Munich Security Conference 2024
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2024 took place from February 16 to 18, 2024, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich. The MSC 2024 once again offered an unique opportunity for high-level debates on the world’s most pressing security challenges. Additionally, the MSC, founded in the fall of 1963, celebrated its 60th anniversary up to and during the last main conference.
Six decades after its foundation by Ewald von Kleist, the MSC once again assembled senior decision-makers and thought-leaders from around the world for discussions on the most pressing international security concerns in February 2024.
60 Years of Debates on Security Policy
Over the past 60 years, the Munich Security Conference has constantly evolved, has become more diverse, introduced a variety of new discussion and event formats, and broadened its thematic horizons to take account of the changing security landscape. Its core mission, however, has not changed: To provide a platform for consequential debates and, as its original motto suggests, to build peace through dialogue.
Munich Rule as Core Principle
As has been the case for the past six decades, the entire event and all its many components was governed by the Munich Rule: Engage and interact with each other: Don't lecture or ignore one another. Whether on or off stage, we encourage our guests to engage with and learn from each other and we expect all our speakers to stand ready to answer questions and engage with the audience at eye level.
