TUESDAY, 25th APRIL 2023
Vilnius, Lithuania
THE BALTIC MILTECH SUMMIT
INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE INNOVATION CONFERENCE
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva
ALFA Conference Room
(Konstitucijos Av. 20, Vilnius)
8:00-9:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00-9:30 Welcome Address by
H.E. Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania
Arvydas Anušauskas, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania
FINDING INNOVATIVE IDEAS IN A COMPLEX WORLD OF DEFENCE
9:30-10:00 Conversation The Software-Defined War of the Future
Alex Karp, Co-Founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies
Moderator: Edmundas Jakilaitis, Journalist and the Head of the NGO “Strong together”
10:00-10:30 Fireside Chat Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Increase Military Capability
Paul Hollingshead, Head of Europe & Africa at Anduril Industries
Moderator: Giedrimas Jeglinskas, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and former NATO Assistant Secretary General
10:30-10:45 Storytelling The Success Story of Milrem Robotics: Building a Global Player in Estonia
Raul Rikk, Science and Development Director at Milrem Robotics
10:45-11:00 Storytelling The Success Story of Kongsberg NanoAvionics: Small Satellites for Defence of Allied Space
Vytenis J. Buzas, Co-Founder and CEO of Kongsberg NanoAvionics
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Panel Discussion Finding and Nurturing Ideas: How to Fire Up an Innovative Defence Ecosystem Organically
Panellists:
Moderator: Dr. Sigutė Stankevičiūtė, Head of ManuFuture Lab at the Innovation Agency Lithuania
12:30-13:30 Lunch
ENSURING FINANCIAL BACKING: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC OPPORTUNITIES
13:30-13:45 Presentation Kickstarting DIANA and the NATO Innovation Fund: Opportunities to Drive Defence Innovation
Lauren Covetta, NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division-NIF Establishment Team
13:45-14:00 Analysis European Defence Package: Lessons Learned and a Way to Move Forward
Timo Pesonen, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space at the European Commission
14:00-14:15 Update Dual-Use Tech VC Fund and Accelerator: A MILInvest model for NATO Tech Sharing
Matt Tompkins, Venture Partner at Outpost Ventures
14:15-14:30 Deep dive Venture Capital: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Brad Lunn, Managing Director, Strategic Finance at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
GAINING TRUST AND ACCESS TO VALUE CHAINS
14:30-16:00 Panel Discussion Finding the Right Partner: How to Increase the Visibility of SMEs and Boost the Accessibility of Industry Titans
Panellists:
Moderator: Prof. Margarita Šešelgytė, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University
B2B MEETINGS
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva
BETA Conference Room
(Konstitucijos Av. 20, Vilnius)
16:15 – 19:00
Dedicated B2B meetings are here for industry representatives to meet and learn about the partnership opportunities that Lithuanian and other Baltic defence and security companies can provide in terms of strengthening value and supply chains.
BUSINESS NETWORKING RECEPTION
Venue: Pirklių klubas
(Gediminas Ave. 35, Vilnius)
20:00 – 23:00
Welcome Address by
Romualda Stragienė, Director at Innovation Agency Lithuania
The informal networking opportunity for the defence and security industry representatives and other stakeholders to continue the conversations in an informal setting.
By separate invitation only.
WEDNESDAY, 26th APRIL 2023
Pabradė military base, Lithuania
LIVE FIRING SHOW
Transport will be provided from the main Baltic Miltech Summit event location to the Pabradė military base and back.
09:00-22:00
Live demonstration of defence industry capabilities.
Exhibition of newest defence industry innovations from global and Baltic companies.
For more information please contact Pranciškus Vaišvila | +370 659 09 815 | [email protected]