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14:00 - 15:00 Verdi Room

Underwater Domain: Advanced Technologies and Operational Depth in the Abyss

Future challenges in the underwater domain — from next-generation submarines and unmanned systems to multistatic sensors — and the need for sustainable capabilities to ensure deterrence and control in an increasingly contested environment.

Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto

Michele Budetta

Sergio Cappelletti

14:00 - 15:00 Rossini Room

The Future of NATO: Overcoming Internal Divisions for Credible Deterrence

Among the strategic challenges facing the Alliance, overcoming internal divisions stands out — through greater European responsibility and a firm, reliable American commitment. Maintaining a strong collective defense capability is essential to ensuring credible deterrence.

james carafano

James Carafano

Marek Jan Chodakiewicz

Andrea Gilli

Francesco Maria Talò

15:00 - 16:00 Verdi Room

The High North and the New Frontiers of Euro-Atlantic Security

The growing strategic, military, and economic implications of the High North (Arctic), a region that has become a key theatre of geopolitical competition between Russia, China, the United States, and NATO allies. New maritime routes, vast energy and mineral resources, Russian military activities, and the emerging challenges for the security of Northern Europe and Atlantic defence.

Isabella Rauti

Kyrre Lohne

Agostino Pinna

Alberto Sodomaco

Gianclaudio Torlizzi

10:00 - 10:30 Verdi Room

Opening Remarks

Welcome Addresses and Institutional Opening Remarks

Guido Crosetto

Maurizio Gasparri

daniele scalea

Daniele Scalea

Guglielmo Picchi

10:30 - 11:45 Verdi Room

European Procurement: Towards an Integrated and Innovative Ecosystem

The harmonization of procurement procedures across Europe, with a focus on transnational industrial collaboration, standardization, innovation acceleration, and scalable production capacity to ensure strategic depth and operational readiness even in prolonged high-intensity conflicts.

Stefano Cont

lorenzo mariani

Lorenzo Mariani

Giacinto Ottaviani

Linus Terhorst

11:45 - 13:00 Verdi Room

Air Domain and Air Defence: Multidomain Superiority in the Age of Saturation

From emerging threats — such as low-cost drones, hypersonic missiles, and autonomous swarms — to the need for next-generation integrated air defence systems. How to combine cutting-edge technologies for air superiority with the mass, resilience, and rapid regeneration capabilities required to sustain high-intensity and protracted conflicts.

antonio conserva

Antonio Conserva

giuseppe cossiga

Giuseppe Cossiga

alessandro eroclani

Alessandro Ercolani

Cristiano Montrucchio

Mark Robertson

14:00 - 15:00 Sala Verdi

Dominio sottomarino: tecnologie avanzate e profondità operativa negli abissi

Le sfide future del teatro subacqueo tra sottomarini di nuova generazione, sistemi unmanned, sensori multistatici e la necessità di capacità sostenibili per garantire deterrenza e controllo in un ambiente sempre più conteso.

Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto

Michele Budetta

Sergio Cappelletti

14:00 - 15:00 Sala Rossini

Il futuro della NATO: superare le divisioni interne per una deterrenza credibile

Tra le sfide strategiche dell'alleanza, risalta il superamento delle divisioni interne, con una maggiore responsabilità europea e la conferma di un impegno certo da parte americana. Mantenere la capacità collettiva di difesa è imperativo per avere una deterrenza credibile

james carafano

James Carafano

Marek Jan Chodakiewicz

Andrea Gilli

Francesco Maria Talò

15:00 - 16:00 Sala Verdi

Il High North e le nuove frontiere della sicurezza euro-atlantica

Le crescenti implicazioni strategiche, militari ed economiche del High North (Artico), regione diventata teatro di competizione geopolitica tra Russia, Cina, Stati Uniti e alleati NATO. Le nuove rotte marittime, le risorse energetiche e minerarie, le attività militari russe e le sfide per la sicurezza dell’Europa settentrionale e della difesa atlantica.

Isabella Rauti

Kyrre Lohne

Agostino Pinna

Alberto Sodomaco

Gianclaudio Torlizzi

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