Aspen Institute Italia International Conference

“The Battle of Pavia and the Future of European Defence (1525-2025)”

On the occasion of the fifth centenary of the Battle of Pavia
Saturday 25 October 2025, 9.30 a.m.-1.30
p.m.with the contribution of:

Promoting Committee for the Re-enactment of the Five Hundredth Anniversary of the Battle of Pavia 1525-2025

Fondazione Monte di Lombardia, Leonardo
in collaboration with:

Italian Army, Municipality of Pavia, Intesa Sanpaolo, University of Pavia

AGENDA

FIRST SESSION – THE COMMON EUROPEAN DEFENCE: WHAT CHALLENGES AND WITH WHAT RESOURCES, CHANGES
TECHNOLOGICAL AND NEW PERSPECTIVES
• The European programme and the relationship with the United
States• The defence of Europe’s
Eastern front• The resources for the common European defence: organisational, financial, human and technological

SECOND SESSION – THE ARMIES: FROM THE BATTLE OF PAVIA TO EUROPEAN
DEFENCE• From peace-keeping missions to deterrence for traditional conflicts:
what do the war in Ukraine and the conflicts in the Middle East teach?
• The operational needs of the army of the future
• Hybrid warfare, new technologies, use of drones, intelligence: conflicts in the twenty-first century
• The role of industry and society in the modernization of the Armed Forces

It is possible to follow the conference in streaming. To receive the link (three days before the event) write to
battagliadipavia1525@gmail.com