The theme of Helsinki Security Forum 2023 is Deter, Defend and Secure – Europe in the Era of Radical Uncertainty.

Programme

FRIDAY 29.9.2023

 

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Session
13:30-14:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15:30-16:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:30-17:30

Pre-event: BRUSSELS SPROUTS AT HELSINKI SECURITY FORUM:
THE
FUTURE OF FINNISH FOREIGN POLICY – A DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Speakers:
Mika Aaltola
Pekka Haavisto
Alexander Stubb

Moderators:
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director, CNAS; and
Jim Townsend, Adjunct Senior Fellow, CNAS

 

HSF 2023 OPENING SESSION

Welcoming remarks:
Samu Paukkunen, Acting Director, FIIA
Kai Sauer, Ambassador; Chair of the Board, FIIA

Keynote address:
Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland
Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Interview on stage:
Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia
Elina Valtonen
, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Moderator: Charly Salonius-Pasternak, Leading researcher, FIIA

 

SESSION I: DETER, DEFEND AND SECURE – EUROPE IN THE ERA OF   RADICAL UNCERTAINTY

Keynote address:
Antti Häkkänen, Minister of Defence of Finland

Speakers:
Heather Conley, President, German Marshall Fund
Sten Rynning, Director of the Danish Institute of Advanced Study; Professor of War Studies, University of Southern Denmark

Moderator: Charly Salonius-Pasternak, Leading researcher, FIIA

 

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Saturday 30.9.2023

Time Session
8:30-9:45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:45-10:15

 

 

 

 

10:30-11:45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:50-18:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21:45-23:00

SESSION II: RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIETAL SECURITY – OPPORTUNITIES AND DANGERS?

Speakers:
Wendy R. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Federal, National Security, Palantir Technologies
James Appathurai, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges
Anu Bradford, Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia Law School
Pekka Laurila, Co-founder, ICEYE

Moderator: Greg Miller, Investigative Foreign Correspondent, Washington Post

 

INTERVIEW ON STAGE

H. R. McMaster, Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Moderator: Kim Dozier, CNN Global Affairs Analyst

 

SESSION III: REVERBERATIONS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Speakers:
Ummu Salma Bava, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jessica Berlin, Founder and Managing Director, CoStruct; Vice Chairman, Bridge Technologies
Andrew Michta, Senior Fellow and Director of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, Atlantic Council of the United States
Euan Graham, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
Lynn Kuok, Senior Fellow, IISS-Singapore
Barry Pavel, Vice President, RAND National Security Research Division; Director, National Defense Research Institute

Moderator: Mikael Mattlin, Research Professor, FIIA

 

SESSION IV: ENHANCING EUROPE’S DEFENCE CAPABILITIES

Speakers:
Christopher G. Cavoli, NATO SACEUR
Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
Pål Jonson, Minister for Defence of Sweden
Michael Kofman, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment; Principal Research Scientist, CAN
Esa Rautalinko, CEO, Patria

Moderator: Teri Schultz, Freelance Journalist for NPR & Deutsche Welle

 

NIGHT OWL SESSION: FOR A RAINY DAY: LEARNING ABOUT THE NUCLEAR UMBRELLA

Speakers:
Jessica Cox, Director, Nuclear Policy Directorate, NATO
Jyri Lavikainen, Research Fellow, FIIA
Frank A. Rose, Principal Deputy Administrator, U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Oriana Skylar Mastro, Center Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Moderator: Tiina Raijas, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Defence of Finland

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Sunday 1.10.2023

Time Session
9:00-10:15

 

 

 

 

 

10:30-11:45

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:45-12:15

SESSION V: REJECTING RUSSIAN SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

Speakers:
Keir Giles, Senior Consulting Fellow, Chatham House
Sinikukka Saari, Research Director, FIIA
Stanislav Secrieru, National Security Advisor, Presidential Administration, Republic of Moldova

Moderator: Henry Foy, Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times

 

SESSION VI: ECONOMIC SECURITY AS NATIONAL SECURITY

Speakers:
Braz Baracuhy, Chargé d’Affaires of Brazil to the WTO
Sarah Bauerle Danzman, Associate Professor, Indiana University
David O’Sullivan, EU Sanctions Envoy, European Comission
Mikael Wigell, Research Director, FIIA

Moderator: Alexandra Pasternak-Jackson, CEO, AmCham Finland

 

CLOSING REMARKS

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BLOG: ENHANCING EUROPE’S DEFENCE CAPABILITIES REQUIRES PERSISTENCE

In the most recent HSF blog, CEO of Patria Esa Rautalinko analyses what is needed to enhance Europe’s defence capabilities. The war prompted European decision-makers to see the security situation and defence equipment procurements from a new point of view.

"The war has shown the need for interchangeable equipment and performance so that logistical support and maintenance can be provided more efficiently and reliably, which is particularly difficult to ensure in the midst of a war."

Patria 6x6 (002)

Speakers 2023

Take a look at our line-up of speakers for HSF 2023:

H.R. McMaster

H. R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also…

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Christopher Cavoli

General Christopher G. Cavoli assumed duties as Commander, U.S. European Command, July 1, 2022 and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR),…

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Kaja Kallas

Kaja Kallas, member of the Estonian Reform Party, has been the head of the 53rd Government of the Republic of…

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News

Esa Rautalinko
for HSF Blog
24.09.2023

Enhancing Europe’s defence capabilities requires persistence

Countries have traditionally been protectionist in their defence equipment procurements. The war has shown the need for interchangeable equipment and performance so that logistical support and maintenance can be provided more efficiently and reliably.

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Juhana Vartiainen
for HSF Blog
13.09.2023

Safe and secure cities are not built inside City organisations – They are built together with citizens, authorities and partners

It is evident that safe and secure cities are not built inside City organisations – we build them together with citizens, authorities and partners

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Janne Kuusela
for HSF Blog
24.08.2023

Adapting Finnish defence to NATO membership and the changed security situation

To meet the demands of the changed security environment, Finland’s defence is now being enhanced with an accelerated schedule and additional resources.

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Kai Sauer
for HSF Blog
26.07.2023

6 ways in which Finland is adding to NATO’s value

This year, HSF takes place on NATO territory. Here are some selected examples of how Finland is adding to NATO’s value.

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Enhancing Europe’s defence capabilities requires persistence

24.09.2023

Countries have traditionally been protectionist in their defence equipment procurements. The war has shown the need for interchangeable equipment and performance so that logistical support and maintenance can be provided more efficiently and reliably.

Discover more

Safe and secure cities are not built inside City organisations – They are built together with citizens, authorities and partners

13.09.2023

It is evident that safe and secure cities are not built inside City organisations – we build them together with citizens, authorities and partners

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Adapting Finnish defence to NATO membership and the changed security situation

24.08.2023

To meet the demands of the changed security environment, Finland’s defence is now being enhanced with an accelerated schedule and additional resources.

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