Programme
Exhibitors
Programme
Programme
of the day
Foyer - Exhibition hall
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
Registration and welcome coffee
Main stage
9:00 AM
9:10 AM
Opening address by Minister Yuriko Backes
Yuriko
Backes
The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Minister of Defence, Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity.
Main stage
9:10 AM
9:20 AM
Welcome words by Luxinnovation
Mario
Grotz
Luxinnovation
CEO
Main stage
9:20 AM
9:35 AM
Keynote
by Helsing
Oscar
Friedel
Helsing
Director of Programmes
Main stage
9:35 AM
10:15 AM
Panel discussion
Defence innovation investment: aligning policy, funding and industry
Nabil
Ben Mahdi
European Investment Fund
EU Defence & Space I Investment strategy & ecosystem development
Lennart
Velten
NIF - NATO Innovation Fund
Associate
Rebecca
Damotte
Luxinnovation
Defence Innovation & Technology Advisor
Guillaume
de La Brosse
European Commission
Head of Unit for Defence Policy and Innovation - Direction-General for Defence Industry and Space
Main stage
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Spotlight Talk
How to break into modern defence: Insights from the EUDIS accelerator
Jaroslaw
Jaworski
Edge Aerospace
CEO
Foyer - Exhibition hall
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Coffee Break
Main stage
11:00 AM
11:50 AM
Panel discussion
Sustainable and advanced materials for dual use applications
Willy
Wintgens
Euro-Composites
Executive Senior Vice President R&D
Caroline
Muller
Luxinnovation
Business Relationship Manager
Maxime
Delmée
AM 4 AM
CEO and Founder
Eric
Muller
Goodyear
Director products and innovation - Commercial Europe
Main stage
11:50 AM
12:20 PM
Pitching Sessions
Maintaining strategic relevance through space innovation in the defence sector
Philippe
Glaesener
SES
SVP, Space & Defence
Frédéric
Tourret
FACTiven
CEO & Co-founder
Michel
Poucet
LMO
CEO & Founder
Foyer - Exhibition hall
12:20 PM
2:00 PM
Lunch break
Main stage
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
Briefing
Autonomous Systems
Dr. Stergios
Isaakidis
NATO Support Procurement Agency
Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) & Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Programme Manager
Main stage
2:15 PM
3:00 PM
Panel discussion
Autonomous Systems and AI: challenges and ways ahead in the defence sector
Nicolas
Zharov
LUXUAV
CEO & Co-founder
André
A.R. Wilmes, PhD
Rafinex SARL
PhD CEO
Dr. Stergios
Isaakidis
NATO Support Procurement Agency
Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) & Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Programme Manager
Anne
Calteux
European Commission
Head of Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg
Main stage
3:00 PM
3:25 PM
Pitching Sessions
Sustainable defence: circularity, lifecycle and innovation
Jeannot
Schroeder
+Impakt by SWECO
CEO
Sam
Staincliffe
Uplift360
CEO
Frank
Thomé
Ceratizit
Member of the Executive Board
Main stage
3:25 PM
4:15 PM
Panel discussion
Cyber defence: building resilience and sovereignty – challenges and the road ahead
Vincent
Lenders
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Professor
Manuel
Cuba
LuxTrust
Defence, Security and Resilience Expert
Alexandru-Adrian
Tantar
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Trustworthy AI Group Leader
Christophe
Bianco
Thales Group
Head of Sales & Bids - CDS Business Line
Main stage
4:15 PM
4:20 PM
Closing words
Rebecca
Damotte
Luxinnovation
Defence Innovation & Technology Advisor
Caroline
Muller
Luxinnovation
Business Relationship Manager
Foyer - Exhibition hall
4:20 PM
6:00 PM
Networking Cocktail
