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The Kiel Security Conference provides a platform for dialogue among policy makers, military leaders, experts and civil society representatives on current security challenges, with a special focus on the Baltic Sea region. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine remains the most significant challenge to Europe’s security architecture. At the same time, Russia and the ‘Axis of Upheaval’ have widened measures of hybrid warfare across various domains, intensifying their strategic competition with the Euro-Atlantic allies. Against the backdrop of major political changes in key states like the US and Germany, the EU, NATO and the Baltic Sea littoral states must adapt to these new realities.
Participation in the event is by invitation only.
Program
08:00 – 09:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:10 | Conference Opening and Welcome Remarks
Professor Dr Norbert Lammert
Chairman of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
President of the German Bundestag (retired)
Dr Bastian Giegerich
Director-General and Chief Executive
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
09:10 – 10:00 | High-level Keynotes & Conversation
H.E. Baiba Braže
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Latvia
H.E. Dr Johann Wadephul
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Federal Republic of Germany
Moderation:
Dr Bastian GiegerichDirector-General and Chief Executive
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
10:00 – 11:00 | Panel I: A European ‘Zeitenwende’, at last? Assessing the State of Europe’s Defence Capabilities
More than three years have passed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While the European allies have since increased military spending and provided Ukraine with crucial defence assistance, major obstacles persist. Between new operational initiatives, structural reforms and changing mindsets, the panelists will assess both progress and challenges on the path towards a resilient European security architecture.
Speakers:
H.E. Kai Sauer
Ambassador of Finland to Germany
Maciej Bukowski LL.M.
Head of the Energy and Resilience Program
Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland
Brigadier Jonathan Sear
Defence Attaché
Embassy of the United Kingdom to Germany
Moderation:
Dr Christina KrauseHead of Department International Politics and Security Affairs
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break and Networking
11:30 – 12:45 | Panel II: Confronting Russia’s Threat
Speakers:
General Ingo Gerhartz
Commander NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze MP
Chair of the Committee on Integration of Ukraine to the EU
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Rear Admiral Johan Norlén
Chief of the Swedish Navy
Moderation:
Thomas Birringer
Head of Ukraine Office
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:00 | Keynote Address
General Carsten Breuer
Chief of Defence
Federal Republic of Germany
14:00 – 15:15 | Panel III: Responding to the ‘Axis of Upheaval’: Common Threats and Synergies in the Baltic Sea and Indo-Pacific
Speakers:
Vice Admiral Jeffrey AndersonCommander, U.S. 6th Fleet
Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO
Air Vice-Marshal Dianne Turton
Australian Military Representative to NATO and the EU
Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack
Chief of the German Navy
Moderation:
Dr Ben Schreer
Executive Director, IISS-Europe
Director, Defence, Technology and Future Conflict
The International Insitute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
15:15 – 15:30 Closing Remarks
Deputy Secretary General
Head of the Division European and International Cooperation
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
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