DefSec Innovation Challenge
Thu, Oct 24
|Kaiserstain Palace
A side event to the Engaged Investments conference. Join us to meet our Managing Director Viktorija Trimbel, and watch two Lithuanian startups pitching on stage, fast-tracked to the finals by our Fund, AI Drone Tech from the Defence Hackathon "Flaming Shield" and CBRX from the Startup Fair.
Time & Location
Oct 24, 2024, 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM
Kaiserstain Palace, Malostranské nám. 23/37, 110 00 Praha 1-Malá Strana, Czechia
About the event
The second day of the Engaged Investments COnference will focus mainly on startups. Hundreds of technology companies from different industries looking for investors will present.
The startup competition or Defence Innovation challenge will see, among other participants, two Lithuanian startups, that won a prize, jointly offered by our Fund Coinvest Capital and our partners Depo Ventures - a fast-track directly to the finals - AI Drone Tech from the Defence Hackathon "Flaming Shield" and CBRX from the Startup Fair.
This year Engaged Investments has teamed up with the DefSec Innovation Hub, which connects industry, academia, national and international organizations in the defense and security sector. The emphasis on defense technology within the conference makes sense nowadays.
"Five years ago, defense technologies and their development were mainly the domain of states, financed by governments. Thanks to the European Union and NATO, this is changing. Their senior leaders are interested in…