PLENARY PANEL

Investing in dual-use and defense technologies

Innovation in dual-use or defense emerging technologies caters to overlapping strategic needs of the EU. As the EU warms up to investments in these areas, how do private investors prepare to participate? And what do they need in order to be successful?

Speakers

Benjamin Cistecky

Managing Partner
Certitude Holdings (Temasek)
Ben Cistecky is Managing Partner of Certitude Holdings, a Temasek platform focused on innovations in mission-critical applications.

Micolaj Firlej

Co-founder and General Partner
Expeditions Fund
Over the last decade, Mikolaj has worked on autonomous weapon systems and the application of AI in defence and intelligence sectors.

Denys Gurak

Co-founder & COO\CIO
MITS Capital
Serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in securing investments and extensive experience managing the international business of a defense conglomerate (UDI) with a turnover of $1B.

Sebastian von Ribbentrop

Founding Partner
JOIN Capital
Sebastian von Ribbentrop is a Founding Partner at Join Capital, bringing over 25 years of experience in private equity, real estate, and venture capital.

Tímea Lapsánszki

Senior Consultant
Logos Public Affairs
Tímea Lapsánszki is a senior consultant at Logos Public Affairs, where she advises clients on European foreign affairs, defence, and security policy.

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