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BSC Security Conference 19th Congress on European Security and DefencDefence

Europe – a cohesive bond for strong power

Digital About the Congress: » One of the largest yearly events on European Security and Defence Berlin Security Conference » Meeting place for up to 1200 participants from more than 50 countries » International forum for members of parliament, politicians and 18 –19 May 2021 representatives of the armed forces, security organisations and industry » Partner BSC / 19th Congress on European Security and Defence: www.euro-defence.eu Czech Republic » Former Partners: Russia, , Turkey, USA, , Sweden, the , Italy » Exhibition with companies from Europe and abroad » Organised by the – ’s leading independent Newspaper for the Civil and Military Services

Advisory Board

Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering Claude-France Arnould Michel Barnier former President of the European MP, Minister of State, Senior Advisor on European former Head of Task Force Parliament, Representative for German Federal Foreign matters of the French Institute of for Relations with the European Affairs of the Konrad Office international relations (Ifri), former ­United Kingdom, Adenauer Stiftung, Congress French Ambassador to Belgium, European ­Commission President BSC 2019–2020 former Chief Executive of the EDA

Michael Gahler Bettina Cadenbach Prof Ioan Mircea Pa s¸ cu MEP, EPP Group Assistant Secretary for Political MP, Chairman of the Defence former Vice-President of Foreign Affairs Affairs and Security Policy NATO, Committee, German , the , Coordinator, former Director for Security Policy at Congress President BSC 2021 former Defence Minister European Parliament the Federal Foreign Office, former of , Congress Ambassador of Germany to Georgia President BSC 2018

Ambassador Jiří Šedivý Thomas Silberhorn Dr Robert Walter Chief Executive, European MP, Parliamentary State Secretary, Honorary President of President of the Assembly­ Defence Agency (EDA), former German Federal Ministry of the Kangaroo Group, of the WEU 2008–2011, Minister of Defence of the Defence Congress President President ESDA, Congress Czech Republic, Congress BSC 2001–2011 President BSC 2012–2014 President BSC 2015–2017

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

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Main Programme Tuesday, 18 May 2021

08.45 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Anthem of Europe Welcome to the Congress » Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Behörden Spiegel » Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, former President of the European Parliament, Representative for European Affairs of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Congress President

09.00 Keynote Opening » Jakub Kulhánek, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republik 09.30 Keynote Speech » Thomas Silberhorn MP, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministery of Defence, Germany 09.45 Short Break / Visit to the digital exhibition and networking in virtual space 10.00 Keynote Congress Partner » KC Choi, Corporate EVP and Head of Global Mobile B2B, Samsung Electronics 10.20 The future of EU Defence: Combining Strategic Autonomy and Enhanced Partnerships » General Claudio Graziano, Chairman of the Military Committee (CEUMC) 10.45 Short Break / Visit to the digital exhibition and networking in virtual space 11.00 Keynote Speech » Helga Maria Schmid, Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) 11.20 Short Break

11.30 HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE European Security and Defence – Central and Eastern (Expectations) and Contributions Chair: » Dr Eva-Charlotte Proll, Member of the Executive Board, Head of Corporate Development and Digitalisation, Behörden Spiegel Introduction: » Niels Annen MP, Minister of State, German Federal Foreign Office Speakers: » Dr Artis Pabriks, Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia » Martin Povejšil, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Security and Multilateral Issues, Czech Republic

HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE » Marcin Przydacz, Undersecretary of State for Security and Eastern Policy MOFA, Republic of Poland » Péter Sztáray, State Secretary for Security Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary » Dr Detlef Wächter, Director General for Security and Defence Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany

13.00 Keynote Congress Partner » Dr Christoph Erdmann, CEO Secusmart 13.20 Break / Visit to the digital exhibition and networking in virtual space

14.30 Panel Session > Panels A1 – A7 16.00 Short Break / Visit to the digital exhibition and networking in virtual space 16.30 Security through responsibility – Joint Forces for Northern Europe » General Jörg Vollmer, Commander Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum 16.50 Military digital collaboration – a vision for a European approach » Udo F. Littke, Head of Central Europe, Atos 17.10 Keynote Speech » General Eberhard Zorn, Chief of Defence, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany

17.30 Closing Remarks 1st Day

Chairman BSC: General (ret) Reinhard Wolski

Coordinator BSC: Colonel (ret) Hubertus von Rohr

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Main Programme Wednesday, 19 May 2021

08.00 Opening of the Exhibition 08.30 Welcome to the 2nd Conference Day » Lubomír Metnar, Minister of Defence, Czech Republic 08.40 The Czech Republic’s Perspective on Transatlantic Security and Defence » Jan Havránek, Deputy Minister for Defence Policy and Strategy, Czech Republic 09.00 Keynote Speech » Ludovic Orban, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania 09.20 Short Break

09.30 HIGH-LEVEL INTERVIEW Implementation of gender policy in NATO and EU defence planning » Dr Eva-Charlotte Proll, Member of the Executive Board, Head of Corporate Development and Digitalisation Behörden Spiegel with: » Clare Hutchinson, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security » Colonel Magda Dvorřáková, Head of the Public Diplomacy Section, General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces INTERVIEW » Lieutenant Colonel Peter Östman, Commander Nordic Center for Gender in Military Operations, Sweden » Kristin de Peyron, Director/Deputy Managing Director for Human Rights, global and multilateral issues (MD Global) at the European External Action Service (EEAS)

10.10 Short Break 10.20 Keynote Congress Partner » Dirk Hoke, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Airbus Defence and Space 10.40 The Armament Procurement’s Cooperation as a sustainable way to make EU Defence stronger » (ret) Matteo Bisceglia, Director Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) 11.00 Keynote Speech » Janis Garisons, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Latvia 11.20 Keynote Congress Partner » Christoph Otten, CEO ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik GmbH 11.40 Short Break

11.45 Panel Session > Panel B1 – B8 13.15 Break / Visit to the digital exhibition and networking in virtual space 14.30 Rebuilding the Hungarian Defence Industries – Technological Step into the Future » Prof Dr László Palkovics, Minister for Innovation and Technology, Hungary 14.50 Keynote Congress Partner » Dror Bar, Vice President and General Manager, Air and Missile Defense Division, IAI 15.10 Short Break 15.20 Extended Introduction Future Forces Forum » Ambassador Jiří Šedivý, Chief Executive, (EDA)

15.30 FUTURE FORCES FORUM EU Defence Initiatives for technological innovation and relevant capabilities – do they deliver? Chair: » Ambassador Jiří Šedivý, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (EDA) Speakers: » Francois Arbault, Director for Defence Industry, EU Commission » Hubert Blahnik, Deputy National Armament Director, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany » Lieutenant General Thierry Carlier, Head of International Development and National Armament Director, France » Dr Gáspár Maróth, Government Commissioner for National Defence Industry, Defence Development and Coordination of Armament Modernization, Hungary » Major General (AF) Giandomenico Taricco, Director 4th Department Armament Programs Coordination, FUTURE FORCES FORUM FUTURE FORCES National Armaments Directorate, Italy » Dr Pavel Zůna, Director of the Collaboration Support Office, NATO Science and Technology Organization

17.00 CLOSING REMARKS » Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, Congress President » Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Behörden Spiegel CLOSING 17.15 End of the Congress

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Panel Programme Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Panel A1 Panel A2A3

Review of CDP / CARD / EDF / PESCO – how to CBRN Defence – Whole-of-Government achieve more synergy in defence and budget Approach plans? Chair: Chair and Introduction: » Lieutenant General Jürgen Weigt, » Lieutenant General Christian Badia, Deputy Chief of the German Joint Support and Director-General for Planning, Enabling Service Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany Introduction: Panellists: » Christopher W. Frech, » Rear Admiral Jürgen Ehle, Senior Vice President Global Government Affairs, Senior Military Advisor Managing Director Emergent Biosolutions for CDSP and Crisis Response EEAS Panellists: » Dr Jörg Hennemann, » Colonel David Martínek, Marketing Police, Military & Sport, Director JCBRN Defence Centre of Excellence, Czech Schmidt & Bender Republic » Josef Procházka, » Dr Frank Sabath, Deputy Director Centre for Security and Defence Research Institute for Protection Technologies Military Strategy Studies, National Defence University (WIS), Chairman JCBRN Defence Capability Brno, Czech Republic Development Group » Dr Jan Wille, Partner and Managing Director at » Martin Schieffer, PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH Head of Unit Counter-Terrorism, European Commission » Colonel Klaus Werner Schiff, Commander CBRN Command

Panel A2 Panel A2A4

Framework Nations Concept – effective Air Defence for Multinational Formations catalyst of regional mil-mil cooperation and on the move capability development Chair and Introduction: Chair and Introduction: » Lieutenant General Klaus Habersetzer, » Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow, Commander German Air Operations Centre, Commanding General 1 (GE/NL) Corps Commander CAOC, Uedem and Executive Panellists: Director Joint Air Power Competence Centre, Kalkar » Brigadier General Andrea Argieri, Panellists: Deputy Head of Plans and Policy Division, Defence » Brigadier General Gregory Brady, General Staff, Italy Commanding General 10th Army Air & Missile Defense » Major General (ret) Bohuslav Dvorak, Command Former Deputy Chief of General Staff Czech » Major General Rob Jeulink, Armed Forces Deputy Commander Royal Netherlands Army » Dr Gergely Németh, » Rear Admiral Ulrich Reineke, Deputy State Secretary and Defence Policy Director, Director Plans & Concept, International Cooperation, Hungary German Naval Command » Olli Ruutu, » Alexander Schütterle, Deputy Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (EDA) Vice President Sales EMEA, Cellebrite » Brigadier General Jaroslav Schön, » Colonel Vladimír Vyklický, Commander Joint Logistics Support Group Brunssum Research Fellow, Centre for Security and Military Strategy Studies, Defence University in Brno, Czech Republic

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Panel Programme Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Panel A5 Panel A7

EU / NATO Naval Cooperation – prerequisite for Strategic Intelligence and Communications – maritime security on the eastern flank in the prerequisite for strategic analysis and decision Baltic and the making on EU-level also in a hybrid conflict Chair: environment » Vice Admiral Kai-Achim Schönbach Chair and Introduction: Introduction: » Dr August Hanning, » Major General USAF (ret) Scott F. Smith, former President of the Federal Intelligence Service Regional Vice President Europe, International (BND), former State Secretary in the Federal Ministry Strategic Development, General Atomics Aeronautical of the Interior, Member of the programme and editor Systems, Inc. board of the Behörden Spiegel Group Panellists: Panellists: » Rear Admiral Rune Andersen, » Ambassador Sorin Ducaru, Chief of the Royal Norwegian Director of the European Union Satellite Center » Prof James Bergeron, (SatCen) Political Advisor to Commander, » Maxime Lebrun, in Northwood Senior Analyst Research and Analysis Function, » Rear Admiral (UH) Mihai Panait, European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Chief of the Threats (Hybrid CoE) » General (ret) PhD Gheorghe Savu, » Lieutenant General (ret) Frank Leidenberger, Director Damen Naval Romania Chief Digital Officer, BWI GmbH » Colonel (ret) Ralph D. Thiele, Chairman “Politisch-Militärische Gesellschaft” (pmg), President EuroDefense (Deutschland), CEO StratByrd Consulting

Panel A6 Media Partners Countering Cyber Threats – the progress of digital warfare in multidomain operations Chair: SECURITY AND D EFENCE F OR E UROPEAN (“The European”) » Vice Admiral Dr Thomas Daum, THE MAGAZINE www.euro-defence.eu Chief of German CID Service Introduction: » Leendert van Bochoven, Congress Partners Executive Member and Global Segment Leader for Defence and Intelligence, IBM’s Public Sector Panellists: » Dr Regine Grienberger, Ambassador for Cyber Foreign and Cybersecurity Policy, German Federal Foreign Office » Prof Dr Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Faculty of Law, Europa-Universität Viadrina (Oder) » Mario Hempel, Director Sales Development Public Sector, Bechtle GmbH & Co. KG » Brigadier General (ret) Karel Řehka, Director National Cyber and Information Security Agency, Czech Republic » Andreas Schiel, Head of Business Unit Command & Control Systems and Joint Fire Support ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH » Major General Göksel Sevindik, Chief of Staff NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)

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Panel Programme Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Panel B1 Panel B3

China’s military ascent and its implications­ for How to maintain credible nuclear deterrence­ in the West and for Europe? Chair and introduction: Chair and Introduction: » Thomas Birringer, » Lieutenant General (ret) Heinrich Brauß, Deputy Head Division Analysis and Consulting, Kon- former Assistant Secretary General for rad-Adenauer-Stiftung Defence Policy and Planning NATO Panellists: Panellists: » Elbridge A. Colby, » Ambassador Susanne Baumann, Principal at the Marathon Initiative, former U.S. Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament ­Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for­ Strategy and Arms Control, Director-General for International and Force Development Order, the United Nations and Arms Control, » Jakub Janda, German Federal Foreign Office Director European Values Center for Security Policy, » Jessica L. Cox, Czech Republic Director Nuclear Policy Directorate NATO International » Dr Sarah Kirchberger, Staff Head of the Center for Asia-Pacific Strategy and » Dr Jan Jireš, Security, Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University Chief Defence Counsellor, Czech Delegation to NATO gGmbH (ISPK) » Dr Oliver Meier, » Martin Riegl, Senior Researcher Arms Control and Emerging Techno- Acting Deputy Minister for Defence Policy and logies, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy Strategy, Czech Republic at the University of (IFSH) » Natalia Pouzyreff, Secretary of the Defence Committee in the French National Assembly

Panel B2 Panel B4

Human Resources – recruitment and retention Land Forces in a Joint and Combined Chair: Environment – readiness and availability » Emmanuel Jacob, Chair: President European Organisation of Military Associati- » Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, ons and Trade Unions (EUROMIL) Chief of Introduction: Introduction: » Dr Germar Schröder, Partner PwC Strategy& » Lieutenant General (ret) Arnaud Sainte-Claire Deville, ­(Germany) GmbH Vice President Institutional Relations, Nexter Group, Panellists: France » Brigadier General (ret) František Mičánek, Panellists: Research Fellow, Centre for Security and Military » General Christopher Cavoli, Strategy Studies, Defence University in Brno, Czech Commanding General USAREUR-AF Republic » Ivo Pikner, » Brigadier General (MC) Dr Nicole Schilling, Research Fellow, Department of Military Science Theory, Vice President Federal Office of Bundeswehr Person- Faculty of Military Leadership, Defence University in nel Management Brno, Czech Republic » Colonel Peter Tagesson, » Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen, Head of Personnel Planning, Sweden Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army » Lieutenant General Slawomir Wojciechowski PhD, Commanding General of Multinational Corps North East

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Panel Programme Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Panel B5 Panel B7 Multinational Air Power – enhancing New and Disruptive Technologies EU-capabilities within NATO Chair and Introduction: Co-Chairs: » Dr Pavel Zůna, » Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Director of the Collaboration Support Office, NATO Chief of German Air Force Science and Technology Organization » Major General Nándor Kilián, Panellists: Air Chief and Inspector for Air Force Hungarian » Joel Bollö, CEO Micro Systemation (MSAB) Defence Command » Barbara Hoffman, Introduction: Vice President Global Strategic Operations » Lieutenant General (ret) Steven M. Shepro, Government, Samsung Electronics Vice President, Commercial Derivative Aircraft, Strike, » Martin Issakhani, Surveillance and Mobility, and Phantom Works Fixed Senior Enterprise Account Manager DACH, RSA Wing, Boeing » Rear Admiral Ulrich Reineke, Panellists: Director Plans & Concept, International Cooperation, » Nicola Baumann, German Naval Command Operational Requirements Manager, ESG Defence and Public Security » Marco Gumbrecht, Head of Training Simulation Military Air Systems, Airbus Defence and Space » Brigadier General Petr Lanci, Deputy Commander of the Air Force, Armed Forces of the Czech Republic

Panel B6 Panel B8

Digitalisation – robust interoperable Covid-19 Lessons Learned – maintaining networks for European military operations Europe’s military capabilities (and ­resilience) in Chair: times of a global pandemic » Major General Dr Michael Heinz Färber, Chair and Introduction: Commanding General of the Information Technology » Brigadier General (MC) Zoltán Bubeník, Command Bundeswehr Surgeon General of the Czech Armed Forces, Introduction: Chairman of the Committee of the Chiefs of Health » Marcel Taubert, Services of the NATO (COMEDS) Head of Division Defence & Space, Panellists: secunet Security Networks AG » Prof Dr Rainer Bernnat, Panellists: Senior Partner and Managing­ Director PwC Strategy& » Stefan Hefter, (Germany) GmbH Partner IBM Global Business Services Defense & » Mo Cashman, Intelligence Director of Solution Architects & Principal Engineer, » Brigadier General Frank Pieper, McAfee Chief Digital Officer German Army » Brigadier General (sel) Dr Zuzana Kročová, PhD., » Lieutenant General Dr Ansgar Rieks, Rector-Commandant of the University of Deputy Chief of German Air Force Defense in Brno, Czech Republic » Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis, Chief of the German Joint Support and Enabling Service » Major General Andreas Schick, Commander European Air Transport Command (EATC) » Major General (MC) Dr Stephan Schoeps, Deputy Surgeon General of the Bundeswehr Joint Medical Service » Ali Vezvaei, Vice Chairman ECOLOG International

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