German-Baltic Defence Industry Matchmaking 2025

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Programme 2025

(subject to change)

Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva Conference Center, Hall Zeta, Konstitucijos pr. 20, Vilnius, Lithuania

25 November 2025

09:00-18:30

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09:00-09:30

Registration and Welcome Coffee

​09:30-09:35

Opening Note by the moderator:

Florian Schröder, CEO, German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) (DE)

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09:35-09:50

Welcome by:

Dovilė Šakalienė, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania (LT) TBC

Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia (EE) 

H. E. Dr. Cornelius Zimmermann, German Ambassador to Lithuania (DE) 

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09:50-10:10

Keynote I: TBC

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10:10-11:00

Panel I: Securing NATO’s Eastern Flank – Regional Readiness in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape​​​

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Panelists: 

Dovilė Šakalienė, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania (LT) TBC  

Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia (EE) 

Vidmantas Janulevičius, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LT) 

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Moderation:

Rasa Lukaitytė-Vnarauskienė, Editor-in-Chief at Delfi (LT)

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11:00-11:20

Coffee Break

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11:20-12:10

Panel II: Drone Warfare: Tactical Impact and Industrial Opportunities​​

Panelists: 

Vincas Jurgutis, Representative of Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association (LT)
Vadym Yunyk, CEO of FRDM Group (UA)  

Dr. Artis Pabriks, ​Chairman of the Board at Association for Military Industry, Drones and Robotics, MilTech Latvia (LV)

Representative of Frankenburg Technologies (EE) TBC  ​

Moderation:

Julius von Freytag-Loringhoven, Head of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Baltic States Office (DE)

​12:10-13:00

Panel III: Ukraine–Baltics–Germany: A Strategic Triangle for Defence Innovation and Field Testing​​​

Panelists:

Liliia Slobodian, Head of International Cooperation at Tech Force in Ukraine (UA)  

Siim Sukles, Undersecretary for Defence Industry and Innovation at Ministry of Defence of Estonia (EE)

Prof. Dr. Ramūnas Skaudžius, Director of Center for Physical Sciences and Technology FTMC (LT) 
Representative of Selonia Military Training Area (LV) TBC 

Donatas Sirgedas, Company Executive Lithuania at Quantum Systems Lithuania (DE)

Jonas Ohman, Founder of Blue Yellow (LT) TBC ​

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Moderation:

Evaldas Dūdonis, Partner at SORAINEN (LT)​

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13:00-14:00

Lunch break

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14:00-14:20

Spotlight Interview: From Zero to Hero - From AI Innovation to Actual Implementation in Support of NATO Allies' Logistics

with Prof. Dr. Sergio Coronado, CIO at NATO Support and Procurement Agency (LUX)

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Moderation:

Heinrich Pfriemer, Global Head Industry Business Unit Defence and Security at SAP (DE) 

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14:20-15:20

Panel IV: NATO, Procurement and Industry – Building Capability Through Baltic-European Defence Cooperation

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Panelists: 

Prof. Dr. Sergio Coronado, CIO at NATO Support and Procurement Agency (LUX) 

Heinrich Pfriemer, Global Head Industry Business Unit Defence and Security at SAP (DE) 

Dr. h. c. Dirk Niebel, Head of International Strategy Development and Government Relations at Rheinmetall (DE) 

Karsten Lepper, Representative of the German Industry for Defence and Security to the EU / 

Head of EU-Department **Federation of German Security and Defence Industries (BDSV) (DE)**​​​​​​​​

Robert Jaeger, Managing Director at Commerzbank AG (DE)​​​

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Moderation:

TBC

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15:30-18:00​

B2B Sessions 

Powered by B2Match 

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15:30-16:30​

Breakout Rooms (happening simultaneously)

1. Drone Warfare:

Room: Eta

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Clemens-Vincent Blume, Head of Sales & Marketing at CROW Defense (DE) 

Renatas Norkus, Ambassador, Business Development Manager at UAB Granta Autonomy (LT)

Vidmantas Kairys, President of Lithuanian Drone & Robotics Association (LT)  

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Moderation: Tomas Milašauskas, CEO, RSI Europe (LT)

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2. Innovation, R&D Collaboration and Learnings from Ukraine:

Room: Gamma​​

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Representative of Fraunhofer Institute (DE) TBC

Siim Sukles, Undersecretary for Defence Industry and Innovation at Ministry of Defence of Estonia (EE) 

Prof. Dr. Ramūnas Skaudžius, Director of Center for Physical Sciences and Technology FTMC (LT) 

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Moderation: TBC

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3. Financing Defence – Mobilising Capital for Strategic Security 

Room: Epsilon​​​

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Robert Jaeger, Managing Director at Commerzbank (DE) 

Representative of European Investment Bank (LT/LV/EE) TBC 

Representative of Deutsche Bank (DE) TBC 

Dainius Vilčinskas, CEO at ILTE (LT) 

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Moderation: TBC

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4. Electronic Warfare – Securing the Electromagnetic Domain  

Hall: Zeta​​

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Roberta Randerath, Head of Business Development at ARX Robotics (DE) TBC 

Laurynas Šatas, CEO at Aktyvus Photonics (LT) 

Vadym Yunyk, Chief Executive Officer at FRDM Group (UA) TBC 

Moderation: TBC

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17:30-18:00​

Defence Industry Awards Ceremony 

Hosted by / co-moderation: TBC​

18:00-open end

Networking Cocktails (tickets required)