Joint Air and Space Power Conference 2024
Panel 1
A World Reshaped: Navigating the Ripple Effects of Shifting Power Dynamics
As the global security changes, how will NATO adapt to evolving relationships, new conflicts, and emerging technology? Smaller countries and terrorist organizations have shown that small investments can significantly impact the global economy, requiring NATO to look beyond its traditional area of interest. This panel will discuss the changing landscape of warfare and the need for our alliance to adapt in order to effectively deter and prevail in future conflicts.
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Speakers
Brigadier General
Heinz Volker Samanns
NATO International Military Staff
Head, Joint Air Power and Space Staff Element (JAPSSE)
Brigadier General Heinz Volker Samanns assumed the position as Head of JAPSSE in July 2024. In his most recent position as Commander of German Air Force’s Ground-Based Forces he oversaw all Ground-Based Air Defence, Tactical Air Control System, and Air Force Protection forces.
Mr
George Barros
Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Head Russia & Geo Intel
George is the Team Lead of the ISW Russia and Ukraine portfolio and has worked on every major effort in that team since the 2020 Belarus protests. He focuses on Russian information operations, the Kremlin’s operational art and campaign design in Ukraine and Belarus, and Ukrainian politics.
Prof.
Alessandro Marrone
Italian Institute of International Affairs (IAI)
Head of IAI Defence Programme
Alessandro Marrone is Head of IAI’s Defence Programme where he has been working from 2007 onwards. Since 2018 he is also Professor at the Istituto Superiore di Stato Maggiore Interforze (ISSMI) of the Italian Ministry of Defence, after four years of teaching at the University of Perugia.
Mr
Bartas Trakymas
Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to NATO
Bartas is a strategist and defence policy expert focusing on Air Defence. He is also a delegate to NATO Cyber Defence Committee and NATO CNAD. His previous assignments include serving as an Air domain adviser at the Lithuanian MoD and National coordinator for Afghanistan affairs.
Dr
Vlasta Zekulic
Allied Command Transformation
Branch Head, Strategic Issues and Engagement
Dr Vlasta Zekulic is a renowned strategist with extensive experience in international security affairs. She specializes in crisis management, strategic planning, and key leader engagement. Since 2021, she has worked at ACT, where she directs the development of strategic issues and engagement.
