Topics
EU Security Architecture and Governance
EU External Action and Geopolitics
Defence and Military Capabilities
Economic Security
Hybrid Threats and Internal Security
Technology and Future Security
Climate, Health and Human Security
Institutional Opening Day – Plenary Format
17:00 h – Accreditation and registration
18:00 h – Welcome remarks
18:10 h – Opening Keynote: Europe’s Security Moment
18:25 h – Opening Plenary
• Luis de Guindos (Former Vice-President of the ECB)
• Fabrice Pothier (CEO of Rasmussen Global)
19:30 h – Opening Keynote
19:45 h – Closing remarks
20:00 h – Networking cocktail
*This programme is subject to change
Central day: seven thematic parallel sessions, plus simulations and policy labs in Room 7.
09:30 – 10:20 h – Introductory Plenary: EU in the Global Arena
10:30 – 11:30 h – Parallel Sessions (Block 1)
Room 1: Defence & Strategic Autonomy
Europe’s Security Architecture
• Enrique Silvela Díaz-Criado (Major General)
• Irene Blázquez (IE University)
Room 2: Economic Security & Sovereignty
Financing Europe’s Security
• Alejandro Raboso (BEI)
• Carlos Ruiz (CEOE)
Room 3: Cybersecurity & Resilience
Information Integrity & Resilience
• Carlos Hernández-Echevarría (Maldita.es)
• Alfredo Sanz y Calabria (SHAPE-NATO)
Room 4: Geopolitics & External Action
Ukraine & New European Order
• Borja Lasheras (CEPA)
• Heiko Thoms (German Ambassador)
Room 5: Technology & Digital Sovereignty
AI, Quantum Computing & Tech Edge
• Óscar Díez (European Commission)
Room 6: Climate, Energy & Resilience
Climate & Clean Industrial Deal
• Daniel Calleja (EC Representation Spain)
• Representatives from BASF & INDRA
11:30 – 12:30 h – Coffee Break
12:30 – 13:30 h – Parallel Sessions (Block 2)
Room 1: Defence & Strategic Autonomy
From Fragmentation to Integration
• Ángel Olivares Ramírez (FEINDEF)
Room 2: Economic Security
Strategic Dependencies & Resilience
• Juan Moscoso (EsadeGeo) | Elisa Carbonell (ICEX)
Room 3: Cybersecurity & Intelligence
Intelligence & Resilience
• Daniel Markic (EU INTCEN)
• Javier Quesada (Frontex)
Room 4: Geopolitics
Europe Between Washington & Beijing
• Antonio López Istúriz (MEP)
• Delphine Pronk (EEAS)
Room 5: Technology
Autonomous & Connected Systems
• Juan Luis Chulilla (Red Team Shield)
Room 6: Health Sovereignty
Health Security & Sovereignty
• Sofía Salido (Ex-Johnson & Johnson)
13:30 – 15:00 h – Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:00 h – Parallel Sessions (Block 3)
Room 1: Defence Capabilities
Closing Capability Gaps
• Pablo Gonzalez (Indra)
• Ana García Pardo (Airbus)
Room 2: Industrial Competitiveness
Strategy to Scale
• José Cepeda (MEP)
• José Bayón López (General Dynamics)
Room 3: Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure
• Mariano Benito (GMV)
• Luis Miguel Vega Fidalgo (EC)
Room 4: Southern Flank
Stakes in Middle East & Africa
Room 5: Space & Connectivity
Space & Digital Future
• Pablo Álvarez (Astronaut, ESA)
Room 6: Energy Security
Energy Security and Resilience
16:00 – 17:00 h – Closing Plenary: Europe’s Industrial Future: Can Europe Compete?
*This programme is subject to change
Closing day and Conclusions
10:15 – 11:10 h – Networking Breakfast
11:15 – 12:30 h – Live recording of ‘El Orden Mundial’ podcast
12:35 – 13:15 h – Closing Keynote / Fireside Chat
13:15 h – Adoption of the Forum’s conclusions and institutional closing ceremony
13:30 h – End of the Forum
*This programme is subject to change
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The 2025 Proposals Document compiles the recommendations developed by members of Equipo Europa and partner organizations. The text addresses the main pillars of the European Union–Latin America and Caribbean relationship, with proposals on institutional transparency, human rights and migration, trade and sustainability, education and youth mobility, and the joint fight against organized crime.
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