A moderated debate with members of the Group of Eminent Persons and the coordinators of the CTBT Article XIV process on the geopolitical climate shaping conditions for ratifications in the remaining Annex 2 States, and potential high-level multilateral initiatives that could be undertaken to create conditions conducive to entry into force of the Treaty. Moderator: Daryl Kimball, Executive Director, Arms Control Association Panellists: - Nobuyasu Abe, Vice Chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission, former United Nations Under- Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs - Wolfgang Hoffmann, CTBTO Executive Secretary Emeritus and former German Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament - Angela Kane, former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs - Mitsuru Kitano, Permanent Representative of Japan and Co-coordinator of the Art XIV Process - Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom - Kairat Sarybay, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan and Co-coordinator of the Art XIV Process - Tebogo Seokolo, Permanent Representative of South Africa - Sha Zukang, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs