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
- 10:20 Opening key note
- 10:30 Panel 1: How to prepare and shield European democracy? Stock-taking of European Democracy Shield, Preparedness Union, Internal Security Strategy
- 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:50 Key note
- 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
- 13:00 Closing key note
- 13:10 Networking lunch
Confirmed speakers (check back in for updates):
- Simona Constantin, Cabinet EU Commissioner McGrath (Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law)
- Barbara Gallo, Head of Division Hybrid Threats & Cyber, European External Action Service
- Mari Hämäläinen, Cabinet EU Commissioner Brunner (Internal Affairs and Migration)
- Khan Jahier, Resilience Policy Officer, Defence Policy & Planning, NATO HQ
- Alice Stollmeyer, Founder & Executive Director, Defend Democracy
- Katarzyna Szaran, Director StratCom and countering foreign disinformation, Poland MFA
- Anna Vassileva, Deputy Head of Unit Foreign, Security and Defence Policy Implementation (Secretariat-General), EU Commission
- Jana Zikmundova, Chair Defend Democracy; Ambassador (ret.) to Ukraine
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