The congress and exhibition, held every autumn since 2001 in Berlin, draw participants from European and non-European countries, the European institutions, and NATO. The 24rd Berlin Security Conference will take place at the Vienna House Andel’s Berlin on 18-19 November 2025. The event is free of any government influence. It is not supported by public budgets and is therefore at liberty to take a neutral and objective stance. The many participants appreciate this independence.
In addition to over 140 distinguished speakers including political, military, business and civil society leaders the conference draws an ever larger number of members of national parliaments and the European Parliament, as well representatives of the European institutions and NATO. Foreign and Defence Ministers, Ambassadors, Generals, Admirals and industry representatives see the conference as an invaluable forum for addressing a wide range of topics related to security and defence policy.
The U.S. Government has approved a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request from Poland to upgrade its F-16 Viper fleet, the latest variant of the fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighter. The modernization will equip the jets with a new high-resolution central cockpit display, providing tactical imagery and active array and targeting pod data capabilities. The…
British defense contractor BAE Systems is expanding and modernizing its production facility in Rochester. The 1,600 employees at this site specialize in aerospace technologies, including head-up displays, helmet-mounted displays, flight control computers, and active control sticks for civil and military aircraft. A new 32,000-square-meter plant will be added, creating 300 jobs over the next five…
In october, representatives of Rheinmetall and the Croatian vehicle manufacturer DOK-ING signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint venture. The signing ceremony was attended by the Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić. With the joint venture, the two companies are pursuing the goal of developing various unmanned vehicles based…
At this year’s Berlin Security Conference (BSC), a panel will address the question of how NATO can return to territorial defence. The aim is to compare how concepts for territorial defence are shaped in the face of threats.The participants will also evaluate plans and progress. Another important topic that the panellists will address is the…
Deterrence and Defence in the Central Region | Military Forum Berlin Security Conference 2023
Admiral Rob Bauer Keynote Speech and Q&A at Berlin Security Conference 2023
Boris Pistorius and Kajsa Ollongren Opening Berlin Security Conference 2023
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany
MEP, EPP Group Foreign Affairs Coordinator, European Parliament
Senior Advisor on European matters of the French Institute of international relations (Ifri), former French Ambassador to Belgium, former Chief Executive of the EDA
Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany
former MEP, former Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Defence Minister of Romania, Congress President BSC 2018
President of the Assembly of the WEU 2008 – 2011, President of the European Security and Defence Association (ESDA), Congress President BSC 2012 – 2014
Chairwoman of the German Section of Women in International Security, WIIS.de
For some years now nations have been invited to become partners of the Berlin Security Conference. In 2013, United Kingdom was the first partner country, followed by Türkiye, the United States of America, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic, international agencies at EU and NATO level the Kingdom of Norway and in 2024 Estonia was the partner of the BSC. They contribute to the programme, participate with high-ranking delegations and organise the preevent Reception in their embassies. Our conference partners from industry and business had accompanied the new format with specified contributions and an exhibition.
Partnernation 2025: Sweden
