DEF.Talks: Perspectives and Challenges of Investing in the Ukrainian Security Sector. Who or What is Behind the Technological Modernisation of the Security Sector? Investments in Defense Tech: Risk or Strategic Opportunity?
Discussion topics include:
- The current state of investments in the Ukrainian defense sector: from challenges to promising directions;
- Mechanisms of state support and necessary changes to attract private capital;
- Risks of investing in strategic developments and methods of minimizing them;
- Innovative technologies as drivers of Ukraine’s national security development.
The discussion will be moderated by Oksana Gorbunova, COO of BazaIT and CEO of BazaIT/Defense. The following experts will share their experience and insights:
- Oles Khudoba, Co-founder of Double Tap Investment;
- Sergiy Androshchuk, Director of Strategic Production Development at Promavtomatyka Vinnytsia;
- Dmytro Kuzmenko, CEO of the Ukrainian Association of Venture Investors;
- Max Makarchuk, Head of AI / ML Products at BRAVE.
The event is organised by UNIT.City, BazaIT, UADUT Cluster, and UNBAI. Event partner: Promavtomatyka Vinnytsia.