- 10.11.2026
MLCC representative has been invited to take part at the JCBRN Defence COE 20th Conference that took place on 7 – 8 October 2026 in Prague, at the NH Collection Hotel. This Annual Conference reflected and celebrated the Centre’s achievements, evolution, and enduring contribution to the Alliance and its partners. The conference will serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and strategic discussion. For the occasion, the Logistics Planning Branch Director, COL. Cosimo GRECO participated in the Conference as one of the panelists, expert in logistics especially in a cross functional contest. This panel brought together experts from across a range of military disciplines to explore how CBRN threats influence their respective areas of responsibility and how their capabilities contribute to effective CBRN defense. After introducing MLCC and its main work strands, COL. GRECO pointed out the necessity to increase the opportunities to test these capabilities by organizing exercise, testing interoperability and developing common procedures that will drive to a more effective attitude to operate in a combined, joint and multi-agency environment. Moreover, he highlighted that CBRN threats affect far more than dedicated CBRN defense units. So that, by examining CBRN defense through a cross-functional lens, the discussion raised the importance of integration, interoperability, and shared responsibility in ensuring military effectiveness and resilience on future battlefields. Finally, the Officer provided the audience with a big picture about Capable Logisticians Exercise 2027, in which the most cutting-edge technologies will be tested in an array of fields: Smart Energy, Maintenance and recovery, Additive Manufacturing, Fuel, Water, Autonomous vehicle/ UAVs, Data protection; in this regard, Col. GRECO closed his intervention by inviting experts from JCBRN and other stakeholders to join the exercise.
Name of the Panel:
The Cross-Functional Nature of CBRN Defense
Panel Chair:
COL Julia Brennan (Director - Education, Training and Evaluation Department - JCBRN Defence COE)
Panelists:
COL Cosimo GRECO (Logistics Planning Branch Director - Multinational Logistics Coordination Centre)
COL Thorsten Ludwig (Director - Military Engineering Centre of Excellence)
LTC Dr. Silke Ruhl (Acting Branch Chief - Force Health Protection Branch - NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine)
Emma McCarthy (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre)
