The Place of Europe

Can Europe become a hot-bed of technological innovation in defence? What can be the main drivers of its ambition as a technological power? What are the main obstacles and constraints, and how can they be mitigated or removed? How can the societal and political concerns in Europe over exploitation of AI, machine learning and autonomous technologies for military purposes be assuaged? Will the new initiatives and mechanisms in European defence cooperation help in acquiring a leading edge in key disruptive technologies? What more has to be done to future-proof Europe’s defence industrial and technological base, and its military capabilities? Do countries such as the Baltic states have a role to play in this?

Speakers

Andrea Gilli

Senior Researcher, Research Division, NATO Defence College

Giedrimas Jeglinskas

Senior Advisor to Accenture EU AI and Data Lab

Sylvia Kainz-Huber

Head of Unit Defence 2, DG GROW, European Commission

Janne Kuusela

Defence Policy Director, Ministry of Defence of Finland

Olli Ruutu

Deputy Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA)

Moderator

Jean-Charles Boulat

Board Member of ASERA; Chairman of the Economic, Legal and Trade Commission of the AeroSpace and Defence Association of Europe