Held alongside Civic Platform’s School of Diplomacy, this high-level conference will bring together policymakers, strategic thinkers, and defence experts to discuss whether Europe is prepared for a shifting multipolar world, and what is needed to build a more proactive framework for collective stability.
The topic of this event is “European Defense in a Multipolar World: Are We Prepared?”. As the global order shifts toward a complex multipolar reality, the European Union faces unprecedented pressure to define its role as a security provider. This event will dissect the current gaps in our defense infrastructure, examine the shifting alliances on our borders, and possibly challenge the prevailing “wait-and-see” approach that has historically slowed European integration in security matters.
8:30 Welcome Coffee
8:45– 9:00 Opening Remarks
Speaker: Ivan Korčok Board President, School of Diplomacy
Speaker: Tamas Toplak, Head of Communications, ELF
9:00 – 10:00 The New Architecture of European Security: Bridging Collective Readiness and Eastern Flank Resilience (Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable)
Speaker: Piotr Szamerek Chargé d’affaires a.i., Embassy of Poland in Bratislava
Roland Freudenstein Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis
Monika Podhorány Masariková Defense Policy Advisor, Democrats
Is our current infrastructure capable of sustaining stability, or must we rebuild for a permanent state of readiness?
Moderated by: Tamas Toplak, Head of Communications, ELF
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 Strategic & Crisis Management (Workshop)
Leader: Peter Bátor Director, Martin Filko Institute
When the margin for error disappears, does your leadership framework hold, or does the chain of command fracture under the weight of a crisis?
12:45 Closing Remarks
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch