ECCT Special Lunch

Hosted in conjunction with Amcham

Meet Giedrimas Jeglinskas, Nonresident Senior Fellow of The Atlantic Council & Hsu Szu-chien, Deputy Secretary-General of National Security Council (NSC)

Guest speaker
Giedrimas Jeglinskas, Nonresident Senior Fellow of The Atlantic Council
Hsu Szu-chien, Deputy Secretary-General of National Security Council (NSC) 中華民國國家安全會議 徐斯儉副秘書長
Date & Time: 12:00 – 14:00, Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Venue: 4F, VIP 5-6, Regent Taipei / 台北晶華酒店4F貴賓廳5-6
Address: No. 3, Lane 39, Sec. 2, Zongshan North Rd., Taipei / 台北市中山區中山北路二段39巷3號

In an ever-changing world marked by geopolitical tensions, cybersecurity threats, and environmental challenges, the need for national security and resilience has never been more critical. Join us for an insightful discussion of how businesses and societies can prepare for global security challenges and the role businesses can play in supporting these efforts.

About the Speakers
Giedrimas Jeglinskas is a nonresident senior fellow at the Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. He previously served as the assistant secretary general for executive management at NATO. He had overall responsibility for managing NATO headquarters and was the secretary general’s primary advisor for NATO-wide management issues. Jeglinskas led the four hundred-strong executive management division, which is responsible for all the enabling functions of NATO including human resources, infrastructure, information technology, and finance. He also served as chair of the management board at the NATO Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, a 700 million-euro assets under management pension plan.
Before assuming his post at NATO, Jeglinskas served as the deputy minister of defense of Lithuania beginning in 2017 in charge of capability development, defense acquisition, industry, and technology partnerships.
Jeglinskas graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point with a BSc in political science and computer science. He holds an MA in national security studies from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and an MBA in strategy and finance from the Columbia Business School.

Hsu Szu-chien is the Deputy Secretary-General of National Security Council (NSC)

Academic Background:
Ph.D., Political Science, Columbia University, USA
Past Experiences:

• Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Member of the Board of Directors, The Prospect Foundation, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Member of the Board of Directors, The Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• President, The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Director, Center of Contemporary China, National Tsinghua University, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Cost: NT$2,200 for members and NT$2,800 for members' guest(s)

To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 2 days prior to the event.

Contact: Fiona Lee Tel: 2740-0236 ext. 216 / Fiona.lee@ecct.com.tw