SLOVAK SECURITY FORUM 2023

The Slovak Security Forum (SBF) organized by the Euro-Atlantic Center in cooperation with the University Library in Bratislava, under the auspices of the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and the Minister of Defence, is the second largest security conference and represents one of the basic pillars of the Slovak dialogue on national security.

26 September 2023

The main focus of the conference is defined on regional and global security issues that directly concern Slovakia, as well as on various dialogues that are focused on solving problems from the perspective of Slovakia as a member of NATO and the EU. The seventeenth year will bring several unique contributions and constructive debates from experts from the scientific research environment, academia, members of non-governmental organizations and, last but not least, active young leaders in security policy and international relations.

One of the main goals of SBF 2023 is to create a platform for an open discussion on the development of the priorities of the defence and security policy of the Slovak Republic as a member of NATO and the EU and to retrospectively evaluate 30 years of security in Slovakia. The conference is therefore divided into three-panel discussions, in which speakers from the governmental, non-governmental and academic spheres will have the opportunity to discuss the most current challenges facing the Slovak Republic as one of the members of NATO and the EU.

The accompanying event of the Round Table of Young Leaders, which proved to be a unique format for previous discussions during previous years of the project, is also inextricably linked to the SBF. The direct round table discussion will allow participants to share their views on different topics. Emphasis will be placed on young leaders, in order to bring to the issue their pre-developed recommendations and proposals to address the problems related to the influence of external actors on the young generation, which forms the basis of the future political scene.

 

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Ceremonial Opening

SILVIA STASSELOVÁ

DIRECTOR GENERAL, UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IN BRATISLAVA

SARAH KARAŠINSKÁ

PRESIDENT, EURO-ATLANTIC CENTER

Opening Remarks

MARTIN SKLENÁR

MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

PETER MIŠÍK

STATE SECRETARY OF MINISTRY FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

1st Panel

MARIAN MAJER

STATE SECRETARY of MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

PETER BABIAR

DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE SLOVAK ARMED FORCES

ALEXANDER DULEBA

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW at SFPA

Remarks to the 2nd Panel

VILIAM OSTATNÍK

RESEARCH FELLOW AND SENIOR ANALYST at ADAPT INSTITUTE

2nd Panel

MARTIN KAČO

FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR OF THE PRIME MINISTER

MICHAL HOMZA

NATIONAL ARMAMENTS DIRECTOR at MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

ŠTEFAN ŠKULTÉTY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of DMD GROUP, A.S.

Conclusions from the Round Tables

MATEJ SPIŠÁK

SECURITY DELIVERY SENIOR ANALYST at ACCENTURE

VLADIMÍR TARASOVIČ

SENIOR RESEARCHER at SFPA

3rd Panel

ANDREJ LEDNÁR

ANALYST at PRVÁ ENERGETICKÁ S.R.O.

ANDREJ NOSKO

RESEARCH FELLOW at MATEJ BEL UNIVERSITY

VERONIKA ORAVCOVÁ

ANALYST at SFPA

Moderators

RASTISLAV KAČMÁR

DENNÍK N

SOŇA WEISSOVÁ

RTVS

RADOVAN POTOČÁR

Energie-portal.sk

Program

  • 8:30 - 9:00

    Registration

    Registration of Participants

  • 9:00 - 9:10

    Ceremonial Opening

    Ceremonial Opening

    Silvia Stasselová, Director General, University Library in Bratislava
    Sarah Karašinská, President, Euro-atlantic center

  • 9:10 - 9:40

    Opening Remarks

    Opening Remarks

    Martin Sklenár, Minister, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
    Peter Mišík, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

  • 9:40 - 10:55

    Panel 1

    Panel 1: 30 years of Slovak security

    Marian Majer, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
    Peter Babiar, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
    Alexander Duleba, Senior Research Fellow, Slovak Foreign Policy Association

    Moderator: Rastislav Kačmár, Editor, Denník N

  • 10:55 - 11:25

    Break

    Coffee Break

  • 11:25 - 11:35

    Remarks to the 2nd Panel

    Viliam Ostatník, Research Fellow and Senior Analyst, Adapt Institute

  • 11:35 - 12:50

    Panel 2

    Panel 2: Expansion of the Slovak arms industry in the context of the war in Ukraine

    Martin Kačo, Foreign Policy Advisor of the Prime Minister, Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic
    Michal Homza, Director General - National Armaments Director, Modernisation Section, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
    Štefan Škultéty, Chief Executive Officer, DMD Group, a.s.

    Moderator: Soňa Weissová, moderator, Radio and Television of Slovakia

  • 11:35 - 12:50

    Round Tables of Young Leaders

    (by invitation only)

    In cooperation with ADAPT INSTITUTE: Cyber threats and their impact on the security of Slovakia

    In cooperation with the Slovak Foreign Policy Association: What is the Cost of Disinformation

  • 12:50 - 14:00

    Lunch

    Lunch

  • 14:15 - 14:35

    Conclusions from the Round Tables

    Matej Spišák, Security Delivery Senior Analyst, Accenture
    Vladimír Tarasovič, Senior Researcher, Slovak Foreign Policy Association

  • 14:35 - 15:50

    Panel 3

    Panel 3: The Slovak Republic on its way to energy self-sufficiency

    Andrej Lednár, Analyst, Prvá Energetická s.r.o.
    Andrej Nosko, Research Fellow, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
    Veronika Oravcová, Analyst, Slovak Foreign Policy Association

    Moderator: Radovan Potočár, Editor-in-Chief, Energie-portal.sk

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