Public Events

The public events offer the general public the opportunity to follow and participate in the debates of the Munich Security Conference at first hand. The focus of the events will be on current issues such as the "Zeitenwende" in German security policy and the need for innovation in the field of digital and information technology, as well as the link between security policy and culture.

The public events are often organized with partners such as the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Literaturhaus München or the Cyber Innovation Hub of the German Armed Forces.

The following events will be offered to the public as part of the 60th Munich Security Conference. Please note varying information on registration. Next to the participation in Munich some of the events will be streamed live on our website. 

Komödie, Hotel Bayerischer Hof

Conflicts, crises, wars: the world is experiencing destabilization. How must we shape our foreign and security policy in order to preserve democracy, freedom, the rule of law and prosperity in our country and in Europe? What must we do to defend the security of Germany and our allies?

Discuss your questions at Zeitenwende on tour. The Townhall will take place as part of the 60th Munich Security Conference in the Komödie of the Hotel Bayerischer Hof.

Including the following speakers: Eva-Maria Kern (President, University of the Bundeswehr Munich), Manfred Weber (MEP, CSU, President of the European People's Party and Leader of the European People's Party, European Parliament), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (MP, FDP, Chairwoman of the Defense Committee, Deutscher Bundestag), Olha Stefanishyna (Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ukraine, Kyiv; Munich Young Leader 2021/2022), Jana Puglierin (Head of Berlin Office & Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin), Christoph Heusgen (Ambassador; Chairman of the Munich Security Conference), and Katja Gloger (Moderator) (Journalist, Author).

The event will be held in German.

Admission to the event is free of charge. Registration is mandatory.

Unfortunately, the event is already fully booked. However, you are welcome to follow the livestream here.

Location: Konferenzsaal, Hotel Bayerischer Hof

The seventh MSC Innovation Night will place a particular emphasis on partnerships. While the imperative for accelerating innovation and adoption has been accepted throughout the Alliance, views, and experiences of means to reach that end and the kind of partnerships needed to enable and spread innovation diverge widely. The Munich Security Conference, in partnership with the Cyber Innovation Hub of the Federal Armed Forces, seeks to provide a platform for the debate of best practices and lessons learned and is thrilled that some of the most accomplished and forward-thinking minds from the defense and innovation sectors have already agreed to speak at this year’s Innovation Night.

Speaker
 

Carsten Breuer
General; Chief of Defense, Federal Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin

Dana (Keoki) Jackson
Senior Vice President National Security and General Manager, MITRE Corporation, McLean

David van Weel
Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels

Mykhailo Fedorov
Deputy Prime Minister for Innovations, Development of Education, Science & Technologies and Minister of Digital Transformation, Ukraine, Kyiv

Christian Bruch
President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Energy; Co-Chair of the Security Innovation Board, Munich Security Conference, Munich

Sven Weizenegger
Director, Cyber Innovation Hub, Federal Ministry of Defense, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin

Matthew Schlueter
Global Defense and Security Sector Leader, Boston Consulting Group, Washington, DC

Michael Vetter
Lieutenant General; Director General for Cyber and Information Technology, Federal Ministry of Defense, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin

Christoph Heusgen
Ambassador; Chairman, Munich Security Conference, Munich

Moderator: Jeanne Meserve
Host, NatSec Tech Podcast, Washington, DC

Start-Up Pitches:

Augmented Common Operational Picture
Christoph Ritschel, Alexandra Spann

Crowdsourced Information Platform
Jakob Ningelgen, Stefan Taing

Multisensor Data Fusion
Jan Philipp Krahn, Patrick O´Keeffe

TYTAN Technologies
Balázs Nagy, Batuhan Yumurtaci

Please make sure to arrive at the venue 45 minutes prior to the event to allow sufficient time for security checks. Access to the Hotel Bayerischer Hof (Main Hall) will only be possible through the "Entrance Prannerpassage" on Prannerstraße.

Admission to the event is free of charge. Registration is mandatory.

Unfortunately, the event is already fully booked. However, you are welcome to follow the livestream here.

Location: Cuvilliés Theater (Residenzstraße 1, 80539 München)

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) and the Münchener Kammerorchester (MKO) are delighted to invite you once again to this year's MSC Concert at Munich's Cuvilliés Theater. In a time of crisis, upheaval and uncertainty, the event is entitled "Furor and Harmony: The Art of Diplomacy".

The evening will begin with a panel discussion from 19:00 - 20:00, moderated by Stefan Kornelius (Editor-in-chief of the Politics Department, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich). The panel will include Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (Former Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin) and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Russian Federation, Federal Foreign Office, Moscow). Rolando Villazón (tenor) and Nombulelo Yende (soprano) will perform the following concert part of the evening. The program includes selected overtures, arias and ballet music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The conductor is Stefano Montanari.

Unfortunately, the concert is already fully booked at this time.

Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München

The MSC Security and Literature Series has long been an integral part of the Munich Security Conference. As in previous years, we expect prominent authors, leaders from around the world, and fascinating debates on the predictive and descriptive power of literature.

Day 1 – "Global South"
On the first day, we will explore the many difficult themes surrounding the “Global South” and its role in global politics.

Moderation:
Nardine Luca, Advisor, Munich Security Conference

Speaker:
Sophia Bogner, Journalist and Author, Winner of the German Journalism Award 2020, Hamburg
Raychelle Omamo, Former Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya; Member of the Advisory Council, Munich Security Conference, Nairobi

Admission to the events is free of charge. Registration is mandatory: Please register here.

Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München

The MSC Security and Literature Series has long been an integral part of the Munich Security Conference. As in previous years, we expect prominent authors, leaders from around the world, and fascinating debates on the predictive and descriptive power of literature.

Day 2 – Italy
On the second day, we will focus on this year’s Guest of Honor of the Frankfurter Book Fair, the Italian Republic.

Moderatorin:
Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome

Sprecher:
Francesca Melandri, Author and Novelist, Winner of the Rapallo Carige Prize 2012, Rome
Luigi Di Maio, Special Representative for the Gulf Region, European Union; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, Brussels

Admission to the events is free of charge. Registration is mandatory: Please register here.

Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München

The MSC Security and Literature Series has long been an integral part of the Munich Security Conference. As in previous years, we expect prominent authors, leaders from around the world, and fascinating debates on the predictive and descriptive power of literature.

Day 3 – Ukraine
On the third day, prominent guests will gather to read works by the authors Volodymyr Vakulenko and Viktoria Amelina, who died in the Ukrainian war.

Speakers:

Marietta Slomka 
ZDF 

Nico Lange  
Munich Security Conference 

Tatiana Teren  
Executive Director, PEN-Club Ukraine

Kateryna Kalytko 
Poet and Author

Claudia Roth
Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Federal Chancellery, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin

This event will be held in German.

Admission to the events is free of charge. Registration is mandatory: Please register here.