Speeches

Programme BSC 2011 – English Version (November 2011)

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Main Programme

• 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
• High Technology Industry Contributions – based on proven standard technology solutions: Volker Smid, General Manager and Vice President, Hewlett Packard, Germany
• Missile Defence - Transatlantic Cooperation, Pooling & Sharing: Edward Hanlon (LtGen USMC ret.), President, Raytheon International, Inc. Europe, Brussels
• The Value of ISR in a Turbulent World: John Brooks, President Northrop Grumman International, Washington
• Lieutenant General Markus Bentler, Commander Response Forces Operations Command, Ulm
• The Importance of Space for the future of European Security & Defence: Thomas Müller, CFO and Member of the Executive Committee, Astrium, Paris/Ottobrunn
• Information Security - a challenge for public services, armed forces and also for industry: Holger Kalnischkies, General Manager Panasonic Computer Products Europe, Wiesbaden
• The German Concept of Comprehensive Approach – reinforcement of the civil element: Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Berlin
• Douglas John “Doug” Henderson, 1987 – 2010 MP, former Minister of Europe and Minister of the Armed Forces, London

Panel I - Civil Security – a future Key European Market

• Michael von Foerster, Head of Lead Market Security, ZVEI, Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Elvira Kuhn, Informationmanagement and Organisation, University of Applied Sciences, Trier
• Luigi Rebuffi, CEO, European Organization for Security (EOS) and ASD Deputy Director Security, Brussels
• Joachim Prey, Deputy Director General Sectoral Department, GIZ, Eschborn
• Security and Safety in the Information Age: Prof. Dr. Lutz Heuser, CTO AGT International and CEO AGT Germany, Berlin

Panel II - Cyber Security – how to protect our Information Base

• Lieutenant General (ret.) Jo Godderij, Vice President Government Affairs Europe & Africa, Atos, Utrecht, NL

Panel III - The Use of Space for Security and Defence – Research, Development and Procurement

• Marco Malacarne, Executive Director, Directorate H – Space, Security and GMES, European Commission, Brussels
• Dr.-Ing. Andreas Eckardt, Head of Department Optical Information Systems, German Aerospace Center, Berlin
• Brigadier General Thomas Franz, J-6 and Head of C2-Support Division, Bundeswehr Joint Support Command, Rheinbach
• Alexis Letulier, Head of IT Division, European Union Satellite Centre, Torrejón de Ardoz/Madrid
• Wolfgang Schneider, Deputy Head of Division, Space Technology, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Bonn

Panel IV - Protection of Crisis Management Forces – a permanent challenge for improvement

• Emmanuel Jacob, President EUROMIL, Brussels

Panel VI - Security Governance – Development Policy as a key factor in supporting State Building

• Peter Eitel, Deputy Director, Security Governance, Result Group GmbH, Berlin

Panel VII - A Common European Market for Security and Defence - How to implement the Defence Procurement Directive?

• Dr. Jan Byok, Bird & Bird LLP, Dusseldorf
• Roger Bickerstaff, Partner Bird & Bird LLP, London

Panel VIII - C4ISR in NATO and EU - Command and Control in Operations

• Florian Bendel, Sales Director and Senior Project Manager, roda Computer GmbH, Lichtenau
• Christoph De Preter, Luciad NV, Leuven, Belgium
• Brigadier General Klaus Veit, Vice President, Bundeswehr IT-Office, Koblenz

Panel IX - UAV / UAS - Unmanned Systems for Security and Defence

• Brigadier General (ret.) Valter Antonaroli, NAGSMA User Requirements Manager, Brussels
• Brigadier General Rubén Garcia Servert, Director Planning, General Staff Spanish Air Force, Madrid
• James Kohn, Program Director Euro Hawk, Northrop Grumman, San Diego, USA
• Michael Lenton, Vice President, Selex Galileo, Rome
• Colonel (GS) Olaf von Roeder, MOD, Air Staff, Bonn
• Philippe Weber, Director Europe, Themis Computer

Panel X - CBRNe - how to cope with new threats

• Colonel (ret.) Hans-Hinrich Kühl, 2005 - 2008 Commander German NBC Defence School, Sonthofen
• Anna C. Schreiber, Rheinmetall, Düsseldorf

Panel XI - EU and NATO Response Forces - Concepts - Equipment - Procurement

• Lutz Kampmann, GDELS, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

Panel XII - Ballistic Missile Defence - NATO¡¦s new strategic mission

• Horst Boljahn, Senior Representative Air and Missile Defence, MBDA Deutschland, Schrobenhausen