Moderated by : Bastian Giegerich, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) IV. New opportunities to build trust and ensure compliance: Using emerging technologies for arms control and verification Moderated by: Moritz Kütt, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH)
15:45-16:15 hours
Break
16:15-17:15 hours
Panel-Sessions Capturing Technology, Rethinking Arms Control – Insights and Outcomes Synthesizing the results of the preceding break-out sessions
Marcelo Camara, Director of the Defence Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brasília Michael Elleman, Director, Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy Programme, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Washington D.C. Ambassador Amandeep Gill, CEO & Project Director, International Digital Health & AI Research Collaborative, Geneva Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Director International Organisations and Non-Proliferation, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
17:15-17:30 hours
Closing remarks: Rüdiger Bohn, Ambassador, Deputy Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control, German Federal Foreign Office