BSC Berlin Security Conference 12th Congress on European Security and Defence
Post-Afghanistan – new requirements and opportunities for politics, military and industry
26 – 27 November 2013
About the Congress • One of the largest events on European Security and Defence
andel’s Hotel & Convention Center Berlin
• Meeting place for about 1.000 participants from more than 50 countries • International forum for members of parliament, of the armed forces and security organizations, for politicians and industry representatives
Landsberger Allee 106 D-10369 Berlin
• Partner in 2013: The United Kingdom with high-ranking speakers • Supported by an Advisory Board of distinguished international personalities
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• Exhibition with companies from Germany, Europe and USA • Organized by the Behörden Spiegel – Germany’s leading independent Newspaper for the Civil and Military Services
Advisory Board Robert Walter MP, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, President European Security and Defence Association (ESDA), Congress President BSC 2012 and 2013
Sponsors
Platinum
Gold Claude-France Arnould Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (EDA)
Arnaud Danjean MEP, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence of the European Parliament
Silver Dr. h.c. Susanne Kastner MP, Chairwoman of the Defence Committee of the German Bundestag
Michael Link Minister of State for Europe, Commissioner for Franco-German Cooperation, German Federal Foreign Office
Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering MEP, President of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and 2007– 2009 President of the European Parliament
Dr. Karl von Wogau Secretary General of the Kangaroo Group, Congress President BSC 2001 – 2011
Bronze
Supported by
congress languages: English / German plus French for the main programme
status: October 2013
Confirmed Top Speakers 2013
Main Programme
Tuesday, 26 November 2013 07.45 08.30
Dr. Andrew Murrison MP, Minister for International Security Strategy, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
status: October 2013
08.45
Juozas Olekas Minister of National Defence, Republic of Lithuania
Opening of the Exhibition / Registration Welcome to the Congress R. Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Behörden Spiegel Robert Walter MP, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, President European Security and Defence Association (ESDA) OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Keynote Speeches *) Dr. Andrew Murrison MP, Minister for International Security Strategy, MOD UK Post-ISAF Afghanistan: new challenges and opportunities Juozas Olekas, Minister of National Defence, Republic of Lithuania (Presidency of the European Council 2/2013) 10 years Common Security and Defence Policy – Balance and Perspectives General Patrick de Rousiers, Chairman, EU Military Committee Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier MP, Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, 2005–2009 Minister of Foreign Affairs (not yet confirmed) *) in alphabetical sequence, which will be changed later
10.15 10.45 11.15 General Patrick de Rousiers Chairman, EU Military Committee
11.30
11.50 12.15 Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier MP, Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, 2005–2009 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Igor Vladimirovich Morgulov Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach
13.30 15.00 16.30 17.00
Vice Chief of Defence, United Kingdom
17.20
17.40 Prof. Ioan Mircea Pasc¸u
18.00
MEP, Vice-Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Michael Gahler MEP, Subcommittee on Security and Defence and EPP Coordinator, European Parliament
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NATO’s Challenges: The New Cooperation Imperative Bill Schmieder, President, Raytheon International Inc., Europe Coffee Break Post-Afghanistan – a Russian Perspective Igor Vladimirovich Morgulov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation How could Transatlantic Defence Industrial Cooperation have an effect on Smart Defence and Pooling & Sharing? Bob Kokorda, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation The Military Challenge for Europe post Afghanistan Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Vice Chief of Defence, UK FORUM Twelve years of involvement in Afghanistan Chairman: Prof. Ioan Mircea Pasc¸u MEP, Vice-Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament Panelists: Dimitris Avramopoulos, Minister of National Defence, Hellenic Republic Lieutenant General Olivier de Bavinchove, former Commanding General Eurocorps, Commander ISAF 2012/2013 General Mieczyslaw Bieniek, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, ACT, NATO Lieutenant General Hans-Werner Fritz, Commander, Bundeswehr Operations Command Dr. Markus Kaim, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Igor Vladimirovich Morgulov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation Ambassador Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin, EU Special Representative for Afghanistan / Head of EU Delegation Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Vice Chief of Defence, UK Luncheon / Buffet PANEL SESSION > Panels A1 – A5 Coffee Break Ballistic Protection – Trends in Body Armor and Helmets Michael Fundus, Director Sales Armor, ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG A decisive year for the CSDP – the EU Summit must promote defence Arnaud Danjean MEP, Chairman, Subcommittee on Security and Defence, European Parliament The Future of Defence Lieutenant General (ret.) Jo Godderij, Executive Advisor, Atos Global Public Sector, Healthcare and Transportation FORUM The EU Industry Strategy for Security and Defence – a new focus on implementation and cooperation Chair: Claude-France Arnould, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (EDA) Introduction: Michael Gahler MEP, Subcommittee on Security and Defence and EPP Coordinator, European Parliament Panelists: Major General (ret.) Koen Gijsbers, General Manager, NCI Agency Dr. Dirk Grabowski, Head of Division, Defence and Civil Security, German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology Sedat Güldogˇan, Deputy Undersecretary for Defence Industries, Turkish Ministry of Defence Colonel Eric Huybrechts, Deputy Director, OCCAR-EA Lieutenant General Wolfgang Wosolsobe, Director General, EU Military Staff Dr. Paul Weissenberg, Deputy Director General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission Award Ceremony Buffet / Networking End of the first day
Main Programme
status: October 2013
Wednesday, 27 November 2013 08.00 08.25 08.30
09.00
09.20
09.50
10.10
10.30 11.15 12.45 14.00 14.20 14.40 15.00
16.30
16.45
Opening of the Exhibition Opening 2nd Day The European Union and Africa – Partners for the Future Mark Simmonds MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK Building on 12 years Support and Experience in Afghanistan – A Contractor’s View on Providing Deployed Support to Future Operations Major General (ret.) Jeff Mason, Commercial Director Supreme Group Europe and Commonwealth High-Level Interview The Crises around Europe – Europe’s role Werner Sonne, German TV Correspondent, speaking with Elmar Brok MEP, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament Space for Security & Defence post-Afghanistan Thomas Müller, Member of the Astrium Executive Committee, Head of BD Products Astrium Satellites Ceremony, European Award for Citizenship, Security and Defence presented by Robert Walter MP, President of the Berlin Security Conference 2013 and Jacques Sonnet, President of CiDAN (l’association Civisme, Défense, Armée, Nation) Coffee Break PANEL SESSION > Panel B1 – B4 Luncheon / Buffet Russia and Europe – indivisible security Anatoly Antonov, Deputy Minister of Defence, Russian Federation Industry NN The Comprehensive Approach – a proven way to cope with new challenges Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE New Challenges for Europe beyond Afghanistan – Middle East and Africa Chair: Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering MEP, President, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and 2007–2009 President of the European Parliament Introduction: Clemens von Goetze, Director General for Africa, Asia, Latin America, Near and Middle East, German Foreign Ministry Panelists: Abdul Basit, Ambassador, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Dr. Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President, Robert Schuman Foundation Yaakov Hadas-Handelsman, Israeli Ambassador to Germany Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper, Director General International Military Staff, NATO HQ Victor Simakov, Acting Head, Middle East Desk, Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation Dr. Hannes Swoboda MEP, Leader of the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament CLOSING REMARKS Robert Walter MP, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, President European Security and Defence Association (ESDA) End of Congress
Conference Chairman: Brigadier General (ret.) Reimar Scherz, Behörden Spiegel
Confirmed Top Speakers 2013
Dirk Niebel Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper Director General International Military Staff, NATO HQ
Lieutenant General Hans-Werner Fritz Commander, Bundeswehr Operations Command
Elmar Brok MEP, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Anatoly Antonov
Deputy Minister of Defence, Russian Federation
Yaakov Hadas-Handelsman
Israeli Ambassador to Germany
Speaker confirmed
Dr. Hannes Swoboda MEP, Austria, Leader of the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament
Pre-Reception
Monday, 25 November 2013 Lieutenant General Wolfgang Wosolsobe
+++ on special invitation only +++ 18.30 Reception in the British Embassy Berlin 19.00 Welcome Notes
Simon McDonald British Ambassador to Germany
Director General, EU Military Staff
Simon McDonald, British Ambassador to Germany Uwe Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Behörden Spiegel Robert Walter MP, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, President European Security and Defence Association (ESDA) 21.30 End of Reception
www.euro-defence.eu Uwe Proll Publisher and Editor-inChief, Behörden Spiegel
Confirmed Top Speakers 2013
Panel Programme
status: October 2013
26 November 2013 Panel A1
Frank Asbeck Principal Adviser for Space and Security Policy, European External Action Service, European Commisssion
Lieutenant General Joachim Wundrak COM German Air Operations Command and Commander Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem
Jir˘i S˘edivy´ Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the North Atlantic Council
The Use of Space – for European security and defence Chairman: Dr. Karl von Wogau, Secretary General of the Kangaroo Group, Congress President BSC 2001–2011 Introduction: NN, Industry Panelists: Frank Asbeck, Principal Adviser for Space and Security Policy, European External Action Service, European Commission Dr. Marcel Dickow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Wolfgang Dürr, Vice-President Security & Defence Germany, Astrium Prof. Dr. Evgenij Kutavoi, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Tomaz˘ Lovrenc˘ic˘, Director, European Union Satellite Centre Lieutenant General Joachim Wundrak, COM German Air Operations Command and Commander Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem
Major General (ret.) Klaus-Peter Treche
Panel A2
Vice-President EMEA and General Manager Europe, AFCEA International
Missile Defence – the role of Europe in NATO’s BMD
Lieutenant General Richard Roßmanith Commander, Multinational Joint Headquarters Ulm
Major General Heinrich Steiner Commander, Bundeswehr Communication and Information Systems Command
Prof. Dr. Alexander Siedschlag Chair Homeland Security, The Pennsylvania State University
Reinhold Robbe former Parliamentary Commissioner for the German Armed Forces, CEO [DIDES] GmbH
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Chairman: Jir˘i S˘edivy´, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the North Atlantic Council Introduction: Bernd Kreienbaum, Head Brussels Office, IABG Panelists: Franklin C. Baker, Director Missile Defence, Raytheon Missile Systems Karl-Erik Goffinet, General Manager K.E.G. Stratégie Conseil Evgeny Ilyin, Acting Deputy Head, Department for International Cooperation, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Khan Jahier, Chairman CEPC Ad Hoc Group on Ballistic Missile Defence, CMPS, Operations Division, NATO International Staff Major General Robert Löwenstein, Deputy Commander German Air Force Operational Forces Command and Commander Ground Forces Lieutenant General (ret.) Dr. Klaus Olshausen, President Clausewitz Association Dr. Michael Paul, Senior Fellow, Research Division International Security, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Roberto Zadra, Head, Ballistic Missile Defence Section, Defence Investment Division, NATO
Panel A3 C4ISR for joint and combined operations – Command and Control in future missions Chairman: Major General (ret.) Klaus-Peter Treche, Vice-President EMEA and General Manager Europe, AFCEA International Introduction: Ewald G. Angeli, Regional Manager Sales Defence, Panasonic Systems Communications Company Europe
Panelists: Brigadier General Lizabertus Booman, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff for the NATO CIS Group Lieutenant General Richard Roßmanith, Commander, Multinational Joint Headquarters Ulm Kent R. Schneider, President & CEO, AFCEA International Major General Heinrich Steiner, Commander, Bundeswehr Communication and Information Systems Command
Panel A4 The Human Factor in Crisis Management – a comprehensive approach Chairman: Prof. Dr. Alexander Siedschlag, Chair Homeland Security, The Pennsylvania State University Introduction: NN, Blücher GmbH Panelists: Gerlof Johan de Wilde, Assistant Director, R&T Directorate, European Defence Agency (EDA) Emmanuel Jacob, President, EUROMIL Dr. Natalia Maslakova, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Dr. Merle Missoweit, Fraunhofer INT Sylvain Paile, European Studies Unit, University of Liege Ralph Tiesler, Vice-President, Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)
Panel A5 National Panel The new Bundeswehr – how to sustain forces and capabilities Chairman: Reinhold Robbe, former Parliamentary Commissioner for the German Armed Forces, CEO [DIDES] GmbH Introduction: Frank Witte, Director Government Solutions, Oracle Panelists: Major General Manfred Hofmann, Vice President, Federal Office for Personnel Management Bundeswehr (BAPersBw) Matthias Leckel, President, Federal Office for Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services Bundeswehr (BAIUDBw) Major General Frank Leidenberger, Commander, Planning Office Bundeswehr Elmar Wassenberg, EDirBAAINBw, Head of Directorate P, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service-Support Lieutenant Colonel André Wüstner, 2nd Chairman, Deutscher Bundeswehr-Verband
Panel Programme
status: October 2013
27 November 2013
Confirmed Top Speakers 2013
Panel B1
Panel B3
Cyber – a new Cold War how to protect our information
Future Air Systems 4 Europe – new challenges, new capabilities
Major General Klaus Veit
Chairman: Major General Klaus Veit, Vice-President, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service-Support Introduction: Richard Archdeacon, CTO Office – IS Strategy, HP Enterprise Services Panelists: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Grimm, Dean Informatics, IT Risk-Management, University of KoblenzLandau Christian Knothe, Business Development Manager Public Sector, Symantec (Germany) Major General Ludwig Leinhos, Director, NATO HQ Consultation, Command & Control Staff (NHQC3S) Arne Schönbohm, President Cyber-Security Council Germany and Chairman BSS AG Management Board Richard Thompson, 2007–2012 Chief Constable of the British Civil Nuclear Constabulary
Chairman: Lieutenant General (ret.) Klaus-Peter Stieglitz, 2004–2009 Chief of the German Air Force Introduction: Prof. Dr. Elmar Giemulla, Honorary Professor of Aviation Law, Berlin Institute of Technology NN, Northrop Grumman Panelists: Brigadier General Christian Badia, Director Planning I, German Federal Ministry of Defence Matthew Tarascio, Chief Engineer, Sikorsky Innovations, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Brigadier General (ret.) Dr. Klaus Wittmann, Senior Fellow Aspen Institut Germany NN, NATO
Vice-President, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-ServiceSupport
Panel B2 The Future of Multinational Operations – lessons learned Chairman: General (ret.) Harald Kujat, 2002–2005 Chairman NATO Military Committee Introduction: NN Panelists: Lieutenant General (ret.) Jürgen Bornemann, former Director General, International Military Staff, NATO Lieutenant General Guy Buchsenschmidt, Commanding General, Eurocorps Lieutenant General Volker R. Halbauer, Commander, 1 (GE/NL) Corps (proposed) Major General (ret.) Jeff Mason, Commercial Director Supreme Group Europe and Commonwealth Major General Bogusław Samol, Commander, Multinational Corps Northeast Air Marshal Graham Stacey, Deputy Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
General (ret.) Harald Kujat 2002–2005 Chairman NATO Military Committee
Panel B4
Major General Bogusław Samol
Regional Cooperation of SMEs
Commander, Multinational Corps Northeast
Chairman: Christoph Raab, Director, European Security Round Table Introduction: Jacques Cipriano, Vice-President European Affairs, Safran Group Panelists: Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Bagci, Chairman, Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University Jean Luc Logel, President, EDEN Cluster Luigi Rebuffi, CEO, European Organization for Security Wolfgang Taubert, Head of General Services, NCI Agency Slawomir Tokarski, Head of Unit G5, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
Air Marshal Graham Stacey Deputy Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Lieutenant General (ret.) Klaus-Peter Stieglitz 2004–2009 Chief of the German Air Force
Brigadier General Christian Badia Director Planning I, German Federal Ministry of Defence
Christoph Raab Director, European Security Round Table
BSC-Management Team
Major General Frank Leidenberger Reimar Scherz
Verena Müller
Hartmut Bühl
Karin Dornbusch
Brigadier General (ret), Conference Coordinator, Conference Chairman, Behörden Spiegel
Conference Management, Behörden Spiegel
Editor-in-Chief, The European – Security and Defence Union
Key-Account BSC, Behörden Spiegel
Commander, Planning Office Bundeswehr
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