10 days until we meet in Munich
Issue 09: The agenda for our event with DIU in Munich, getting to know Germany's SPRIND, and a dispatch from the Darkstar Defense Hackathon in Estonia
Good afternoon from the team at Resilience Media
With 10 days to go, we are very excited to announce the agenda for The Future of Defence Tech Manufacturing & Innovation. Join the US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Munich Security Conference Tech & Innovation Thursday, Boston Consulting Group, and Resilience Media to hear from Divergent 3D, Orqa, Solideon, DIU, NIF, Frankenburg Technologies, SmartCap, Firestorm, and more.
We’ve been diving into the German innovation scene in advance of heading to Munich. Did you know Germany has its own version of DARPA and ARIA, and it is really cool? Read more below.
Darkstar gathered over 200 defence tech developers and engineers in Estonia for a weekend, two hours from the Russian border, to work on projects that were mentored by Ukrainian soldiers. Read our Dispatch From Estonia to find out more.
There is still time to apply for the Munich Security Breakfast and the European Defense Tech Hackathon, both held while we’re in Munich. Register via the links below.
-Leslie, co-founder, Resilience Media
We recently sat down to interview Dr Patrick P. Rose, Innovation Manager at SPRIND, Germany’s Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation - the country’s equivalent to DARPA or ARIA. We were fascinated to learn about SPRIND’s novel and interesting approach to funding and driving innovation in truly game changing technologies. The full piece is here.
Last week, Estonian defence tech group Darkstar ran their largest hackathon yet at an undisclosed location in Estonia. The Darkstar team gathered over 200 people travelling in from around the region and across Europe, a total of 16 countries, along with soldiers from Ukrainian frontline units as mentors. Read more about the event, which was a hackathon at its most raw and effective.
European Defence Tech Hackathon: Join 150+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the third edition of the European Defence Tech Hackathon on February 13-16, 2025, in Munich. Apply to attend here.
Brave1 Defence Tech Innovation Forum: the event in Kyiv on February 18–19 arrives at a pivotal moment for Ukraine’s defence tech ecosystem. As the defence tech industry gains momentum, Brave1 has curated a platform that showcases the tech innovation developed by Ukrainians to defend their country, and brings together global stakeholders, from manufacturers and investors to government representatives and defence experts. More here.
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