Alexander Cooley will appear as a keynote speaker at a session about Civil Society and Confidence Building in Central Asia, organized by the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. This session will be moderated by Prof. Sergey Markedonov, senior researcher, Euro-Atlantic Security Center, MGIMO Institute for International Studies, Moscow.

The objective is to map the best practices and outstanding needs of civil society organizations in Central Asia active in the area of confidence-building. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and actively participate in the discussions.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

13:20 – 13:30: Prof. Alexander COOLEY, Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University

PANELISTS:

• 13:30 – 13:40: Introduction by Prof. Sergey Markedonov

• 13:40 – 13:50: Nuriddin Karshiboev, Chairperson, National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan

• 13:50 – 14:00: Tajyka Shabdanova, Director, International Tolerance Fund

• 14:00 – 14:10: Vladimir Paramonov, Director, Central Eurasia Analytical Group

• 14:10 – 14:20: Ikbol Isakov, Consultant, local and international PVE projects and media trainer

• 14:20 – 14:50: Open discussion / Question & Answer

• 14:50 – 15:00: Concluding remarks by Prof. Sergey Markedonov