Saturday, 25th April 2026

09:00 – 09:20 Welcome Coffee and Registration

09.20-09.30: Opening remarks

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

H.E. Miguel Berger, German Ambassador to Poland, Federal Foreign Office

09.45-10.30: Fireside Chat

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

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

13.00 – 14.30 In the Digital Landscape: Improving Europe’s Digital Integrity Framework

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

15.00-18.00: Simulation + Roundtables

Simulation Workshop: Strengthening Europe’s Democratic Shield through Societal Resilience

Renne Traicova, Board Member, Balkan Free Media Initiative

Roundtable A: Improving Europe’s Digital Integrity Framework: Beyond the DSA

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

Roundtable B: Digital Sovereignty in Europe: A Realistic Goal or Political Aspiration

Sunday, 26th April 2026

9.30-10.00: Welcome Coffee and registration

10.00-11.30: At the frontier: Responding to Hybrid Threats

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

Przemysław Gasztold, Assistant Professor, War Studies University in Warsaw

13.00 - 14.00: Lunch

14.00 - 15.00: Policy Solution Proposals Presentations

15.00 - 15.10: Closing Remarks