COSMO all’Afcea Technet Europe 2025
AFCEA TechNet Europe 2025 riunisce leader militari, esperti di difesa, responsabili politici governativi e innovatori tecnologici. I partecipanti acquisiranno conoscenze fondamentali su come le tecnologie emergenti e le trasformazioni digitali stiano rimodellando le operazioni di difesa, migliorando il processo decisionale strategico e rafforzando le capacità delle forze armate congiunte in molteplici ambiti operativi.
La digitalizzazione è al centro della trasformazione in corso nelle Forze Armate della NATO e dell’UE, svolgendo un ruolo cruciale nella deterrenza e nel controllo decisionale nell’era della guerra cognitiva. Con i progressi diversi compiuti da diverse nazioni nella digitalizzazione delle proprie Forze Armate, le sfide legate alle vulnerabilità informatiche, alla formazione della forza lavoro, alle dipendenze globali e alla scalabilità dell’industria della difesa diventano evidenti. L’evento di due giorni ha previsto dibattiti condotti da esperti di alto livello della NATO, dell’UE e della nazione ospitante, con particolare attenzione al teatro operativo europeo. I rappresentanti del settore C4ISR/Cyber hanno presentato soluzioni per migliorare la resilienza delle tecnologie digitali. La conferenza si è proposta di affrontare le sfide emergenti e di fornire spunti per affrontare le complessità della digitalizzazione nella guerra moderna. L’AFCEA Technet Europe si è tenuta l’1 e 2 ottobre 2025 allo Sheraton Rome Parco de’ Medici di Roma organizzata dall’ AFCEA Rome Chapter ed ha visto la partecipazione dell’ AFCEA Naples Chapter rappresentata dal Presidente Gen. Giovanni Savoldelli Pedrocchi, dal Segretario ing. Massimiliano Canestro e dal Cosigliere Dott. Michele Cortese. La Technet 2025 è stata patrocinata dal Ministero della Difesa Italiana.
La trasformazione digitale sta rimodellando radicalmente il panorama della difesa, richiedendo alle organizzazioni militari, ai governi e al settore privato di adattarsi rapidamente a un contesto di sicurezza sempre più complesso, interconnesso e conteso. I modelli tradizionali di sicurezza nazionale vengono ridefiniti da tecnologie rivoluzionarie, tra cui l’Intelligenza Artificiale (IA), l’analisi dei big data, il calcolo quantistico e i sistemi autonomi, insieme alla crescente importanza strategica di settori operativi emergenti, come lo spazio e il cyberspazio. Con l’evoluzione della guerra, l’integrazione efficace di tecnologie all’avanguardia nelle operazioni di difesa sta diventando fondamentale per il successo delle missioni.
La trasformazione digitale richiede anche un profondo cambiamento nel pensiero strategico, nella cultura organizzativa, nei quadri operativi e nella collaborazione intersettoriale. Pertanto, la digitalizzazione della difesa non è solo un’opzione, ma un imperativo nel moderno panorama della sicurezza. Governi e organizzazioni militari devono abbracciare questo processo e sfruttare le tecnologie digitali, mitigando al contempo i rischi associati. Integrando la trasformazione digitale nelle strategie e nei piani di difesa, nazioni e alleanze possono migliorare la sicurezza e la resilienza in un’epoca in cui superiorità tecnologica, lungimiranza strategica e adattabilità forniranno un vantaggio strategico significativo in un panorama della sicurezza globale sempre più interconnesso e conteso.
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Il 1 ottobre la Technet ha visto i saluti di:
Rear Admiral Massimo Esposito, Italian Navy (Ret.), General Manager, AFCEA Europe Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence, USA (Ret.), President and Chief Executive Officer, AFCEA International BGEN Paul Fredenburgh III, Executive Vice President for National Security and Defence, AFCEA International
La giornata ha visto alternarsi i seguenti contributi:
Archbishop Gian Franco Saba, Military Ordinary for Italy
Ukraine’s Defenсe Digitalization: Practical Lessons and Insights – Virtual Keynote
Mrs. Oksana Ferchuk (in foto sotto), Deputy Minister of Defence for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalisation, Ukraine , Speaker
A Digital World – Opportunities and Challenges for European Defence
MGEN Andre Denk, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency , Speaker
AI in Defence: Power, Risks, and the New Strategic Balance
Prof. Giuseppe F. Italiano, Deputy Rector for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Skills, LUISS University International , Speaker
Session 1: Multi-Domain Operations: Integration and Interoperability Challenges, Speed of Decision and Technology-Driven Solutions
From Concept to Capability: Accelerating NATO’s Transformation to Multi-Domain Operations
Col. Mietta Groeneveld, Director, NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence , Speaker
Multi-Domain Operations: A Holistic, Integrated Approach to Modern Warfare
Cristina Caballe Fuguet, Vice President, IBM Global Government, Defense & Intelligence , Speaker
Leonardo Solutions Enabling Multi Domain Operations
Roberto Bacchi, Multi Domain C2 Manager, Leonardo , Speaker
From Stovepipes to Speed: Harnessing AI-Driven Command and Control to Achieve Multi-Domain Superiority
Georges Strachan-Heyes, Director of Operations and Head of Growth (Europe), Onebrief , Speaker
Enabling Mission Advantage: Sovereign, AI-Powered Collaboration for Secure Multi-Domain C2
Jason Blais, VP Product & Program Management, Mattermost , Speaker
CEMA, MDO, CJADC2: redefining the OODA loop in the information space
Dr Fulvio Arreghini, Head of Global Business, infodas gmbh , Speaker
From the Core To The Edge: ruggedised edge devices as the new self-sufficient Mobile Data Centers for maximizing resilience and interoperability in Multi-Domain-Operations (MDO)
Giuseppe Magnotta, Associate Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat , Speaker
Interoperable Defence Ecosystems: Enabling Multi-Domain Operations Through ‘Where’
Dr. Uwe Jasnoch, EMEA Geospatial Director, Hexagon , Speaker
Mission at Machine Speed: Leading the Shift from Manual to AI-Driven Operations.
Cindi Brothers, COO & Co-Founder, DUALITY SYSTEMS , Speaker
Awards Ceremony
Session 2: Digital Transformation, Zero Trust, Cloud Architecture and Data Driven Operations
NATO Digital Transformation – Key Success Factors
Mr. Marco Criscuolo, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary General and Director Strategy and Policy, Cyber and Digital Transformation Division, NATO , Speaker
Data-Driven Operations: Leveraging Analytics and AI for Predictive Operations and Actionable Intelligence
Abir Ray, CEO, EXPRESSION , Speaker
Zero Trust Implementation in Defense Architectures: Strategic Lessons and Integration
Manfred Brabec, Principal Architect/CTO, Cisco GSSO EMEA , Speaker
Zero Trust Application Access
Paul Simmons, Senior Account Executive and Architect, F5 GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS , Speaker
Ephemeral Partner Collaboration Environments (EPCE): Tactical Zero Trust for Coalition Communications
Marqus Hutchinson, CTO, INTELLIGENT WAVES , Speaker
Building a Skilled Military Cyber Workforce: The SANS–British Army Cyber Academy as a Strategic Model
Sharif Gardner, Head of Defence & Military, SANS Institute , Speaker
Information Advantage at the Edge – Multi-Modal Search in a Tactical Form-Factor
Parker Hornstein, Senior Solutions Architect, US Army, ELASTIC , Speaker
Session 3: The Cyber Dimension
Prof. Annita Larissa Sciacovelli, PhD, Dr. – Prof. of International Law, Cybersecurity Specialist – University of Bari Aldo Moro
Enabling Digital Transformation in Cyber Operations Through Realistic, Intelligence-Driven Training
Pavlos Kolios, Staff Product Manager, HACK THE BOX , Speaker
Transatlantic Trio CDX – Sharing the Battlefield eXperience for Preparedness Acceleration
Marcello Hinxman-Allegri, Head of Marketing & Business Development, CYBER RANGES , Speaker
Multi-Domain Transformation: From Reactive Defence to Strategic Advantage
Daniele Mancini, Field Chief Information and Cybersecurity Officer, FORTINET , Speaker
Vital Cybersecurity Skills Needed Today
Glenn Hernandez, Instructor, IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE , Speaker
Il 2 ottobre la Technet ha visto i saluti di:
Rear Admiral Massimo Esposito, Italian Navy (Ret.), General Manager, AFCEA Europe
La giornata ha visto alternarsi i seguenti contributi:
The Future of Defence in a Digital World: The Need for Intelligence Collaboration
Mr. Kaupo Rosin, Director General, Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service , Speaker
Digitalization in the Context of Changing Warfare
MGEN. Armin Fleischmann, Commander CID Support Forces and DCOS Capabilities CID Command , Speaker
Digitalization in Italian Pubblic Administration: some examples
Prof. Alessandro Musumeci, Professor of Innovation economy, International University of Rome , Speaker
Session 4: Preparing for the Future
The Imperative of Cryptographic Resilience in the Quantum Era
Prof. Michele Mosca, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo , Speaker
Borderland Security: A Living Lab Panel Discussion
Kathy Swacina, CIO, SherpaWerx , Speaker Jarkko Surakka, 1LT, Finnish Defense Forces, and CEO Epinova Oy , Speaker
Entangled Futures: AI, Cryptography & Quantum Computing
Soenil Soebedar, Founder and Cryptography Specialist, SOEBIT Cybersecurity Netherlands , Speaker
Solving the ‘last-mile’ problem: Results of the q-stream PoC across the NATO//EU Malta-Italy QKD Submarine Fibre
Adrian Neal, CEO, QUSTREAM AG , Speaker
Preparing for Q-Day: The Quantum Threat and the Path to Quantum-Safe Security
Dr. Marco Pistoia, Ph.D, SVP of Industry Relations, IonQ , Speaker
AKRON C4SEC Solutions for Quantum Safe Mobile Hardware Encryption
Michele Cortese, CEO, AKRON C4SEC Prof Antonio Corbo Esposito, Head of the Scientific Committee, AKRON C4SEC , Speaker
Quantum-Safe Networks: Ensuring Security Beyond Quantum Threats
Giampaolo Panariello, CTO Network Infrastructure, NOKIA , Speaker
Session 5: Advanced Surveillance, Space, Autonomous Systems
Innovation and the Future of Geospatial Intelligence at NATO HQ
Mr Giuseppe Nobile, Head of Geo & Space Services Section, NATO HQ , Speaker
From Secure Ground Cloud to Cognitive Cloud in Orbit: A Strategic Leap for European ISR
Massimo Zotti, Head of Government & Security SBU, PLANETEK ITALIA s.r.l. , Speaker
Earth Intelligence Suborbital Platform
Fabrizio Minei, Chief Business Officer, SOLARIS SUBORBITAL Inc. , Speaker
Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T): How far can I trust my Team Member and on What is this Trust based?
Laura Samso Pericon, Researcher & Speaker on Cyber, AI Ethics and Emerging Defence Technologies , Speaker
Session 6: Supply Chain Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection
Mr. Jonas Cederlöf, Policy Officer, European Commission
Pre-Emptive Situational Awareness: Turning Open-Source Signals into Actionable Early Warning System for Hybrid, Cyber, and Physical Threats
Dmytro Plieshakov, CEO, OSAVUL , Speaker
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Riccardo Caflisch, Account Manager Italy, OPENVAS S.r.l. , Speaker
New Approach for Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructures – Predictive not reactive.
Aaron Fansler, CEO, FRONTLINE CYBER SOLUTIONS , Speaker
Protecting your Supply Chain Security and Stability with CMMC.
Carter Schoenberg, Chief Cybersecurity Officer, SoundWay Consulting, Inc. , Speaker
Ultra-resilient 5G/6G networks designed for high-demand defense applications
Artur Chmielewski, Head of Sales, IS-WIRELESS , Speaker
Operational Impact and Digital Transformation Acceleration for Defense Modernization using Dual Use 5G Open Radio Access Network Systems
Bill Grabner, SVP and GM, JMA Federal , Speaker
FINAL CLOSING REMARKS/FAREWELL
Rear Admiral Massimo Esposito, Italian Navy (Ret.), General Manager, AFCEA Europe , Speaker
COSMO all’Afcea Technet Europe 2025
In alto a sx: Rear Admiral Massimo Esposito, Italian Navy (Ret.), General Manager, AFCEA Europe; in basso da dx Michele Cortese Consigliere AFCEA Naples, Massimiliano Canestro Segretario AFCEA Naples, Gen D.A. Michele Oballa Capo di Stato Maggiore Comando Logistico A.M., Gen. Giovanni Savoldelli Pedrocchi Presidente AFCEA Naples, Ten. Col. Michele Serra, a dx Erich Staudacher Past General Manager, AFCEA Europe, Gen. Antonio Tangorra Presidente Afcea Rome con Massimiliano Canestro
Ing. Massimiliano Canestro
AFCEA NAPLES CHAPTER SECRETARY