Agenda

19 Nov 2026 · Innovation Centre Kosovo

19 Nov 2026

8 SESSIONS

09:00

Registration & Doors Open

ARRIVAL

09:30

Welcome Remarks

09:35

Opening Keynote

How AI is reshaping the balance of power and what it means for national security.

SPEAKER

Ylber BajraktariVice President, Special Competitive Studies Project

09:45

Keynote Remarks

Alliances, security, and how smaller democracies navigate a changing world.

SPEAKER

Daniel SerwerSenior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins SAIS

10:00

Ukraine and the Future of War

PANEL 01

Putin's war against Ukraine has tragically become the proving ground for modern warfare. Cheap attritable drones, commercial satellite imagery and connectivity, battlefield software, and rapid innovation at the front have changed how wars are fought and how smaller states can defend against larger adversaries. This panel will examine critical lessons for national security from the war, and how nations such as Kosovo can build credible deterrence against hybrid threats through new technologies.

PANEL SPEAKER

Kateryna StepanenkoRussia Team Lead & Deputy Director of the Cognitive Warfare Project, Institute for the Study of War

PANEL SPEAKER

Bryan DaughertyUkraine Program Manager, Spirit of America

PANEL SPEAKER

Enis HyseniExperienced Systems & AI & Drone Engineer, MIGA SkyShield

10:50

The Alliance Infrastructure for Technology Cooperation

PANEL 02

As technology becomes central to economic strength and national security, no nation can secure its future alone. Trusted supply chains, shared standards, secure digital infrastructure, and joint research increasingly depend on allies and partners working together in critical tech areas. This panel will feature perspectives from Western government officials and industry partners on technology cooperation, and the opportunities and risks for nations like Kosovo in the global tech competition.

PANEL SPEAKER

Pavlina PavlovaFounder, Critical Cyber

PANEL SPEAKER

Dylan GlouryDirector AI Security Policy, Department of Home Affairs

PANEL SPEAKER

Megan ShahiDirector, Technology Policy, Center for American Progress

11:40

The Future of AI and National Security

PANEL 03

Artificial intelligence is transforming the conduct, cost, and scale of nations' intelligence, cyber, information, military, diplomatic, and other national security operations. This panel will focus on how AI technology is evolving, how governments can adopt AI tools for their national security and public service missions, and how democracies can stay ahead of authoritarian competitors.

PANEL SPEAKER