Anchors in a World Adrift: Allies, Trust, and Predictability

For decades, predictability quietly underpinned both national security and economic prosperity across the Atlantic.

For decades, predictability quietly underpinned both national security and economic prosperity across the Atlantic. Today, the ground is shifting, bringing challenges yet also opportunities for a new era.

Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger will discuss with leaders from business and academia how trusted alliances can weather the storm, and what it will take to thrive in a less predictable world.

This event is co-organized with the American Council on Germany.

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Doors at 12:00 PM

Luncheon from 12:00-12:30 PM

Discussion begins at 12:30 PM

Biography

Prof. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Ischinger is Chairman of the MSC, he also served as President of the MSC Foundation until 2026.

Ischinger looks back at a long diplomatic career including his role as State Secretary in the German Foreign Office and posts as German ambassador in Washington, DC and London.

He teaches at the Hertie School in Berlin and is an adjunct professor at the University of Tübingen. He advises companies, international organizations, and governments on political and strategic issues, and he is co-founder and shareholder of Agora Strategy Group AG, a geopolitical consultancy in Munich.

Ischinger is a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and serves on a number of boards, including at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the Atlantik-Brücke, the Yalta European Strategy Group (YES), the American Academy in Berlin, and the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of supervisory and advisory boards of international companies.

In 2008, he assumed the chairmanship of the Munich Security Conference. Under his leadership, the MSC grew from a staff of two to approximately 100 full-time employees, supported by a budget of over €30 million per year funded by partners and international sponsors. From 2008 to 2014, he also served as Global Head of Government Relations at Allianz SE in Munich.