Connectivity, OT and the Cloud. One state security ecosystem

• Stable broadband networks as a prerequisite for connectivity and cloud services
• Communications systems – 5G network capabilities, MCX systems
• How can infrastructure be made more resilient to cyber threats, blackouts, attacks and communications disruptions, including GNSS interference?
• Secure state communications, time security, navigation and positioning (PNT) – alternatives to GPS
• Manual control and incident management (ICS) procedures
• Segmentation and zero trust in OT – a practical approach to threat mitigation
• Secure and sovereign cloud – ransomware resistance, backups and identity security (IAM)

How can private companies be part of civil defence?

• Local governments, services and businesses in a joint emergency response system
• Private sector as infrastructure and logistics facilities
• Manufacturing and “dual use” services – how to prepare local industry and SMEs to change their business profile in times of threats flexibly?

Measuring security levels and real organisational resilience

• What does management need to understand about cybersecurity and organisational resilience to make the right decisions?
• Cyber resilience vs cybersecurity – what should boards expect and what should they fund?
• How can an organisation reliably measure its own level of security and determine whether it is resilient to real threats?
• How not to confuse compliance with security – moving from “we have implemented a policy” to “we know we are resilient”
  • NIS2 / DORA – Do regulations bring real change?
  • How to build compliance processes without paralysing the business?
• Changing strategies and plans into operational decisions – how to encourage organisations to do real security exercises in a “war starts now” scenario
• How to implement BCP in a capital group – practical experience
• AI security policy – how to avoid shadow AI and deployment chaos?
  • How to build awareness and use AI safely in an organisation
• How do you build AI usage controls that protect against data leaks but don’t stifle innovation?
• Mechanism for identifying and utilising domestic technological talent

Anti-drone systems in national security – drone detection and neutralization, protection of critical maritime infrastructure

• The role of anti-drone unmanned systems in a country’s defense architecture
• Building systemic capabilities: airspace management, anti-drone systems (soft and hard kill)
• Swarm technologies – operational potential vs. technology demonstration
• The effectiveness of reconnaissance, surveillance, and data analytics systems
• Protection of critical maritime infrastructure and facilities strategic to national security
• Challenges related to the integration and interoperability of systems from different manufacturers
• Technologies for detecting, identifying, and neutralizing drones – potential and barriers to development
• Legal regulations and the effectiveness of drone neutralization systems

• How to effectively strengthen the Polish arms industry? Technological and regulatory aspect
• How to increase the share of local production in the domestic arms sector to build independence?
• Entering into strategic offset agreements to support modernisation and technology transfer
• How can civilian technologies be adapted to the military sector, and what are the implications?
• Developing dual-use technologies
• How the arms industry should respond to the growing operational needs of the Forces
• Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, especially in terms of production readiness and supply logistics?
• Polish arms exports, analysis of opportunities, limitations and strategies for entering foreign markets

Preparing troops for real-life scenarios – multi-domain operations

• How do we prepare forces to operate simultaneously on land, in the air, at sea, in cyberspace and in the information sphere?
• Building and strengthening the technological sovereignty of the state based on national competence and the development of ISR systems
• Integration and interoperability – combining data from different domains (air, land, sea, space) and command systems
• How to ensure continuity of communications command in emergencies?
• How to practice the transition from peace to war under realistic logistical conditions?
• Do mobilization and replenishment procedures meet the actual need for specialists?
• How to improve cooperation between types of forces and services through joint procedures and exercises?
• Operational autonomy – independence in acquiring, analyzing and distributing reconnaissance data and reducing decision-making response time

Ceremonial inauguration of the 2nd day of the Congress

Critical infrastructure security

• Effective security of critical infrastructure
• Are airports, ports and train stations prepared to operate under heightened threat?
• How to design autonomous transportation systems to minimise the risk of errors and sabotage? Is this already possible?
• How to coordinate military and civilian logistics during a crisis? Military mobility, logistics infrastructure and “Military Schengen Zone”
• Adaptation of critical infrastructure to the realities of war and crisis operations – including dual-use projects
• The role of rail and transport in a crisis: mobility, evacuation and logistics (dual-use), and security of supply/transport – procedures, protection, sabotage resistance
• Blackout. Poland’s preparedness, response procedures and power system resilience
• Best practices and recommendations for the protection of critical infrastructure by private security services
• Barriers to the protection of critical infrastructure and strategic facilities:
  • The need for change and legislative challenges regarding the implementation of detection systems and the security of equipment, systems, and structures (including the use of frequencies) at strategic facilities, including military ones

Launch of the Ayming Poland report: “Dual-use: Business in Poland’s Defense Ecosystem, 2026–2030.”

Identity as the Foundation of National Resilience: Who Really Controls Access to Critical Infrastructure?

Cybersecure rolling stock as a component of national security

Aerospace industry

• The role of aviation infrastructure – modernisation, logistics and resilience to threats
• Air traffic management and continuity of operations in emergencies
• Cybersecurity challenges in the aviation sector
• Development of the Polish aviation sector and its place in global supply chains
• Innowacje w lotnictwie – MRO, UAV i nowe technologie produkcyjne
• Autonomy and digitisation of aviation

Civil security

• Comprehensive resilience – preparing society for emergencies
• Construction and modernisation of concealment facilities. Modern technologies in the construction of shelters and civil protection systems
• Civil Protection and Civil Defence Program – opportunities and challenges for the construction industry
• Financing local resilience (municipalities, SMEs), the role of cooperative and commercial banking in civil protection
• The impact of information warfare on social stability and state security – protecting society’s cognitive resilience and education
• Cyberterrorism and disinformation – threats, methods and tools

SOC of the future – automation, LLM and role transformation in cyber security

• What will the roles of SOC analysts look like in 3-5 years?
• How do you train people when AI takes over the tasks of juniors?
• Will the SOC become an “autonomous platform” instead of a team of people?
• SOC vs Helpdesk – does the first line still make sense with AI?
• What really works today, and what is hype?

A Modern Approach to Monitoring Critical Infrastructure Using Fiber-Optic Technology

The future of Polish industry in times of change and turbulence

• How to enter the arms industry? Requirements, barriers and models of cooperation
• Local content in infrastructure and defence investments – how to realistically strengthen the participation of Polish suppliers
• Building technological sovereignty – development of key technologies for state security
• Key technologies for state security + R&D
• How can the tax system support companies in the security sector? Incentives for investment, innovation, and R&D activities
• Differences in perspectives of private and state industries: barriers to entry, risks and models of cooperation

Satellite communications and critical communications

• State models of secure satellite communications in Poland
• What actions are needed to guarantee the functionality and continuity of critical infrastructure in the telecommunications sector
• Security of fiber optic networks
• Satellite communications and communications – integration of civilian and military systems
• The use of satellites in military and civilian communications systems
• Monitoring of threats and emergencies through satellite observation
• Development of ground infrastructure to support early warning satellites
• Military space and air systems – strategic air defence systems

Documents as Information Weapons: How to Secure Electronic Workflows in Defense Industry Companies?

Cooperation of services – major challenges

• How to effectively provide a communication pipeline in case of emergencies and improve procedures for information management and coordination between different services?
• Next-generation analytical systems in preparing special operations and strengthening information superiority
• Uniformed services for the security of the Republic of Poland – what direction should they take to protect the state effectively?
• When will compulsory military service return? A factor in strengthening the country’s defence capabilities
• Data security. How does effective data management strengthen Polish security?
• Interoperability and data exchange standards (e.g. STANAG): access, practical use, barriers

Security and technology at Poland’s borders

• The border as a hybrid environment – how are the services adapting to increasing migration pressures, cyber attacks and infrastructure sabotage?
• New technologies to support the Border Guard, Police, PSP and Armed Forces – autonomous patrol systems, AI-monitoring, distributed sensors and real-time data integration
• Surveillance and response systems – drones, aerostats, land and sea robots as permanent components of border line protection
• Security technologies in the Baltic Sea – radar and satellite surveillance systems, unmanned surface platforms/underwater and protection of critical infrastructure at sea (ports, cables, gas pipelines)