Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM:    Welcome and opening remarks

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM:    Keynote address: What's next for UN peace operations? 

                                       Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

                                       Session I

                                       Planning and conduct: Driving reform and generating capabilities 

                                       for the future

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM:   Chair: 

                                        Ambassador George Moose, Vice-Chairman, USIP

                                       Ms. Victoria Holt, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of State

                                        Dr. Renata Dwan, UN Executive Office of the Secretary General 

                                        Mr. Adam Smith, Strategic Force Generation and Capability Planning Cell, 

                                        DPKO, DFS, United Nations (invited)

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM   Break

                                        Session II

                                         People and politics: Engaging strategically in the field and protecting 

                                         civilians 

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM    Chair: 

                                          Ms. Diane Corner, Deputy Special Representative of the 

                                          Secretary-General, UN Stabilization Mission in the Central 

                                          African Republic (MINUSCA)

                                          Mr. Jeffrey Buenger, Senior Protection of Civilians Adviser, UN Mission 

                                          in South Sudan (UNMISS)

                                          Ms. Leanne Smith, Chief, Policy and Best Practices Service, 

                                          UN DPKO/DFS

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM    Closing remarks