Programme European Security Research Conference (SRC09)

Programme

Where: Stockholm Folkets Hus, Barnhusgatan 12-14
When: 29-30 september 2009

Day 1: 29th of September 2009

Moderator: Ms Annika Ström Melin


08.00-09.00 Registration

09:00-10:15 Plenary - Opening of SRC'09

* Opening and Swedish Presidency Priorities - Swedish Presidency of the European Union
Mr Jöran Hägglund, State Secretary to Ms Maud Olofsson, Ministry for Enterprise, Energy and Communications
* European Commission Perspectives - Mr Günter Verheugen, vice-president European Commission, Commissioner for Enterprise & Industry
* Research Funding Perspectives - Ms Charlotte Brogren, Director General VINNOVA


10:15-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:45 Parallell Sessions

Session 1

Citizens Security Needs Versus Citizens Integrity

Session 2

Instruments and Initiatives for Innovation in Security R&D

Session 3

User Involvement and User Requirements in Security R&D

Discussion: Will I sacrify my privacy for more security or is it just being imposed upon me?

Moderator Mr Jan-Olof Lind, acting General Director Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

Project INDECT:
Mr Andrzej Dziech, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im Stanislawa

Panel and discussion: Ms Anke Van Gorp, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast
Mr Anders Lennerman, LFV Group and
Mr J Peter Burgess,
International Peace Research Institute

Discussion: Debating mechanisms for PPP (public private partner-ship), pre-commercial procurement, etc.

Moderator: Mr Ulf Dahlsten

Project CREATIF: Ms Friederike Strebl, Siebersdorf Laboratories

Panel and discussion: Mr Paul Baker, ECORYS, Mr Alois Sieber, European Commission - Joint Research Centre and Mr Luigi Rebuffi, EOS

Discussion: How to involve the end-users in the process? Instruments for security research: what exists and what is needed?

Moderator: Ms Helena Lindberg, General Director Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)

Project: NMFRDisaster: Mr Chaim Rafalowski, Magen David Adom

Panel and discussion: Ms Hilde de Clerck, COESS, Ms Eleanor Travers, Centre for Irish & European Security, Prof Susanne Bødker, Aarhus University, currently visiting professor KTH and Ms Elisa Cozza, Ministry of Interior, Italy


12:45-14:00 Lunch break

14.00-14.15 Plenary: Debriefing from Parallell Sessions 1 - 3 by the moderators
14:15-15:50 Plenary: European Security Research Programme - Status and State of Play

* Security Research and the role of JRC, Mr Stephan Lechner, JRC
* FP7, theme Security, Mr Christoph Kautz, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
* 3rd call for proposals, state of play, Ms Eva-Maria Engdahl, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
* The Role of the Research Executive Agency, Ms Christiane Bernard, Research Executive Agency

15.50-16.15 Coffee break

16:15-17:00 Support Functions for Partnership Building
* NCP-network and SEREN, Mr Frédéric Laurent, French Atomic Energy Commission
* Brokerage Session hosted by Enterprise Europe Network, Mr Max Maupoix, Swerea IVF AB
* SMIG, Security Mission Industry Group - Objectives and modus operandi
Mr Heinrich Daembkes, EADS Defence & Security

19:00-22:00 Conference Dinner at the City Hall of Stockholm
(frequently used for e.g. the yearly Nobel Banquet)

* Welcome to Stockholm, Mr Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm

Day 2: 30th of September

During day 2 interested organisations can have face-to-face bilateral meetings organised by the Enterprise Europe Network.
Moderator Ms Annika Ström Melin

09:00-10:30 Plenary Session: ESRIF Findings and Perspectives on the Work Performed (ESRIF - European Security Research and Innovation Forum)
* ESRIF, Findings and Conclusions, Mr Dragutin Mate, chairman of ESRIF
* EU Security Research, an Industry Perspective, Mr Lars Jernbäcker, Saab Security
* EU Security Research, an end-user Perspective, Ms Thalia Tzanetti, Center for Security Studies
* EU Security Research, a Researcher Perspective, Mr Klaus Thoma, Fraunhofer Institute
* EU Security Research, Ms Madelene Sandström, the Knowledge Foundation and Chairman of FP7 Security AB


10:30-11:15 Coffee break

11:15-12:45 Parallell Sessions


Session 4

Large Scale Demonstrators, the Flagships of EU-research

Session 5

Promising Research Projects from FP7/on-going projects

Session 6

Security R&D in a Knowledge Triangle Perspective

Discussion: What is a demonstration project and what is expected from it?

Moderator: Mr Marco Malacarne, European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry

Projects: DEMASST, Mr Anders Eriksson, Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and GLOBE, Mr Victor Alejandro Luaces Bustabad, Telvent Interactiva

Panel: Mr Erik Berglund, Frontex, Mr Carlos de Miguel, INDRA - Security Systems and Mr Ivan Sørensen, European Commission, DG Energy and Transport


Discussion: What is a successful security research project and how to use the results?

Moderator: Ms Madelene Sandström, the Knowledge Foundation and Chairman of FP7 Security AB

Projects: SECURENV, Mr Balázs Bodó, Geonardo Environmental Technologies Ltd
SecurEau, Mr Sylvain Fass, Université Henri Poincaré-Nancy and IMSK , Mr Daniel Forsberg Saab AB and Mr Anders Gustavsson, National Criminal Police Counter Terrorist Unit

Panel: Mr Geoff Sawyer, Former chair of the ASD-SRT and IMG-S

Discussion: How to improve the interplay between research, education and innovation?

Moderator: Mr Johan Lindberg, VINNOVA

Projects: Prof Kurt Petersen, The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University, Manel Medina, Security advisor at bdigital Tech.Center & Prof at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Mr Hannu Tenhunen, Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS) and Ms Elena Bou, ESADE Business School


12:45-14:00 Lunch break
14.00-14.15 Plenary: Debriefing from Parallell Sessions 4 - 6

14:15-16:00 Plenary Session The way Forward for Security Research
* Security Research for Society and Industry, Mr Nicklas Lundblad, Senior Vice President, The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
* The EU protects, Ms Monique Pariat, European Commission, DG JLS
* The Climate Change Displaces People, Mr Walter Fust, Global Humanitarian Forum
* The EU Should do More for Peace. Ms Kristiina Rintakoski, Crisis Management Initiative
* EDA - EU Cooperation in the Field of Security Research, Mr Christian Breant, Director for Research and Technology, European Defence Agency, Belgium
* The Widening and Deepening of EU Security Research, European Commission. Mr Paul Weissenberg, European Commission DG Enterprise

16:00-16:30 Conclusions and Closing of Conference
EU-presidency Conclusions, Mr Sten Tolgfors, Swedish Minister for Defence, Ministry of Defence

SRC´10 Announcement by Ms Brigitte Decadt, Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, International Coordination Unit