ONS and MSC extend strategic partnership
ONS Foundation and the Munich Security Conference (MSC) have signed a renewed partnership agreement during the MSC 2026, reaffirming and prolonging their strategic and long-standing cooperation.
The agreement builds on a solid history of collaboration between two internationally recognised platforms for dialogue on energy, security and geopolitics. It reflects a shared ambition to strengthen networks, exchange expertise and co-create high level meeting places that address the most pressing challenges of our time.
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ONS and MSC extend strategic partnership
ONS Foundation and the Munich Security Conference (MSC) have signed a renewed partnership agreement during the MSC 2026, reaffirming and prolonging their strategic and long-standing cooperation.
The agreement builds on a solid history of collaboration between two internationally recognised platforms for dialogue on energy, security and geopolitics. It reflects a shared ambition to strengthen networks, exchange expertise and co-create high level meeting places that address the most pressing challenges of our time.
As part of the renewed partnership, ONS and MSC will continue their cooperation on the ONS Summit and the MSC Energy Security Roundtable at MSC 2027. The agreement also reinforces their commitment to ongoing dialogue, knowledge sharing and mutual participation in relevant events.
A shared commitment to dialogue and responsible leadership
Over the past six decades, the Munich Security Conference has evolved into the world's leading forum for debating international security policy, convening senior decision makers and thought leaders from around the world ONS has for more than 50 years convened governmental representatives, political leaders, global thinkers and industry executives in Stavanger to advance discussions on energy, climate and geopolitics.
Leif Johan Sevland, President and Chief Executive Officer of ONS Foundation, is proud of the agreement:
“The partnership with Munich Security Conference reflects our shared understanding that energy security and geopolitical stability are closely intertwined. By continuing and strengthening our cooperation, we bring together complementary networks and expertise, ensuring that critical issues at the intersection of energy, climate and security remain firmly on the international agenda,” Sevland says.
Dr Benedikt Franke, Vice Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Munich Security Conference, commented:
"I am glad that we are taking our decade-long partnership with ONS to the next level. The need for a continuous, serious, and consequential dialogue on the many critical energy security topics of our times is self-evident and I could not think of a better partner to help us at the Munich Security Conference think through the many complexities and identify critical issues and potential solutions than the wonderful team at ONS and their unmatched global network of energy professionals.”