Berlin BSC Security Conference 17th Congress on European Security and Defence
European Security and Defence – remaining Transatlantic, acting more European
27 – 28 November 2018 About the Congress: » One of the largest yearly events on European Security and Defence Vienna House Andel’s Berlin » Meeting place for up to 1 000 participants from more than Landsberger Allee 106 50 countries D-10369 Berlin » International forum for members of parliament, politicians and representatives of the armed forces, security organisations and www.euro-defence.eu industry » Partner in 2018: The Netherlands » Former Partners: Russia, United Kingdom, Turkey, USA, France, Sweden » Exhibition with companies from Europe and abroad » Organised by the – Germany’s leading independent Newspaper for the Civil and Military Services
Advisory Board
Prof Ioan Mircea Pa s¸ cu Niels Annen Michel Barnier Wolfgang Hellmich MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, MP, Minister of State, Chief Negotiator, Head of MP, Chairman of former Defence Minister of Romania, Congress German Federal Foreign Task Force under Article the Defence Committee, President BSC 2018 Office 50 TEU with UK, former German Bundestag Advisor of President Juncker on Security and Defence, European Commission
Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering Ambassador Ji r˘ í S˘ ediv´y Dr Peter Tauber Dr Karl von Wogau Robert Walter former President of the Permanent Represen- MP, Parliamentary State Secretary General of President of the European Parliament, tative of the Czech Secretary, German Federal the Kangaroo Group, Assembly of the WEU Representative for Republic to NATO, Ministry of Defence Congress President 2008 – 2011, President European Affairs of former Minister of BSC 2001 – 2011 of the European Security the Konrad Adenauer Defence, Congress and Defence Association Stiftung President (ESDA), Congress Presi- BSC 2015 – 2017 dent BSC 2012 – 2014
Associations cooperating with the Berlin Security Conference
CiDAN (Citizenship, Defence, European Security and Defence Association Army, Nation) Association Association européenne de sécurité et de défense
congress languages: English / German, main programme: in addition French
status: 29 August 2018 status: 29 August 2018 Main Programme Tuesday, 27 Nov 2018
08.00 Opening of the Exhibition / Registration 08.45 Welcome to the Congress » R. Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Behörden Spiegel » Prof Ioan Mircea Pa s¸ cu MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Defence Minister of Romania, Congress President BSC 2018
09.00 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Opening Ceremony » Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands » Dr Ursula von der Leyen, Minister of Defence, Germany OPENING
10.00 Thinking through Integration » Hein van Ameijden, Managing Director, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 10.20 Keynote Speech » Dr Karin Kneissl, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria
10.40 Europe facing Cyberwar 2.0 » Jan Lindner, Vice President Northern Continental Europe, Panda Security 11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE Europe on the way to a new Security and Defence Union – from vision to reality!? Chair: » Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, former President of the European Parliament, Respresentative for European Affairs of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Introduction: » Niels Annen MP, Minister of State, Federal Foreign Office, Germany Speakers: » Elmar Brok MEP, former Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament » Arnaud Danjean MEP, former Chair Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), European Parliament HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE » Sir Alan Duncan* MP, Minister of State for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom » Andre Haspels, Director General Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands » Dr Karin Kneissl*, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria
13.00 Luncheon / Buffet 14.30 Panel Session > Panels A1 – A7 16.00 Coffee Break 16.30 European Security – the Russian view » Alexander Grushko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation 16.50 Future requirements, future programs and a new approach to industrial cooperation » Giovanni Soccodato, Chief Strategy Officer, Leonardo 17.10 Cooperative defence R&T in Europe – a way ahead » Jorge Domecq, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (EDA) 17.30 Megatrends in Defence – What are the disruptive technologies that will shape the future of defence? » Ursula Morgenstern, Chief Executive Officer, Atos Deutschland
17.50 FUTURE FORCES FORUM Technological Revolution in the Defence Sector – an impetus for more European Cooperation Chair: » Ambassador Ji r˘ í S˘ ediv´y,, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO Speakers: » Prof Dr Jürgen Beyerer, Chairman Fraunhofer Group for Defense and Security (VVS), Director Fraunhofer IOSB » Ron Cook, Managing Director, L3 Technologies UK » Jorge Domecq, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (EDA) » Dr Thomas H. Killion, Chief Scientist, NATO Headquarters » Vice Admiral Arie Jan de Waard, Director Defence Materiel Organisation and NL Armaments FUTURE FORCES FORUM Director, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands » NN, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany
19.20 CIDAN/ESDA Ceremony » European Award for Citizenship, Security and Defence 20.00 Buffet / Networking 21.30 End of the first day * to be confirmed status: 29 August 2018 Main Programme Wednesday, 28 Nov 2018
08.00 Opening of the Exhibition 08.30 Welcome to the 2nd Conference Day
08.40 OPENING OF THE 2ND CONFERENCE DAY » NN, High-Level Personality OPENING
09.00 Keynote Industry » NN, Raytheon
09.20 HIGH-LEVEL INTERVIEW German – Netherlands bilateral cooperation – a blueprint for European multinational partnerships » Rolf Clement, Editor for Security Policy, former Chief Editorial Staff, Deutschlandfunk with » Barbara Visser, State Secretary, Netherlands Ministry of Defence
» INTERVIEW » Benedikt Zimmer, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Defence
10.00 Integration of supporting capabilities – prospects for Europe » Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis, Chief of German Joint Support Service 10.20 Digital Transformation in large organisations » Stefan Lutz, General Manager GBS DACH, IBM Global Business Services 10.40 Coffee Break 11.00 The changing nature of threats to national security – hybrid threats included » Patricia Zorko MPA, Deputy National Coordinator for Security and Counter Terrorism, Director Cyber Security (NCTV), Ministry of Justice and Security, the Netherlands 11.20 The benchmark for European collaboration bridge to – and central pillar of – European FCAS key role in future battlespace » Volker Paltzo, CEO Eurofighter Jagdflugzeuge GmbH 11.40 Change room for Panel Session 11.45 Panel Session > Panel B1 – B7 13.15 Luncheon / Buffet 14.30 Keynote Speech » General Eberhard Zorn, Chief of Defence, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany 14.50 Keynote Speech » Admiral Rob Bauer, Chief of Defence, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands 15.10 Implementation of a European Defence Union – challenges for industry » Dr Thomas Gottschild, CEO MBDA
15.30 HIGH-LEVEL MILITARY FORUM Deep Integration and Adaptive Armed Forces – prospects for further European military integration Chair: » Wolfgang Hellmich MP, Chairman Defence Committee, German Bundestag Speakers: » Lieutenant General Leo Beulen, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army » Lieutenant General Jan Broeks, Director General International Military Staff NATO » Lieutenant General Christopher Cavoli, Commanding General USAREUR » Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, Chief of German Navy » Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force » Lieutenant General Esa Pulkkinen, Director General, EU Military Staff (EUMS) Chief of German Army HIGH-LEVEL MILITARY FORUM » Lieutenant General Jörg Vollmer,
17.00 CLOSING REMARKS » Prof Ioan Mircea Pa s¸ cu, Congress President BSC 2018 CLOSING
17.15 End of the Congress
Chairman BSC 2018: Brigadier General (ret) Reimar Scherz Coordinator BSC 2018: Colonel (ret) Hubertus von Rohr
* to be confirmed www.euro-defence.eu status: 29 August 2018 Panel Programme 27 November 2018
Panel A1 Panel A3 PESCO – a major step ahead Cyber Security Architecture – a national, for Europe’s Security!? European and international challenge Chair: Chair: » Radu G. Magdin, Vice President Strategikon, » Arne Schönbohm, President German Bucharest Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) Introduction: Introduction: » Prof Dr Sergiu Nicolae Vintilaˇ , Political » Jan Lindner, Vice President Northern Continental Advisor, European Parliament Europe, Panda Security Panellists: Panellists: » Arild Eikeland, Director International » Wolfgang Ebner, President, Secure Information Security Policy, Defence cooperation and Technology Center (SIT), Austria operations, Ministry of Defence, Norway » Dr Christoph Erdmann, CEO Secusmart » Christoffer Jonker, Director International Affairs » Celia Pelaz, Member of the Executive Committee, and Operations, Policy Department, Ministry of Head of Electronic Warfare and Avionics, Hensoldt Defence, the Netherlands » Uku Särekanno, Deputy DG, Director of Cyber » Marcin Kazmierski, Director International Security Security, Information System Authority Policy Department, Ministry of National Defence, » Hans de Vries, Head, National Cyber Poland Security Centre (NCSC), the Netherlands » Brigadier General (MC) Bruno Most, Director Multinational Medical Coordination Centre » Ran Naor, CEO Ortech Defence Systems Ltd. » Brigadier General Stefan Schulz*, Director for Security and Defence Policy, German Federal Ministry of Defence
Panel A2 Panel A4 Military Mobility, Joint Support – The future of integrated Forces – from cross border solutions for force projection enhanced Forward Battlegroups to a Very Chair: High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) and » Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis, Chief of beyond German Joint Support Service Co-Chairs: Introduction: » Lieutenant General Leo Beulen, Commander of the » NN, ... Royal Netherlands Army Panellists: » Lieutenant General Jörg Vollmer, Chief of German » Brigadier Duncan Bedding, Commander Standing Army Joint Logistics Support Group Headquarters (SJLSG Introduction: HQ) » Jan-Patrick Helmsen, Head of Programme » Brigadier General Hans Damen, Head of Taskforce Organisation German Market, Rheinmetall AG Logistics, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands Panellists: » Lieutenant General Patrick Destremau, » Lieutenant General Jürgen Knappe, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff for Performance, Commanding General of Multinational Joint Ministry of Armed Forces, France Headquarters Ulm » Lieutenant General (ret) Ben Hodges, Center for » Lieutenant General Michiel van der Laan, European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Partner, Berlin Commanding General of 1 (GE/NL) Corps Global Advisors » Heiko Seebode, Head of Business Segment IT & » Martin Nohroudi, Key Account Manager, Panasonic Land Systems, Defence & Public Security Division, » Major General Volker Thomas, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH Commanding General of Bundeswehr Logistics » Lieutenant General Jürgen Weigt, Commanding Command General of Eurocorps » NN, Industry » NN, Commanding General of Multinational Corps North East
www.euro-defence.eu * to be confirmed status: 29 August 2018 Panel Programme 27 November 2018
Panel A5 Panel A7 Enhancing Multinational Air Power – Defence Capabilities – Common how to improve operational availability and Security and Defence Policy’s credibility readiness? Chair: Chair: » Rear Admiral Thomas E.P. Jugel, Director General » Lieutenant General (ret) Klaus-Peter Stieglitz, Bundeswehr Office for Defence Planning former Chief of German Air Force Introduction: Introduction: » Gert Nutzel, Chief Scientist Officer, Photonis » Kurt Rossner, Head of Combat A/C Systems, Panellists: Airbus » Andrea Avoli, Leonardo Panellists: » Vice Admiral Ben Bekkering, Permanent Military » General Major Pascal Chiffoleau*, Commander Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands European Air Transport Command to NATO and EUMC » Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of German » Richard Berthon, Director Strategic Programmes, Air Force UK Ministry of Defence » Air Marshall (ret) Sir Christopher Nigel Harper, » Martin Konertz*, Director Capability, Armament, KBE, former Director General, NATO International Technology, EDA Military Staff » Admiral Manfred Nielson*, Deputy Supreme Allied » Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt, Commander of Commander Transformation NATO the Royal Netherlands Air Force » Frank Leidenberger, designated Chief Marketing » Volker Paltzo, CEO Eurofighter Jagdflugzeuge GmbH Officer (CMO) BWI GmbH » General Tod D. Wolters*, Commander United » Alexander von Erdmannsdorff, Vice President States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Government Business, Member of the Board, RUAG » NN, Boeing Germany GmbH
Panel A6 Industrial Partners Digitization – Challenges of future multi- national joint and combined operations Chair: » Major General Reinhard Wolski, Commanding General of German Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Center Introduction: » NN, Industry Panellists: » Tobias Dames, IT-Security Expert, Bechtle Bonn » Rear Admiral Dr Thomas Daum, Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer, NATO Communications and Information Agency » Brigadier General Kurt Pedersen, Special Advisor, NATO Joint Warfare Centre
» Andreas Schiel, Head of Business Unit Command & Control Systems and Joint Fire Support, Defence & Public Security Division, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH » Major General (ret) Erich Staudacher,
Vice President EMEA and General Manager AFCEA Europe
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Panel B1 Panel B3 Resilience – how to cope with future Cyber Operations – a legal and multilevel threats? technological challenge Chair: Chair: » Ambassador Ji r˘ í S˘ ediv´y,, Permanent Representative » Lieutenant General Ludwig Leinhos, Chief of of the Czech Republic to NATO German CID Service Introduction: Introduction: » Mikael Falkoven, Vice President Sales, MSAB » Dr Kai Martius, Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Panellists: Secunet » Jonathon Dalrymple, Vice President Business Panellists: Development, L3 Aerospace Systems Group » Andree Bergner, IT Security Expert, Panda Security » Ørjan Nordhus Karlsson, Specialist Director, Germany Directorate for Civil Protection, Norway » Brigadier General Prof Paul Ducheine, Professor » HP Schreinemachers, Director Analysis and Cyber Operations, Netherlands Military Academy Strategy NCTV, Ministry of Justice and Security, » Prof Robin Geiss, Professor of International Law the Netherlands and Security (School of Law), University of » Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, Director of Institut Glasgow de Recherche Stratégique de l’Ecole Militaire, » Todd Oja, Branch Chief, Departement Plans and French Ministry for Armed Forces Policy, U.S. Cyber Command » NN, Cisco » Dr Gerhard Schabhüser, Vice President German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) » Dr Volker Strecke, Senior Business Development Manager, Arrow ESC AG
Panel B2 Panel B4 Human Resources – backbone of armed European Naval Cooperation – how to shape forces European Navies for tomorrow? Chair: Co-Chairs: » Lieutenant General (ret) Dr Klaus Olshausen, » Vice Admiral Rob Kramer, Commander of the Royal former German Military Representative MC/NATO Netherlands Navy and MC/EU » Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, Chief of German Panellists: Navy » Peter Geluk, Partner and Managing Director, Introduction: The Boston Consulting Group » Hein van Ameijden, Managing Director, Damen » Lieutenant General Klaus von Heimendahl, Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Director General for Personell, Federal Ministry of Panellists: Defence, Germany » Sabine Hipp, Member of the Executive Committee, » Kjersti Klæboe, Director General Personell Policy, Head of Sales & Marketing, Hensoldt Competence and joint judicial services, Ministry » Division Admiral Wim Robberecht*, Commander of of Defence, Norway the Belgian Navy » Lieutenant General Richard Nugee*, Deputy Chief » NN, Raytheon of Defence People, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom » Rear Admiral Peter Reesink, Director Principal, Directorate of Personnel, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands » Maurits Speksnijder, Managing Director, Randstad Consultancy
www.euro-defence.eu status: 29 August 2018 Panel Programme 28 November 2018
Panel B5 Panel B7 Digitization of land-based operations National Military Procurement – a major Chair: challenge for any EU/NATO Nation » Brigadier General Dr Michael Heinz Färber, Chair: Deputy Director CIT, Federal Ministry of Defence » Dr Hans C. Atzpodien, Managing Director, Federa- Introduction: tion of German Security and Defence Industries » Oliver Dörre, Vice President Sales & Marketing, (BDSV) Thales Deutschland Introduction: Panellists: » Stephan Rechten, BEITEN BURKHARDT » Brigadier General Michael Hauschild, Director Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft GmbH Information Technology, Federal Office of Bundes- Panellists: wehr Equipment, Information Technology and » Peter Dohmen, General Manager NATO Support In-Service-Support (BAAINBw) and Procurement Agency (NSPA) » Dr Markus Hellenthal, Executive Vice President, » Dr Jörg Hennemann, Marketing Police, Military & Capgemini Sport, Schmidt & Bender » Brigadier General Manfred Gerhard Kreis, » Richard Keulen, Director Naval Sales, Damen Director Planning, German Joint Support Service Schelde Naval Shipbuilding » Peter Obermark, Special Representative of the » Matthias Mantey, Branch Chief, Federal Office of Management Board, Rheinmetall AG Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology » Brigadier General Wilfred Rietdijk, Deputy Director and In-Service-Support (BAAINBw) Organisation and Information, Ministry of Defence, » Arturo Alfonso-Meiriño, Director OCCAR EA the Netherlands » Ron Nulkes, Director NIDV (The Netherlands Indus- tries for Defence and Security)
Panel B6 Industrial Partners Ballistic Missile Defence – how to integrate European capabilities? Chair: » Air Marshal (ret) Sir Christopher Nigel Harper, KBE, former Director General, NATO International Military Staff Introduction: » Joseph P. DeAntona, Vice President & Business Development Executive, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Raytheon Company Panellists: » Brigadier General Dipl-Ing Gerald Funke, Head of Division Strategic Defence Planning and Concepts, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany » Bart van der Graaff, Director Operational Business Development, Thales Netherlands » Brigadier General Rob Jeulink, Deputy Director Plans, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands » Rear Admiral Ulrich Reinecke, Director Plans & Concept, International Cooperation, German Naval Command » Colonel (Res) J. Dietmar Thelen, Managing Director
of TLVS GmbH and Member of the Board, MBDA Deutschland GmbH
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