Hybrid warfare readiness: a tabletop exercise - Main contents
date | November 7, 2019 - 09:00 |
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attending | J.G. (Jaap) de Hoop Scheffer i et al. |
organisation | Friends of Europe |
About
Friends of Europe‘s new flagship project ‘Hybrid Warfare Readiness’ is a group simulation tabletop exercise involving international actors from both the private and public sectors. The exercise is aimed at strengthening public-private sector cooperation in hybrid crises. Participants will have to deliberate on how to proceed when faced with a series of hostile hybrid campaigns directed against large portions of Europe’s economy and security. The tabletop exercise will bring together some 30 senior decision-makers including representatives from the EU, national governments, the private sector, and NATO.
The purpose of this exercise is to explore how governments, institutions and the private sector work together during a hybrid threat crisis. Friends of Europe will summarise the key takeaways of the exercise and produce recommendations to improve cooperation among the key actors affected by a hybrid crisis.
The exercise will be held behind closed doors and is by invitation only. The outcomes and key recommendations will be widely distributed.
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-Read our ‘Hybrid and transnational threats’ publication to learn more about how both state and non-state actors are using hybrid tactics in order to meet their geopolitical objectives.
Participants include
Stefanie Babst
Head, Strategic Analysis Capability, Emerging Security Challenges Division (ESCD), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Jean Backhus
Hybrid Threats Officer, International Military Staff (IMS), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Knud Bartels
Former Chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee (MC) and former Chief of Defence of Denmark
Geert Cami
Co-Founder and Secretary-General at Friends of Europe
Edoardo Camilli
Co-Founder & CEO at Hozint - Horizon Intelligence, 2017 European Young Leader
Gudrun Carlsson
Senior Advisor International Affairs at the NATO-coordination- Secretariat for EU and International Coordination of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
Piers Cazalet
Deputy Spokesperson at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Pierre Cleostrate
Senior Expert at the Secretariat of the Task Force on Security Union at the European Commission Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs
Jean-Louis Colson
Head of Unit for Transports Networks at the European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Former NATO secretary general and former Dutch minister of foreign affairs (2002-2003), Pieter Kooijmans Chair for Peace, Law and Security at Leiden University, President of the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs
Philippe de la Bletiere
Deputy Head of Analysis and Reporting Division at the EU intelligence and situation centre (INTCEN) of the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Kostas Dervenis
Cyber-security expert, corporate professional and author
Espen Barth Eide
Former minister of foreign affairs, former minister of defence, First Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment for the National Parliament of the Kingdom of Norway
Christian Fjader
Director for Policy and Planning at the National Emergency Supply Agency for Finland
Paul Geehreng
Defense Policy Advisor at the US Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Vilmos Hamikus
Head of Hybrid Threats at the Service of Deputy Secretary General CSDP and crisis response of the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Jonathan Toby Harris
Member of the House of Lords National Security Strategy Joint Committee in the United Kingdom
William Holbrook
Security Lead of BT Group
Jimmy Jaber Bringas
Chairman of UniportBilbao and Co-founder and CEO of Sparber Group
Khan Jahier
Lead resilience staff officer at the Enablement & Resilience Section at the Defence Policy and Planning Division (DPP) for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Michael Karnitschnig
Director for External Relations at the European Commission Secretariat General
Chris Kremidas Courtney
Multilateral Engagement Coordinator at the US European Command (EUCOM), Germany
Kimmo Kohvakka
Director General for Rescue Services at the Ministry of the Interior for Finland's representative to NATO's Civil Emergency Planning Committee in DG format
Paul Leonhardt
Member of Steering Group Strategic Communication for the Federal Foreign Office in Germany
Johannes Luchner
Director for Emergency Management at the European Commission Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO)
Sarah MacIntosh
Permanent Representative at the Joint Delegation of the United Kingdom to NATO
Merle Maigre
Executive Vice President for Government Relations at Cybexer
Natasa Marvin
Member of the Rapid Alert System network, Slovenia Government Communication Office
Jan Meuris
Security Analyst at the Antwerp Port Authority
Tom Monballiu
International Community Relations Manager at the Antwerp Port Authority
Chris Muyldermans
Head of Policy Advice & Regulatory Affairs, KBC Group
Pauline Neville-Jones
Member of the House of the Lords National Security Strategy Joint Committee and former minister of state in the United Kingdom
Rando Paurson
Counsellor of the Crisis Management Department at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications for Estonia
Carl Peersman
Civilian Military Advisor (CIVAD) at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)
Vira Ratsiborynska
Research analyst at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Strategic Communication Centre of Excellence
Jeremy Rollison
Director of EU Government Affairs at Microsoft
Burcu San
Head of Section for Operational Preparedness, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Operations Division (OPS)
Robert Piotr Soltyk
Adviser at the European Commission Directorate General for Communication
Despina Spanou
Director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity at the European Commission Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology
Sabrina Spieleder
Information and Communication Officer for Inter-institutional relations, Policy Coordination and Public Diplomacy at the Strategic Communications Division for the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Jamie Shea
Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe and former deputy assistant secretary-general at NATO
Michael Stieg
Political Advisor at the US Mission to NATO
Paul Taylor
Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, Contributing Editor for Politico
Leendert van Bochoven
Global Lead for National Security and NATO for IBM Belgium
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Schedule
08.30 09.00
Welcome coffee
09.00 11.00
Round One: Introduction and first incidents review Expand Round One: Introduction and first incidents review
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-Groups work on their response
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-Groups reunite to present what they have decided
11.00 11.30
Coffee break
11.30 13.15
Round Two: Clarifying statements on Round One and presentation of new incidents Expand Round Two: Clarifying statements on Round One and presentation of new incidents
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-Groups work on their response to new information
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-Coming together and presentation of new responses and measures
13.15 14.00
Lunch break
14.00 15.45
Round Three: Clarifying statements on Round Two and presentation of new incidents Expand Round Three: Clarifying statements on Round Two and presentation of new incidents
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-Groups work on their response to new information
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-Coming together and presentation of new responses and measures
15.45 16.15
Coffee break
16.15 17.00
All participants convene for debriefing
Partners
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