Main Programme

Dr Lubomír Zaorálek Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Ambassador Victoria Nuland Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Ambassador Alexander Vershbow Deputy Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Ambassador Douglas E. Lute United States Permanent Representative to NATO

Aleksey Meshkov Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation

Peter Watkins Director General for Security Policy, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom

Ambassador Lamberto Zannier OSCE Secretary General

Terry Halvorsen Chief Information Officer, US Department of Defense

08.00 Opening of the Exhibition / Registration 08.45 Welcome to the Congress » R. Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Behörden Spiegel » Ambassador Jir˘í S ˘ ediv´y, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO, former Minister of Defence, Congress President BSC 2015

09.00 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Opening Ceremony » Dr Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic » Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State » Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and former President of the European Parliament OPENING

The order of speakers may change.

10.15 Innovation through Euro-Atlantic Partnership » William Schmieder, President, Raytheon International Inc. Europe 10.45 Coffee Break 11.15 The key role of satellites for global connectivity » Karim Michel Sabbagh, President & CEO, SES 11.45 Euro-Atlantic Security – responsibilities and lead » Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

12.00 HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE Euro-Atlantic Security: Washington – Brussels – Moscow – how to meet the new challenges? Chair: » Prof Ioan Mircea Pas¸cu MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, former ✓ Defence Minister of Romania Panellists: » Michael Gahler MEP, EPP Group Spokesman on Security and Defence, European ✓ Parliament

» Ambassador Dr Hans-Dieter Lucas, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic ✓ of Germany to NATO

» Ambassador Douglas E. Lute, United States Permanent Representative to NATO ✓ » Aleksey Meshkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation ✓ » Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary-General of NATO » Peter Watkins, Director General for Security Policy, Ministry of Defence, United ✓ Kingdom

» Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, OSCE Secretary General ✓ HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE

13.30 Luncheon / Buffet 15.00 PANEL SESSION > Panels A1 – A5 16.30 Coffee Break 17.00 ICT as a firm anchor for Defence and Security in a turbulent world » Lieutenant General (ret) Jo Godderij, Executive Advisor, Atos Public Sector 17.20 Keynote Speech » Ambassador John B. Emerson, Embassy of the United States Berlin 17.40 Best Procurement Practice for major Military Projects » Mathias Oberndörfer, Head of Public Sector, KPMG Germany

18.00 FORUM INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION TTIP – what may be the implications for transatlantic defence and armament cooperation? Chair:

» Robert Walter, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, ✓ President European Security and Defence Association (ESDA) Introduction:

» Dr Christian Mölling, Senior Resident Fellow, Security Policy, The German Marshall ✓ Fund of the United States Panellists:

» Dr Christina Balis, Principal and Director of European Operations, Avascent Europe ✓ » Prof Dr John L. Clarke, Director of Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for ✓ Security Studies » Terry Halvorsen, Chief Information Officer, US Department of Defense ✓ » Michael J. Lyden, General Manager, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) ✓ » Prof Dr Vasile Secaˇres¸, President, NATO Partnership Studies Center, SNSPA ✓ FORUM INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION

08.00 08.30 Opening of the Exhibition Welcome to 2 nd Conference Day

08.40 OPENING OF THE 2 ND CONFERENCE DAY » Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Luxembourg, holding the Presidency of the European Union 2/2015 OPENING

09.00 Industrial Perspective of European and Transatlantic Armament Cooperation » Thomas Homberg, Managing Director, MBDA Deutschland GmbH

09.20 HIGH-LEVEL INTERVIEW The new challenges – how to re-establish confidence as security partners Werner Sonne, German TV Correspondent, speaking with » Michèle Alliot-Marie MEP, former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Minister of Justice, Minister of the Interior, French Republic » Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Luxembourg » Ambassador Alexander V. Grushko, Russian Federation Permanent Representative to NATO INTERVIEW

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11.00 11.30 13.00 Secure Collaboration across Nations » Brett Wahlin, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), HP ✓ Ceremony – European Award for Citizenship, Security and Defence » presented by Ambassador Jir˘í S ˘ ediv´y, President of the Berlin Security Conference 2015 ✓ » and Jacques Tissier, President of CiDAN (Association Civisme, Défense, Armée, Nation) ✓ Coffee Break PANEL SESSION > Panel B1 – B5 Luncheon / Buffet

14.15 14.20 US MILITARY PERSPECTIVES Strong Europe » Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Commanding General U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR)

14.50 Land based Robotics for security purposes – an industrial view » Philipp von Saldern, Director Business Development and Director International Sales, ✓ RUAG Schweiz AG, RUAG Defence

15.00 HYBRID WARFARE – LESSONS LEARNED 15.00 Keynote Speech » Besik Loladze, Deputy Defence Minister, Parliamentary Secretary to the Defence Minister, Ministry of Defense, Georgia 15.15 Keynote Speech » Ihor Dolhov, Deputy Defense Minister for European Integration, Ministry of Defence, Ukraine

15.30 HIGH-LEVEL MILITARY FORUM Hybrid Warfare – the new challenge – creating the right capabilities! Chair: » Lieutenant General Heinrich Brauss, Assistant Secretary General Defence Policy and ✓ Planning (DPP), International Staff, NATO HQ Panellists: » Lieutenant General James Everard, Commander Land Forces, British Army ✓ » Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Commanding General U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) ✓ » General Gratien Maire, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, État-Major des Armées, France ✓ » Lieutenant General (ret) Dr Klaus Olshausen, former President Clausewitz Association ✓ HIGH-LEVEL MILITARY FORUM

16.30 CLOSING REMARKS » Ambassador Jir˘í S ˘ ediv´y, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO, former Minister of Defence, Congress President BSC 2015 CLOSING

16.45 End of the Congress

Conference Chairman: Brigadier General (ret) Reimar Scherz, Behörden Spiegel Jean Asselborn Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Luxembourg, holding the Presidency of the European Union 2/2015

Michèle Alliot-Marie MEP, former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, French Republic

Ambassador Alexander V. Grushko Russian Federation Permanent Representative to NATO

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges Commanding General U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR)

Lieutenant General Heinrich Brauss Assistant Secretary General Defence Policy and Planning (DPP), International Staff, NATO HQ

Lieutenant General James Everard Commander Land Forces, British Army

General Gratien Maire Vice Chief of Defence Staff, État-Major des Armées, France

Ambassador Jir˘í S ˘ edivy´ Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO, Congress President BSC 2015