President Pavel to launch Globsec conference on Friday

The international security conference Globsec Forum will be launched in Prague on Friday by President Petr Pavel, the organizers announced on Tuesday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is also scheduled to give a speech at the event’s opening.

About ten prime ministers and presidents and 20 defence and foreign ministers from Europe, the Middle East and South-East Asia are due to attend the international forum, organised by the Bratislava-based think-tank.

The forum, which had been previously held in Slovakia, was relocated to Prague following repeated criticism from Prime Minister Robert Fico.According to Globsec founder and director Róbert Vass, the theme of this year's edition will be new technologies and artificial intelligence and their impact on national security. Another topic on the agenda will be the current situation in Ukraine and the Middle East and the future of Europe.