WELCOMING REMARKS

• Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
• Amb. Daniela TRAMACERE, Head of Delegation of the EU to the Eastern Caribbean States and the OECS
• Amb. Elisabeth EKLUND, Ambassador to the Caribbean, MFA of Sweden, representing the HCoC Chair
• Capt. Kayode SUTTON, Infantry Company Commander, Public Relations Officer, Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force

I/ THE HCoC: A KEY INSTRUMENT TO PROMOTE CONFIDENCE IN THE FIELD OF WMD DELIVERY VEHICLES

MODERATOR:

• Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, FRS
  Presenters:

PRESENTERS:

• Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
• George-Wilhelm GALLHOFER, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York, MFA of Austria, Immediate Central Contact of the HCoC
• Sharon G. BELL, Senior Policy Advisor, Directorate National Security, Cabinet of the President, Suriname

KEY ISSUES:

• Contribution of the Code to international security
• Being a Subscribing State: commitments and benefits
• Day-to-day implementation of the Code

II/ THE HCoC IN THE GLOBAL NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME & DISARMAMENT ENVIRONMENT

MODERATOR:

• Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS

PRESENTERS:

• Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, FRS
• O’Neil HAMILTON, Regional Coordinator, UNSCR 1540 / UN, CARICOM

KEY ISSUES:

• The HCoC in the broader regional non-proliferation framework
• Non-proliferation and disarmament: perspectives and priorities from the region
• Challenges and relevance of the Code for Caribbean countries