The Berlin Security Conference 2026 brought together political leaders, defence officials, and security experts to discuss the most pressing challenges facing European security. With Lithuania serving as this year’s partner country, the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center contributed to the conference programme, hosting and moderating discussions on key European security and defence priorities.
As part of the conference, the GSSC hosted a panel discussion on military mobility, moderated by the Center’s Chief Foreign Policy Advisor, Vytautas Leškevičius. The panel brought together Eric Voss, CEO of DFNZ; Major General Ralph Christian Meyer, Director of Logistics and Resources at NATO’s International Military Staff; and Arūnas Vinčiūnas, Head of Unit for Ukraine Support and Military Mobility at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS). Opening remarks were delivered by PwC Partner Dr Vesta von Bossel.
GSSC Director Linas Kojala moderated a conversation at the pre-event session with Dr Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Member of the European Parliament and President of the Berlin Security Conference, and Vaidotas Urbelis, Director of Defence Policy at Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence, Board Member of the GSSC.
The GSSC was also proud to be among the partners of the BSC Startup Challenge, an initiative bringing innovative startups into the broader conversation on security and defence and highlighting the role of emerging technologies in addressing evolving security challenges.
Lithuanian-German cooperation holds particular significance for Lithuania’s security, with the deployment of a permanent German brigade to Lithuania reflecting the strength of this strategic partnership and both countries’ commitment to strengthening NATO’s Eastern Flank.
