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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: 23 November 2018 status: 23 November 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 » Dr Ursula von der Leyen, Minister of Defence, Germany » Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands OPENING 10.00 La longue durée or the role of Geography in European Security » Dr Karin Kneissl, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria (EU Presidency 2/2018) 10.20 Thinking through Integration » Hein van Ameijden, Managing Director, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding 10.40 Coffee Break 11.10 Defence of Digital Democracy » Jan Lindner, Vice President Northern Continental Europe, Panda Security 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: » Arnaud Danjean MEP, former Chair Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), European Parliament » Michael Gahler MEP, EPP Group Coordinator Security and Defence, European Parliament HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE » Dr Géza Andreas von Geyr, Director General for Security and Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence, Germany » Andre Haspels, Director General Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands » Prof Dr Beate Neuss, Deputy Chair of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 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? » Udo F. Littke, Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, Atos Germany 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 FUTURE FORCES FORUM » Vice Admiral Arie Jan de Waard, Director Defence Materiel Organisation and NL Armaments Director, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands 19.20 CIDAN/ESDA Ceremony » European Award for Citizenship, Security and Defence 20.00 Buffet / Networking 21.30 End of the first day www.euro-defence.eu status: 23 November 2018 Panel Programme 27 November 2018 Panel A1 room Opal Panel A3 room Bernstein PESCO – a major step ahead Cyber Security Architecture – a national, for Europe’s Security!? European and international challenge Chair and introduction: Chair: » Radu G. Magdin, Vice President Strategikon, » Arne Schönbohm, President German Bucharest Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) Panellists: Introduction: » Tom Holter, Director International Security Policy, » Jan Lindner, Vice President Northern Continental Ministry of Defence, Norway Europe, Panda Security » Marcin Kazmierski, Director International Security Panellists: Policy Department, Ministry of National Defence, » Wolfgang Ebner, President, Secure Information Poland Technology Center (SIT), Austria » Brigadier General (MC) Bruno Most, » Dr Christoph Erdmann, CEO Secusmart Director Multinational Medical Coordination Centre » Uku Särekanno, Deputy DG, Director of Cyber » Ran Naor, CEO Ortech Defence Systems Ltd. Security, Information System Authority, Estonia » Ruthy Reinders, EU Affairs Coordinator, Directorate » Hans de Vries, Head, National Cyber of International Affairs and Operations, Principal Security Centre (NCSC), the Netherlands Directorate of Policy, Ministry of Defence, The Netherlands » Brigadier General Stefan Schulz, Director for Security and Defence Policy, German Federal Ministry of Defence » Prof Dr Sergiu Nicolae Vintilaˇ , Political Advisor, European Parliament Panel A2 room Peridot Panel A4 room Saphir 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 the beyond German Joint Support and Enabling Service Co-Chairs: Introduction: » Lieutenant General Leo Beulen, Commander of the » Dr Thomas Kauffmann, Vice President Interna- Royal Netherlands Army tional Business & Services General Dynamics » Lieutenant General Jörg Vollmer, Chief of German European Land Systems and Managing Director Army GDELS-Deutschland Introduction: Panellists: » Jan-Patrick Helmsen, Head of Programme » Brigadier Duncan Bedding, Commander Standing Organisation German Market, Rheinmetall AG Joint Logistics Support Group Headquarters (SJLSG Panellists: HQ) » Lieutenant General Jürgen Knappe, » Brigadier General Hans Damen, Head of Taskforce Commanding General of Multinational Joint Logistics, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands Headquarters Ulm » Brigadier General Philippe Gueguen, Commander » Lieutenant General Michiel van der Laan, Joint Logistic and Movement Centre, France Commanding General of 1 (GE/NL) Corps » Lieutenant General (ret) Ben Hodges, Center for » Heiko Seebode, Head of Business Segment IT & European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Partner, Berlin Land Systems, ESG DEFENCE + PUBLIC SECURITY, Global Advisors ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH » Martin Nohroudi, Key Account Manager, Panasonic » Lieutenant General Jürgen Weigt, Commanding » Major General Volker Thomas, General of Eurocorps Commanding General of Bundeswehr Logistics » Lieutenant General Sławomir Wojciechowski PhD, Command Commanding General of Multinational Corps North East status: 23 November 2018 Panel Programme 27 November 2018 Panel A5 room Topas 1 Panel A7 room Jade 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, Vice President Marketing NATO, Panellists: EU & International Partnerships, Land & Naval » Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of German Division, Leonardo Air Force » Vice Admiral Ben Bekkering, Permanent Military » Air Marshal (ret) Sir Christopher Nigel Harper, Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands