European Conference of Defense and the Environment

Invitation partagée Florian JANIN, HEAD Alumni,actuellement au sein de la Direction des affaires juridiques, Ministère des Armées

European Conference of Defence and the Environment

European law and the environment: challenges and opportunities for the armed forces

15-16 June 2022 - Ecole Militaire, Paris, France

Draft program

Tuesday 14 June 2022 Welcome evening 18:00-20:00 Ice breaker
Wednesday, 15 June 2022 First morning: the consequences of climate change for the armed forces

8:00-12:30

8:00-9:00 : Welcome coffee

9:00-9:15: “Environmental issues and defence: allies or enemies?"
Claire Legras, Director, Department of Legal Affairs, French Ministry for the Armed Forces

9:20-9:30: Opening speech: “Climate and environment in armed conflicts: what is at stake?” Général Eric Autellet, Major General of the Armed Forces, French Ministry for the Armed Forces

9:30-11:00: Panel discussion N°1: " Climate change: what are the challenges for peace and international security?”

- Intervention of the Redteam, French Ministry for the Armed Forces : tackling military issues with science fiction

- Panel discussion :

President:AmiralPierreVandier, ChiefofStaffoftheFrenchNavy

Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Co-chair of WG1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate scientific Reasearch Director at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission

General Tom Middendorp, Chairman of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, Former Chief of Defence of the Netherlands

Patrick Youssef, Director Africa, International Committee of the Red Cross

11:30-13:00: Panel discussion N°2: " Achieving climate resilience: the role of armies, citizens and the European Union "

President : Bastien Alex, Director of Climate-Energy Program, WWF-France, researcher at IRIS (tbc) Johanneke Balfoort, Director Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service (EEAS) Nikolaos Hardalias, Deputy Minister of Defence in Greece
Jan Demarkesse, Head of the Total Defence Department, Swedish Ministry of Defence

Alice Guitton, Director General for International Relations and Strategy, French Ministry for the Armed Forces

13h00-14h00

14h15-17h45

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

Lunch

15h45-16h15 : Coffee break

Afternoon: thematic workshops (registration required)

14h15-15h45 : Workshops 1 and 2

Workshop 1 "Energy, Climate and Digitalisation":

"How to address cyber and data breach risks related to the development of digital tools for climate neutrality?"

Workshop 2 "Circular Economy":

"How to consider environmental requirements during the life cycle of military equipment?”

Case study: warships

16h15-17h45 : Workshops 3 and 4

Workshop 3 "Biodiversity at sea":

"Defence activities and the preservation of biodiversity at sea: what are the challenges?”

Case study: underwater noise

Workshop 4 "Chemicals":

"Banned substances, search for substitutes: which vision for 2030?"

Thursday, 16 June 2022 Second morning: environment, defence industry and energy

8:30-13 :00

8:30-9:00: Welcome coffee
9:00-9:30: Speech: “The global arms market in the fight against climate change ”
Timo Pesonen, Director-General for Defence Industry and Space, European Commission (tbc)

11:00-11:20: Coffee break

12:15-12:45 : Closing speech French Minister for the Armed Forces

9:30-11:00: Panel discussion N°3: "Strengthening the European Defense Industry: is it sustainable?"

Patrice Caine, Chief Executive Officer of Thalès
Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director General, DG Environment of the European Commision
Joël Barre, General Directorate for Armament at the French Ministry for the Armed Forces
Jean-Jacques Barberis, Executive Committee Member, Head of institutional and corporate clients division, Amundi President: Nicolas Beytout, President and Founder of the French newspaper l’Opinion

11:20-12:15 : Panel discussion N°4: " Will European armies be energy independent by 2050?"

Gabrielle Gauthey, Senior Vice-President for European Public Affairs, TotalEnergies (tbc)
Matthieu Auzanneau, Director of The Shift Project
Noé van Hulst, Chair IPHE, Special Advisor Hydrogen at International Energy Agency
General Jérôme Lafitte, Director of the Operational Energy Service, French Ministry for the Armed Forces Christian Jacques, Director Innovation, Arquus

President: Mikaa Mered, specialist of energy and polar issues / LCL Clement Amagat, president of the environment and security committee, Ecole d eguerre (French Military Academy)

NB : the names of the speakers listed in this draft program are tentative.