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Panel A1: The Future of Arms Control and Confidence building
Chair and Introduction: Ambassador Günter Sautter, Federal Goverment, Commessioner for Disarmament and Arms Control, German Federal Foreign Office
- Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of Studies, Armament and Disarmament at SIPRI, current Chair of the EU Nonproliferation and Disarmament Consortium
- Major General (ret) Dr Dr Dieter Budde, Senior Expert COMTESSA, University of the Armed Forces, Munich
- Dr Oliver Meier, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, (IFSH), Hamburg
- Dr Wendin Smith, Director of NATO’s Arms Control, Disarmament, and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Nonproliferation Centre (ACDC)
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Panel A2: Energy and Critical Infrastructure – a strategic challenge
Chair and Introduction: H.E. Torgeir Larsen, Embassy of Norway
- Jalal Bouhdada, DNV Representative
- Stacy Cummings, General Manager NSPA
- Dr Carsten Rolle, Federation of Germany Industries, Director World Energy Council Germany
- Dr Kirsten Westphal, head of the H2Global Stiftung and Member of the National Hydrogen Council
- Jannicke Nilsson, Executive Vice President, Safety, Security & Sustainability, Equinor
Panel A3: SPACE – the ultimate challenge?
Chair and Introduction: Major General (ret) Reinhard Wolski, Chairman BSC 2022
- Emiliano Kargieman, CEO Satellogic
- Andreas Lindenthal, Head of Business Operations & Products, Airbus Defence and Space, Germany
- Dr Andreas Ohndorf, Managing Director Responsive Space Cluster Competence Center, German Aerospace Center, Germany
- Major General Michael Traut, Commander Bundeswehr Space Command
- Colonel Fabio De Luca, Chief Space Operations Command Space Operation OfficeB1B1
Panel A4: Countering hybrid threats
Chairwoman: Professor Teija Tiilikainen, Director European Centre of Excellence Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE)
Introduction: Baptiste Cazagou, Vice President International Sales for Preligens
- Major General Hua-Ching Chien, Deputy Commander of ICE Force Command, Taiwan
- Jānis Garisons, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Latvia
- Alexander Philipp, Managing Director Rohde & Schwarz Vertriebs GmbH
- Brigadier General Dag Baehr, Deputy CDR Strat AufKl & CDR Eloka Tr
- Mike Stone, Managing Partner, Global Government, IBM Consulting
- NN, UKR
Panel A5: A common European defence procurement plan
Chair: Dr Hans C. Atzpodien, Managing Director, Federation of German Security and Defence Industry (BDSV)
Introduction: NN, Nammo Raufoss AS
- Vice Admiral Dr Ir Arie Jan de Waard, National Armaments Director & Director of the Defence Materiel Organisation, Netherland
- Eva Hagwall, Deputy Director General and Deputy National Armament Director at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
- Dr Jörg Hennemann, Head of Defence, Science & Technology, Schmidt & Bender
- Helmut Rauch, CEO Diehl Defence
- Vice Admiral Carsten Stawitzki, National Armaments Director, MOD, Germany
- Dr Stefan Stenzel, Vincorion
- Gaёl Di Tuesta, National Armament Director (DGA/DI), France
Panel A6: Cyber warfighting – a contribution for European Security and Defence
Chair: Vice Admiral Dr Thomas Daum, Chief of the German Cyber and Information Domain
Introduction: Thomas Hemker, Head of Intelligence Service and the Advisory Board, DCSO GmbH
- Brigadier General Thierry Bauer, Deputy Commander of Cyber Defence, France
- Lieutenant General Tom Copinger-Symes, Deputy Commander UK Strategic Command
- Dr Christoph Erdmann, CEO Secusmart
- John Reyels, Head of the Cyber Policy Coordination Staff, German Federal Foreign Office
- Brigadier General Halvor Johansen, Commander Cyber Defence Forces, Norway
- Stefan Vollmer, Vice President Cyber and Information Domain, ESG
Panel B1: NATO and the new Nordic Stronghold
Chair: Dr (PhD) Robin Allers, Norwegian Institut for Defence Studies
Introduction: Eirik Lie, Executive Vice President Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace & Oliver Burkhard, Member of the Executive Board, CEO thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH
- Major General Henning-André Frantzen, Head of Department Defence Policy and Long Term Planning, Ministry of Defence, Norway
- Sir Philip Jones, Military Adviser and former First Sea Lord, BAE Systems
- Rear Admiral Ulrich Reineke, Director Plans & Concept, International Cooperation, German Navy Command
- Commodore Carsten Fjord-Larsen, Acting Admiral Danish Fleet, Danmark
Panel B2: How to think European defence in the Land Domain - The future role of major formations
Co-Chairs: Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, Chief of German Army & General Darryl Williams, Commanding General of United States Army Europe and Africa
Introduction: Oliver Dörre, CEO and Country Director, Thales Deutschland
- Brigadier General Artũras Radvilas, Chief LTU Army
- Esa Rautalinko, President and CEO Patria Group
- General Pierre Schill, Chief of French Army
- Anders Sjöberg, Head of Saab Germany GmbH and Board member of Saab AB
- Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen, Commander Land Forces Royal Netherlands Army
Panel B3: Air Power in a changing security environment – operational Air Force
Chair: Lieutenant General Dr Ansgar Rieks, Vice Chief of German Air Force
Introduction: Christoph Ruffner, Head of Spectrum Dominance & Airborne Solutions and Member of the Executive Committee of HENSOLDT AG
- Marco Gumbrecht, Head of Combat Aircraft Business Growth, Airbus
- Christoph Müller, Acting Executive Board Representaive Defense and Security Research, Aerospace Center, Germany
- Brigadier General Luciano Ippoliti, Head of the 3rd Air Force Staff Division
Panel B4: Comprehensive Defence Concepts in Europe
Chair: Dr Marie-Agness Strack-Zimmermann, MP, Chairwoman of the Defence Committee, German Bundestag, Germany
Introduction: Dr. Nils Förster, Partner at PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH
- Marc Akkermann, Direktor Sales, infodas
- Antti Häkkänen, MP, Chairman of the Defence Committee, Parliament of Finland
- Mario Hempel, Director Sales Development Public Sector, Bechtle
- Major General Elisabeth Michelsen, Chief of the Home Guard, Norway
- Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank, Commander Joint Support and Enabling Command, Germany
- Riho Terras, Member of EU Parliament, EST
Panel B5: Digitalization of Multinational Forces – Software defined Defence
Chair: Lieutenant General Michael Vetter, Director-General CIT, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany
Introduction: Marcel Taubert, Vice President of Division Defence & Space, secunet Security Networks AG
- Rear Admiral Christian Bock, Director of Education, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College
- Frank Leidenberger, Chief Digital Officer, BWI GmbH
- Dr Gundbert Scherf, CEO Helsing GmbH
- Dr Dr Gerhard van der Giet, Senior Advisor, Computacenter AG & Co oHG
- Sven Weizenegger, Head of the Cyber Innovation Hub of the Bundeswehr (CIHBw)
Panel B6: European Medical Healthcare-Perspectives and Chances
Chair: Major General (MD) Dr Stephan Schoeps, Deputy Surgeon General of the Bundeswehr
Introduction: Dr Olaf Iseringhausen, Head of Competence Center Healthcare Solutuíons, Bechtle GmbH & Ko. KG
- Major General Timothy Hodgetts, Surgeon General, Chair Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO
- Brigadier General (MD) Dr Stefan Kowitz, Director Multinational Medical Coordination Center / European Medical Command
- Brigadier General (MD) Dr Almut Nolte, Medical Advisor to the SACEUR
- Harun Özkalp, german ercelliance GmbH
Panel B7: Reinforcement Sustainment Network - Opportunities and Challenges
Chair: Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis, Chief oft he German Joint Support and Enabling Service
Introduction: Todd Tuthill, Vice President for Aerospace and Defense Strategy and Marketing, Siemens Digital Industries Software
- Stephan Heitz, Head of Business Area Support & Logistics Director, ESG
- Vidar Hole, CEO WilNor Governmental Services, Norway
- Major General Stefan Linus Fix, DCOS Support, Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum, Netherland
- Major General Gerald Funke, Bundeswehr Logistics Command
- Major General James M. Smith, Commanding General 21st Theater Sustainment Comman
- Enrico Scharlock, Senior Director for Dassault Systems