22nd Edition of annual EU Military Staff Logistic Conference (EULOG26)
In today’s volatile times, the logistic dimension is in the spotlight, even more than ever. The conference presents itself as an ideal forum to share and discuss the common logistics challenges we all face, to offer insight in the latest developments and to become more resilient for the future.
Under the main topic European defence readiness: logistics resilience, mobility and energy, supply, movement & transportation and energy communities will be brought together in a single, two-day event, co-hosted by the EUMS and the Austrian Ministry of Defence.
Enablement and sustainability encompass the broad scope of logistics functionalities to be covered at the operational level, but today’s challenges continue to be the possession of resilient critical infrastructure, partially supported by civilian logistic strategic enablers such as strategic lift, logistics hubs, a prioritised military mobility network and a secure energy supply. The main effort in developing these capabilities and supporting structures lies at the Political and Military-Strategic levels.
A timely and efficient logistic support also requires a comprehensive legal framework, a robust and collaborative financial architecture, pre-negotiated contracts and an extensive exchange of data, supported by a resilient Logistic Information System. The intertwined relationship between military mobility and digital ecosystems, between the military and their civilian logistics counterparts and energy providers, requires a forward-thinking approach, now more than ever.
As part of the Whole-of-Society Approach, the audience is ideally represented by national and international Strategic and Operational Commands/Headquarters (Logistics and Movement Coordination Cells) and Strategic Enablers (i.e Ministry of Defence and Ministries related to Infrastructure and Transport, Regional Development, Energy...), as well as affiliated EU Institutions and Agencies, Partners and Academics.