EU Defense Night

On July 21, the EU Delegation in the United States hosted our second EU Defense Night in Washington, D.C. The evening highlighted the growing role of the European Union in the defense space and brought together an audience of senior officials from both sides of the Atlantic, defense industry executives, policy experts from leading think tanks, and members of the media. Browse through our Flickr album, read Commissioner Kubilius's full keynote speech, and watch the full event here.

Program

U.S. WWII veteran Dr. Arlester Brown honored by EU Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė

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Keynote remarks by Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defense and Space

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Fireside Conversations with Defense Industry Leaders
featuring
Robin Hayes, Chairman and CEO of Airbus
LTG (Ret.) Thomas Horlander, Vice President of Government Affairs, American Rheinmetall Defense
John G. Clark, Senior Vice President for Technology and Innovation, Lockheed Martin
Major General (Ret.) Darren Werner, President, SAPA Transmission

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Spotlight on Ukraine
featuring
Rimantas Žylius, Senior Counselor, Palantir
Dr. Jennifer McArdle, Director, Helsing Inc., United States
Hannah Thoburn, EUCOM Strategy Director, Anduril Industries
Kateryna Mykhalko, Director-General at Tech Force in UA

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 Closing session: Policy Across the Pond
featuring
David McAllister, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member of the European Parliament
Bill Keating, U.S. Representative (MA-09), Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe and Member of the House Armed Services Committee

Learn more about the EU's commitment to increased defense spending.

Read about the 2024 EU Defense Night, held on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C.