Sicherheitsarchitektur in Europa /
European Security Architecture

Conference Wirtschaftsdienst and Intereconomics

Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 10:00 - 18:00
Schleswig-Holstein’s Representation, In den Ministergärten 8, 10117 Berlin

Conference languages: German in the morning, English in the afternoon

Programme


09:00 Uhr | Coffee and Registration

10:00 Uhr | Opening of the conference

10:15 Uhr | Welcome and Keynote
Sicherheitsarchitektur in Europa
Astrid Klesse (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie)

10:45 Uhr | SESSION I 
Industriepolitik: Wie kann Europa seine sicherheitspolitische Resilienz stärken?
Hanna Hottenrott (ZEW Mannheim and TU Munich)
Moritz Schularick (Kiel Institute)
Jens Südekum (Federal Ministry of Finance)
Laura von Daniels (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)

12:30 Uhr | Lunch Break

13:30 Uhr | SESSION II 
Can Europe Turn Defense Spending into Defense Strategy?
Steven Blockmans (Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels)
Nad’a Kovalčíková (European Union Institute for Security Studies) (tbc)
Guntram Wolff (Bruegel and Solvay Brussels School of Université libre de Bruxelles)

15:00 Uhr | Keynote

15:45 Uhr | Roundtable Discussion 
The Future of European Security
Ben Hodges (Former Commanding General, United States Army Europe; NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics)
Margarita Šešelgytė (Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University)
Guntram Wolff (Bruegel and Solvay Brussels School of Université libre de Bruxelles)
Cornelia Woll (Hertie School)

16:45 Uhr | Conclusion

17:00 Uhr | Reception

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