ADVISORY GERMANY-SECURITY/MUNICH-START

Munich Security Conference 2022 begins

Start: 18 Feb 2022 14:15 GMT

End: 18 Feb 2022 15:15 GMT

MUNICH – The Munich Security Conference will be held in person at its traditional venue in 2022 after the previous year’s conference was only virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic

MAIN STAGE:

1230-1245GMT – Opening remarks by Security Conference head Wolfgang Ischinger

1245-1300GMT – Opening speech by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

1300-1400GMT – Addresses by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

1430 – 1600GMT – PANEL DISCUSSIONON CLIMATE

Participants: U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry and others

1630-1730GMT – PANEL DISCUSSION PANDEMIC

Participants: WHO Director General Tedros, Bill Gates and others

1730-1830GMT – PANEL DISCUSSION ON ERODING DEMOCRACY

Participants: German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Restrictions:

BROADCAST: LIVE: NO ACCESS GERMANY – EDITS: FOR GERMAN BROADCASTERS A MAXIMUM OF 180 SECONDS PER DAY FOR EDITORIAL USE – NO USE AFTER 7 DAYS (USAGE AFTER FEBRUARY 25 HAS TO BE CLEARED WITH HOST BROADCASTER BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK

DIGITAL: LIVE: NO ACCESS DIGITAL– EDITS: FOR ALL DIGITAL PUBLISHERS A MAXIMUM OF 180 SECONDS PER DAY FOR EDITORIAL USE – NO USE AFTER 7 DAYS (USAGE AFTER FEBRUARY 25 HAS TO BE CLEARED WITH HOST BROADCASTER BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK

Source: HOST BROADCASTER

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Location: Germany

Topic: Politics / International Affairs

Audio: CHANNEL 1,ORIGINAL, CHANNEL 2 GERMAN, CHANNEL 3 ENGLISH

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