Viktorija Trimbel, Managing Director of Coinvest Capital, Board member at LitBAN Lithuanian Business Angels Network and The Capital Markets Board, is leading Lithuanian startup & defense innovation and investment ecosystem delegation, hosted by the New North Ventures, to the Technology & National Security Conference 2024, organised by Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management.
Viktorija is joined by Dr. Sigutė Stankevičiūtė, Head of Tech To Market Group at the NATO – Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) and Head of ManuFuture Lab at the Innovation Agency of Lithuania, and the seasoned business angel Rita Sakus, Board member at EBAN European Business Angels Network & LitBAN Lithuanian Business Angels Network.
The theme of the conference is focused on the topic “Innovating For Democracy: What Does It Take To Win?” and will take two days, March 1-2, 2024 in Boston, USA.
In addition to prominent keynote speakers like Michele Flournoy, Chair at the Center for New American Security (CNAS), Brian Schimpf, Co-founder and CEO at Anduril Industries, members of the Congress’ House Armed Services Committee – Adam Smith, Rob Wittman, and Seth Moulton, there will be innovation showcase workshops and multiple panel discussions on:
Business Leaders & Talent
Information Warfare & Cyber Security
Energy and National Security
Industrial Competition
Autonomous Systems, Biotechnology & Space
Allied Parties
Defense Investing
Multiple networking meetings with major stakeholders and potential investors and partners for the Lithuanian defense innovation & VC investment ecosystem will be held.