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LMC 2026

Speakers

As of 12 May 2026, updated constantly.

Dmitry Adamsky

Professor at Reichman University

Hiroyuki Akita

Foreign Affairs Commentator for Nikkei

Minna Ålander

Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies

Leila Alieva

Associate of Russian and East European Studies at Oxford University School for Global and Area Studies

Ed Arnold

Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute

Omar Ashour

Professor of Security and Military Studies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and the University of Exeter

Yoon-jeong Baek

Deputy Director-General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

Eli Bar-On

Chief Executive Officer of MENA2050

André Barrinha

Associate Professor in International Relations and Deputy Director of the Bath Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour

Mariana Betsa

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Latika Bourke

Writer-at-Large of The Nightly

Baiba Braže

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

Kęstutis Budrys

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

Angus Campbell

Ambassador of Australia to the European Union, NATO, Belgium, and Luxembourg

David Cattler

Non-resident Senior Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security

Eric Ciaramella

Senior Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme and Director of the Ukraine Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Steve Clemons

Editor-at-Large at The National Interest

Gordon Corera

Security Analyst for the BBC and Host of the Rest is Classified Podcast

Ann Marie Dailey

Policy Researcher at RAND

Christian Danielsson

State Secretary for EU Affairs at the Government of Sweden

Oleksandr Danylyuk

Chairman of the Center for Defense Reforms

Bob Deen

Head of Security Unit and Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute

Thomas G. DiNanno

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security

Roman Dobrokhotov

Editor-in-Chief of The Insider

Jill Dougherty

Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University

Kimberly Dozier

Global Affairs Analyst at CNN

Héloïse Fayet

Head of the Deterrence and Proliferation Programme at the French Institute of International Relations

Karsten Friis

Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Ingo Gerhartz

Commander of NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum

Nigel Gould-Davies

Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies

Nicole Grajewski

Assistant Professor at Sciences Po
JJ Green

JJ Green

National Security Correspondent at WTOP Radio

Shota Gvineria

Senior Fellow at Delphi Global

Flemming Splidsboel Hansen

Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies

Shane Harris

Staff Writer at The Atlantic

Sebastian Hartmann

Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Germany

Hiski Haukkala

Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Ben Hodges

Former Commanding General of US Army Europe

Szymon Hołownia

Deputy Speaker of the Sejm of Poland

Eyal Hulata

Senior International Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

President of Estonia (2006–16)

Peter Viggo Jakobsen

Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Defence College

Yeongkyun Jang

Senior Researcher at the Korea AI Safety Institute
Balázs Jarábik

Balázs Jarábik

Founder of Minority Report

Kaja Kallas

High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission

Alar Karis

President of Estonia

Garry Kasparov

Co-founder of the Free Russia Forum

Sylvie Kauffmann

Editorial Director at Le Monde

Jennifer Kavanagh

Director and Senior Fellow of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities

Andrea Kendall-Taylor

Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Programme at the Center for a New American Security

Michael Kimmage

Director of the Kennan Institute

Jana Kobzová

Co-director of the European Security Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations

Maria Theresa Lazaro

Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

Elena Lazarou

Director General at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy

Christian Leuprecht

Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen's University

Kadri Liik

Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Europe

Hanna Liubakova

Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council

Edward Lucas

Founder and Director of the Baltic International Security Centre

Edward Luce

US National Editor and Columnist at the Financial Times

Oana Lungescu

Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute

Lauri Mälksoo

Professor of International Law at the University of Tartu

Daniel Markić

Director of the European Union Intelligence and Situation Centre

Alessandro Marrone

Head of the Defence, Security, and Space Programme at Istituto Affari Internazionali

Juha Martelius

Director of Finnish Security and Intelligence Service

Carlo Masala

Chair for Security and Defence Studies at Bundeswehr University Munich

Jade McGlynn

Research Fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College London

Molly McKew

Lead Writer at greatpower.us

Sergei Medvedev

Professor at Charles University

Marek Menkiszak

Head of the Russia Department at the Centre for Eastern Studies

Andrus Merilo

Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces

Kristen Michal

Prime Minister of Estonia

Andrew Michta

Professor of Strategic Studies at the Hamilton School at the University of Florida

Sven Mikser

Member of the European Parliament

Jakov Milatović

President of Montenegro

Jonathan Berkshire Miller

Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Rym Momtaz

Editor-in-Chief of Strategic Europe at Carnegie Europe

Philippe de Montenon

Commander of French Land Forces and Commander of the French Army in Europe

Mark Montgomery

Senior Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Sevgil Musaieva

Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainska Pravda

Phillips O’Brien

Professor of Strategic Studies and Head of the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews

Olga Oliker

Director of the Europe and Central Asia Programme at the International Crisis Group

Zohar Palti

Viterbi Fellow at the Washington Institute

Valeriu Pașa

Founder and Chairman of the WatchDog.MD

Daivis Petraitis

Lecturer at the Baltic Defence College

Hanno Pevkur

Minister of Defence of Estonia

Anahide Pilibossian

Vice President of Strategy and Development at the Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia

Thijs van der Plas

Ambassador of the Netherlands Delegation to NATO

Mirosław Polakow

Deputy Chief of Staff Plans at NATO SHAPE

Jana Puglierin

Senior Policy Fellow and Head of European Council on Foreign Relations Berlin Office

Alina Radu

Chief Executive Officer of Ziarul De Gardă
Kristi Raik

Kristi Raik

Director of the ICDS

Edi Rama

Prime Minister of Albania

Samuel Ramani

Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute

Mariin Ratnik

Undersecretary for Economic and Development Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Ana Revenco

Director of the Centre for Strategic Communication and Countering Disinformation of Moldova
Alan Riley

Alan Riley

Visiting Professor at the College of Europe

Kaupo Rosin

Director General of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service

Thomas Röwekamp

Chairman of the Defence Committee of the German Bundestag
Boris Rüge

Boris Ruge

Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy of NATO

Ayman Safadi

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova

Beth Sanner

Distinguished Fellow at the German Marshall Fund

Benjamin L Schmitt

Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania

Teri Schultz

Freelance NATO and EU Reporter

Harinder Sekhon

Distinguished Fellow at CUTS International

Nataliia Shapoval

President of KSE Institute

Hanna Shelest

Director of Security Studies and Global Outreach Programmes at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”

Amanda Sloat

Professor at the IE University

Pavel Slunkin

Strategic Risks Consultant at iSANS

Mark Speich

Secretary General of the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation

Ian Storey

Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Katsuhiko Takahashi

Ambassador for International Economic Affairs, Arctic Affairs, and Women, Peace and Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Jaanus Tamm

CEO and Founder of Defsecintel Solutions

Bruno Tertrais

Deputy Director of the Foundation for Strategic Research

Mari-Liis Tori

Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Service of Estonia

Ilke Toygür

Director of the Global Policy Center and Professor at IE University

Margus Tsahkna

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Elizabeth Tsurkov

Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the New Lines Institute

Tom Tugendhat

Member of the UK Parliament

Tara Varma

Managing Director of Strategic Foresight and Director of the German Marshall Fund’s Paris Office

Carolina Vendil Pallin

Deputy Research Director of the Swedish Defence Research Agency

Shaun Walker

International Correspondent at the Guardian

Robert Wilkie

Chairman of the Center for American Security

Andriy Zagorodnyuk

Chairman of the Centre for Defence Strategies

Valerii Zaluzhnyi

Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK

Bogdan Zawadewicz

Head of Geoeconomic Risk Analysis of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

Vlasta Zekulic

Director of Strategic Management and Communications at NATO Allied Command Transformation

Katarzyna Zysk

Professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies