Mr. Tõnis Saar

Director NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE)

Tõnis Saar is the Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), a position he assumed in August 2025. He has more than 20 years of experience in public administration, most recently serving as Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs. Previously, he served six years as Director at the National Audit Office and five years as Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tõnis Saar holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Tallinn University of Technology (2000) and a Master's degree in Management from Cass Business School, City University of London (2004).

DAY ONE: TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

11:30 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: DECISIONS AT SPEED: C2 IN MODERN CRISIS RESPONSE

Join senior leaders from across NATO Centres of Excellence and operational command for a high-level discussion on how decision-making must evolve to keep pace with modern crises, this panel brings together expertise spanning cyber, command and control, crisis response, and maritime security.

As operational environments become increasingly complex and communications contested, the ability to make timely, informed decisions is critical. This session will explore how NATO members are integrating multi-domain operations to enhance interoperability, strengthen resilience, and maintain effective command and control under pressure.

Panellists will examine the practical challenges of aligning national capabilities with NATO priorities, ensuring coordination across land, sea, air, cyber, and space domains, and leveraging emerging technologies without over-reliance on them. The discussion will also address how to balance speed with accuracy in high-stakes environments, and what organisational, cultural, and technical changes are required to accelerate decision-making during crisis response.

Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how to operate effectively in degraded or denied communications environments, how to improve interoperability across allied forces, and what it truly takes to deliver decisions at speed in modern warfare.

3:30 PM MANAGING CYBER VULNERABILITIES AND PROTECTING DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES

• Discussing NATO's cyber transformation process

• Enhancing battlefield connectivity and establishing cyber resilience across

domains

• How to establish robust measures to protect against the current threat context

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Tõnis.

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