The second edition of the NATO-Ukraine Defence Innovators Forum is co-organised by NATO’s Defence Industry, Innovation & Armaments Division, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and Ukraine’s Brave1. The programme is designed to give participants practical opportunities to work with stakeholders across the NATO and Ukrainian defence innovation ecosystem.

Participants will have the chance to engage and learn more about topics including:

• Business opportunities and governmental programmes open to NATO and Ukrainian defence technology companies
• A spotlight on UNITE – Brave NATO’s first competition on counter-UAS and air defence
• Co-production arrangements between NATO nations and Ukraine
• Procurement and adoption of new technologies
• Investment in promising start-ups engaged in NATO-Ukraine innovation
• Information on navigating Ukrainian defence technology transfers and exports
• National support models to Ukraine

Expected capacity is 400 participants. Requests to participate will be checked before attendance is confirmed, and organisers ask for no more than two participants per organisation.

You can register your interest in attending by completing and submitting the form here.

For any questions regarding the NATO-Ukraine Defence Innovators Forum, please contact unite@hq.nato.int