Protecting critical infrastructures is the cornerstone of homeland security. To what extent have EU member states now agreed on a common definition of critical infrastructures with the design of new tools such as the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) and the Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN)? Can Europe build a common framework that guarantees a better matching of needs and solutions in critical infrastructure protection? What role for NATO in CIP? Are public-private partnerships a viable option, and is it only larger companies that own critical infrastructures? In sectors as diverse as telecommunications, water, energy, transport and power, what terrorist attacks scenarios are being studied?

Speakers
Dick Heimans, Head of Sector Counter-Terrorism, DG Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
Anthony McGee, Head of Resilience, Royal United Services Institute, United Kingdom 
Fernando Sanchez, Director, National Centre for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures, Ministry of the Interior, Spain

Moderator
Giles Merritt, Director, Security & Defence Agenda