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Confirmed Speakers
Tomas Kopecny
Deputy Minister for Defence Industrial Cooperation of the Czech Republic
Lukas Mandl
Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) of the European Parliament
Christina Wilèn
Defence Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU
Rudy Priem
Chair of AmCham EU Security, Defence & Space Committee
Pauline Massart
Deputy Head of CEIS Brussels Office
Davis Jr. Gordon B
Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment of NATO
Pierre Delsaux
Deputy Director-General of the European Commission (DG DEFIS)
Arnaud Thysen
Director General of the European Business Summits
Bruno Lété
Senior Fellow for Security and Defense at The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Sylvia Kainz-Huber
Head of Unit of the DG for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS) of the European Commission
Katalin Cseh
Member of the European Parliament
Paul Taylor
Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe
Georgios Bikakis
Director for Concepts and Capabilities of the European Union Military Staff
Sebastian Vagt
European Affairs Manager of Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom
Emilio Fajardo
Industry, Synergies & Enablers (ISE) Director of the European Defence Agency
Teri Schultz
Independent Journalist
“It is also clear that for the first time since we discuss defence cooperation, the Commission is ready to play its role to the full and to even consider putting EU funds, especially for research in defence. This is potentially a game changer as some people say.”
Elzbieta Bienkowska
Former EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
“Collaboration and coordination among the community and intergovernmental tools are indispensable to provide effective support and incentives to defence cooperation.”
Jorge Domecq
Chief Executive, European Defence Agency
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