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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:

Minister of National Defence of Lithuania (LT) TBC

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

Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia (EE) 

H. E. Dr. Cornelius Zimmermann, German Ambassador to Lithuania (DE) 

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10:00-10:45

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

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Panelists: 

Minister of National Defence of Lithuania (LT) TBC

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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10:45-11:00

MoU Signing Ceremony: Quantum Systems (DE) & ADV Defence (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)

Vadym Yunyk, CEO at RoGuard Systems (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 Lithuania at Quantum Systems Lithuania (DE)​

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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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14:00-14:20

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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14:20-15:20

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:

TBC

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15:30-17:30​

B2B Sessions 

Powered by B2Match 

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15:30-16:30​

Breakout Rooms (happening simultaneously)

 

1. Drone Warfare:

Room: Eta

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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: Gamma​​

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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) 

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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) 

Borislav Ivanov, CEO Central and Eastern Europe & Global Head of Documentary Trade 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: TBC

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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) 

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Moderation: TBC

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17:30-18:00​

Defence Industry Awards Ceremony 

Hosted by / co-moderation: TBC

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18:00-open end

Networking Cocktails (tickets required)