Day 1 Programme

11:00 - 12:00 Registration

Registration will take place between 11:00 and 11:55. Please take your seat at least 5 minutes before the start of the conference.

12:00 - 12:30 Session 1: Welcome and CGS Opening Keynote

Rachel Ellehuus, Director-General, RUSI

General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO, Chief of the General Staff, British Army

12:30 - 13:40 Session 2: The Strategic Context

Chair: Rosalind Roberts, Director of Research, RUSI

Speakers:
Stephen Covington
Ambassador Angus Lapsley CMG, Permanent Representative, British Delegation to NATO
Elie Tenenbaum, Director, Security Studies Centre, IFRI
Liubov Tsybulska, Director, Join Ukraine

13:40 - 14:10 Break

Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available for conference delegates.

14:10 - 15:20 Session 3: Readiness to Deter

Chair: Keir Giles, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House

Speakers:
Lieutenant General Mike Elviss CB MBE
, Commander, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Major General Jonny Lindfors, Commander, Swedish Army
Brigadier General Jyri Raitasalo, Chief of Logistics, Finnish Defence Command

15:20 - 15:50 Break

There is a break of 20 minutes between sessions.

15:50 - 17:00 Session 4: Force Design for a Competitive Future

Chair: Professor Michael Clarke, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI

Speakers:
Lieutenant General Simon Hamilton CBE
, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, British Army
Lieutenant General Michael Wright CMM MMV MSM CD, Commander, Canadian Army
Lieutenant General Dr Christian Freuding, Commander, German Army

17:00 - 17:30 Session 5: Ministerial Keynote

Chair: Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, RUSI

Keynote Speaker: Rt Hon John Healey MP, Minister of Defence, His Majesty's Government

17:30 - 19:00 Drinks Reception

Delegates are invited to join us for a networking drinks reception between 17:30 and 19:00.