Saturday, 25th April 2026
09:00 – 09:20 Welcome Coffee and Registration
Lobby and Hallways
09.20 - 09.30: Opening remarks
G-Auditorium VII
Natasha Ng, Chair, European Public Policy Conference
Jacek Prokop, Vice Dean for International Affairs, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)
09.30 - 09.45: Keynote Address
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H.E. Miguel Berger, German Ambassador to Poland, Federal Foreign Office
09.45 - 10.30: Fireside Chat
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Agnieszka Homańska, Head of Minister’s Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland
Age Steenbreker, Vice-Chair, European Public Policy Conference
10.30 - 12.00: Across the EU: Strengthening Democratic Resilience from Within
G-Auditorium VII
Maria Golubeva, Distinguished Fellow for the Democratic Resilience Program, Center for European Policy Analysis & Former Minister of the Interior, Republic of Latvia
Renne Traicova, Board Member, Balkan Free Media Initiative
Maciej Makulski, Head of Europe and International Politics in Warsaw, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Agnieszka Gryz, Co-Founder, Zryw Foundation
Moderated by: Antoni Wiśniewski-Mischal, Foreign Department Correspondent, Polish Press Agency
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch Break
Hallways
13.00 – 14.30 In the Digital Landscape: Improving Europe’s Digital Integrity Framework
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Jagoda Zakrzewska, Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager Poland/CEE, Google
Łukasz Janulewicz, Senior Analyst, Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Michał Kanownik, President, Digital Poland Association
Moderated by: Jakub Szymik, Founder, CEE Digital Democracy Watch
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee break
Hallways
15.00 - 18.00: Simulation + Roundtable
Simulation Workshop: Strengthening Europe’s Democratic Shield through Societal Resilience
Room S-2
Renne Traicova, Board Member, Balkan Free Media Initiative
Roundtable A: Improving Europe’s Digital Integrity Framework: Beyond the DSA
Rooms S-3/S-14
Jakub Szymik, Founder, CEE Digital Democracy Watch
Łukasz Janulewicz, Senior Analyst, Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Izabela Jarka, Head of the Rapid Response and Disinformation Detection Team, NASK
Aleksandra Wójtowicz, New Technologies and Digitalization Analyst, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
18.15 - 19.15: Networking
Sala Kolumnowa
Sunday, 26th April 2026
9.30 - 10.00: Welcome Coffee and registration
Lobby and Hallways
10.00 - 11.30: At the frontier: Responding to Hybrid Threats
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Manuel Sarrazin, President, Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft
Wojciech Solak, Director, Centre for Democracy & Resilience, GLOBALSEC
Brig. Gen. Tomasz Kowalik, Deputy Chief of Staff for Security of the Multinational Corps Northeast
Moderated by: Karolina Pawlik,Senior Analyst in the Energy and Resilience Program, Casimir Pulaski Foundation
11.30 - 13:00: Workshop: Learning to Navigate Cyber Threats
Rooms S-13 & S-14
Przemysław Gasztold, Assistant Professor, War Studies University in Warsaw
11.30 - 13:00: Fireside Chat II
Room S-17
Michał Szczerba, Deputy Chair, Group of the European People's Party, European Parliament
13.00 - 14.00: Lunch
Hallways
14.00 - 15.00: Policy Solution Proposals Presentations
G-Auditorium VII
15.00 - 15.10: Closing Remarks
G-Auditorium VII
Natasha Ng, Chair, European Public Policy Conference