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ABCD 2023

Defence Industry and Innovation – Whose Court is the Ball In? 

How can the rejuvenation and growth of the European defence industry be encouraged? How should governments ensure sound transatlantic defence industrial relations? How can Europe cooperate with defence industrial partners in the Indo-Pacific? What should be the balance between traditional industries and the involvement of new industries cultivating emerging disruptive technologies (EDTs)?

Speakers

Jonas Cederlöf

Policy Officer, Directorate for Defence Industry and Space, European Commission

Kadi Silde

COO, Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)

Giedrimas Jeglinskas

Senior Advisor to Accenture EU AI and Data Lab

James Black

Assistant Director of the Defence and Security Research Division, RAND Europe

Moderator

Jaak Tarien

VP of Sales and Business Development for Defence Technologies, Cybernetica

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