PMRExpo 2025, the leading European Trade Fair for Secure Communications is reinforcing its position as the leading European platform for secure mission- and business-critical communications with an expanded specialised programme. In addition to the established PMRExpo Summit, the “PMRExpo meets Wehrtechnik” Symposium is taking place for the first time. Furthermore, this year the focal theme “Private 5G Campus Networks” is being relocated from the PMRExpo Summit to the Connecting Area and the content extended. The theme will be bundled centrally directly next to the 5G Hub for Private Networks and is freely accessible for all visitors.
From 25 to 27 November 2025, more than 260 exhibitors as well as leading minds from public safety authorities and organisations (BOS), critical infrastructures (KRITIS), industry and science are awaited in Cologne.
PMRExpo Summit: Industry-specific specialised programme
The three-day PMRExpo Summit is being held parallel to PMRExpo. Renowned experts will present practical use cases, solutions and current developments in secure mission- and business-critical communications for KRITIS, BOS and control centres.
Selected programme highlights:
- “Opening Day 1” – Ferdinand Behringer (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)
- “NIS2: Network and Information Security under Focus” – Integrated Control Centre München & eurofunk Kappacher GmbH
- “Panel: Emergency Communication in case of Blackout & Attack. Resilient solutions for KRITIS” – among others 450connect, Airbus Defence and Space, IABG, KaiTec
- “Opening Day 2” – Frank Buddrus (Vice President BDBOS)
- “Panel: Frequencies and Network Infrastructures for BOS Communication” – among others Alexander Poitz (Deputy Federal Chairman of the Trade Union of the Police), Thomas Scholle (Department Head Strategy and Control BDBOS), Control Centre Association, Coordinating Office Hamburg
- Deep Dives Police and Fire Brigade
- “UCRI in the wild” – Joël Rodi (Head of Operations SLRG Middle Rhine Valley Section and Head of Operations Flowing Water Rescue East Switzerland), Georg Hauzenberger (CEO, sureVIVE AG)
- “Artificial Intelligence in the Industry – Potentials for Safety and Communication” – Dirk Walla (WTG Leitstellentechnik GmbH)
New perspectives: “PMRExpo meets Wehrtechnik”
This new symposium focuses on current topics surrounding drone and cyber technology and promotes the direct exchange between the German Armed Forces, BOS and the industry. Experts from among others the German Armed Forces, disaster relief organisations, research & education and the industry will provide information on the current technologies and developments on 25 and 26 November.
The keynotes include:
- “The Changed Picture of Warfare” – Dr. Olena Podvorna (Project Director and Senior Researcher, Leibniz Institute for Peace and Conflict Research)
- “Deterrence, Protection and Impact in Times of Hybrid Warfare” – Prof. Dr. Ing. Michael Lauster (Fraunhofer INT)
- “Adaption Needs in Civil Protection and Disaster Relief” – Perspective of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief, Fire Assessor, Albrecht Brömme (Honorary President THW)
- “Cyber Security and Hybrid Threats Since the Turn of the Era” – Major General Jürgen Setzer (Deputy Insp CIR)
- “Cross-domain Information Dominance as a Key Lever for Effective Drone Operations” Colonel (Reserve) Sven Heursch (Head of Software Defined Defence & Digitalisation, Hensoldt AG)
- “Resilience Through Redundancy and Reserves – R³ (Secure, Resilient and High-performance Digital Infrastructure)” – Dr. Bernhard Rabert (Representative, Netz 33)
Connecting Area: Networking and professional exchange
The Connecting Area on the exhibition space of PMRExpo will be the central meeting point for a knowledge exchange, discussion and networking on all three days of the trade fair. The specialised programme includes lectures on themes such as “Private 5G Live – Solutions for Networked Security and Digital Sovereignty”, the presentation of the results of the Hackathon@PMRExpo powered by Corevas, the Indoor Radio System Forum as well as the presentation of the PMeV Task Forces. sovThe visitors will gain practical insights into the industry’s current trends and will have numerous opportunities to engage in a direct dialogue.
The full programme and the ticket shop can be found at https://www.pmrexpo.com/en/
