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Fourth EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference
11 November 2015 - 12 November 2015
The fourth EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament conference was held in Brussels on 11 and 12 November 2015.
The list of participants and a selection of pictures are now available.
For additional information on the Conference, please see the dedicated Conference website of IISS.
Wednesday, 11 November, 2015
| Welcome and introduction | |
| 11:30 – 13:30 | Lunch and registration |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Introduction to the conference Introduction of keynote speaker keynote speaker |
| 14:45 – 16:15 | Simultaneous Special Sessions (First Sitting) |
| Session 1: New technologies and challenges to Non-Proliferation and Disarmament | |
| Session 2: Chemical warfare at 100 | |
| Session 3: The future of nuclear power | |
| Session 4: The EU, China and Non-Proliferation: from Iran to North Korea? | |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Refreshment Break |
| 16:45 – 18:00 | Simultaneous Special Sessions (Second Sitting) |
| Session 5: Prospects for the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit and beyond | |
| Session 6: The Arms Trade Treaty – Implementation after entry into force | |
| Session 7: The BWC: Issues for the 2016 Review Conference | |
| Session 8: Advances in Missile Delivery Systems | |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Reception |
| 19:000 – 21:00 | Conference Dinner Introduction of keynote speaker keynote speaker |
Thursday, 12 November, 2015
| Plenary Sessions | |
| 08:45 – 10:00 | First Plenary Session: The NPT Review Conference and the future of Nuclear Disarmament |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Second Plenary Session: The Salience of Nuclear Weapons after Ukraine |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Reception |
| 12:00– 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Simultaneous Special Sessions (third Sitting) |
| Session 9: CBRN: Lessons learned from Fukushima, Ebola and Syria | |
| Session 10: How to regulate Autonomous Weapons Systems | |
| session 11: fostering cooperation and non-weaponisation in Space | |
| Session 12: The CTBT as a regional CBM (in Middle East and South ASia) | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Refreshments |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Plenary Sessions |
| Third Plenary Session: The Iran deal – outcomes and next steps | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Closing Comments |