This event is by invitation only.
This forum will bring together American and Czech officials, defense experts, and industry leaders in Washington, DC. Organized in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic and in partnership with Jagello 2000, the event will explore United States–Czech defense and security cooperation. Discussions will focus on reindustrialization through Czech investments, defense procurement reform, supply chain resiliency, and the integration of innovative technologies.
Agenda
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Registration
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Session 1 | Dual Use Technologies—Roadmap to Allied Operational Advantage
Panel Discussion
12:15 p.m.–12:45 p.m. | Session 2 | Keynote Address
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Session 3 | Maintaining the Technological Edge
Fireside Chat
1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Session 4 | Czech-US Cyber Defense Cooperation—A Partnership that Delivers
2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Session 5 | Expanding the Frontiers of US-Czech Commercial and Security Ties
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | Session 6 | The Czech Model—Reindustrialization Through Partnership
Panel Discussion
3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks
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