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- DATE: Thu 22 October 2026
- VENUE: PVA EXPO PRAGUE
- OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Czech
- CONFERENCE FREE REGISTRATION
- EVENT is part of the Future Forces Exhibition & Forum 2026
The Internal Security and State Resilience Conference has long focused on what the role of the state should be in protecting its population and institutions, as well as on its role in a security environment in which the boundaries between external defence and internal security are increasingly blurred.
Although conventional military threats continue to influence defence planning, governments face an increasingly broad spectrum of non-military risks that directly threaten the security of the population, the continuity of essential services and the resilience of critical infrastructure. Hybrid activities, cyberattacks, disasters related to climate change, large-scale emergencies, disinformation campaigns and the rapid proliferation of unmanned systems (UAS) significantly blur the traditional boundaries between external defence and internal security.
Why attend the conference
The Internal Security and State Resilience Conference provides a unique platform for strategic dialogue among defence and security organisations, integrated rescue system components, public administration authorities, academia and industry. Its aim is to identify innovative approaches, strengthen cooperation across institutional boundaries and present technologies that can enhance the resilience of the state and its preparedness for future crises. The conference is based on the premise that ensuring internal security is no longer the sole responsibility of security and civilian institutions, but requires an integrated approach involving military capabilities, security forces, emergency services and industrial partners.
Current challenges
INTERCONNECTED THREATS
- Future crises will combine overt and covert activities across the military, civilian, digital and information domains.
AVAILABILITY OF TECHNOLOGIES
- Unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, sensors, satellite data and cyber tools that were previously reserved for states are becoming increasingly accessible to smaller and non-state actors.
DEPENDENCE ON INFRASTRUCTURE
- Defence preparedness depends on functioning energy, transport, communications, healthcare, public administration and industrial supply chains.
ACCELERATING DECISION-MAKING
- Rapidly evolving threats require shared situational awareness, automated analysis and clearly defined authorities for decision-making and intervention.
PROGRAMME
The first conference session focuses on the changing security environment and the role of the state and armed forces in responding to activities below the threshold of open armed conflict. Hybrid campaigns exploit gaps between institutions, ambiguity in the legal environment, technological dependence and societal divisions. Their aim is often to make attribution more difficult, complicate decision-making and prevent a timely response.
The discussion will be conducted at an unclassified and operationally relevant level. It will connect national priorities with practical preparedness issues: what must be protected, which institution is responsible for protection, what information needs to be shared and when military support to civilian authorities is necessary.
MAIN THEMATIC AREAS
- Hybrid campaigns combining military and non-military instruments
- Experience from Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank and other threatened states
- Sabotage, cyber operations, disinformation and covert influence operations
- Use of UAVs for reconnaissance, disruption, sabotage or attack
- Civil-military cooperation and support for an integrated crisis response
- Shared situational awareness and information exchange across public administration
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NATIONAL RESILIENCE AND DEFENCE AGAINST HYBRID THREATS |
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| 09.30 |
(conference moderator) Opening of the conference and introductory remarks |
| 09.40 |
Dr. Pavel Žáček, Ph,D. member of the Defence Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic National resilience: defence against hybrid threats |
| 09.50 |
MGen. Petr Svoboda, MSS, Commander of Territorial Forces, Czech Armed Forces (TBD) |
| 10.10 |
Mrs. Kateryna Chernohorenko, Former Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization (TBD) |
| 10.40 |
Mr. Ari Sacher, Marketing and Business Development Manager, Rafael High-energy lasers for the protection of the state's critical infrastructure |
| 11.10 |
Mr. Michal Beneš, Research Fellow, Association for International Affairs Beyond military deterrence: putting a whole-of-society approach to resilience into practice |
| 11.40 |
Mr. David Slánský, Head of Defence Sector, KPMG Defence Vision 2030 |
| 12.10 | lunch break |
| SOCIETAL AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE | |
| 13.00 |
Mrs. Marta Kubica, Director, ELNET opening remarks of the second conference session |
| 13.10 |
Mr. Tomáš Pojar, security expert (TBD) |
| 13.20 |
Mr. Çağrı Özkan Rapid analysis of operational intelligence and operations of small units without a recognizable signature |
| 13.50 |
Mrs. Magda Maszczynska, Founder and Director, Deterrence Center Deterrence in the societal domain: digital manipulation, hybrid threats and building resilience |
| 14.20 |
Mr. Mooli Lahad, Mrs. Helena Allas, Mr. Alex Fink, representative of the Home Front Command Panel discussion: Community resilience and critical infrastructure protection |
| 15.20 |
Mrs. Marta Kubica, Director, ELNET closing remarks |
The second session moves from threat assessment to practical preparedness. It focuses on the ability of emergency and security services, regional and local authorities, infrastructure operators, communities, industry and research organisations to prevent disruptions, maintain essential services and rapidly restore their functioning.
Attention will be paid to interoperable command and control, crisis communication, public-private cooperation, risk-based investment and the responsible use of artificial intelligence, sensor networks, simulations and dual-use technologies. The aim is not to protect every asset in the same way, but to build scalable and economically sustainable layers of resilience.
MAIN THEMATIC AREAS
- Continuity of energy, transport, water management, healthcare and industry
- Preparedness of regions, municipalities and local communities
- Crisis communication and public trust
- Interoperability between public and private entities
- Joint exercises, simulations and personnel training
