Event Agenda
10/14/2026
09:00
09:00 - 09:30
Registration & Morning Coffee
PeterHopwood
09:30 - 09:35
Official Opening
PeterHopwood
09:35 - 09:45
Opening Speech by the Minister of Defence
YurikoBackes (The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
09:45 - 10:00
A Stronger Europe in a Stronger NATO: Capabilities for Burden-Shifting and Transformation
ZamirNicholas Catsaras (NATO)
10:00
10:00 - 10:15
Financing Europe’s Defence Readiness
Guillaume de la Brosse (European Commission)
10:15 - 11:05
Overcoming Barriers and Activating Levers to Mobilise Private Investments in Defence
JeremyTeboul (OTB Ventures)NicholasNelson (Archangel Ventures )Thomas Fouquet (Karista )DavidDana (Dana & Co Ventures)
11:05
11:05 - 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:20
Public Investment Strategy to Accelerate Defence Innovation and Capabilities
RobertMurray (DSRB)Dr. Ari KristinnJónsson (NIF)ChristianTock (Ministry of the Economy)PatricGresko (European Investment Fund (EIF))
12:20
12:20 - 12:30
The Importance of Financing Defence
HristoStoykov (EIB)
12:30 - 12:35
Closing Remarks
PeterHopwood
12:35 - 16:00
Lunch & Networking Time