Invited Speakers

Ursula von der Leyen

President

European Commission

António Costa

President

European Council

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence

Republic of Poland

Radosław Sikorski

Deputy Prime Minister responsible for foreign policy, European affairs, and relations with Ukraine

Republic of Poland

Baiba Braže

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Republic of Latvia

Ruben Brekelmans

Minister of Defence

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Jana Černochová

Minister of Defence

Czech Republic

Guido Crosetto

Minister of Defence

Italian Republic

Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias

Minister of National Defence

Hellenic Republic

Theo Francken

Federal Minister for Defence and Foreign Trade

Kingdom of Belgium

Antti Häkkänen

Minister of Defence

Republic of Finland

Pål Jonson

Minister of Defence

Kingdom of Sweden

Sébastien Lecornu

Minister for the Armed Forces

French Republic

Nuno Melo

Minister of National Defence

Portuguese Republic

Zbyněk Stanjura

Minister of Finance

Czech Republic

Atanas Zapryanov

Minister of Defence

Republic of Bulgaria

Andrius Kubilius

Commissioner for Defence and Space

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Admiral Pierre Vandier

Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

NATO

Robert de Groot

Vice-President

European Investment Bank

Tuuli Duneton

Undersecretary for Defence Policy

Republic of Estonia

Emmanuel Chiva

Délégué Général de l’Armement, DGA

French Republic

Manfred Weber

President of the EPP and Chairman of the EPP Group

European Parliament

François-Xavier Bellamy

Member, EDIP Co-Rapporteur

European Parliament

Siegfried Mureșan

Member, Multiannual Financial Framework Co-Rapporteur

European Parliament

Major General Davide Re

Italian joint Operational HQ, DCOS (Deputy Chief of Staff) SUPPORT

ITA AIR FORCE

General Luciano Portolano

Chief of Defence Staff

Italian Republic

Lieutenant General Antonio Conserva

Air Force Chief of Staff

Italian Republic

Timo Pesonen

Director-General

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Charles Fries

Deputy Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defence

European External Action Service

Major General André Denk

Chief Executive

European Defence Agency

Florian Guillermet

Executive Director

European Union Aviation Safety Agency

Herald Ruijters

Deputy Director-General

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss

Managing Director for Peace, Security and Defence

European External Action Service

François Arbault

Director for Defence Industry

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Ekaterini Kavvada

Director for Secure and Connected Space

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Rear Admiral Louis Tillier

Director

EU Satellite Centre

Guillaume de la Brosse

Head of Unit - Defence Policy and Innovation

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Arūnas Vinčiūnas

Acting Head of Unit - Ukraine Support and Military Mobility

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Paraskevi Papantoniou

Head of Unit - Defence Single Market and Hybrid Threats

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Milosz Momot

Head of Unit - Defence Systems

European Commission - DG DEFIS

Camille Grand

Secretary General

European Aerospace, Security and Defence Association (ASD)

Éric Béranger

CEO

MBDA

Esa Rautalinko

President and CEO

Patria

Jussi Järvinen

Executive Vice President

Patria

Joost Elstak

VP Missions

ICEYE

Ing. Carlo Ferlito

CEO & General Manager

Beretta

Alain De Taeye

Member of the Management Board

TomTom

Nicolas Chamussy

CEO

KNDS

Stefan A. Hess

Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Group Sales & Account Management

HENSOLDT

Jean-Brice Dumont

Head of Air Power

Airbus Defence and Space

Jouni Flyktman

Vice President, Defence and Security

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