09:30 - 10:10 Opening remarks

• Xavier Bertrand. President of the Hauts-de-France Region
• Sébastien Lecornu. Minister of the Armed Forces

10:10 - 11:00​ Assises Régionales de la Défense / Presentation of Defense Companies from the Hauts-de-France Region

• ​Emmanuel Chiva. Délégué Général pour l’Armement / Chief Executive of the French Defence Procurement Agency
• Olivier Sichel. Directeur Général par intérim de la Caisse des Dépôts et Directeur de la Banque des territoires / Acting CEO of Caisse des Dépôts and Director of Banque des Territoires
• Eric Trappier. Directeur Général de Dassault Aviation / CEO of Dassault Aviation
• Fanny Turgis . Présidente du Groupe TURGIS

• Arancha Gonzáles Laya. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Spain

Network infrastructures and technologies are strategic assets for a nation’s sovereignty and economy. How can we ensure their sustainability in a world where they are targeted for commercial, technological, and military exploitation?

• Arnaud Quémard. CEO of Sanef
• Prune des Roches. Partner at Andera Infra

• Xavier Bertrand. President of the Hauts-de-France Region

Agnès Pannier-Runacher: Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, the Sea and Fisherie

Keynote by Josep Borrell, former Minister and former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, President of CIDOB, Advisor of World In Progress

As Europe faces an unprecedented period of geopolitical transformation, EU member states are urgently reassessing their strategic, economic, and trade priorities. From growing competition over natural resources and global commons to the critical need for defense manufacturing capabilities, the challenges are significant. How can Europe move from a position of dependency to becoming a truly sovereign actor? 

• Luc de Rancourt. Director of the Geopolitics and Business Strategy Chair at EDHEC Business School

• Zaki Laïdi. Senior Research Fellow, CEVIPOF

• Henri Seydoux, CEO of Parrot

Moderated by Orysia Lutsevych Obe, Deputy Director of the Russia and Eurasia Programme and head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House

• Pavlo Klimkin. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2019

Beyond increasing defense budgets, the entire industrial, technological, and logistical value chain must be strengthened to build true strategic autonomy.

• Bernard Émié. Former Director of the French External Intelligence Agency (DGSE)
• José Vicente de los Mozos. CEO of Indra Group
• Jean-Pierre Filiu. Professor at Sciences Po Paris