Thirty Years of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC): Histories, Achievements, Challenges

Europe/Berlin
Otto Hahn Lecture Hall (Harnack-Haus)

Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

Harnack-Haus

Ihnestrasse 16-20, 14195 Berlin
Bretislav Friedrich (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)
Description

A follow-up to the 2015 conference, One Hundred Years of Chemical Warfare: Research, Deployment, Consequences, this meeting has the aim of obtaining fresh perspectives from different stakeholders on where we are regarding the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). 

 

One of the key objectives of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), CWC's implementing body, and of organizations affiliated with it, is to engage with civil society in the widest possible way in relation to chemical safety and security. 

 

October 2023 is a particularly opportune moment to hold such a meeting: 2023 marks not only the 30th anniversary of the signing of the CWC in Paris, but September 30, 2023 is the projected deadline for the elimination of all declared chemical weapons stockpiles. The meeting will reflect about the history and achievements of the CWC over the last thirty years, and explore existing and future challenges as the world realigns itself with, and prepares for, a new geopolitical and security environment.

 

  • Thursday, October 5
    • 4:00 PM
      Arrival and Registration Planck Lobby

      Planck Lobby

    • Opening Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Harnack-Haus

      Ihnestrasse 16-20, 14195 Berlin
      • 1
        Welcome Remarks
        Speakers: Bretislav Friedrich (FHI-MPG), Paul Walker (Arms Control Association), Ulf Schmidt (Universität Hamburg)
      • 2
        Opening Remarks
        Speaker: Under Secretary Bonnie Jenkins (U.S. Department of State)
      • 3
        Opening Remarks
        Speaker: Deputy Commissioner Susanne Riegraf (German Foreign Office)
      • 4
        Q & A for Amb. Joseph Manso and Deputy Commissioner Susanne Riegraf
    • Keynote Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Harnack-Haus

      Ihnestrasse 16-20, 14195 Berlin
      • 5
        Introduction of Keynote Speaker
        Speaker: Paul Walker (Arms Control Association)
      • 6
        Keynote Address
        Speaker: Amb. Ahmet Üzümcü
      • 7
        Q & A for Ahmet Üzümcü
    • Reception Planck Lobby

      Planck Lobby

      • 8
        Reception
  • Friday, October 6
    • 8:30 AM
      Arrival and Registration Planck Lobby

      Planck Lobby

    • Panel 1: Challenges to the CWC, Presentation 1, Chair: Paul Walker Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Harnack-Haus

      Ihnestrasse 16-20, 14195 Berlin
      • 9
        Panel 1: Challenges to the CWC, Presentation 1, Chair: Paul Walker
        Speaker: Irene Kornelly
      • 10
        Panel 1: Challenges to the CWC, Presentation 2, Chair: Paul Walker
        Speaker: Amb. Joseph Manso (U.S. Permanent Representative to OPCW)
      • 11
        Panel 1: Challenges to the CWC, Presentation 3, Chair: Paul Walker
        Speaker: Amb. Thomas Schieb (German Permanent Representative to OPCW)
      • 12
        Panel 1: Challenges to the CWC, Presentation 4, Chair: Paul Walker
        Speaker: Caitriona McLeish (UKFCO/Sussex University)
      • 13
        Panel Discussion 1: Challenges to the CWC
    • 11:00 AM
      Coffee Break Planck Lobby

      Planck Lobby

    • Panel 2: Abolition of Chemical Weapons – How Far We’ve Come, Pres. 1, Chair: Ulf Schmidt Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Harnack-Haus

      Ihnestrasse 16-20, 14195 Berlin
      • 14
        Panel 2: Abolition of Chemical Weapons - How Far We've Come, Pres. 1, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
        Speaker: Jonathan Moreno (University of Pennsylvania)
      • 15
        Panel 2: Abolition of Chemical Weapons – How Far We’ve Come, Pres. 2, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
        Speaker: Deborah Klein Walker (American Public Health Association)
      • 16
        Panel 2: Abolition of Chemical Weapons – How Far We’ve Come, Pres. 3, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
        Speaker: Ralf Trapp (Consultant)
      • 17
        Panel 2: Abolition of Chemical Weapons – How Far We’ve Come, Pres. 4, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
        Speaker: Jean Pascal Zanders (The Trench)
      • 18
        Panel Discussion 2: Abolition of Chemical Weapons – How Far We’ve Come, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
    • 1:00 PM
      Lunch Break (Lunch for Speakers and Invited Guests in Laue Room) Laue Room

      Laue Room

    • Panel 3: Three Decades Later – Next Steps, Chair: Ulf Schmidt Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Harnack-Haus

      Ihnestrasse 16-20, 14195 Berlin
      • 19
        Panel 3: Three Decades Later – Next Steps, Presentation 1, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
        Speaker: Michael Crowley (University of Bradford)
      • 20
        Panel 3: Three Decades Later – Next Steps, Presentation 2, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
        Speaker: Homeyra Karimvahed (University of Bradford)
      • 21
        Panel 3: Three Decades Later – Next Steps, Presentation 3, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
        Speaker: Lincoln Sheff (Bath University)
      • 22
        Panel 3: Three Decades Later – Next Steps, Presentation 4, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
        Speaker: Tom Hobson (University of Cambridge)
      • 23
        Panel Discussion 3: Three Decades Later – Next Steps, Chair: Ulf Schmidt
    • 3:30 PM
      Coffee Break Planck Lobby

      Planck Lobby

    • Panel 4: The CWC – Model for WMD Abolition? Chair: Bretislav Friedrich Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Harnack-Haus

      Ihnestrasse 16-20, 14195 Berlin
      • 24
        Panel 4: The CWC – Model for WMD Abolition? Presentation 1, Chair: Bretislav Friedrich
        Speaker: David Peace (Universität Hamburg)
      • 25
        Panel 4: The CWC – Model for WMD Abolition? Presentation 2, Chair: Bretislav Friedrich
        Speaker: Alexander Ghionis (Harvard Sussex Program)
      • 26
        Panel 4: The CWC – Model for WMD Abolition? Presentation 3, Chair: Bretislav Friedrich
        Speaker: Malcolm Dando (University of Bradford)
      • 27
        Panel 4: The CWC – Model for WMD Abolition? Presentation 4, Chair: Bretislav Friedrich
        Speaker: Alexander Kelle (IFSH and CBWNet)
      • 28
        Panel 4: The CWC – Model for WMD Abolition? Presentation 5, Chair: Bretislav Friedrich
        Speaker: Katja Schmidt-Mai
      • 29
        Panel Discussion 4: The CWC – Model for WMD Abolition? Chair: Bretislav Friedrich
    • Wrap-up Panel: Bretislav Friedrich, Ulf Schmidt, Paul Walker Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Otto Hahn Lecture Hall

      Harnack-Haus

      Ihnestrasse 16-20, 14195 Berlin
    • 6:30 PM
      Dinner for Speakers and Invited Guests Alter Krug, Königin-Luise-Strasse 52, Dahlem

      Alter Krug, Königin-Luise-Strasse 52, Dahlem