Seminario: Getting ready for the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit – INCIPE:Instituto de Cuestiones Internacionales y Política Exterior

The event aims to inform an audience of politicians, academics, journalists, civil servants and others interested in the objectives of the Nuclear Security Summit 2014 and its influence on policy making and national implementation in countries involved. Access will be by invitation only, but members of the media will be able to attend and report on the proceedings. The official language of the event will be in English, with simultaneous translation into Spanish.

PROGRAM

09.30 – 10.00 Registration of participants

10.00 – 10.30 Opening session
– Darío Valcárcel, Vicepresident of INCIPE and CEO of “Estudios de Política Exterior S.A.”
– Kees van Rij, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Madrid
– Gonzalo de Benito, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain

10.30 – 11.15 Presentations by Experts
Chair: Vicente Garrido, Director of INCIPE
– ‘Nuclear Security Summits: an Effective Way to Promote Nuclear Security’ by Nicole Maes, member of the Netherlands’ Sherpa Team for the Nuclear Security Summit 2014
– ‘The Role of the NSS in Strengthening the International Legal Framework for Nuclear Security’ by Jonathan Herbach, Research Fellow, Nuclear Security and Arms Control Law, Utrecht University
– ‘Innovative Approaches to Security in the Nuclear Industry’ by María Teresa Domínguez, Director of Advanced Reactors, Empresarios Agrupados

11.15 – 11.45 Coffee break

11.45 – 12.30 Discussion between Experts and Participants
Moderator: Gonzalo de Salazar, General Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain

12.30 – 12.45 Conclusions and Next Steps (by moderator)

12.45 – 12.50 Closing remarks
Kees van Rij, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Madrid