Please take note of the programme for the BSC 2017.
- with photos and refax: see Download Programme
- with names only: see below
Status of release: 29 November 2017. The programme will be updated weekly.
Main Programme
Tuesday, 28 Nov 2017
08.00 Opening of the Exhibition / Registration
08.45 Welcome to the Congress, R. Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Behörden Spiegel & Ambassador Jirí Sedivy, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO, former Minister of Defence, Congress President BSC 2015–2017
09.00 Opening of the Conference
- Opening Ceremony
- Peter Hultqvist, Minister for Defence of Sweden
- Sven Mikser, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia (Estonia, holding the Presidency of the European Union 2/2017)
10.00 Flexible Satellite Communications for peace keeping and peace enforcing Forces, Karim Michel Sabbagh, President & CEO, SES
10.20 Stability in unstable times – the EU as a strategic foreign policy actor, Helga Maria Schmid, Secretary General, European External Action Service (EEAS)
10.40 Europe facing Cyber War, José Sancho García, Chairman, Panda Security SL
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 High-Level Debate: A changing world order – Europe’s role and responsibilities
Chair: Prof Ioan Mircea Pascu MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, former Defence Minister of Romania
- Bettina Cadenbach, Director for Security Policy, Federal Foreign Office, Federal Republic of Germany
- Arnaud Danjean MEP, Head French Strategic Review Committee, former Chair Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) of the European Parliament
- Rachel Ellehuus, Principal Director for European and NATO Policy, US Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy)
- Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation
- Petra Larke, Deputy Head of European Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
- Kirill Logvinov, Head NATO Division, Department for European Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
- Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh CMG, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO
13.00 Luncheon / Buffet
14.30 Panel Session > Panels A1 – A7
16.00 Coffee Break
16.30 Shockwaves in the digitalization age and their impact on defence & Security, Udo F. Littke, Managing Director and SVP Business & Platform Solutions, Atos Germany
16.50 The implementation of the EU Global Strategy – new common capabilities as a major goal, General Mikhail Kostarakos, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
17.10 Defence Technology for a changing world, Håkan Buskhe, President and CEO, Saab AB
17:30 The Strategic Foresight Analysis (SFA) 2017 Report – opportunities and challenges of a complex future”, General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO
18.00 FUTURE FORCES FORUM: The Bundeswehr as an ally and partner – enhanced capabilities to meet new operational requirements
Chair: Wolfgang Hellmich MP, Chair Defence Committee, German Bundestag
- Thomas Gottschild, Managing Director, MBDA Deutschland
- Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, Chief of German Navy
- Lieutenant General Ludwig Leinhos, Chief of German CID Service
- Lieutenant General Karl Müllner, Chief of German Air Force
- Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis, Chief of German Joint Support Service
- Lieutenant General (MC) Dr Michael Tempel, Chief of German Joint Medical Service
- Lieutenant General Jörg Vollmer, Chief of German Army
19.30 CiDAN Ceremony, European Award for Citizenship, Security and Defence
20.00 Buffet / Networking
21.30 End of the first day
Main Programme
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017
08.00 Opening of the Exhibition
08.30 Welcome to the 2nd Conference Day
08.35 Opening of the 2nd Conference Day, Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator, Head of Task Force under Article 50 TEU with UK, former Adviser of President Juncker on Security and Defence
09.00 Missile Defense of Europe – Layered Capabilities thru Collaboration, William Blair, Vice President, Business Development, Air & Missile Defense, Raytheon Missile Systems
09.20 HIGH-LEVEL INTERVIEW: The EU Global Strategy – Europe has to do more for security and defence!
- Werner Sonne, former German TV Correspondent, speaking with
- Wolfgang Hellmich MP, Chair Defence Committee, German Bundestag
- Roderich Kiesewetter, Member of the German Bundestag and Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
09.50 The Baltic States – reliable partners for security and defence in NATO and EU, Janis Garisons, State Secretary, Ministry of Defense, Latvia
10.00 Coffee Break
10.45 Priorities in European Security and Defence – being Transatlantic and European, Dr Géza Andreas von Geyr, Director General for Security and Defence Policy, German Federal Ministry of Defence
11.10 Building stronger Defense & Security – transformation in the cognitive era, Leendert van Bochoven, Global Lead for National Security and NATO, Member of the IBM Industry Academy, IBM Global Government
11.30 change room for Panel Session
11.45 Panel Session > Panel B1 – B6
13.15 Luncheon / Buffet
14.30 Security Situation in the Baltic Sea Region, Lieutenant General Dr Dennis Gyllensporre, Chief of Defence Staff, Swedish Armed Forces
14.50 Security in a highly connected world – Digitization as a driver for prosperity and safety, Oliver Tuszik, Vice President Europe, Cisco
15.10 High-Level Military Forum: How to maintain stability of the Northern Flank of Europe – a military perspective
Chair: Ambassador Jirí Šedivý, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO, Former Minister of Defence
- Lieutenant General Jan Broeks, Director General International Military Staff, NATO HQ
- Major General Karl Engelbrektson, Chief of Swedish Army
- Commodore Hans Helseth, Special Advisor, NATO Joint Warfare Centre, Norway
- Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Commanding General USAREUR
- Lieutenant General Timo Kivinen, Chief of Defence Command, Finland
- Vice Admiral Joachim Rühle, Vice Chief of Defence, German Federal Ministry of Defence
16.40 Closing Remarks, Ambassador Ji rí Sedivy, President of the Berlin Security Conference 2015–2017
17.00 End of the Congress
Chairman BSC 2017: Brigadier General (ret) Reimar Scherz, Behörden Spiegel