Tuesday, 3 November 2026

SIDE-EVENT 14:15 – 15:15: The Future of the Military Reserve System

Chair: Dr Sebastian Söllner, LtCol (R), Regional President Berlin, German Reservists Association

  • Bastian Ernst, Member of Parliament and President, German Reservists Association
  • Dr Frank Jürgen Weise, Senior Advisor, Deloitte
  • Emmanuel Jacob, President, Euromil
  • Jesper Trommer Volf, Major (ret.), former President of Personnel Reserve, Denmark
  • N.N., German Armed forces Association

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

SIDE EVENT 10.00 – 13.30: Drones: Lessons identified from Ukraine, Capabilities overview

Chair: Tim Mak, Arsenal, USA

  • 10.00 – Taras Yemchura, Head of the Defence Policy Sector, Better Regulation Delivery Office, Ukraine
  • 10.15 – Kay Dittloff, Sales Director Silvus Strategic Projects, Silvus Technologies
  • 10.30 – David Malo, Director for the European Research Area and Innovation at DG RTD, European Commission
  • 10.45 – Phil Hanson, Associate Vice President at Siemens Advanta, Siemens
  • 11.00 – N.N., Destinus
  • 11.15 – Colonel Laurynas Ivanauskas, Deputy Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Lithuania
  • 11.30 – Dr Jacob Parakilas, Research Leader, Defence, Security, and Justice, Rand Europe
  • 11.45 – Enrico Scharlock, Aerospace & Defense Solution Experience Senior Director, Dassault Systems
  • 12.00 – Lieutenant Colonel Bohdan Stetsiv, Deputy Head of Development, Unmanned Systems, Land Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
  • 12.15 – Martin Karkour, CRO, Quantum Systems
  • 12.30 – Zhen-Wei Chiang, Executive Director, Drone Diplomacy Task Force, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
  • 12.45 – Nur Harell, Managing Director, Cambridge Aerospace Germany & Vice President of Product, Cambridge Aerospace Group
  • 13.00 – Jean Daniel Sülberg, Director, National Experimental Test Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  • 13.15 – Conclusion

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

SIDE EVENT 14.00 – 15.30: Young Voices, Strategic Choices: How can the next generation revitalise the Weimar Triangle?

Chair: Theodor Himmel, Chairman, EPIS Thinktank

  • Paul Beaujard, Head of the Regions Division, Executive Committee, Jeunes de l’Institut des hautes études de défense nationale
  • Maja Estkowska, Secretary General, Polish Forum of Young Diplomats
  • Tom Körner, Co-Chair, European Defence Network
  • Francisco Nobre, President, Youth Atlantic Treaty Association

*speakers requested