Space and defense are no longer reserved for governments. Across Europe, dual-use technologies are blurring civilian and defense applications, opening new ground for innovation that boosts resilience, autonomy and agility. This track shows how Europe can shift from large, closed systems to small, distributed, intelligent ones that guide complex operations, enable unmanned missions and deliver real-time insights. We’ll highlight how advanced optics, robotics, AI and system engineering transform defense operations — and how open innovation platforms, from incubators to sandboxes, let start-ups and established players co-create disruptive capabilities and accelerate Europe’s next generation of space and defense capacity. Check out the presentations from the Innovation Day of 2024 on:
- Dual-use tech & components: From lab to market with an entrepreneurial mindset
By Florent Passalacqua, Innovation Consultant at Verhaert Strategic Innovation and Manu Pepermans, Project Manager at Verhaert Product Innovation - Building distributed intelligent systems with edge AI
By Klaas Hofman, Software Tech Lead EmbeddedLab at Verhaert Product Innovation and Niels Verleysen, AI Engineer at Verhaert Digital Innovation - The agility accelerator: Reinventing innovation for space and defense
By Dany Robberecht, Business Unit Director at Verhaert Strategic Innovation
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