2026 Events

Keynote Speaker:
​Uli Grötsch, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Federal Police Authorities in Germany.

Panel: From Innovation to Integration - Operationalizing Advanced Defense Technologies
​* Brigadier General (res.) Amir Gat, Israeli Air Force, Co-Founder & CTO NEX42
​* Florian Walz, Head Strategist for UAVs, Airbus Defence
​* Sirko Papperitz, Head of Strategy, HENSOLDT
​* Marcus Faber, VP Political Affairs, Elbit Systems Deutschland

Battle- Proven Technologies:
XTEND, ParaZero, ​CopterPIX, ​Elmo Motion Control, Oversight, Nerlos Ltd, ​SAN Tactical Breaching, ​Mobile Group, ​Netline, ​ASINE

Date & Time: February 23th 2026, 16:00 PM, Nürnberg, Germany
Event Details: https://luma.com/8dpk9nae

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🇪🇺 Strategic Round Table: European Readiness for the Age of AI & Autonomous Systems.
Speakers:
* Major General Wolfgang Gäbelein (Ret.)
* Ulf Haeussler, Senior Advisor German Ministry of Defense
* Brigadier General (Res.) Amir Gat, Israeli Air-Force, Co-Founder & CTO NEX42

Battle- Proven Technologies panel:
* ​StrixDrones – Field-proven autonomous drone operations and counter-UAV systems, enabling 24/7 mission readiness and rapid threat neutralization.
* ​XTEND – AI-assisted autonomous drones and robotic platforms deployed by defense and security forces worldwide, combining autonomy with human-machine teaming.
​* ORCA AI – Operational maritime AI providing autonomous perception and surveillance across 1,000+ vessels, including detection of AIS-silent and low-signature threats.

Date & Time: February 11th 2026, München, Germany
Event Details: https://luma.com/8dpk9nae