Accelerating Transatlantic Deep Tech Defense

Strengthening transatlantic cooperation in research, development, procurement, and scaling of defense technologies will determine how effectively countries and organizations can respond to emerging security challenges. Our panel of security and innovation experts from North America and Europe will delve more deeply into this topic and what are possible solutions to providing security resilience.

Topics Include:
Roadblocks and bottlenecks:
Why promising prototypes stall before fielding?
Procurement and Acquisition: Navigating purchasing procedures
Funding, Scaling, and Transatlantic Cooperation

Panel Speakers:
Mark Boris Andrijanič, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Ron Lloyd, Former 35th Commander, Royal Canadian Navy
John Ridge, Chief Adoption Officer, NATO Innovation Fund
Sean Gourley, Founder & Former CEO, Primer AI
Moderator:
Marco Janezic, Founder & Managing Director at Blue Ribbon Partners GmbH