ASSETs+ European Defence Challenge IV edition Launch Event
The Launch Event of the IV edition will take place next April 11, 11:00-12:00 CET, on YouTube Live Streaming. Join us!
The ASSETs+ European Defence Challenge (EDC) is a competition open to undergraduate and graduate students from all over Europe on Defence emerging technologies and skills. The aim is to increase the awareness on Defence issues among young generation, to reinforce the EU identity and to engage students in active learning experiences.
442 students from 24 different countries and 116 different institutions, have already participated in the three previous editions of the Challenge.
The organizer of this edition is University of Pisa and the TOPIC is: “Leading through Complexity: Effective Management in Defence Environment”.
AGENDA
11:00 – Welcome
- Maria Vittoria Salvetti, Director of the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa
11:05 – European Defence Associations
- Burkard Schmitt, Defence & Security Director of the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD)
- Federica Valente, Research, Technology, Innovation Coordinator at the European Defence Agency (EDA)
11:25 – Introducing the Challenge and timeline
- Irene Spada, University of Pisa, EDC IV organizer
11:35 – European Defence Industry & Bodies
- Michel Bosco, Associate Professor and Researcher IAE Nice Graduate School of Management, Université Côte d’Azur, France
- Colonel Anselmo del Moral, Executive Director of the University Centre for the Spanish Civil Guard
11:55 – Experience exchange and motivations from EDC III winners
- Antoine Lebret & Sarah Joron, from Sciences Po Lille, Master Strategy, Economic intelligence, and Risk Management (SIGR)
12:05 – Final Remarks
- Gualtiero Fantoni, University of Pisa, ASSETs+ Coordinator
