2024
Speakers 2024
Speakers
The Baltic Military Conference 2024 brought together senior policymakers, military officers, and defence experts to discuss military strategic developments:
- H.E. Gitanas NAUSĖDA, President of the Republic of Lithuania (video address)
- H.E. Ingrida ŠIMONYTĖ, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
- Viktorija ČMILYTĖ-NIELSEN, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania
- Dr Arvydas ANUŠAUSKAS, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania
- Siemtje MÖLLER, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Minister of Defence, Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany
- Admiral Sir Keith E. BLOUNT KCB OBE, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), NATO
- General Chris BADIA, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (DSACT), NATO
- The Honorable Ryan D. MCCARTHY, Former Secretary of the United States Army
- Oleksii REZNIKOV, Former Minister of Defence of Ukraine
- Žilvinas TOMKUS, Vice-minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania
- Brigadier General Almantas LEIKA, Commandant of General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
- Alice RUFO, Director General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry for the Armed Forces, France
- Dr Vaidotas URBELIS, Defence Policy Director, Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania
- General (ret) The Lord Richard DANNATT GCB CBE MC DL, Former Chief of the General Staff, Member of the House of Lords, UK
- General (ret) Philip M. BREEDLOVE, Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), NATO
- General (ret) Rajmund T. ANDRZEJCZAK, Former Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces
- Archbishop Gintaras GRUŠAS, Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Lithuania, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius, President of the Council of the Bishops Conferences of Europe (CCEE)
- Prof François HEISBOURG, Special Advisor of the Paris-based Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique and Senior Adviser for Europe of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
- Major General Yoshiki ADACHI, Vice President, National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), Ministry of Defense, Japan
- James APPATHURAI, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber, NATO
- Andriy SHEVCHENKO, Head of Mission in Ukraine, Ukrainian World Congress, Former Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine
- Dr Mantas BILEIŠIS,Vice-rector for Studies and Research, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
- Vidmantas KALADINSKAS, Deputy Director, Second Investigation Department under Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania
- Dr hab Zdzisław ŚLIWA, Dean of the Baltic Defence College
- Prof Dmitry (Dima) ADAMSKY, Head of the Honors Track in Strategy, School of Government, Reichman University, Israel
- Prof Maximilian TERHALLE, London School of Economics (LSE IDEAS)
- Prof Giedrius ČESNAKAS, Professor at Security Policy Research Group, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
- Dr Kristina PRIŠMANTAITĖ, Director of the Centre for Defence Analysis, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania
- Rachel HOFF, Policy Director at the Ronald Reagan Institute, US
- Tomas JERMALAVIČIUS, Head of Studies & Research Fellow, International Centre for Defence & Security (ICDS), Estonia
- Maximilian FROCH, Head of Program Organization International, Rheinmetall AG (TBC)
- Magnus F. NORDENMAN, Non-resident fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Author, “The New Battle for the Atlantic: Emerging Naval Competition with Russia in the Far North”, US
- Thomas WIEGOLD, Journalist and Editor of “Augen Gradeaus”, Germany
- Vykintas PUGAČIAUSKAS, International News Editor, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT)