Panel session: Towards next-generation capabilities

Preparing for warfare in 2040 must be a joint EU effort, reaching deep into innovation networks, research and development inside capability technology groups, and foresight analysis. In this panel we hear from European defence industry and senior military representatives.

• Lieutenant General Michiel van der Laan, Director General, European Union Military Staff

• Eric Béranger, Chief Executive Officer, MBDA Missile Systems

• Lieutenant General Javier Fernández, Military Representative to the EU and NATO, Spain

• Camille Grand, Distinguished Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

• Andrea Masini, Chief Executive Officer, Flysight

Moderator: Stefano Cont, Director Capability, Armament and Planning, European Defence Agency