Europe – Developing Capabilities for a credible Defence About the Congress: 24-25 November 2021 » One of the largest events on European Security and Defence Vienna House Andel’s Berlin » International Forum for Members of Parliaments, politicians, and Landsberger Allee 106 senior executives of the military and security organizations and industry D-10369 Berlin » Partners 2021 are EDA, OCCAR, NSPA and NCIA » Former Partners: Russia, United Kingdom, Turkey, USA, France, www.euro-defence.eu Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic SPECIAL » Exhibitions with companies from Europe and abroad FORUM » Organized by the Germany’s leading independent Lessons Identified Newspaper for the Civil and Military Services AFGHANISTAN Advisory Board Wolfgang Hellmich Niels Annen Claude-France Arnould Michel Barnier MP, Chairman of the Defence MP, Minister of State, Senior Advisor on European former Head of Task Force Committee, German Bundestag, German Federal Foreign matters of the French Institute of for Relations with the Congress President BSC 2021 Office international relations (Ifri), former United Kingdom, French Ambassador to Belgium, European Commission former Chief Executive of the EDA Bettina Cadenbach Michael Gahler Prof Ioan Mircea Pa s¸ cu Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering Assistant Secretary General for Political MEP, EPP Group former Vice-President of former President of the European Affairs and Security Policy NATO, Foreign Affairs the European Parliament, Parliament, Representative for former Director for Security Policy at Coordinator, former Defence Minister European Affairs of the Konrad the Federal Foreign Office, former European Parliament of Romania, Congress Adenauer Stiftung, Congress Ambassador of Germany to Georgia President BSC 2018 President BSC 2019–2020 Ambassador Jiří Šedivý Thomas Silberhorn Dr Karl von Wogau 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 Media Partners SECURITY AND D EFENCE F OR E UROPEAN (“The European”) THE MAGAZINE www.euro-defence.eu congress language: English status: 23 September 2021 status: 23 September 2021 Main Programme Wednesday, 24 November 2021 07:30 Opening of the Exhibition / Registration 08:30 Welcome to the Congress Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Behörden Spiegel Wolfgang Hellmich, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Defence Committee, German Bundestag, Congress President BSC 2021 08:45 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Opening Ceremony » NN, High-Level Representative OPENING 09:15 SPECIAL FORUM European Security and Defence – Lessons Identified from 20 years of Afghanistan Engagement Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, former President of the European Parliament, Representative for European Affairs of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Congress Predsident 2019-2020 speaking with: Niels Annen MP*, Minister of State, German Federal Foreign Office Ambassador Claude-France Arnould, Senior Advisor on European matters of the French Institute of international relations (ifri) , former French Ambassador to Belgium, former Chief Executive of the EDA SPECIAL FORUM Prof Ioan Mircea Paşcu, former Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Defence Minister of Romania, Congress President BSC 2018 NN, High-Level Representatives 10:15 Keynote Speech Thomas Silberhorn MP, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Defence 10:40 Keynote Congress Partner NN, Raytheon 11:00 Modern Procurement for Europe Vice Admiral Matteo Bisceglia, Director OCCAR 11:30 Coffee Break 11:50 Enhancing Europe’s Military Capabilities General Claudio Graziano, Chairman of the European Military Committee 12:20 Keynote Congress Partner NN, Lockheed Martin 12:40 Keynote Speech Ambassador Jiřý Šedivý, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency 13:10 Keynote Congress Partner NN, Samsung 13:30 Luncheon / Buffet 14:30 How NSPA can assist in European Capability Building? Stacy A. Cummings, General Manager NSPA 15:00 Opening of the Lounges, Programme of the Service Chiefs 17:30 NN, PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH 18:00 CiDAN/ESDA Ceremony 18:30 Welcome address to the opening of the dinner buffet NN, IAI 20:00 End of the first day *speakers requested www.euro-defence.eu status: 23 September 2021 Main Programme Thursday, 25 November 2021 07:30 Opening of the Exhibition 08:30 Keynote Speech General Jörg Vollmer, Commander Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum 09:00 Keynote Congress Partner Dr Germar Schröder, Managing Director and Partner PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH 09:20 HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSION How do we enhance efficiency in European procurement? Chair: Dr Hans-Peter Bartels, Former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Germany Speakers: Lieutenant General Thierry Carlier*, Head of International Development and National Armament Director, France Vice Admiral Santiago González Gómez, National Armaments Director General, Ministry of Defence, Spain » Dr Gáspár Maróth*, Government Commissioner for National Defence Industry, Defence Development and Coordination of Armament Modernization, Hungary » Vice Admiral Carsten Stawitzki, National Armaments Director, MOD, Germany Major General (AF) Giandomenico Taricco, Director 4th Department Armament Programs Coordination, National Armaments Directorate, Italy HIGH-LEVEL DISCUSSION Morton Tiller, National Armaments Director at Ministry of Defence, Norway 10:30 Service Lounges to continue 13:00 Luncheon / Buffet 14:00 Keynote Congress Partner NN, Airbus 14:20 Keynote Speech Dr Hans C. Atzpodien, Managing Director, Federation of German Security and Defence Industries (BDSV) 14:50 Keynote Congress Partner Pasquale di Bartolomeo, Executive Group Director Sales & Business Development and Managing Director MBDA Italia 15:10 Coffee Break 15:30 Keynote Speech Ludwig Decamps, General Manager NCI Agency 16:00 Keynote Congress Partner NN, IAI 16:30 HIGH-LEVEL MILITARY FORUM The Way ahead Chair: Wolfgang Hellmich, MP, Chairman of the Defence Committee German Bundestag, Congress President BSC 2021 Speakers: Lieutenant General (MC) Dr. Ulrich Baumgärtner, Surgeon General of the Bundeswehr Joint Medical Service Vice Admiral Dr. Thomas Daum, Chief of the German CID Service Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, Chief of the German Army Lieutenant General Dr Ansgar Rieks, Deputy Chief of the German Air Force Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis, Chief of the German Joint Support and Enabling Service FORUM HIGH-LEVEL MILITARY Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, Chief of the German Navy 17:30 CLOSING REMARKS Wolfgang Hellmich, MP, Chairman of the Defence Committee German Bundestag, Congress President BSC 2021 Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in Chief Behörden Spiegel CLOSING *speakers requested www.euro-defence.eu status: 23 September 2021 Capability Lounges 1-2: Meet the German Service Chiefs and their European Colleagues Lounge 1: Lounge 2: Land Forces Air Forces Capabilities for Land Forces Capabilities for Air Forces 15:00 Opening of the Lounge 15:00 Opening of the Lounge Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, Chief of the German Army Lieutenant General Dr Ansgar Rieks, Vice Chief of the 15:05 Keynote Congress Partner German Air Force NN, RUAG 15:10 Keynote Congress Partner 15:25 Intelligence and Reconnaissance – Current and future NN, ...., IAI requirements for capabilities in the concurrency of Crisis 15:30 Operational Airforce / MN -Exercices Response Operations and National and Alliance Defence NN, … , Air Force Command NN, Headquarters of the German Army – Department of 16:00 Keynote Congress Partner Operations, G2 NN, Airbus 16:00 Command and Control: A new approach in time of 16:40 Operational Airforce / Air Transport digitalization NN, …, Air Force Command Brigadier General Frank Pieper, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) 17:30 End of Day 1 German Army 16:35 Multinationality - The importance of multinational cooperation in the Land Domain from the perspective of 10:30 OPENING OF DAY 2: 1 (GE/NL) Corps and Industry Keynote Congress Partner NN, Commanding General 1 (GE/NL) Corps Dr Jan Wille, Partner and Managing Director at NN, Congress Partner PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH 17:10 Keynote Congress Partner 10:50 Luftwaffe – Quo Vadis ? – Space Command NN, ESG NN, …, Air Force Command 17:30 End of Day 1 11:25 Responsive Space Capability Dr Dirk Zimper, German Aerospace Center (DLR) 11:45 Keynote Congress Partner 10:30 STARTING DAY 2 NN, Airbus 10:30 Keynote Congress Partner 12:05 Luftwaffe – Quo Vadis ? – Air Power Connected NN, … NN, …, Air Force Command 10:50 Capabilities and Requirements in the spectrum of light, 12:50 Summary Air Force Lounge medium and heavy forces – current status and way ahead Lieutenant General Dr Ansgar Rieks, Vice Chief of the NN, Headquarters of the German Army – Department of German Air Force Plans/Development, and International Cooperation 13:00 End of the Lounge Air Forces NN, Congress Partner 12:15 Significance of the Land Domain in modern conflict scenarios – Operational Guidelines for German Land Forces Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, Chief of the German Army Selection of topics to be discussed: 12:40 Keynote Congress Partner Under discussion with Air Force Command NN, … 13:00 End of the Lounge Land Forces *speakers requested www.euro-defence.eu status: 23 September 2021 Capability