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On June 17, the #AIES, together with the Embassies of Finland, Lithuania, and Poland, organised a panel discussion titled “From Preparedness to Practice: Implementing Societal Resilience against Hybrid Threats.” 🇫🇮🇱🇹🇵🇱 📌 Discussions centred on the experiences of Finland, Lithuania, and Poland to identify best practices in hybrid threats response, crisis communication, and public engagement. A recurring key message was that effective resilience cannot rest solely on government or military institutions; it requires a whole-of-society approach in which ordinary citizens, businesses, civil society organizations, and even young people are actively engaged and informed. 🎤 Speakers: Andreas Schlegel | Deputy Adviser to the Austrian Government on National Security, State Resilience, Comprehensive National Defence, Crisis Prevention and Crisis Management Annukka Ylivaara | Assistant Secretary General, Security Committee of the Finnish Government Paula Rejkiewicz | Head of the Disinformation Unit, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Colonel (ret.) Saulius Guzevičius | Head of the International Cooperation and Information Support Division, Public Security Service under the Ministry of Interior of Lithuania Welcoming remarks: Nina Vaskunlahti, Finnish Ambassador to Austria Moderation: Michael Zinkanell-Süss, AIES Director More info: 🔗 t.ly/aoHj-