EDA Annual Conference

22 Jan 2025 | Brussels, Belgium

Wednesday, 22 January 2025 | 09:40 - 10:30

Panel session: The urgency of transforming EU defence

Format:Live stream

Drawing on lessons of past defence cooperation, how should the Union and its Member States change their defence policies to face Europe’s deteriorating security environment?

Robert Brieger, Chairman of the EUMC
Zsolt Krisztián Kutnyánszky, Hungary - State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy
Sławomir Wojciechowski - Polish Military Representative to the NATO and the EU Military Committees
Sven Biscop, Professor, Ghent University & Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations

Moderator: Jiří Šedivý, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency

5 speakers

  • Robert Brieger

    Chairman

    European Union Military Committee

  • Zsolt Kutnyánszky

    State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy

    Hungary

  • Sławomir Wojciechowski

    Polish Military Representative to the NATO and the EU Military Committees

    Ministry of National Defence (Republic Of Poland)

  • Sven Biscop

    Professor, Egmont Institute & Ghent University

    Egmont Institute & Ghent University

  • Jiří Šedivý

    Chief Executive

    European Defence Agency