On 27 March 2014, the EDA Annual Conference “European Defence Matters” will gather again around 400 high-level speakers and participants. Frontline actors of defence cooperation as well as leaders from the military, politics and industry will engage in highly interactive panel debates and keynote speeches with plenty of opportunities for the audience to contribute to the discussion.
This year’s main panels are entitled: “European Defence Capabilities: Pool it or Lose it?” and “Securing the future: Research & innovation at the point of no return?” A free debate on the role of EDA in the fabric of European defence cooperation as well as a focus sessions complement the agenda.
First confirmed high-level speakers include Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Head of the European Defence Agency, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greek Minister of Defence, Pieter De Crem, Belgian Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, General de Rousiers, Chairman of the EU Military Committee, Alexander Vershbow, NATO Seputy Secretary General and Bernhard Gerwert, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Defence & Space. The full programme will be published in due course.
Access to the conference is upon invitation only. For more information about the EDA’s 2014 Annual Conference, visit the dedicated webpage.
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