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09:00-09:30

Registration and Welcome Coffee

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​09:30-09:35

Opening Note by the moderator:

Florian Schröder, CEO, German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) (DE)

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09:35-10:00

Welcome by:

Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space (online)

Robertas Kaunas, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania (LT)

Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia (EE) 

Florian Hahn, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office (DE)

 

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10:00-10:15

MoU Signing Ceremony: Quantum Systems (DE) & ADV Defense (LT) 

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10:15-11:00

Panel I: Securing NATO’s Eastern Flank – Regional Readiness in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape​​​

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Panelists: 

Tomas Godliauskas, Vice-Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania (LT) 

Liene Gātere, Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Latvia (LV) 

Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia (EE) 

Vidmantas Janulevičius, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, Board Member of Lithuanian-German Forum (LT) 

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Moderation:

Rasa Lukaitytė-Vnarauskienė, Editor-in-Chief at Delfi (LT)

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11:00-11:20

Coffee Break

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11:20-12:10

Panel II: Drone Warfare: Tactical Impact and Industrial Opportunities​​

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Panelists: 

Vincas Jurgutis, Representative of Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association (LT)
Artis Pabriks, CEO at MilTech Latvia - Association for Military Industry, Drones and Robotics (LV)

Kateryna Mykhalko, Director-General of Tech Force UA (UA) 

Karolis Žemaitis, Managing Director, Lithuania, Frankenburg Technologies (EE) ​

Clemens-Vincent Blume, Head of Sales & Marketing at CROW Defense (DE) ​

 

Moderation:

Julius von Freytag-Loringhoven, Head of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Baltic States (DE)

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​12:10-13:00

Panel III: Ukraine–Baltics–Germany: A Strategic Triangle for Defence Innovation and Field Testing​​​

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Panelists: 

Liliia Slobodian, Head of International Cooperation at Tech Force in Ukraine (UA)  

Siim Sukles, Undersecretary for Defence Industry and Innovation at Ministry of Defence of Estonia (EE)

Prof. Dr. Ramūnas Skaudžius, Director of Center for Physical Sciences and Technology FTMC (LT) 

Donatas Sirgedas, Company Executive at Quantum-Systems, Lithuania & Estonia (DE)​

Ingmārs Pūķis, Vice President, Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer, Member of the Management Board at LMT (LV)

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Moderation:

Evaldas Dūdonis, Partner at SORAINEN (LT)​

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13:00-14:00

Lunch break

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14:00-14:10

Opening Remarks for the Afternoon Session:

Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (LT)

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14:10-14:30

Spotlight Interview: From Zero to Hero - From AI Innovation to Actual Implementation in Support of NATO Allies' Logistics

with Prof. Dr. Sergio Coronado, CIO at NATO Support and Procurement Agency (LUX)

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Moderation:

Heinrich Pfriemer, Global Head Industry Business Unit Defence and Security at SAP (DE) 

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14:30-15:20

Panel IV: NATO, Procurement and Industry – Building Capability Through Baltic-European Defence Cooperation

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Panelists: 

Dr. h. c. Dirk Niebel, Head of International Strategy Development and Government Relations at Rheinmetall (DE) 

Karsten Lepper, Representative of the German Industry for Defence and Security to the EU / 

Head of EU-Department Federation of German Security and Defence Industries (BDSV) (DE)​​​​​​​​

Robert Jaeger, Managing Director at Commerzbank AG (DE)​​​

​Borislav Ivanov-Blankenburg, CEO Central and Eastern Europe & Global Head of Documentary Trade at Deutsche Bank AG (DE) 

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Moderation:

Col (R) Darius Užkuraitis, Senior Adviser at Lithuanian defence and security industry association (LDSIA) (LT)

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15:30-17:30​

B2B Sessions 

Powered by B2Match 

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15:30-16:45​

Breakout Rooms (happening simultaneously)

 

1. Drone Warfare:

Room: Gamma

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Stanislav Gryshyn, Co-founder and Strategic Director at General Cherry (UA) 

Clemens-Vincent Blume, Head of Sales & Marketing at CROW Defense (DE) 

Renatas Norkus, Ambassador, Business Development Manager at UAB Granta Autonomy (LT)

Edgars Gauručs, Co-founder and CEO at ERASER LTD (LV)   

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Moderation: Tomas Milašauskas, CEO, RSI Europe (LT)

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2. Innovation, R&D Collaboration and Learnings from Ukraine:

Room: Eta​​

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Siim Sukles, Undersecretary for Defence Industry and Innovation at Ministry of Defence of Estonia (EE) 

Prof. Dr. Ramūnas Skaudžius, Director of Center for Physical Sciences and Technology FTMC (LT) 

​Kadi Silde, Director of European Engagement at Helsing OÜ (EE)  

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Moderation: Anna Hautmann, Project Manager for Rebuild Ukraine at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) (DE)

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3. Financing Defence – Mobilising Capital for Strategic Security 

Room: Epsilon​​​

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Robert Jaeger, Managing Director at Commerzbank (DE) 

Calin Jurma, Senior Security and Defence Officer at European Investment Bank (LUX) 

Faysal Rahman, Corporate Coverage - Global Defence Coordinator at Deutsche Bank AG (DE)  

Dainius Vilčinskas, CEO at ILTE (LT) 

Stefan K. Kutscheid, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (DE) 

Lauritz Lederer, Scout & Analyst at Diehl Ventures (DE) 

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Moderation: Martynas Pilkis, Business Development Officer at AXIOLOGY (LT)

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4. Electronic Warfare – Securing the Electromagnetic Domain  

Hall: Zeta​​

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Sophia Wellek, Business Development Manager at ARX Robotics (DE) 

Laurynas Šatas, CEO at Aktyvus Photonics (LT) 

Anton Shcherbakov, Director of Communications at Infozahyst (UA)

Maya Pichl, Area Key Account Manager Europe – Safety & Security at Airsense Analytics (DE) ​

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Moderation: Lars Henrik Dürschlag, Managing Director, Head of Technology & Defence Technology Advisory at UniCredit (DE)

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5. Vocational Training: Enabling Safe and Sustainable Investments in Lithuania  

Room: Omikron​​

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​Julius Jakučinskas, Head of Lifelong Learning Department at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Lithuania (LT) 

Florian Stein, CEO at Aumovio (LT) 

Sonja Ruetz, Project Leader Skills Expert Program (DE) ​

Dr. Vytautas Petkūnas, Managing Director at Visaginas TECH (LT) 
Lina Vaitkutė, Head of the Qualifications Department at Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre (KPMPC) (LT) 

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Moderation: Dominic Otto, Deputy CEO at the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (LT)​

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17:00-17:30​

Defence Industry Awards Ceremony 

Hosted by / co-moderation: TBC

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17:30-22:00

Networking Cocktails (tickets required)