12th Maritime Colloquium (MKW) on 27 May 2026

AGENDA

from 12:00 - Registration

13:00 - Opening, greetings 
Rear Admiral (ret.). Karsten Schneider, President of the German Maritime Institute

Carsten Feist, Lord Mayor of the City of Wilhelmshaven

Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard, 
Commander Support and Head of Department Operational Support Naval Command

14:00 - PANEL I

New ways of logistics
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Lecture 1: The system network of the BAAINBw Navy and industry
Flotilla Admiral David Helmbold, Commander Naval Support Command

Lecture 2: Logistics under new conditions
Flotilla Admiral Andreas Mügge, Commander of the Bundeswehr Logistics Centre

Lecture 3: The industry's contribution to future deployment logistics
N.N. Industry representative

15:15 - Coffee break

16:15 - PANEL II

Naval operations under attack
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Lecture 1: Shipyards, bases and depots: the protection of mission-critical infrastructure
N.N. Naval Command

Lecture 2: Protection solutions for the industry
Markus Kaufmann, Head of Sales Dimension Maritime at Rheinmetall

Lecture 3: War-ready schools, training in an emergency
Captain Andreas Seidl, Commander of the Naval Operations School

17:15 - Final discussion

17:45 - Closing remarks
Rear Admiral (ret.). Karsten Schneider, President of the German Maritime Institute

18:00 - RECEPTION

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