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<\/p>\nRadoslava Stefanova has been the Section Head for the Russia and Ukraine Relations Section at NATO\u2019s Political Affairs and Security Policy Division since September 2010.\u00a0\u00a0Prior to that, she was the Deputy Section Head of that same section, where she has worked since January 2004.\u00a0\u00a0Before she joined NATO, she taught international and Transatlantic relations at the American University of Rome, which she joined after 8 months of field experience in Kosovo.\u00a0\u00a0In the preceding five years she was a research fellow at a Rome-based think tank of international affairs,\u00a0Istituto Affari Internazionali<\/i>\u00a0(IAI), where she worked on Transatlantic relations, Eastern Europe, the Balkans, nuclear non-proliferation and conflict management.\u00a0\u00a0She has published articles and book chapters on these topics, and co-edited two books.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
She holds graduate degrees in international affairs\/strategic studies from the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and in conflict analysis from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs of Carleton University, Canada. Her undergraduate degree in international affairs was granted by the American University of Paris,\u00a0summa cum laude<\/i>. Radoslava is also working to complete a Ph.D.\u00a0in Social and Political Sciences, at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.\u00a0\u00a0Radoslava is a dual Bulgarian and Italian national.\u00a0\u00a0In December 2007 she was granted the title of\u00a0Cavaliere dell\u2019Ordine della Solidarieta\u2019 Italiana<\/i>\u00a0by the President of Italy.<\/p>\n
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Brigadier-General Lise Bourgon joined the military in 1987 under the ROTP training plan and was selected to attend Le College Militaire Royal de St-Jean where she graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration.<\/p>\n
Following wings training in\u00a0Moose Jaw,\u00a0Saskatchewan\u00a0in 1994, she was posted to 423\u00a0Maritime Helicopter Squadron in Shearwater where she served on HMCS Preserver, NCSM Ville De Quebec and HMCS Toronto.\u00a0\u00a0In 1998, she was transferred to 406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron, where she served as a pilot instructor.<\/p>\n
Following her promotion to Major in 2001, she was posted to\u00a0Ottawa\u00a0in the Directorate of Air Requirements – Maritime as a Project Director working on projects such as the Maritime Helicopter Program and the Self-Defence Program.<\/p>\n
She was posted back to 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron in 2004 to serve as the Detachment Commander on HMCS Montreal.\u00a0\u00a0Following her tour at sea, she was appointed as the Wing Plans and Tasks Officer in 2005.\u00a0\u00a0She graduated from the Joint Command and Staff Program at the\u00a0Canadian\u00a0Force\u00a0College\u00a0in\u00a0Toronto\u00a0in 2007.<\/p>\n
Following her promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel, she was appointed the Commanding Officer of 406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron in 2007 and served in Shearwater, NS until July 2009 when she was chosen to be the Executive Assistant to the Chief of the Air Staff in Ottawa.<\/p>\n
In June 2011, she was promoted to Colonel and posted as the NATO Liaison Officer at the NATO Air Headquarters in Ramstein, Germany.\u00a0\u00a0After only two years in\u00a0Germany, she was appointed as the new 12 Wing Commander in Shearwater,\u00a0Nova Scotia. Following her tour as Wing Commander, she was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-general and deployed as the Joint Task Force Commander for OP IMPACT. Upon her return from deployment, she was assigned to Canada Joint Operational Command as the Chief of Operations. In August 2016, she was transferred to the Strategic Joint Staff as Director General Operations.<\/p>\n
BGen Bourgon is a graduate of Air Warfare College, holds a Master Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University and a Master in Public Administration from the Royal Military College of Canada. She is married to Martin Roy, and they have two lovely children.<\/p>\n
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Radoslava Stefanova Keynote Speaker Radoslava Stefanova has been the Section Head for the Russia and Ukraine Relations Section at NATO\u2019s Political Affairs and Security Policy Division since September 2010.\u00a0\u00a0Prior to that, she was the Deputy Section Head of that same section, where she has worked since January 2004.\u00a0\u00a0Before she joined NATO, she taught international and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"\n