September 21 Programme

Undersecretary for Defence Industry and Innovation in the Republic of Estonia

Head of Tehnopol Accelerator, Tehnopol

Frontline Innovation: One Year of Lessons from the Field

Commander of the Force Transformation 

Command Major Ivo Peets

Moderator: Kaur Maran, journalist

Panellists:
• Kadri Tammai, NATO DIANA Regional Director
• Jaak Kalja, Head of Technology Innovation ESTDIV, Estonian Defence Forces
• Janne Hietala, CEO, Kelluu

Moderator: Fiona Alston, journalist

Panellists:
• Martin Karkour, CRO, Quantum Systems
• Veiko-Vello Palm, Management Board Member, Frankenburg Technologies
• Rait Maasikas, CEO, UP Catalyst

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Innovation Wins Wars – But Only If It Reaches the Battlefield

Moderator: Anastasiia Ostrovska
Panellists:
• Oleksii Havrysh, CEO, ARMOR SYSTEMS
• Martin Appo, CTO, Ark Robotics
• Representative of SOF of UA

Moderator: Vootele Päi, Head of Defence and Dual-Use in Tehnopol

Panellists:
• Egert Belitšev, Director General of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board
• Darek Saunders, Head of Research and Innovation Unit, Frontex

• Jean-Luc Daroux, Defence-International Advisor, DELAIR
• Oliver Väärtnõu, CEO, Cybernetica

Moderator: Martin Slijkhuis

Panellists:
• John Kent, Vice President, Missions Sales, ICEYE (Finland)
• Rubén Gil Fontán, Co-founder and CEO, Vig-Sec Drone (Spain), NATO DIANA 2026 cohort
• Lt Col Tõnis Pärn, Commander of the Air Surveillance Wing, Estonian Air Force