AI in Defence Summit
AI in Defence Summit
February 2, 2026
SQUARE Brussels, Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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AI in Defence Summit 2026 — Agenda

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AI in Defence SummitFebruary 2 — SQUARE Brussels, Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

AI in Defence Summit 2026 — Agenda

Hosted by Mike Butcher, Pathfounders & Seven Capital

Main Stage

08:00
DOORS OPEN
Registration & Coffee
08:55
OPENING WORDS
Jerome Leclanche, Founder, AI in Defence Summit & Partner, Seven Capital Andriy Kolodyuk, Seven Capital
09:00
OPENING KEYNOTE
Theo Francken - Belgian Minister of Defence
09:10
KEYNOTE - EUROPEAN DEFENCE POLICY
Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, DG DEFIS - EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Followed by a Q&A by Andriy Kolodyuk, Seven Capital
09:30
PANEL - LESSONS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
Moderator: Tim Mak, Editor, Arsenal.eu Brigadier General O. Romanov, Head of R&D Department, Defence Forces of Ukraine Dr. Nadiia Vasylieva, Sr. Advisor for AI & Defence Innovation Borys Nadykto, Co-Founder at Offset Labs With online participation from the frontlines: Lt. Colonel Kirt Berkal, Armed Forces of Ukraine
10:15
COFFEE BREAK
10:30
KEYNOTE - AI, CLOUD, & NUCLEAR POWER IN RUSSIA'S WAR ON UKRAINE
Michael Galkovsky, NATO & Defence CTO, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
10:50
HYBRID WARFARE - CYBERSECURITY & COUNTER-DISINFORMATION
Moderator: Jerome Leclanche, Partner, Seven Capital Dr. Nadiia Vasylieva, Sr. Advisor for AI & Defence Innovation Prof. Dr. Christian Hummert, Scientific Director, Cyberagentur Prof. Ajay Chakravarthy, Chief AI Officer, Thales UK Marijn Markus, AI Lead, Capgemini
11:40
Autonomous Intelligence for UAVs
Moderator: Lusyne Kesziszjan, Head of Office, European Enterprise Alliance Roman Hapachylo, Founder, DoD Solutions Brooks Newmark, Chairman, Trypillian Björn Pötter, Dropla Tech ApS, Chief Product Officer Lyubomyr Senyuk, Head of Research, EOS Robotics, Ukraine
12:10
LUNCH BREAK
13:30
PANEL - AI POLICY IN DEFENCE AND DUAL-USE
Moderator: Dan Nechita, Vanguard Europe Ignacio Montiel-Sanchez, DG DEFIS Reinis Pozņaks, MEP Irene Benito Rodríguez, NATO Giedrimas Jeglinskas, Lithuanian Parliament
14:15
SHOWCASE: TRUSTWORTHINESS OF AI IN DEFENCE
Presentation of EDA Whitepaper on Trustworthiness of AI in Defence Fireside interview with Isidoros Monogioudis, European Defence Agency Moderated by Eva Sula, Defence & Security Leader, Mentor @ NATO DIANA
14:45
PANEL - AI FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE & SECURITY
Moderator: Dr. Daniel Fiott, Head of the Defence and Statecraft Programme at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy, Brussels School of Governance Marcin Nowacki, President of Transport, Energy & Infrastructure, EESC Oksana Zolotaryova, Ukraine Facility Platform, Member of the Executive Board. José Ruiz Cristina, Business Development Lead, IndraMind Security Jorge Pereira, Head of Communications, Navigation, Surveillance and Security Unit, Eurocontrol
15:30
COFFEE BREAK
15:45
PANEL - AI SOVEREIGNTY IN EUROPE: FROM EDGE TO DATACENTERS & GIGAFACTORIES
Moderator: Dr. Andreas Braun, Managing Director, AI, PwC Luxembourg José M. Cela, CASE Department Director, Barcelona Supercomputing Center Alberto Sempere Blanco, Global Director for Product & Innovation, Telefónica Jean Vieville, Director of Channel & OEM Sales, Axelera AI Adrien Becue, AI & Cybersecurity Expert, Thales Alain Wilmouth, CEO, 2CRSI
16:30
PANEL - HOW TO NAVIGATE THE REGULATORY LANDSCAPE IN AI AND DEFENCE
Presented by Baker McKenzie Moderator: Marie Leppard, Baker McKenzie FDI: Paloma Martínez-Lage, Baker McKenzie Merger control / FSR: Dr Nicolas Kredel, Baker McKenzie Procurement / Certification and other regulatory challenges in M&A: Katharina Weiner, Baker McKenzie AI Reg: Filiberto Brozetti, Baker McKenzie
17:20
PANEL - M&A IN DEFENCE
Moderator: Andriy Kolodyuk, Partner, Seven Capital Radzym Wójcik, Counsel (Warsaw), M&A Lawyer, Baker McKenzie Keane Yarish, Managing Director, MW&L Capital Benjamin B Bargetzi, CEO & Founder, Project MindGuard Andre Loesekrug-Pietri, Chairman & Scientific Director, Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI)

Closing & Networking

17:55
CLOSING WORDS
Andriy Kolodyuk, Seven Capital Jerome Leclanche, Seven Capital
18.00 - 19:00
NETWORKING COCKTAILS
19:30 - 21:00
VIP DINNER (By invitation only)