On 13–17 November 2023, the international conference “Exchange of Experience in Security at the Local Level. An Eastern European Perspective” took place. The conference was co-funded by NATO under the Science for Peace and Security programme.
The main organisers of the conference were Fundacja Ignatianum, Sumy State University and the Association of Polish Cities. Conference partners included Ignatianum University in Kraków, the Centre for Education, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer of Ignatianum University, the Alumni Association of US State Department Exchange Programs, Cyber Academy Ukraine, the special-purpose company of Poznań University of Economics and Business, Proxima Prima sp. z o.o., Brawo Art, Hotel Dobczyce and Restauracja Novum. The conference was supported by Kraków City Hall, where the sessions took place.
Guests from Poland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom took part in the conference. Speakers and participants were people working in the field of security, in particular generals and colonels of the Polish and Ukrainian armed forces, representatives of local government in Poland and Ukraine, professors from Polish, Ukrainian and British universities, members of the diplomatic corps and NATO, and representatives of public administration and executive authorities.
Topics discussed at the conference included critical infrastructure security, cybersecurity, international cooperation and innovation in security, and local security projects.
The conference took place in Dobczyce (Hotel Dobczyce) and in Kraków (Kraków City Hall).