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Sep 17, 2018
Berlin Security Conference
17 t h C o n g r e s s o n E u r o p e a n S e c u r i t y a n d D e f e n c e
BSC
27 28 November 2018Vienna House Andels BerlinLandsberger Allee 106D-10369 Berlin
www.euro-defence.eu
About the Congress:
One of the largest yearly events on European Security and Defence
Meeting place for up to 1 000 participants from more than
50 countries
International forum for members of parliament, politicians and
representatives of the armed forces, security organisations and
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 Germanys leading independent
Newspaper for the Civil and Military Services
Advisory Board
Prof Ioan Mircea Pa s cu MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Defence Minister of Romania, Congress President BSC 2018
Niels Annen MP, Minister of State, German Federal Foreign Office
Michel Barnier Chief Negotiator, Head of Task Force under Article 50 TEU with UK, former Advisor of PresidentJuncker on Security and Defence, European Commission
Wolfgang Hellmich MP, Chairman ofthe Defence Committee,German Bundestag
Ambassador Ji r S edivyPermanent Represen-tative of the Czech Republic to NATO, former Minister ofDefence, CongressPresident BSC 2015 2017
Dr Hans-Gert Pttering former President of theEuropean Parliament,Representative for European Affairs of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Dr Peter Tauber MP, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Defence
Dr Karl von Wogau Secretary General ofthe Kangaroo Group,Congress PresidentBSC 2001 2011
Robert Walter President of the Assembly of the WEU 2008 2011, President of the European Security and Defence Association (ESDA), Congress Presi-dent BSC 2012 2014
European Security and Defence
remaining Transatlantic,
acting more European
congress languages: English / German, main programme: in addition French
status: 29 August 2018
Associations cooperating with the Berlin Security Conference
European Security and Defence AssociationAssociation europenne de scurit et de dfense
CiDAN (Citizenship, Defence, Army, Nation) Association
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08.00 Opening of the Exhibition / Registration08.45 Welcome to the Congress R. Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Behrden 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
10.00 Thinking through Integration Hein van Ameijden, Managing Director, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding10.20 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 Security11.00 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 Pttering, 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 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 / Buffet14.30 Panel Session > Panels A1 A716.00 Coffee Break16.30 European Security the Russian view Alexander Grushko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation16.50 Future requirements, future programs and a new approach to industrial cooperation Giovanni Soccodato, Chief Strategy Officer, Leonardo17.10 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 S edivy,, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO Speakers: Prof Dr Jrgen 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 Director, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands NN, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany
19.20 CIDAN/ESDA Ceremony European Award for Citizenship, Security and Defence20.00 Buffet / Networking 21.30 End of the first day
Main Programme
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Main Programme
Wednesday, 28 Nov 2018
08.00 Opening of the Exhibition08.30 Welcome to the 2nd Conference Day
08.40 OPENING OF THE 2ND CONFERENCE DAY NN, High-Level Personality
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 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 Service10.20 Digital Transformation in large organisations Stefan Lutz, General Manager GBS DACH, IBM Global Business Services10.40 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 GmbH11.40 Change room for Panel Session11.45 Panel Session > Panel B1 B713.15 Luncheon / Buffet14.30 Keynote Speech General Eberhard Zorn, Chief of Defence, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany14.50 Keynote Speech Admiral Rob Bauer, Chief of Defence, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands15.10 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) Lieutenant General Jrg Vollmer, Chief of German Army
17.00 CLOSING REMARKS Prof Ioan Mircea Pa s cu, Congress President BSC 2018
17.15 End of the Congress
Chairman BSC 2018: Brigadier General (ret) Reimar Scherz Coordinator BSC 2018: Colonel (ret) Hubertus von Rohr
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Panel Programme
27 November 2018
PESCO a major step ahead for Europes Security!? Chair: Radu G. Magdin, Vice President Strategikon, Bucharest Introduction: Prof Dr Sergiu Nicolae Vintila , Political Advisor, European ParliamentPanellists: Arild Eikeland, Director International Security Policy, Defence cooperation and operations, Ministry of Defence, Norway Christoffer Jonker, Director International Affairs
and Operations, Policy Department, Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands
Marcin Kazmierski, Director International Security Policy Department, Ministry of National Defence, Poland
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
Military Mobility, Joint Support cross border solutions for force projection Chair: Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis, Chief of
German Joint Support Service Introduction: NN, ...Panellists: Brigadier Duncan Bedding, Commander Standing
Joint Logistics Suppor