AI in Defence SummitFebruary 2 — Brussels, Belgium

AI in Defence Summit 2026 — Draft Agenda

Main Stage

08:00
DOORS OPEN
Registration & Coffee
08:45
OPENING WORDS
Seven Capital & European Innovation Council - AI in Defence Summit
09:00
OPENING KEYNOTE
Andrius Kubilius - European Commissioner for Defence and Space
09:10
STARTUPS KEYNOTE
Ekaterina Zaharieva - European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
09:20
PANEL - LESSONS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
Moderator: Tim Mak, Editor, Arsenal.eu (Formerly Counteroffensive.pro) Panagiotis Kikiras, Head of Technology & Innovation, European Defence Agency Serhii Kupriienko – CEO/Founder at Swarmer Borys Nadykto, CEO at Offset Labs
10:00
COFFEE BREAK
10:20
PRACTICAL SHOWCASE - DRONE SWARMS IN UKRAINE
To be announced
10:40
HYBRID WARFARE - CYBERSECURITY & COUNTER-DISINFORMATION
Moderator: Jerome Leclanche, Seven Capital Dr. Nadiia Vasylieva, Sr. Advisor for AI & Defence Innovation Prof. Dr. Christian Hummert, Scientific Director, Cyberagentur Prof. Ajay Chakravarthy, Head of AI, Thales UK
11:30
KEYNOTE II
To be announced
12:00
LUNCH BREAK
13:15
PANEL - AI POLICY IN DEFENCE AND DUAL-USE
Moderator: Dan Nechita, Vanguard Europe Stephane Ouaki, Head of Department, EISMEA Hedi Karray, Programme Manager for Artificial Intelligence, EIC
14:00
PANEL - TBA
14:30
SHOWCASE - TBA
15:30
COFFEE BREAK
15:45
CORPORATE SESSION - TBA
17:30
CLOSING WORDS
17:45 - 19:00
NETWORKING COCKTAILS
19:00 - 21:00
VIP DINNER (By invitation only)