On February 14, a roundtable discussion with several high-profile guests took place in the Conference Area at the House of Bavarian Industry as part of the Munich Security Conference (MSC).

Many participants accepted the invitation from the Bavarian State Government and the Bavarian Business Association (vbw) to exchange ideas. vbw Managing Director Bertram Brossardt and Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder opened the discussions.

Participants in the discussion included State Minister Hubert Aiwanger, State Minister Joachim Herrmann, State Minister at the Federal Foreign Office Florian Hahn, General (ret.) Christopher Cavoli, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO, General Markus Laubenthal, Chief of Staff at SHAPE, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Lieutenant General André Denk, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, His Excellency Minister Jens Stoltenberg, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space Dr. Michael Schöllhorn, Florian Seibel, CEO of Quantum Systems, and several others.

Due to the international guests, the interpreting system in the Europa Hall was also used, as well as a live feed to the adjoining rooms.

You can find a review from vbw here.

Image source: Fotograf Stefan Obermeier und vbw-bayern.de, 16.02.2026, vbw-bayern.de/vbw/Themen-und-Services/Verteidigung/European-Defense-and-Innovation-Summit-2.jsp