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Programme 2011

The Programme of the 10th Congress on European Security and Defence has been released.

Programme BSC 2011 – English Version (November 2011)

Tuesday, 08 November 2011

08.00 Opening of the Exhibition / Registration

08.45 Welcome to the Congress:  R. Uwe Proll, Editor in Chief and Publisher Behörden Spiegel, Bonn/Berlin; Dr. Karl von Wogau, Secretary General of the European Security Foundation (ESF), 2001 – 2011 Acting Congress President, Strasbourg/Brussels;

OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

09.00 Opening Ceremony by: Dr. Zbigniew Włosowicz, Deputy Minister of National Defence, Warsaw

09.10 The Weimar Triangle and the Polish Intentions to foster the CSDP: Dr. Zbigniew Włosowicz, Deputy Minister of National Defence, Warsaw

09.40 The Future of European Security and Defence – time for change, Arnaud Danjean MEP, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) of the European Parliament, Strasbourg/Brussels

10.00 Founding Ceremony of the European Security and Defence Association

10.15 Securing the Cloud for Defence: Jon Ramsey, CTO Dell SecureWorks, Executive Director Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit, Atlanta, USA

10.45 Coffee Break

11.30 European Defense Industry: Jean-Paul Herteman, President of the Committee of Directors, SAFRAN-Group, Paris

12.00 FORUM: The future of the CSDP – high time for improvement

Chair: Robert Walter MP, 2008 - 2011 President ESDA/WEU Assembly, London/Paris

Introduction: General Håkan Syrén, Chairman of the EU Military Committee, Brussels

  • Admiral Alain Coldefy, former General Inspector of the French Armed Forces,now Vice President, Political Affairs France, EADS, Paris
  • Roberto Gualtieri MEP, EU Parliament Rapporteur on CSDP, Brussels
  • Dr. h.c. Susanne Kastner MP, Chairwoman Defence Committee of the German Bundestag, Berlin
  • Joan Mircea Pascu MEP, Vice-Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee, European Parliament, Brussels

13.00 Luncheon / Buffet

14.00 PANEL SESSION (PANELS I-VI)

16.00 Coffee Break

16.30 High Technology Industry Contributions – based on proven standard technology solutions: Volker Smid, General Manager and Vice President, Hewlett Packard, Germany

17.00 On the way towards a common responsibility for European Security – a Russian Vision: Ivan Soltanovsky, Director, Department for European Cooperation, Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow

17.30 Security and Safety in the Information Age: Prof. Dr. Lutz Heuser, CTO AGT International and CEO AGT Germany, Berlin

18.00 HIGH LEVEL INTERVIEW: The new Bundeswehr in NATO and in the EU, Dr. Thomas de Maizière, Federal Minister of Defence, Berlin

18.30 FORUM: The new Challenges for European Security and Defence – how to respond in NATO and in the EU

Chair: Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering MEP, President Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 2007 – 2009 President European Parliament, Berlin/Brussels

Introduction: Dr. Werner Hoyer, Minister of State, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

  • Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Chairman of the Board, Robert Schuman Foundation, Paris
  • Jir˘í Sedivy, First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, Prague
  • Dr. Jamie P. Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Emerging Security Challenges, NATO, Brussels
  • Ivan Soltanovskiy, Director, Department for European Cooperation, Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow

19.30 Buffet / Networking

21.30 End of the first day

Wednesday, 09 November 2011

08.00 Opening of the Exhibition

08.30 Opening 2nd day of the Conference

08.45 Video Address: Michel Barnier, Member of the European Commission, Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, Brussels

09.00 Missile Defence - Transatlantic Cooperation, Pooling & Sharing: Edward Hanlon (LtGen USMC ret.), President, Raytheon International, Inc. Europe, Brussels

09.30 The European External Action Service – its role for European Security and Defence: Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General, European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels

10.00 The Value of ISR in a Turbulent World: John Brooks, President Northrop Grumman International, Washington

10.30 Coffee Break

11.00 FORUM: Multinationality – Seeking Savings through Pooling and Sharing

Chair: Michael Gahler MEP, EPP-Group Coordinator Security and Defence, European Parliament, Brussels

Introduction: Lieutenant General Ton Van Osch, Director General EU Military Staff, Brussels

  • IGA Patrick Bellouard, Director OCCAR-EA, Bonn
  • Lieutenant General Markus Bentler, Commander Response Forces Operations Command, Ulm
  • Lieutenant General Jürgen Bornemann, Director General International Military Staff, NATO HQ, Brussels
  • Dr. Christian Mölling, International Security Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin

12.15 The Importance of Space for the future of European Security & Defence: Thomas Müller, CFO and Member of the Executive Committee, Astrium, Paris/Ottobrunn

12.45 KEYNOTE SPEECH: The German Concept of Comprehensive Approach – reinforcement of the civil element: Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Berlin

13.15 Luncheon / Buffet

14.15 PANEL SESSION (PANELS VII-XII)

15.45 Information Security - a challenge for public services, armed forces and also for industry: Jos Martens, CEO Eurotempest BV, Nuenen, The Netherlands and Holger Kalnischkies, General Manager Panasonic Computer Products Europe, Wiesbaden

FINAL HIGH LEVEL DEBATE

16.00 The Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan – a requirement with consequences

Chair: R. Uwe Proll, Editor in Chief and Publisher Behörden Spiegel, Bonn/Berlin

  • Ernst-Reinhard Beck MP, Defence Policy Spokesman of the CDU/CSU-Parliamentary Group, Berlin
  • Douglas John “Doug” Henderson, 1987 – 2010 MP, former Minister of Europe and Minister of the Armed Forces, London
  • General (ret.) Egon Ramms, 2007 – 2010 Commander Allied Joint Forces Command, Brunssum
  • Pjer Simunovic, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Croatia, Zagreb

17.00 End of Conference and Exhibition




Conference Chairman: Brigadier General (ret.) Reimar Scherz, Behörden Spiegel, Bonn


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