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DATE: 21–22 October 2026
VENUE: PVA EXPO PRAGUE, Entrance Hall 3, Congress Hall 1, 1^st floor
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
CONFERENCE FREE REGISTRATION
Event is part of the Future Forces Exhibition & Forum 2026

Organization and Provision of Civil Security in Wartime

The 2^nd Future of Civil Security (FCS) Conference brings together more than 70 official delegates, representatives of administrative authorities, Ukraine's security sector, civil society organisations, and international experts to share experience in:

Safeguarding civilian populations
Restoring damaged and destroyed infrastructure
Organising evacuation efforts and providing assistance to affected populations
Civil-military cooperation in crisis conditions

The conference will also address the establishment and development of relations between Ukrainian partners, the EU, NATO, and other cooperating nations. The Future Forces Forum 2026 will further be attended by representatives of Ukraine's military administrations and local self-government bodies who have been directly affected by armed conflict involving Russian forces, and who have organised the evacuation of populations to safe areas in crisis situations.

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Proposed Topics

European Commission - Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)

Union Civil Protection Mechanism in Ukraine, and the lessons learned from our support over the last years

Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA)

Cooperation with local communities in supporting and accompanying evacuated populations during military operations and critical conditions
Cooperation with local communities regarding the protection of institutions, enterprises, and property
Cooperation between local communities and foreign organizations regarding the evacuation of children and family members, including their reception, accommodation, transportation, and the provision of essential humanitarian assistance

State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU)

Mass movement of persons across the state border of Ukraine under martial law
Issues and specific features of illegal migration during martial law

State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU)

Critical infrastructure protection during martial law
Challenges faced by Ukraine since the onset of Russian armed aggression

National Guard of Ukraine (NGU)

Participation of NGU units in ensuring stability in de-occupied territories and cooperation with local self-government bodies
Interaction with local government bodies during states of emergency and combat operations

Additional Topics of Representatives of Municipalities, State-owned Enterprises and Institutions, Civil Society Organizations and Public Institutions

The role of non-governmental entities in organising resistance, ensuring the viability of administrative territories of Ukraine, restoring infrastructure, and the functioning of liberated territories
Roles and responsibilities of city and regional leadership under occupation and in liberated territories
Education in schools and educational institutions during martial law
Evacuation of the population from active combat zones
Critical energy infrastructure in the context of modern warfare: lessons for the Eastern flank of NATO and the EU
The Black Sea: the problem of demining in areas of commercial navigation and coastal zones
Mobilisation activities and employee deferment procedures for staff at energy sector enterprises
Specific features of uninterrupted functioning and safety measures for medical institutions during martial law, including protection of personnel and visitors
Methods and technologies for protecting critical infrastructure
Organisation and operation of resilience centres and bomb shelters
Training of drone operators for civilian protection, military reserve support, and vocational retraining
Readiness of medical institutions for critical conditions, including medicine stockpiling and coverage of specialties by department
Civil evacuation and support for internally displaced persons (IDPs):
- Accommodation and employment support for IDPs
- Medical and psychological assistance for evacuated populations
- Modular housing and evacuation centres; requirements for shelters and equipment
- Field water purification systems
Innovative drone technologies in military-civil cooperation, including their use and capabilities in coordination and assistance during emergencies and war
From evacuation to recovery: digital infrastructure for civil support at the community level, including a platform for coordination in crisis zones
Ensuring the functioning of critical city infrastructure under occupation and during missile and drone attacks, as well as its restoration
Psychological support for the civilian population
Public warning systems and protocols for air raids and other emergencies
Countering enemy disinformation and keeping the population informed
Peculiarities of public utility services' operations under critical conditions and during missile and drone attacks

Additional topics may be incorporated into the conference agenda based on the interests and proposals of representatives from security services, civil administrations, industry, innovation, research and development organisations.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

	WEDNESDAY
	KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND OPENING REMARKS
13.00	Official Opening by Moderator, Mr. Andrii Zablotskyi

	Keynote Speaker
	Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission

	Opening Remarks
	H.E. Vasyl Zvarych — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Czech Republic
	Major General (Ret.) Serhiy Kryvonos — Vice President of the International Academy for Civil Security and Cooperation
	Christine Dugoin-Clément — Research Fellow (Risk Department) at IAE Paris-Sorbonne Business School, the Artificial Intelligence Observatory, and the French National Gendarmerie Academy (AMGN)
	Tomáš Kopečný — Former Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, former Government Commissioner for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, and Head of a Department at the International Academy for Civil Security and Cooperation
	PRESENTATIONS
13.40	All-Ukrainian Association of Local Self-Government Bodies of Ukraine, Chernihiv Regional Branch The role of non-governmental civil society associations in organizing resistance, ensuring the functioning of Ukraine's administrative territories, restoring infrastructure, and supporting the functioning of liberated territories, Oleksandr Vasylenko, Executive Director of the Chernihiv Regional Branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities
14.00	State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Mass movement of persons across the state border of Ukraine under martial law, Challenges and specific aspects of irregular migration during martial law, Colonel Andrii Ivanskyi, Deputy Head of the Administrative Jurisdiction Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
14.30	State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) Challenges Faced by Representatives of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine Following the Beginning of Russia’s Armed Aggression, Major General of the Civil Protection Service Denys Platonov, Head of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa Region
14.50	Discussion, Q&A
15.00	State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) Challenges Faced by Representatives of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine Following the Beginning of Russia’s Armed Aggression, Colonel of the Civil Protection Service Mykola Fedkalov, Head of the Odesa District Department of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa Region
15.20	Coffee Break
15.40	National Guard of Ukraine Participation of National Guard units in measures to ensure stability in de-occupied territories and cooperation with local self-government bodies, Colonel Mykola Mishakin, Head of the Public Security Division
16.00	Servionix GmbH IT technologies for secure communication and closed networks, casualty search, analytics, and information processing, Denys Trembash, Chief Specialist, Head of the Innovative Directions Department
16.20	Center for Innovative Preparedness (CIP NGO, Ukraine) & LifesaverSIM A Digital Platform for First Aid Training as a Component of City Resilience in Wartime: The Lviv Experience, Yuriy Dyachyshyn, Head of Innovation and Tech at CIP; CEO & Co-Founder of LifesaverSIM
16.40	Discussion, Q&A
16.50	Chernihiv Oblast Challenges Faced by City and Regional Authorities During Occupation and in Liberated Territories, Serhii Dedenko, Mayor of Semenivka
17.10	Discussion, Q&A
	THURSDAY
	WELCOME REMARKS
9.30	Alvydas Medalinskas, political analyst at Mykolas Romeris University in Vilnius and a former member of the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania Julia Gershun, President of Peace Institute of Ukraine Michaela Macharik, President of the Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Co-owner of Time and Space Group
9.40	Peace Institute of Ukraine Interaction between government authorities, local municipalities, and civic organizations under critical conditions, Julia Gershun, President of Peace Institute of Ukraine
10.00	Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development at the United Nations Modern threats in the global world and civil security, Valery Tsepkalo, President of the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development at the United Nations; Chairman of the Belarusian Democratic Forum
10.20	IAE Paris-Sorbonne Business School (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), the Observatory of Artificial Intelligence at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and the French National Gendarmerie Academy (AMGN) Understanding cognitive warfare in the West through the lens of the Ukrainian experience, Christine Dugoin-Clément, Associate Researcher at the Risk Department
10.40	State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine Protecting the cognitive domain from the influence of the Russian propaganda machine, Andrii Zablotskyi, Advisor to the Head of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine for Strategic Communications
11.00	Institute of Psychology of the Czech Academy of Sciences A radical paradigm shift in information security, Eva Klusová, Political Scientist, Data Analyst and Researcher in Cognitive Security at the Institute of Psychology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
11.20	Academy of Critical Thinking (Slovakia) Strategic thinking in cognitive warfare, Martin Poliačik, Co-founder of the Academy of Critical Thinking, expert in strategic communications and critical thinking, Associate Fellow at GLOBSEC, former Member of the National Council of Slovakia and former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
11.50	Coffee Break
12.10	Silver B (United Kingdom) From disinformation to cognitive warfare, František Vrabel, Founder and CEO of the British defence technology company Silver B, expert in hybrid and cognitive warfare, former officer of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic
12.30	Odesa National University From evacuation to recovery: Digital infrastructure for civil support at the community level. A platform for civil support in crisis zones, Tetiana Bezverkhniuk, Doctor of Public Administration, Professor, Professor of the Department of Public Administration and Regional Studies at Odesa Polytechnic National University
12.50	Discussion, Q&A
13.00	National Police of Ukraine Cooperation with local communities in ensuring and supporting the evacuation of civilians during hostilities and critical conditions, Senior Police Lieutenant Dmytro Kalianov, Acting Commander of the Patrol Police Battalion in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, Patrol Police Department in Donetsk Region
13.20	National Police of Ukraine Cooperation with local communities in ensuring the protection of institutions, enterprises, and property, Police Colonel Maksym Skydan, Deputy Head of the Department — Head of the Division for Organizing the Activities of Patrol Police Response Units
13.40	National Police of Ukraine Cooperation with local communities and foreign organizations in organizing the evacuation of children and family members, their reception, accommodation, escort, and provision of necessary humanitarian assistance, Police Major Roksolana Semiriakova, Chief Inspector of the Department for Combating Cruel Treatment of Children, Juvenile Prevention Directorate Discussion, Q&A
13.50	Lunch
14.50	Odessa ITSTEP University Specifics of the Operation of Private Educational Institutions During Air-Raid Alerts and Attacks on Critical Infrastructure, Professor Volodymyr Kovalchuk, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Rector of ITSTEP University
15.10	Cherkasy Regional Council Organization and Operation of Invincibility Points, Shelters, and Bomb Shelters, Roman Sushchenko, First Deputy Head of the Cherkasy Regional Council
15.30	Odesa City Council Readiness of Healthcare Facilities to Operate Under Critical Conditions: Medication Supplies and Redundancy of Medical Specialists by Area of Expertise, Olena Kolodenko, Director of the Department of Health of the Odesa City Council
15.50	Discussion, Q&A
16.00	Coffee Break
16.20	Sosnytsia City Council Specifics of the Activities of City and Regional Authorities Under Occupation and in Liberated Territories, Andrii Portnyi, Mayor of Sosnytsia
16.40	Strategy XXI Global Studies Center Critical energy infrastructure in modern warfare: Lessons for NATO and EU eastern flank countries, Mykhailo Honchar, President of the Center and Editor-in-Chief of Black Sea Security
17.00	Uman District Council, Cherkasy Region Employment opportunities for internally displaced persons, medical and psychological support for evacuated populations, Vitalii Oliinyk, Head of the Uman District Council
17.20	Hrodnianka City Council Ensuring the Functioning of the City's Critical Infrastructure Under Occupation, During Attacks, and in the Recovery Period, Andrii Bohdan, Head of the Hrodnianka City Council
17.40	Discussion, Q&A

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