The congress and exhibition, held every autumn since 2001 in Berlin, draws participants from European and non-European countries, the European institutions, and NATO. The 25th Berlin Security Conference will take place at the Vienna House Andel’s Berlin on 3-4 November 2026. Organised without governmental affiliation or reliance on public budgets, the event maintains autonomy to take an objective position on the topics discussed.
ABOUT THE BERLIN SECURITY CONFERENCE
The Berlin Security Conference is one of the largest European security and defence policy events.
Berlin Security Conference at a glance:
- One of the largest events on European Security and Defence
- International Forum for Members of Parliaments, politicians, senior executives of the military, security organisations, and industry
- Exhibition with international companies and leading manufacturers of system solutions
- Main programme with international political, military, and business leaders
- Panel sessions with international experts
- Media coverage by the print press, radio, and television
Famous Speakers
About 140 High-level Speakers from politics, the military and the business community
Panels
In 16 panels, top-class specialists discuss current aspects of security and defence policy, military aspects and defence technology.
Participants
from European and non-European countries
Catering included
Coffee, lunch and dinner buffet throughout the conference
Speakers and Participants:
In addition to over 140 distinguished speakers, including political, military, business, and civil society leaders, the conference attracts an ever-growing number of members of national parliaments and the European Parliament, as well as representatives of the European institutions and NATO. Foreign and Defence Ministers, Ambassadors, Generals, Admirals, and industry representatives consider the conference an invaluable forum for addressing a wide range of security and defence policy topics.
Venue:
Vienna House by Wyndham Andel’s Berlin
Landsberger Allee 106, 10369 Berlin
Phone: 030 4530530
For booking requests, please contact: beatrice.ducharme@behoerdenspiegel.de
Downloads:
Please find further information for speakers and participants, as well as details on the aims and outcomes of the Berlin Security Conference 2025, at the following links: Information for Speakers and Participants / Aims and Outcomes
Pre Magazine 2025:
The articles written by renowned authors in our pre-conference magazine offer our valued participants the opportunity to familiarise themselves in advance with the topics to be discussed at this year’s Berlin Security Conference, which will take place on 18 and 19 November and once again feature a high-calibre line-up of speakers.
ADVISORY BOARD
The event is supported by an Advisory Board made up of distinguished international personalities. The members of the 2025 board are:
Dr Tobias Lindner
Former Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany (2021-2025)
Michael Gahler
MEP, EPP Group Foreign Affairs Coordinator, European Parliament
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
Siemtje Möller
Former Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany (2021-2025) and Member of the German Bundestag
Prof Ioan Mircea Pascu
former MEP, former Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Defence Minister of Romania, Congress President BSC 2018
Robert Walter
President of the Assembly of the WEU 2008 – 2011, President of the European Security and Defence Association (ESDA), Congress President BSC 2012 – 2014
Silvia Petig
Chairwoman of the German Section of Women in International Security, WIIS.de
Dr Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
MEP, Chair of the Security and Defence Committee in the European Parliament, Congress President BSC
Claus Robert Krumrei
Diplomat, former German Ambassador, member of the CDU State Executive Committee Hamburg
Florian Hahn
Minister of State, Federal Foreign Office of Germany
Prof Stefan Wolfgang Pickl
Chair for Operations Research – COMTESSA, Department of Computer Science, University of the Armed Forces – Munich
PARTNERS
For several years, nations have been invited to become partners of the Berlin Security Conference. In 2013, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland became the first partner country, followed by the Republic of Türkiye, the United States of America, the Republic of France, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Italy, the Czech Republic, and the Kingdom of Norway. In 2025, the Kingdom of Sweden was once again the partner country of the BSC. These partners contribute to the programme, participate with high-ranking delegations and organise the pre-event reception at their embassies. Our conference partners from industry and business have supported the new format through dedicated contributions, especially in the exhibition.
Partnernation 2026: Lithuania