Supporters

“NATO Engages: The Brussels Summit Dialogue” is supported by a variety of institutions, authorities, and organizations.

Champion Partners

GENERAL DYNAMICS is a global aerospace and defense company, with locations in more than 45 countries. From combat vehicles to IT and communications systems, to Gulfstream business jets and nuclear-powered submarines, people around the world depend on our products and services for their safety and security. We offer a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; information technology
(IT) services and C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) solutions; and shipbuilding and ship repair. For more information, please visit www.gd.com.
 
German Federal Foreign Office
 

Cornerstone Partners

AIRBUS DEFENSE AND SPACE is one of the two divisions of Airbus and Europe’s number 1 defence and Space company. It is one of the world ́s leading space companies and one of the top 10 defence companies globally. The customers of Airbus Defence and Space are as diverse as its products – government defence and interior ministries, national and international agencies, institutions, civil authorities, major platform manufacturers, prime system contractors, NGOs, the industrial sector and commercial companies.

Airbus Defence and Space is composed of four programme lines: Military Aircraft, Space Systems, UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) and CIS (Communications, Intelligence & Security).

Military Aircraft develops, delivers and supports military aircraft. Key products include the Eurofighter, the A400M, the A330 MRTT and the C295W/CN235.

Space Systems covers the full range of civil and defence space systems with its unique expertise.

UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) develops, delivers and supports unmanned vehicles, including Atlante, Harfang or Zephyr among others.

Communications, Intelligence & Security (CIS) is the “one-stop-shop” for satellite and terrestrial communication, intelligence, security and maritime services and solutions.

 

HENSOLDT is a global driver of technology and innovation across the defence and security electronics capability spectrum. The company is a market leader in civil and military sensor solutions developing concepts for Big Data, Robotics, Cyber Security and new services.
HENSOLDT generates revenues of more than € 1 bn. with a workforce of 4,300 employees.

The company’s name HENSOLDT traces back to Moritz Carl Hensoldt, a German pioneer of optics and precision mechanics in the 19th century. We represent a more than 200-year-old European tradition in technology building on achievements of such renowned predecessors as Telefunken, Dornier, Kelvin Hughes, Siemens Sicherungstechnik and Carl Zeiss Optronics.

HENSOLDT’s success is based on a workforce of highly skilled employees fascinated by high-end technology and driven by the desire to fulfil evolving customer needs. In the best tradition of HENSOLDT’s predecessor companies, our employees translate the accelerating innovation cycles of today’s electronics into intelligent solutions which support defence and security organizations in their mission to make the world a safer place. Considering highly skilled employees as our most valuable asset.

As a technology leader, HENSOLDT is also following an innovative approach in Cyber Security. In this rapidly growing area, the company develops security-hardened basic IT systems, which are impervious to hacker attacks and integrated hardware weaknesses . Its strong Electronic Warfare heritage also positions HENSOLDT as a natural player in the Cyber Warfare environment.

In its role as a sensor solutions provider, HENSOLDT combines various mission-critical sensor technologies under one roof, which ensure a substantial improvement in detection capabilities when used in combination. Its areas of activity include the protection of borders and critical infrastructures, air defence, airborne mission management, self-protection and situational awareness, vehicle and convoy protection, signal intelligence and data links, as well as night vision, thermal imaging, laser rangefinding and optronic targeting. Furthermore, HENSOLDT’s portfolio comprises mission avionics equipment, such as avionics computers, mission planning systems, autopilots and flight data recorders. With its wide-ranging product portfolio HENSOLDT addresses customers in the defence and security domains, covering the whole spectrum for air, sea, land space missions and enabling them to maintain superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum. Its solutions are deployed on various platforms, including helicopters, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, ships and submarines, armoured vehicles as well as satellites.

Institutional Partners

9/11 Memorial Museum
 
Brookings
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.
 
CEIP
The Carnegie Endowment advances international peace by leveraging its global network to shape debates and provide decision makers with independent insights and innovative ideas on the most consequential global threats and opportunities.
 
The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Our aim is not just to change the conversation, but to change the country.
 
CEPA
The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, non-partisan, public policy research institute. CEPA’s mission is to promote an economically vibrant, strategically secure, and politically free Europe with close and enduring ties to the United States. Our analytical team consists of the world’s leading experts on Central-East Europe, Russia, and its neighbors. Through cutting-edge research, analysis, and programs we provide fresh insight on energy, security, and defense to government officials and agencies; we help transatlantic businesses navigate changing strategic landscapes; and we build networks of future Atlanticist leaders.
 
CNAS

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national security and defense policies. CNAS engages policymakers, experts, and the public with innovative, fact-based research, ideas, and analysis to shape and elevate the national security debate. A key part of our mission is to inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and tomorrow.

CNAS performs groundbreaking research and analysis to shape and elevate the national security and foreign policy debate in Washington and beyond. Our dynamic research agenda is designed to shape the choices of leaders in the U.S. government, the private sector, and society to advance U.S. interests and strategy.

 

CSIS

Established in Washington, D.C., over 50 years ago, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help decisionmakers chart a course toward a better world.

 
GLOBSEC

GLOBSEC is a global think-tank based in Bratislava, committed to enhancing security, prosperity and sustainability in Europe and throughout the world. Its mission is to influence the future by generating new ideas and solutions for a better and safer world, while putting together the right stakeholders at the right time for a free exchange of ideas. In an interconnected world, GLOBSEC stimulates public-private dialogue to shape agendas for the future.

The international environment is becoming less predictable and more complex. Technological innovation is quickly disrupting the old frameworks of economies,societies and political order. GLOBSEC helps to provide a better understanding of global trends and their consequences for society, economy and security. We generate new ideas and solutions for a more stable, prosperous and sustainable world, by:

  • Conducting world-class research and political insight into major threats and risks to our society.
  • Driving change by engaging esteemed policy-makers and senior leaders from different sectors in our policy initiatives.
  • Putting together leaders and stakeholders from multiple sectors at the right time in one place.
 
Heritage Foundation
 
Hudson Institute
Founded in 1961, Hudson Institute challenges conventional thinking and helps manage strategic transitions to the future through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, health care, technology, culture, and law. Hudson seeks to guide public policy makers and global leaders in government and business through a vigorous program of conferences, policy briefings, publications, and recommendations.
 
McCain Institute
The McCain Institute, perfectly placed in Washington, DC, and proudly part of Arizona State University, advances character-driven leadership based on security, economic opportunity, freedom and human dignity, in the United States and around the world. Inspired by the leadership of Senator John McCain and his family’s legacy of public service, the McCain Institute implements concrete programs aimed at making a difference in people’s lives across a range of critical areas: leadership development, human rights, rule of law, counter terrorism, international security and combating human trafficking.
 
Ronald Reagan Institute
The mission of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is to complete President Reagan’s unfinished work and to preserve the timeless principles he championed: individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy and national pride. Specifically, the mission of the new Reagan Institute operating as an entity of the Foundation from both the Reagan Library in California as well as in Washington, D.C., is to move well beyond the Foundation’s mission to preserve the memory of our 40th President. The Reagan Institute proactively promotes his ideals, vision, and leadership example for the benefit of generations to come through youth education and academic alliances, scholarly work, and substantive, issue-driven forums.
 
Truman Center

Truman is a nationwide membership of diverse leaders inspired to serve in the aftermath of 9/11 and committed to shaping and advocating for tough, smart national security solutions. We are united in the belief that America is strongest when we stand with our allies to lead, support, and defend a growing global community of free people and just societies.

Our community includes more than 1,700 post-9/11 veterans, frontline civilians, policy experts, and political professionals who share a common vision of U.S. leadership abroad and hail from 16 Chapters and 47 different states across the nation. We believe that America is at its best when we use all the tools in our toolbox: diplomacy, defense, development, and democracy promotion.

Truman Center for National Policy, along with our sister organization Truman National Security Project, identifies, trains, and positions leaders across America who share this worldview. We bring our members together with our partners and advisors to deliver concrete solutions to pressing global challenges for leaders at the local, state, and national levels, and we coordinate their action nationwide to shape the debate, fight for policy change, and support rising leaders who share our values.

 
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is an educational and human rights nonprofit organization authorized by a unanimous Congressional Act, which was signed as Public Law 103-199 by President William J. Clinton on December 17, 1993. From 2003 to 2009, President George W. Bush was Honorary Chairman of the Foundation. On June 12, 2007, he dedicated the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C.
 
WIIS
Women In International Security (WIIS) is the premier organization in the world dedicated to advancing the leadership and professional development of women in the field of international peace and security. WIIS (pronounced “wise”) sponsors leadership training, mentoring, and networking programs as well as substantive events focused on current policy problems. WIIS also supports research projects and policy engagement initiatives on critical international security issues, including the nexus between gender and security.
 
Woodrow Wilson Center
 
USO

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