Conference Day One: Wednesday 28th October

08.50 Chairman's Address And Opening Remarks

Major General Erik Rossander (Ret'd)
Vice President
Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

09.00 Strategic Overview Of Nordic Region Security Challenges And Developments

• Assessing the influence of Russia in region and the challenges this poses
• To what extent can armed forces cooperation provide common security?
• How can the nations better work together and what obstacles must be overcome in the short term?

Sverre Jevrell
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and contributing author to "Nordic Cooperation on Foreign and Security Policy"

09.40 The Future Of Swedish Defence Policy, Investment And Force Development

• Outlining a future vision for Sweden's Armed Forces
• Homeland security and border protection in a new security age
• Balancing procurement and equipment priorities with fiscal realities

Hakan Jevrell
State Secretary
Swedish Ministry of Defence

10.50 Advanced International Cooperation And Participation: The Nordic Nations

• Challenges of multinationality and deployment in the Nordic nations
• Examining the success of Nordic Battle Group 08 and looking forward to NBG11
• Drawing on historical lessons to examine the future

Jacob Westberg
Senior Lecturer, Security Policy Section
Swedish National Defence College

11.30 Nordic Region Contributions To International Deployments: An External Perspective

• Danish Air Force experience in Afghanistan
• How current operational conditions will influence future requirements
• Danish solutions to interoperability challenges: Passing on the lessons learned to other nations

Major General Henrik Røboe Dam
Chief of Staff, Tactical Air Command
Royal Danish Air Force

13.30 Developing A Domestic Defence Industry Alongside Defence Export Legislation

• The Swedish experience in managing defence exports and setting classifications
• Obtaining a balance between secrecy and transparency
• Working with stakeholders to develop a viable export industry

Jan-Erik Lovgren
Head of Military Equipment and Deputy Director-General
Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products

14.10 Developing Links Between The Nordic Nations And The United States

• The United States' defence relationship with the Nordic nations
• Defence investment and procurement: Tackling issues of technology transfer in capability development
• Security cooperation programmes: The development of training, capability improvement, command and control and planning operations between the US and Nordic nations

Captain Dave Manero (USN)
J5 Plans and Policy, Headquarters
US European Command

14.50 Afternoon Tea & Networking

15.20 Swedish Land Forces Capability Development For Both Defensive And Deployed Operations

• Creating a balanced force structure to meet both deployed operations and homeland defence
• Specific equipment programmes and the additional capability they will bring to Sweden's Army
• What new missions can Sweden's Army expect to face in the years ahead

Major General Berndt Grundevik
Chief of Staff
Swedish Army

16.00 The Influence Of Arctic Region Security In Nordic Defence Policy

• The challenges of Arctic region security and the principal threats
• Examining possible responses to security issues
• Maximising national resources to ensure border integrity

Kristoffer Bjorklund
Department of Norwegian Security Policy
Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies

16.40 Chairman's Summary And Closing Remarks

17.00 Close Of Day