Hybrid warfare readiness: a tabletop exercise

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datum 7 november 2019 - 09:00
aanwezigen J.G. (Jaap) de Hoop Scheffer i e.a.
organisatie 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.

  • 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

PHOTO CREDIT: Bigstock/Rost-9

Schedule

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

  • Groups work on their response
  • 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

  • Groups work on their response to new information
  • 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

  • Groups work on their response to new information
  • 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

Partners

See Finnish Presidency of the European Council 's website

See EUCOM's website


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