Security and Defence 2024 | 26 February 2024 | Chatham House, James Square, London, 10 St James's Square, St. James's, London SW1Y 4LE, UK

The international community is facing a number of serious strategic challenges. Wars in Europe and the Middle East originating from long-standing geopolitical tensions, rising pressure in the Asia-Pacific region, and resource scarcity driving further instability across many parts of the world. As well as re-evaluating traditional aspects of modern warfare – like land, sea and air defences – the defence ecosystem is confronting the growing risks of cyber and artificial intelligence (AI) to critical infrastructure, as well as the opportunities presented by these new technologies.

The conference will explore the implications of the changing global security order, as well as the nature of conflict and the potential avenues for enhanced cooperation on issues of common and strategic interest to successfully tackle 21st-century threats.

Why attend?
• Understand how defence leaders are viewing the many and varied threats to national safety and what countries and defence organizations are doing to counter these.
• Gain unique insights into the next generation of threats from experts in cyber, critical infrastructure, space and more.
• In-person networking with senior leaders from across government, the army and business at Chatham House and access to exclusive ‘under the rule’ sessions.

2024 Speakers

SPEAKERS:

Joachim Adler
Head, Defence Policy Operations, Federal Department of Deference, Civil Protection and Sport

Chris Bassler
Director, Integrated Deference, Mitre

Benedetta Berti
Head, Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary Generel, NATO

Lieutenant General Sir Nick Borton KCB,DSO,MBE
Commander, Allied Rapid REaction, Corps

Deeph Chana
Managing Director, DIANA, NATO

James Clare
Director, Levelling Up, Union, Climate Change and Sustainability, Ministry of Defence

Ruth Harris
Research Group Director, Defence and Security, RAND Europe

Joyce Hakmeh
Deputy Director, International Security Programme

Genereal Sir James Hockenhull
Commander, Strategist Command, British Army

Jonathan Hoyle CBE
VP, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin

David Jeans
Senior Writer, Forbes

Nina Jankowicz
VP, Centre for Information Resilience

Oleksandr Kamyshin
Minister of Strategic Industries, Ukraine

Dr. Patricia Lewis
Research Director, International Security Progamme

Dr. Marion Messmer
Senior Research Fellow, International Security Progamme

Anu Ojha OBE
Director, Championing Space

Almudena Azcarate Ortega
Space Security Researcher, UNIDIR

Esa Pulkkinen
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence

Marsha Quallo-Wright
Deputy Director, Critical National Infrastructure, NCSC

David Quarrey
UK Permanent Represenatative, NATO

Kusti Salm
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Estonia

Jacek Siewiera
Secretary, Head, National Security Bureau

Evan Smith
CEO, Co-Founder, Altana AI

Simona Soare
Senior Researcher, Lancaster University

Hester Somsen
Director, Cyber Security and State

Josie Stewart
Director, Global Security Progamme, Transparency International

Armida van Rij
Senior Research Fellow, Europe Progamme

Peter Watkins
Associate Fellow, International Security Progamme

2024 Sponsors

SUPPORTERS:
• Altana.ai
• Lockheed Martin
• Mitre.org