10th SSF Security Talk | Crisis management, 30 March 2022

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How crisis-proof is the Swiss political system with its peculiarities, such as federalism or consultation procedures? What is needed for optimal crisis management in terms of structures, processes, communication and leaders? What lessons can be learned from past national security exercises? What was crisis management like in the Corona pandemic? What do we need to optimise in crisis management with a view to the Ukraine war and the electricity shortage?

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These central questions were discussed at the 10th FSS Security Talk in Bern by renowned experts such as Major General Georg Klein (Head of Operations Department, German Armed Forces), Rainer Deutschmann (Director of the Crisis Team of the Migros Group), Brigadier Raynald Droz (Commander Military Police), Marianne Binder-Keller (National Councillor), Hans-Jürg Käser (Head of Security Network Exercise 19; former President KKJPD) and Dr. Stefan Holenstein (President of the National Conference of Military Umbrella Organisations (LKMD)). The event was moderated by Dr. Wolfgang Herles (former head of politics at ZDF).

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The presentations and the subsequent lively panel discussion allowed for an instructive exchange on the findings of crisis management to date and the future organisation of Swiss crisis management. Experts and practitioners agreed in principle that Switzerland's crisis management had proved its worth. However, there was clearly room for improvement, especially in the organisation and cooperation of the crisis teams.

 The discussion between experts and the interested audience (100 participants) continued at the subsequent aperitif.

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Find a detailed summary report here.

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Find the program of the event here.

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(Photographer: Daniel Saxer)