9:10 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. — Welcome Remarks
Speakers:
- Dr. Alina Polyakova, President & CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis
9:15 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. — Keynote Remarks & Fireside Chat
Speakers:
- Karan Bhatia, Member, International Leadership Council, Center for European Policy Analysis; Head, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google
- Moderator: Dr. Alina Polyakova, President & CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis
9:35 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Panel 1 | Building the Future Force: Autonomous Systems
Emerging defense technology plays a prominent role in allied defense. As NATO allies learn lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and plan their future forces, what role will autonomous systems play in the future of warfighting?
Speakers:
- Lt. Gen. Piotr Błazeusz, Commanding General, Eurocorps
- Robert Geckle, Chairman and CEO, Airbus US Defense & Space
- Gen. (Ret.) Daniel Petrescu, Member, International Leadership Council, Center for European Policy Analysis; Chief of Defense, Romanian Armed Forces (2019-2023)
- Moderator: Jeanna Smialek, Brussels Bureau Chief, New York Times
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. — Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. — Fireside Chat
Speakers:
- Lorenz Meier, CEO, Auterion
- Moderator: Dr. Alina Polyakova, President & CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis
11:05 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Panel 2 | Compass Point: Europe’s Tech & Security Priorities
As Europe accelerates on its path toward competitiveness, what technology and security issues will dominate discussions in Brussels?
Speakers:
- Lucinda Creighton, Senior Fellow, Tech Policy, Center for European Policy Analysis
- Tomi Huhtanen, Executive Director, Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies
- Casper Klynge, Vice President; Head, Government Affairs, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Zscaler
- Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, Acting Director, Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity, DG CNCT, European Commission
- Moderator: Ronan Murphy, Director, Tech Policy, Center for European Policy Analysis