Tuesday 17 November - Speakers Dinner & Reception
20:30 - 21:30
Wednesday 18 November
Welcome Speech
9:00-09:10
Geoffrey Van Orden, Member of the Sub-Committee on Security and Defence
Plenary Session – The policies and finances of civ-mil cooperation
9:10-11:00
The EU makes much these days of its ability to exercise "smart power", and sees civilian-military cooperation as a key element of European security and defence policy (ESDP), both on European territory and in foreign theatres. What lessons have been learned from this cooperation? Do policies differ from one member state to another? How strongly do financing mechanisms affect the efficiency of civilian versus military operations? Can financial instruments of military and civilian elements be reconciled for better interoperability and efficiency?
• Gen. Emmanuel Beth, Director, Military and Defence Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
• Nils Daag, Head of the Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
• Cristina Gallach, Spokesperson of the Secretary General & High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Council of the European Union
• Ana Gomes, Member of the Sub-Committee on Security and Defence, European Parliament
• Denis Gardin, Senior Vice-President, EADS System Design Centre and Cybersecurity Solutions
Co-Moderators: Olivier Darrason, Chairman, CEIS (European Strategic Intelligence Company), and
Giles Merritt, Director, Security & Defence Agenda (SDA)
Parallel Sessions I
11:30-13:00
Civil-military dimensions of the European Single Sky
Every day, 28,000 planes take off and land in Europe. Since 1990, European airspace capacity has increased by 80%. Military air forces, commercial airlines, and private pilots all share the same airspace, all with specific needs and constraints. , One of the key features of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR), endorsed by the Council in March 2009, is a "dynamic airspace management through enhanced co-ordination between civil and military authorities". Numerous questions remain: how will the European Single Sky let civil and military aircraft share airspace in practice? How will the civil-military dimension be integrated into the Single European Sky? Can unmanned air vehicles (UAV) be safely integrated into this air traffic management system?
• Group Capt. John Clark, Assistant Director Airspace Policy 2, UK Civil Aviation Authority, UK
• Gen. Carlo Magrassi, Deputy Chief Executive, European Defence Agency
• Gérard Mardiné, Programme Manager for the insertion of UAVs in non-segregated airspace, Sagem (Safran Group)
• Lt. Col. Michael Steinfurth, Head, Directorate of Civil-Military Air Traffic Management Coordination (DCMAC), Eurocontrol
• Olivier Waldner, Deputy Head of Unit "Single sky & modernisation of air traffic control", DG Energy and Transport, European Commission
Moderator: Jean-Patrick Gaviard, Air Defence & Air Operations Expert, CEIS (European Strategic Intelligence Company)
Better synergies for Common Security Research
To fulfil the common requirements of both civilian and military users, research on common technologies deserves further stimulus. Short of developing uniform technological solutions, how far can a common research core be developed, later to be applied to specific needs?
The European Commission, in its 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), focuses on civil security. While synergies are being sought between the European Defence Agency's defence research and FP7 research, no formal mechanisms exist. How can such efforts be translated into practice?
• Christian Bréant, Director for Research & Technology, European Defence Agency
• Marco Malacarne, Head of Unit for Security Research and Development, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
• Lt. Col. Fernand Rouvroi, Scientific and Technological Research, Royal High Institute for Defence, Belgium
• Brig. Gen. Blandine Vinson-Rouchon, Director for Defence and Security and Deputy Director for Technology Strategy of the D4S directorate (Directorate for Force Systems and Industrial, Technologies and Cooperation Strategies), Ministry of Defence, France
Moderator: Axel Dyèvre, Director, CEIS European Office (European Strategic Intelligence Company)
EU Operations in Distant Theatres
From Kosovo to Chad, working in security, development and the rebuilding of civil society infrastructure, ESDP mission have addressed a wide range of threats and challenges. Currently, the Afghanistan theatre is a very interesting test-case which encompasses many dimensions of high intensity crisis management at the same time in the same place: National forces, NATO forces, EU capabilities, a tentative civilian-military comprehensive approach. What lessons can be drawn in terms of civil-military cooperation from these missions abroad? What have been the key strengths and weaknesses identified? Public-Private partnership is another aspect of civil-military cooperation: what tasks are or could be successfully outsourced?
• Elmar Brok, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
• Gen. Jean-Phillipe Ganascia, Former EU Force Commander, EUFOR Tchad/RCA, Council of the European Union
• Daniel Korski, Senior Research Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
• Martin Lacourt, Armed Forces Delegate, International Committee of the Red Cross
• Cdr. Snowy Lintern, Liaison Officer, EU NAVFOR Somalia, Council of the EU
Moderator: Stephanie Blair, Senior Advisor, International Security Information Service (ISIS) and Co-Director, SIPRI
Lunch
13:00-14:30
Parallel Sessions II
14:30-16:00
Cyberdefence
Cybertheats are no longer confined to the civil security realm: attacks on governments represent a threat to national security and thus involve the military. More and more cyber-attacks are targeting military systems as well as civil ones. Are the threats against civil and military systems the same? Is a "solidarity clause" realistic to face these threats? Are laws, organisations and solutions adapted to tackle the cyber-threats?
• Michel Bensadoun, Regional Vice-President, Symantec Corporation
• Jakub Boratynski, Head of Unit, Fight against Organised Crime, DG Justice Freedom and Security, European Commission
• Alain Esterle, Expert, Former Head of Technical Department, ENISA (European Network and Information Agency) and Former Deputy Director of the Central directorate for Information System Security (DCSSI) at the French General Secretariat for National Defence (SGDN)
• Denis Gardin, Senior Vice-President, EADS System Design Centre and Cybersecurity Solutions
Moderator: Philippe Bramaud Grattau, Information System Architect, CEIS (European Strategic Intelligence Company)
Common platforms and systems
Civilian and military forces often use the same equipment, be it platforms or systems, with only slight modifications. Particularly in a time of economic crisis, the identification of common requirements and the potential for common procurement could save considerable financial, human and industrial resources. This could also facilitate the process of establishing common standards and lead to greater interoperability. What equipment has been successfully used by both civilian and military users, and at what cost? What future for common civil-military procurement in the EU?
• Jacques Cipriano, Vice - President European Affairs, Safran Group
• Col. Pekka Holopainen, Chief, Force Capability Unit, European Union Military Staff
• Lonne Jaffe, Director, Public Sector Solutions, IBM Software
• Jon Mullin, Capabilities Director, European Defence Agency
• Lt. Gen. Karlheinz Viereck, Deputy Chief of Staff Joint Forces Trainer, Supreme Allied Command Transformation, NATO
Moderator: Brooks Tigner, Editor and Chief Analyst, Security Europe
Plenary Session — Can civ-mil cooperation better serve ESDP?
16:30-17:15
How wide is the gap between the EU's rhetoric on civ-mil cooperation and the reality on the ground? European countries' military capacities are being strengthened and fine-tuned, even if at different speeds, but the task of reinforcing our civilian policing and economic development arms is much more daunting. What demonstration of political will is now required of the EU and its member government to mobilise the wide range of civilian resources that are still absent in, for instance, Afghanistan? Would the Lisbon Treaty bring solutions to problems of institutional mechanisms and thus facilitate civ-mil cooperation?
• Claude-France Arnould, Director, Defence Aspects, Council of the European Union
• Frank Larsson, Director for Civil-Military Cooperation, Swedish Armed Forces
• Adm. Xavier Magne, Deputy Chief of Staff for Maritime and Air Operations, Ministry of Defence, France
• Robert Walter, MP, President, European Security and Defence Assembly
• Richard Wright, Director Policy Coordination in CFSP, DG External Relations, European Commission
Co-Moderators: Olivier Darrason, Chairman, CEIS (European Strategic Intelligence Company), and Giles Merritt, Director, Security & Defence Agenda (SDA)
End of Conference