Current commitments:

General Chris Badia - ehemaliger Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation NATO
General Chris Badia ehemaliger Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation – NATO
Jan-Hendrik Boelens - CEO & Co-founder Alpine Eagle GmbH
Jan-Hendrik Boelens CEO & Co-founder – Alpine Eagle GmbH
Julie Böhning - CEO and co-founder PAVE Space
Julie Böhning CEO and co-founder – PAVE Space
Vice Admiral Dr. Thomas Daum - Inspector of Cyber and Information Space, German Armed Forces
Vice Admiral Dr. Thomas Daum Inspector of Cyber and Information Domain – German Armed Forces
Major General Armin Fleischmann - Head of Planning/Digitalization Department, CIR Command
Major General Armin Fleischmann Head of Planning/Digitalization Department – CIR Command
Andreas Frank - Defense Leader & Partner EY Germany
Andreas Frank Defense Leader & Partner – EY Germany
Hansjörg Herrbold - Executive Vice President Aerospace & Defense Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co.KG
Hansjörg Herrbold Executive Vice President Aerospace & Defense – Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co.KG
Generalleutnant Heico Hübner - stv. Inspekteur Heer
Lieutenant General Heico Hübner stv. Inspekteur Heer
Jan F. Kallmorgen - Partner focusing on Geopolitical Advisory & Defence, EY-Parthenon
Jan F. Kallmorgen Partner with a focus on Geopolitical Advisory & Defence – EY-Parthenon
Dr. Thomas Kauffmann - Vice President International Business & Services GDELS, Managing Director, GDELS Germany
Dr. Thomas Kauffmann Vice President International Business & Services GDELS – Managing Director, GDELS Germany
Dennis Kinzelmann - CEO Daimler Truck Defense Daimler Truck AG
Dennis Kinzelmann CEO Daimler Truck Defense – Daimler Truck AG
Frank Klein - COO – Rocket Lab Corporation Managing Director – Rocket Lab Germany
Frank Klein COO – Rocket Lab Corporation – Managing Director – Rocket Lab Germany
Sven Kruck - Co-CEO Quantum Systems GmbH
Sven Kruck Co-CEO – Quantum Systems GmbH
Annette Lehnigk-Emden - President BAAINBw
Annette Lehnigk-Emden President – BAAINBw
Harald Mannheim - Head of Defense Schwarz Digits
Harald Mannheim Head of Defense – Black Digits
Prof. Dr. Carlo Masala - Professor of Security and Defense Policy, University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich, Director of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies, Director of the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, Project Manager of the Competence Center for Early Crisis Detection
Prof. Dr. Carlo Masala Professor of Security and Defense Policy, University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich; Director of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies; Director of the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight; Project Manager of the Competence Center for Early Crisis Detection
Siemtje Möller, Member of the Bundestag - Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD Parliamentary Group
Siemtje Möller, Member of Parliament Deputy Chairperson – SPD Parliamentary Group
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann - Inspector of the Air Force
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann Inspector of the Air Force
Armin Papperger - Chairman of the Board, Rheinmetall AG; President, BDSV
Armin Papperger Chairman of the Board, Rheinmetall AG – President, BDSV
Sassan Parvin - Director Public Sector & Defense SThree
Sassan Parvin Director Public Sector & Defense – SThree
Dr. Marcus Pleyer - State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space
Dr. Marcus Pleyer State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space
Helmut Rauch - CEO, Diehl Defence, Member of the Board of Directors, Diehl Foundation
Helmut Rauch CEO, Diehl Defence – Member of the Board of Directors, Diehl Foundation
Dr. Michael Schöllhorn - CEO Airbus Defence and Space, President, BDLI
Dr. Michael Schöllhorn CEO – Airbus Defence and Space, President, BDLI
Tom Segert - CEO and Founder of Berlin Space Technologies 
Tom Segert CEO and Founder – Berlin Space Technologies 
Juliana Suess - Researcher, SWP Foundation for Science and Politics
Juliana Suess Scientist – SWP Foundation for Science and Politics
Major General Michael Traut - Commander of the German Armed Forces Space Command
Major General Michael Traut Commander of the Space Command – German Armed Forces
Lieutenant General Michael Vetter - Head of Innovation and Cyber Department, Federal Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant General Michael Vetter Head of Innovation and Cyber Department – Federal Ministry of Defence
Leonard Wessendorff - Co-Founder & CEO Project Q
Leonard Wessendorff Co-Founder & CEO – Project Q
Marc A. Wietfeld - CEO & Founder ARX Robotics
Marc A. Wietfeld CEO & Founder – ARX Robotics
Cathrin Wilhelm - Partner, Avilus GmbH; SME Representative, BDSV
Cathrin Wilhelm Shareholder, Avilus GmbH – SME representative, BDSV
Dr. Stephanie Willmann - Country Executive Director Germany Northrop Grumman
Dr. Stephanie Willmann Country Executive Director Germany – Northrop Grumman
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Moderation:

Nicole Bastian - Head of Podcast, Video & Live Journalism Department, Handelsblatt
Nicole Bastian Head of Podcast, Video & Live Journalism Department – Handelsblatt
Nana Brink - Editor-in-Chief, Tagesspiegel Background Security & Defense
Nana Brink Editor-in-Chief – Tagesspiegel Background Security & Defense
Markus Fasse - Editor Defense Briefing, Chief Correspondent Handelsblatt
Markus Fasse Editor Defense Briefing, Chief Correspondent – Handelsblatt
Larissa Holzki - Editorial Head of TECH Handelsblatt
Larissa Holzki Editorial Head of TECH – Handelsblatt
Frank Specht - Co-Editor Defense-Briefing, Editor Handelsblatt
Frank Specht Co-Editor Defense Briefing, Editor – Handelsblatt

Security and Defense 2027
January 25, 2027 – January 27, 2027 | Grand Hyatt Berlin, Berlin