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
YB
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
MG
Mario
Grotz
Luxinnovation
CEO
Main stage
9:20 AM
9:30 AM
Keynote
OF
Oscar
Friedel
Helsing
Director of Programmes
Main stage
9:30 AM
9:50 AM
Keynote
NATO innovation in Defence
Main stage
9:50 AM
10:30 AM
Panel discussion
Defence innovation investment: aligning policy, funding and industry
NBM
Nabil
Ben Mahdi
European Investment Fund
EU Defence & Space I Investment strategy & ecosystem development
LV
Lennart
Velten
NATO Innovation Fund
Associate
RD
Rebecca
Damotte
Luxinnovation
Defence Innovation & Technology Advisor
GDLBDLB
Guillaume de La Brosse
de La Brosse
European Commission
Head of Unit for Defence Policy and Innovation - Direction-General for Defence Industry and Space
Main stage
10:30 AM
10:40 AM
Spotlight Talk
How to break into modern defence: Insights from the EUDIS accelerator
JJ
Jaroslaw
Jaworski
Edge Aerospace
CEO
Foyer - Exhibition hall
10:40 AM
11:00 AM
Coffee Break
Main stage
11:00 AM
11:45 AM
Panel discussion
Sustainable and advanced materials for dual use applications
WW
Willy
Wintgens
Euro-Composites
Executive Senior Vice President R&D
CM
Caroline
Muller
Luxinnovation
Business Relationship Manager
MD
Maxime
Delmee
AM 4 AM
CEO and Founder
EM
Eric
Muller
Goodyear
Director products and innovation - Commercial Europe
Main stage
11:45 AM
12:05 PM
Keynote
Main stage
12:05 PM
12:30 PM
Pitching Sessions
Maintaining strategic relevance through space innovation in the defence sector
PG
Philippe
Glaesener
SES
SVP, Space & Defence
FT
Frédéric
Tourret
FACTiven
Co-founder & CEO
MP
Michel
Poucet
LMO
CEO & Founder
Foyer - Exhibition hall
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Lunch break
Main stage
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
Keynote
Autonomous Systems
DSI
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
NZ
Nicolas
Zharov
LUXUAV
CEO & Co-founder
AAW
André
A.R. Wilmes
Rafinex SARL
PhD CEO
DSI
Dr. Stergios
Isaakidis
NATO Support Procurement Agency
Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) & Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Programme Manager
AC
Anne
Calteux
European Commission
Head of Representation
Main stage
3:00 PM
3:25 PM
Pitching Sessions
Sustainable defence: circularity, lifecycle and innovation
JS
Jeannot
Schroeder
+Impakt by SWECO
CEO
SS
Sam
Staincliffe
Uplift360
CEO
FT
Frank
Thomé
Ceratizit
Member of the Executive Board
Main stage
3:25 PM
4:10 PM
Panel discussion
Cyber defence: building resilience and sovereignty – challenges and the road ahead
MC
Manuel
Cuba
LuxTrust
Defence, Security and Resilience Expert
CB
Christophe
Bianco
Thales Group
Head of Sales & Bids - CDS Business Line
Main stage
4:10 PM
4:20 PM
Wrap up
RD
Rebecca
Damotte
Luxinnovation
Defence Innovation & Technology Advisor
CM
Caroline
Muller
Luxinnovation
Business Relationship Manager
Foyer - Exhibition hall
4:20 PM
6:00 PM
Networking Cocktail
