6. May 2026

07:15 Opening of the exhibition/registration - Please note: increased security measures apply!

08:30 Welcome

Dr. Eva-Charlotte Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Behörden Spiegel

Dieter Wehe, Inspector General of the North Rhine-Westphalia police force (ret.)

08:35 Musical opening of the congress by the Berlin Police Combo

08:45 Keynote

Andy Grote, Senator, Minister of the Interior and Sports of Hamburg, Chairman of the Standing Conference of Interior Ministers and Senators of the federal states (IMK)

09:05 Keynote

Hans-Georg Engelke, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Germany

09:25 Guest speech by the partner country

Matteo Piantedosi*, Minister of the Interior, Republic of Italy

09:45 Partner contribution

N.N., GEMA International

10:05 Speech

Bruna Szego*, Chair, Anti-Money Laundering Authority

10:20 Speech

Vittorio Pisani*, Director General of Public Security, Italy

11:00 Panels I

  • 1.1 AI and mass data
  • 1.2 International drug trafficking
  • 1.3 Faster, sovereign, but legally compliant? Government agility between pressure to innovate, public procurement law and sovereignty
  • 1.4 Security concepts in public institutions
  • 1.5 Cloud & Co.
  • 1.6 Partner panel – stashcat
  • 1.7 Partner panel – PwC

13:30 Debate: Security in public spaces

Input:

  • Alexander Dinger, Journalist and author, Die WELT
  • Thomas Kufen, Mayor of Essen

Chair: Jochen Kopelke, Federal Chairperson, GdP

  • Omid Nouripour, Member of the German Parliament, Vice-President of the Bundestag, Alliance 90/The Greens
  • Armin Kindler*, Head of Group Security, Deutsche Bahn
  • Ralf Großmann, Pool attendant, expert in swimming pool management and safety culture
  • Gwendolin von der Osten, Chief of Police, Hanover
  • Philipp Woldin, Journalist and author, Die WELT
  • Alfredo Fabbrocini, Chief of Police, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italy

14:45 Partner contribution

N.N.*, PwC

15:00 Demonstration

Federal Police Mounted Unit

16:00 Panels II

  • 2.1 Police action for greater road safety
  • 2.2 A troubled world – how is international terrorism developing?
  • 2.3 Task forces
  • 2.4 Clan crime
  • 2.5 Recruitment and retention
  • 2.6 Partner panel – Motorola
  • 2.7 New public procurement law and IT references in the police environment – Partner panel Luther
  • 2.8 Police data analytics between state and market: How much autonomy do we need – and how much cooperation can we dare?

17:45 Debate: Migration between security and humanity

Keynote: Julia Ruhs, freelance editor, Bayerischer Rundfunk

Chair: Rainer Wendt, Federal Chairman, DPolG

  • Lena Düpont, MEP, European Parliament
  • Prof Dr Günter Krings, Member of the German Parliament, Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
  • Julia Ruhs, freelance editor, Bayerischer Rundfunk
  • Dr Lars Gerdes, Deputy Executive Director, Frontex
  • Prof Dr Günter Krings, Deputy Chairman, CDU/CSU
  • Karl Kopp, Managing Director, Pro Asyl
  • N.N.*, Central Directorate for Forensic Science and Cyber Security, Italy

19:00 Closing of the event & networking

7. May 2026

07:45 Opening of the exhibition/registration - Please note: increased security measures apply!

09:00 Panels III

  • 3.1 New applications for AI in security agencies
  • 3.2 Human trafficking and illegal migration – how do we secure our borders?
  • 3.3 Police OSINT in the digital revolution
  • 3.4 International crime trends
  • 3.5 Think globally, act locally – the value of international educational formats for police practice
  • 3.6 School, safety, criminal responsibility – youth violence as a challenge for the police and society
  • 3.7 Sovereignty ‘Made in Practic’ – Partner panel STACKIT

11:00 The cyber power failure

Sönke Marahrens, Head of Department, Digitalisation Centre and Cyber and Information Space Capability Development, German Armed Forces

11:30 Debate: 360° KRITIS – between digital attacks and real failures

Chair: Dirk Peglow, Federal Chairman, BDK

  • N.N.*, BKA
  • Dr Timo Hauschild, Head of Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructures, BSI
  • Jürgen Ebner, Deputy Executive Director, EUROPOL
  • Cyril Gout*, Acting Director, INTERPOL
  • Stephen Köppe, Lecturer for Special Tasks, Police and Security Management, Berlin School of Economics and Law
  • Juliane Krömke, Corporate Security Expert, Security – SCY, BER Airport
  • N.N.*, Central Directorate for Forensic Science and Cyber Security, Italy

12:45 Partner contribution

N.N.*, N.N.

13:45 Round table of interior ministers and senators

Chair: Dr. Eva-Charlotte Proll, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Behörden Spiegel

  • Joachim Herrmann, Minister of the Interior, Sport and Integration, Bavaria
  • Thomas Strobl, Minister of the Interior, Digitalisation and Municipalities, Baden-Württemberg
  • Daniela Behrens, Minister of the Interior, Sport and Digitalisation, Niedersachsen
  • Prof Dr Roman Poseck, Minister of the Interior, Security and Homeland Protection, Hessen
  • René Wilke, Minister of the Interior, Local Government and Regional Development, Thuringia
  • Georg Maier, Minister of the Interior, Local Government and Regional Development, Thuringia
  • Dr Eva Högl, The Senator for Interior and Sport, Bremen

15:05 Police Future Prize Award Ceremony

Jürgen Hohnen, Former State Secretary, Ministry of the Interior and Local Government, Brandenburg

15:40 Panels IV

  • 4.1 Partner panel
  • 4.2 AI in everyday criminal investigation
  • 4.3 Digital transformation processes in the police force
  • 4.4 Are our trains and stations safe?
  • 4.5 Domestic violence – Femicide – Electronic tagging
  • 4.6 Secure mobile communication
  • 4.7 Partner panel

17:10 End

Guided Tour

Future4Public, the e-journal for young professionals in the public sector, is organising a ‘Guided Tour’ for students at the EPC. On a Guided Tour, participants will visit various exhibitors in small groups, get to know them and their offerings and have the opportunity to talk to them.

By registering for the Guided Tour and participating in the booked tour (verified on site), students benefit from a reduced admission price of 60 euros.

Group discount: Entire university courses are also welcome to register for the tours. When registering as a group of 8 or more people, participants pay 50 euros per person. Group registrations can be made by emailing annkathrin.herweg@behoerdenspiegel.de.

Important: As the number of places on the Guided Tour, including the discounted admission price, is limited to 120, we recommend registering early. Once a tour is fully booked, no further registrations will be accepted for that date.

The guided tours take place on the following dates:

  • Tour 1: 6 May, 09:15 a.m.
  • Tour 2: 6 May, 11:00 a. m.
  • Tour 3: 7 May, 09:15 a.m.
  • Tour 4: 7 May, 11:30 a.m. – fully booked

When registering, participants will also receive the free Future4Public newsletter for one year.