Defending Democracy in the New Geopolitical Landscape:
How to accelerate EU’s Preparedness against Hybrid Threats?
Program
9:30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Welcome & introduction by the Polish EU Presidency and Defend Democracy
- Katarzyna Ananicz, Head of Common Security and Defence Policy Division, Polish Permanent Representation to the EU
- Jana Zikmundova, Chair Defend Democracy; Ambassador (ret.) to Ukraine
- Alice Stollmeyer, Founder & Executive Director Defend Democracy
10:20 Opening key note: Barbara Gallo, Head of Division Hybrid Threats & Cyber, European External Action Service
10:30 Panel 1: How to prepare and shield European democracy? Stock-taking of European Democracy Shield, Preparedness Union, Internal Security Strategy
- Simona Constantin, Cabinet EU Commissioner McGrath (Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law and Consumer Protection)
- Mari Hämäläinen, Cabinet EU Commissioner Brunner (Internal Affairs and Migration)
- Anna Vassileva, Deputy Head of Unit, Coordination of Foreign, Security and Defence Policy Implementation, Secretariat-General, EU Commission
- Moderator: Torben Fell, European External Action Service
11:30 Coffee break
11:50 Key note: Katarzyna Szaran, Director StratCom and countering foreign disinformation department, Poland MFA
12:00 Panel 2: How to accelerate building the EU’s preparedness? Swift implementation and the role of civil society in preparedness and resilience to hybrid threats
- Alexandra Geese, MEP, member Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
- Khan Jahier, Staff Officer Resilience Section, Defence Policy and Planning Division, NATO
- Vira Ratsiborynska, Adjunct Professor, Free Brussels University
- Moderator: Alice Stollmeyer, Defend Democracy
13:00 Closing words and networking lunch
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