In its search for unity, Europe needs a comprehensive approach to security to build resilient societies. Could the Finnish model of total defence serve as a blueprint for a broader European security architecture?
As the global security landscape continues to turn increasingly volatile, Helsinki Security Forum 2024 will convene in Helsinki, Finland on 27–29 September.
Programme - HSF 2024




Speakers

Alex Dalziel
Senior Fellow, The Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Senior Fellow, The Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Andrus Merilo
Major General, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces
Major General, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces

Annastina Haapasaari
Editor-in-Chief, The Ulkopolitist
Editor-in-Chief, The Ulkopolitist

Antto Vihma
Research Professor, FIIA
Research Professor, FIIA

Arkady Moshes
Programme Director, FIIA
Programme Director, FIIA

Ben Hodges
Lieutenant General (Retired), NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics and is a Distinguished Fellow with GLOBSEC.
Lieutenant General (Retired), NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics and is a Distinguished Fellow with GLOBSEC.

Catharina Candolin
Cyber Security Expert, OP Group
Cyber Security Expert, OP Group

Charles Powell
Director, Royal Elcano Institute
Director, Royal Elcano Institute

Charlotte Petri Gornitzka
Director General, The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
Director General, The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)

Charly Salonius-Pasternak
Leading Researcher, FIIA
Leading Researcher, FIIA

Damien Plant
Consultant, Sustain and Develop
Consultant, Sustain and Develop

David Priess
Director of Intelligence, Bedrock Knowledge
Director of Intelligence, Bedrock Knowledge

Derek Shearer
Ambassador, Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy & Director of McKinnon Center for Global Affairs, Occidental College
Ambassador, Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy & Director of McKinnon Center for Global Affairs, Occidental College

Dubai Abulhoul
Founder and CEO, Fiker Institute
Founder and CEO, Fiker Institute

Emma Hakala
Leading Researcher, FIIA
Leading Researcher, FIIA

Esa Rautalinko
President & CEO, Patria
President & CEO, Patria

Greg Pollock
Principal Director, Arctic & Global Resilience, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy at National War College
Principal Director, Arctic & Global Resilience, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy at National War College

Heljä Ossa
Research Fellow, London School of Economics
Research Fellow, London School of Economics

Henry Foy
Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times
Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times

Iro Särkkä
Postdoctoral Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Postdoctoral Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Joel Linnainmäki
Research Fellow, FIIA
Research Fellow, FIIA

Juha Martelius
Head of Finnish Intelligence Service
Head of Finnish Intelligence Service

Jukka Savolainen
Director, Vulnerabilities and Resilience, Hybrid CoE
Director, Vulnerabilities and Resilience, Hybrid CoE

Katja Creutz
Programme Director, FIIA
Programme Director, FIIA

Klaus Korhonen
Chairman of the Board, FIIA
Chairman of the Board, FIIA

Kori Schake
Senior Fellow and the Director of foreign and defense policy studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Senior Fellow and the Director of foreign and defense policy studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Kristin Ven Bruusgaard
Director, Norwegian Intelligence School
Director, Norwegian Intelligence School

Mari Puurunen
Project Researcher, University of Jyväskylä
Project Researcher, University of Jyväskylä

Maria Lindén
Research Fellow, FIIA
Research Fellow, FIIA

Markus Rauramo
President & CEO, Fortum
President & CEO, Fortum

Marta Kepe
Senior Defense Analyst, RAND
Senior Defense Analyst, RAND

Masatoshi Murakami
Associate Professor, Department of Contemporary Society, Kogakkan University
Associate Professor, Department of Contemporary Society, Kogakkan University

Max Bergmann
Director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, CSIS
Director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, CSIS

Michael Williamson
President, Lockheed Martin International
President, Lockheed Martin International

Michal Onderco
Professor of International Relations, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Professor of International Relations, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Mikael Mattlin
Acting Director, FIIA
Acting Director, FIIA

Mikk Marran
Former Director General of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service
Former Director General of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service

Minna Ålander
Research Fellow, FIIA
Research Fellow, FIIA

Pekka Kallioniemi
Researcher, Soup Central OÜ
Researcher, Soup Central OÜ

Sylvie Kaufmann
Editorial Director, Le Monde
Editorial Director, Le Monde

Teija Tiilikainen
Director, Hybrid CoE
Director, Hybrid CoE

Tomass Pildegovičs
Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

Tuija Karanko
Secretary General, Finnish Defence and Aerospace Industries (PIA)
Secretary General, Finnish Defence and Aerospace Industries (PIA)

Tyyne Karjalainen
Research Fellow, FIIA
Research Fellow, FIIA

Ville Sinkkonen
Senior Research Fellow, FIIA
Senior Research Fellow, FIIA
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