This portion of programming is open to press. Please direct all media inquiries to press@uschamber.com.

 

12:45 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. – Invited guests will be seated

 

1:00 p.m. - 1:10p.m. – Welcoming remarks

• Keith Webster, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce  

 

1:10 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. – U.S. Government Keynote Remarks

• Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor 

 

1:20 p.m - 1:30 p.m. – NATO Keynote Remarks

• Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General, NATO

 

1:30 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. – U.S. Government Keynote Remarks

• The Honorable Kathleen Hicks, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense  

 

1:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. – NATO Governments’ Perspective on Industrial Cooperation Success, Opportunities, & Challenges

• General Barduani Enrico, Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Defense, Italy 
• Radka Konderlová, Director General, Ministry of Defense, Czech Republic 
• Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defense, Estonia

Moderator: Luiza Savage, Executive Editor, Growth, North America, POLITICO 

 

2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. – Keynote Remarks: Industrial Cooperation Success, Opportunities and Challenges

• Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense, Poland 

 

2:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. – Panel Discussion: Addressing Immediate Transatlantic Production Capacity Requirements

• Morten Brandtzaeg, Chief Executive Officer, Nammo 
• Christopher T. Calio, President and Chief Executive Officer, RTX 
• Thomas Gottschild, Chief Executive Officer, MBDA Germany 
• Dr. Charles Woodburn CBE, Group Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems plc. 

Moderator: Daniel Michaels, Brussels Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal 

 

3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.  – Panel Discussion: Preparing for and Embracing the Future of Technology

• Safra A. Catz, Chief Executive Officer, Oracle Corporation 
• Linden Blue, Chief Executive Officer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. 
• Ahmet Akyol, Chief Executive Officer, Aselsan 

Moderator: Daniel Michaels, Brussels Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal 

 

3:40 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. – Forward Looking Policy Priorities

• Robert Weaver, Acting Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, NATO 
• Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer, Chief Information Officer, NATO 
• Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, U.S. Department of State 

Moderator: Jay Sapsford, Senior Vice President, International Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

 

4:15 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. – U.S. Defense Industrial Base Keynote Remarks 

• Bonnie Jenkins, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security 

 

4:25 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks 

• Keith Webster, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce