The First Annual Energy Security Discipline Conference held in Vilnius

On the 27-28th April, the first NATO Annual Discipline Conference [ADC] Energy Security Education and Training was held in Vilnius, Lithuania.. As the Department Head for the Energy Security Discipline, the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence hosted and lead the ADC under the guidance of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Joint Force Trainer (ACT JFT) and SHAPE J5 (Requirements Authority).

The purpose of the ADC was to provide a synchronization opportunity for the stakeholders such as US Naval Postgraduate School, BDCOL, NATO School Oberammergau, DAT COE, MILENG COE and other involved in the development and sustainment of the respective discipline. The conference provided a forum for the EnSec community of interest (COI)  to express and identify individual and collective training requirements in a NATO and non-NATO environment, which may feed the cycles of the Training Integration Plans.

The intent is to ensure the E&T programme for a discipline remains aligned with evolving requirements, available technology and resources. The main outcome of the Conference was developed annual Discipline Alignment Plan (DAP) which shall reflect the main developments and achievements and outline the way ahead.