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GSOF Symposium Europe features three education days, including a number of keynote addresses and plenary sessions alongside more informal panel discussions.

2021 GSOF Symposium Europe was held in Warsaw, Poland from 26 October to 28 October. Click below to see the full programme agenda (please note, the agenda for 2022 will be added soon). 

Government-only seminar (26 October)

Government-only seminar (26 October)

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  1. Government-Only Seminar
    This session is available for government personnel only.
09:00
  1. Welcome Remarks
    10 mins
    Stu Bradin
    Colonel (Ret) Stu Bradin, President/CEO - Global SOF Foundation
09:10
  1. Opening remarks
    30 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Tadeusz Mikutel
    Lieutenant General Pilot Tadeusz Mikutel, PhD. First Deputy Chief of General Staff - Polish Armed Forces
09:40
  1. Special Forces in Conflict Below Threshold of War
    60 mins
    Jacek Bartosiak
    Confirmed: Dr Jacek Bartosiak, CEO and Founder of Strategy & Future - The Future of Central European Defence and Security
10:40
  1. Coffee break
    20 mins
11:00
  1. Regionalization as a Strengthening of a Collective Defense
    60 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Slawomir Drumowicz
    Confirmed: Major General Slawomir Drumowicz, PhD. Commander - POLSOCOM
12:00
  1. Lunch break
    60 mins
13:00
  1. How to Use Principles of Special Operations in Building Up Territorial Defense. Estonian Experience.
    45 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Riho Ühtegi
    Confirmed: Brigadier General Riho Ühtegi, Commander - Estonian Defence League
13:45
  1. Attack the Network as conceptual framework of utilizing SOF in Hybrid Warfare environment
    45 mins
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    Zbigniew Kołakowski
    Confirmed: Commander Zbigniew Kołakowski, Head of the Naval Operations Section - Naval Operations Faculty, Naval Academy
14:30
  1. Coffee break
    10 mins
14:40
  1. Panel Discussion: Strengthening Collective Defence through Regionalization
    90 mins
    SOF Commanders and invited guests
    Dariusz Dachowicz
    Confirmed: Colonel (Ret) Dariusz Dachowicz, SOF Commander - Polish Special Forces Component Command Combined Analysis Group
    Piotr Orłowski
    Confirmed: Mr Piotr Orłowski, SOF Commander - Polish Special Forces Component Command Combined Analysis Group
    Riho Ühtegi
    Confirmed: Brigadier General Riho Ühtegi, Commander - Estonian Defence League
    Artur Gruszczak
    Prof Artur Gruszczak, PhD. Director of Department of National Security - Jagiellonian University
    Robert Brzęk
    Colonel Robert Brzęk, Chief of Planning Division - POLSOCOM
16:10
  1. Closing remarks
    10 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Slawomir Drumowicz
    Confirmed: Major General Slawomir Drumowicz, PhD. Commander - POLSOCOM
16:30
  1. Welcome Reception and Exhibits Open
    90 mins
Full symposium (27-28 October)

Full symposium (27-28 October)

 

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09:00
  1. Welcome Remarks
    15 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Master of Ceremonies
09:15
  1. History of the 1920 Battle for Warsaw
    30 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Hubert Krolikowski
    Confirmed: Prof Hubert Krolikowski, Department of Political and International Studies - University of Krakow
09:45
  1. The Future of Special Operations: Professionalizing for the 4th Age of SOF
    30 mins
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    Joseph E. Long
    Dr Joseph E. Long, Faculty - Joint Special Operations University, USSOCOM
10:15
  1. Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
    45 mins
    Help yourself to refreshments
11:00
  1. Prospects for a Central European Regional SOF Headquarters
    60 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    David Tabor
    Confirmed: Major General David Tabor, Commander - Special Operations Command Europe
    Tamás Sándor
    Confirmed: Major General Tamás Sándor, Commander - Special Operations Forces - Hungary
    Branislav Benka
    Confirmed: Brigadier General Branislav Benka, SOF Commander - Slovakia
    Matija Jazbec
    Confirmed: Major Matija Jazbec, SOF Commander - Slovenia
12:00
  1. Networking Lunch in the Exhibition Area
    90 mins
13:30
  1. Applied Innovation in SOF units
    60 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Leo Blanken
    Confirmed: Dr Leo Blanken, Associate Professor, Defense Analysis Department - Naval Postgraduate School, University of Texas
    Tommy Jamison
    Confirmed: Dr Tommy Jamison, Assistant Professor, Department Analysis Department - Naval Postgraduate School, Harvard
    Tor Bukkvoll
    Confirmed: Dr Tor Bukkvoll, Senior Research Fellow - Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
14:30
  1. Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
    30 mins
    Help yourself to refreshments
15:00
  1. Senior Leader Address
    30 mins
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    Timothy Szymanski
    Confirmed: Vice Admiral Timothy Szymanski, Deputy Commander - US Special Operations Command
  2. Keynote Speech
    30 mins
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    Mariusz Blaszczak
    Confirmed: The Hon. Mariusz Blaszczak, Minister of National Defence - Republic of Poland
16:00
  1. Networking Reception in the Exhibition Area
    90 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Welcoming remarks and toast to SOF, followed by networking drinks

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    Slawomir Drumowicz
    Confirmed: Major General Slawomir Drumowicz, PhD. Commander - POLSOCOM
08:00
  1. SOF Commanders Roundtable (Invitation only)
    90 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Government Only Session
    Keenan Yoho
    Confirmed: Dr Keenan Yoho, Vice President - Global SOF Foundation
    Slawomir Drumowicz
    Confirmed: Major General Slawomir Drumowicz, PhD. Commander - POLSOCOM
09:30
  1. Opening Remarks
    10 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Conducted by the Master of Ceremonies
    Piotr A. Bɫazeusz
    Major General PhD Piotr A. Bɫazeusz, Deputy Chief of General Staff - Polish Armed Forces
09:40
  1. Senior Leader Conversation
    35 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    Jacek Bartosiak
    Confirmed: Dr Jacek Bartosiak, CEO and Founder of Strategy & Future - The Future of Central European Defence and Security
    Piotr A. Bɫazeusz
    Major General PhD Piotr A. Bɫazeusz, Deputy Chief of General Staff - Polish Armed Forces
10:15
  1. SOF Slam - JUMP FOR THE PLANET
    30 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Tomasz Kozlowski
    Confirmed: Mr Tomasz Kozlowski - Jump for the Planet
10:45
  1. Keynote Speech
    30 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    Robert De Wijk
    Dr Robert De Wijk, Founder - The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
11:15
  1. Networking Break in the Exhibition Area
    30 mins
    Help yourself to refreshments
11:45
  1. Recruiting and Retaining SOF
    60 mins
    • Speaker(s) Confirmed
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    Moderator Confirmed; Speakers Invited
    Rick Lamb
    Confirmed: CSM (Retd) Rick Lamb, Director of Military Relations - Global SOF Foundation
    Katherine Kuzminski
    Confirmed: Ms Katherine Kuzminski, Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program - Center for a New American Security
    Frank Steder
    Confirmed: Mr Frank Steder, Principal Scientist - Innovation and Industrial Development, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
    Alicia Fuller
    Confirmed: Dr Alicia Fuller, PhD - Norwich University
12:45
  1. Networking Lunch in the Exhibition Area
    75 mins
14:00
  1. SOF Slam: Using Leading KPI’s Within Human Performance - Improve Warfighter Readiness
    30 mins
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    Phil Wagner
    Confirmed: Dr Phil Wagner, CEO & Founder - Sparta Science
14:30
  1. Senior Leader Moderated Panel: Prospects for Regional Intelligence Centers
    60 mins
    • Speaker(s) Invited
    Panelists Invited
    William
    Confirmed: Mr William "Bill" Fleser, Former Deputy Director of the J3-International Division of USSOCOM
    Alex Dunmire
    Confirmed: Alex Dunmire, Senior Director of Analytic Programs - Maxar
    Commander Deivydas
    Commander Deivydas, Director - Baltic SOF Intel Fusion Cell
    Piotr Krawczyk
    Mr Piotr Krawczyk, Chief - Foreign Intelligence Agency
    Vadym Skibitskyi
    Confirmed: Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, First Deputy Director - Department of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
15:30
  1. Closing Remarks
    30 mins
    Stu Bradin
    Colonel (Ret) Stu Bradin, President/CEO - Global SOF Foundation

 

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