Speakers

(subject to change)

Confirmed speakers include:

    • Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Estonia
    • Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia
    • Major General Andrus Merilo, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces,
    • Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defence, EEAS
    • Brigadier General Benny Ben Ari, Commander of Reserve Forces of the State of Israel,
    • Lieutenant General Krzysztof Król, Deputy Commander of Polish Armed Forces,
    • Timo Pesonen, Director-General for Defence Industry and Space, EU Commission,
    • Karl Ford, Director of Defence Planning Directorate, NATO IMS
    • Major General Nuno Lemos Pires, National Defence Policy Director of Portugal,
    • Guillaume Ollagnier, Director General of Strategic Affairs, Disarmament and Non Proliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France,
    • Lieutenant General Eric Peltier, Deputy Political Director, Ministry of Defence of France, 
    • Dr Michael Raska, Assistant Professor, Military Transformations Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University Singapore,
    • Daniel Szeligowski, Head of the Eastern European Programme, Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM),
    • Dr Elie Tenenbaum, Director of Security Studies Centre, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI),
    • Dr Iro Särkkä, Postdoctoral Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA),
    • Lukasz Kulesa, Director of the Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI),
    • Dr Polina Sinovets, Founder and Head of Odessa Center for Nonproliferation, Associate Professor, Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology, Odessa National I.I. Mechnikov University,
    • Joslyn Brodfuehrer, Associate Director of the Transatlantic Security Initiative, Atlantic Council,
    • Dr Jakob Parakilas, Research Leader for Defense Strategy, Policy and Capabilities, RAND Europe